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This photograph features Gustav Becker (center, wearing white) giving a speech to the Ogden Chapter of the American Legion. Gustav was an outspoken advocate for the American Legion and often hosted events for the organization at his brewery.
This contract outlines the legal processes for liquidating the Becker Brewing and Malting Company of Evanston, Wyoming. A vote was taken by the shareholders on January 15, 1919 to liquidate the company. The decision was made in response to increasing…
This bound book contains the corporate records of the Becker Brewing and Malting Company of Evanston, Wyoming. The Evanston factory was reincorporated upon the repeal of prohibition in 1933. This series of documents contains the company's charter and…
This newspaper section has several articles regarding the Becker Brewing and Malting Company. The article at the top of the page, entitled "Historic Brewery's saga ending" describes the demise of the Becker Brewing and Malting Company and the…
This series of letters contains information regarding the enactment of Utah's 1917 prohibition laws. The Becker Brewing and Malting Company wrote to the Attorney General of Utah asking if they could produce beer in Utah for resale in other states.…
This series of correspondence between Mark Johnson and the Becker Brewing and Malting Company concerns credit on returned bottles in exchange for a discount on a barrel of beer. Mark Johnson was an employee of the Utah Agricultural College. The…
This copy of the Ogden Standard-Examiner features several stories about Gustav Becker. The copy was split in two halves, page one is the top half and the second page is the bottom half. The articles praise Gustav Becker's contribution to the western…
In 2007 the Salt Lake Tribune featured a story on Stan Sanders' collection of historical Utah brewing paraphernalia. The article also highlights several of the major historical breweries in Utah including the Becker Brewing and Malting Company,…
The Thrifton is the bulletin of the Ogden State Bank thrift society. This issue features a life sketch of Gustav Lorenz Becker on page four. Gustav Becker was a director of the Ogden State Bank for over thirty years in addition to being president of…
This contract signs over several tracts of land to the Becker Brewing and Malting Company. Henry H. Rolapp and Martha H. Rolapp sold several lots to the Becker Brewing and Malting Company for six hundred and thrity-five dollars.
This deed records the lots purchased by William Schellhas of the Schellhas Brewing Company from Matthew S. Browning and M. A. Browning in 1891. William Schellhas was a business partner of the Becker family when they resided in Winona, Minnesota.…
This deed records the lots purchased by William Schellhas of the Schellhas Brewing Company from Matthew S. Browning and M. A. Browning in 1890. William Schellhas was a business partner of the Becker family when they resided in Winona, Minnesota.…
This artifact is a bottle opener engraved with "Becker's Mellow Beer," on both sides. The bottle opener was made by a company called EKCO based out of Chicago. One end of the bottle opener is used to remove crowns from glass bottles. The end with a…
This artifact is an empty Becker Products Company bottle. The phrase "Becker Products Co. Ogen, Utah" is printed across the top of the bottle in raised glass. Along the bottom edge are the words, "contents 7 fluid ounces." The word "Becker's"is…
This artifact is an empty Becker Products Company bottle. The phrase "Becker Products Co. Ogen, Utah" is printed across the top of the bottle in raised glass. Along the bottom edge are the words, "contents 7 fluid ounces." The word "Becker's"is…
This is a group photograph of the artifacts in the Becker Brewing and Malting Company Records. It features two bottles and a bottle opener. The two empty glass bottles are from the Becker Products Company. The phrase "Becker Products Co. Ogen, Utah"…
These artifacts are two empty glass bottles from the Becker Products Company. The phrase "Becker Products Co. Ogden, Utah" is printed across the top of the bottles in raised glass. Along the bottom edge are the words, "contents 7 fluid ounces." The…
This document is a calendar for the dates and locations of football games between the Rocky Mountain Conference universities and colleges. The calendar served as an advertisement for Becker's Unita Club Beer. The Rocky Mountain Conference schools…
This is a blueprint for a counter-pressure racking apparatus designed to be used in a brewery. This machine was manufactured by H. Torchiani in New York City, New York. A counter-pressure racking apparatus was used to assist in the filling of kegs…
This is a blueprint for a mechanical compression system designed to be used in a brewery. This machine was manufactured by Willard J. Woodcock Refrigerating Machinery in New York City, New York. In an effort to be as modern as possible, the Becker…
This contract is an agreement between the Becker Brewing and Malting Company and G. F. Thompson regarding the establishment of an Ogden tied-house. A tied-house was established when the proprietor of a bar or saloon agreed to exclusively serve the…
This contract outlines an agreement between Gustav L. Becker and Isaac Treger about the establishment of a tied-house. A tied-house was a saloon or bar where a brewery supplied capital and funds to open the establishment. In exchange for the loan,…
This document is a contract between the major beer distributors of Ogden, Utah. Fred J. Kiesel, George Landsberg, J. F. McCarron and the Becker Brewing and Malting Company agreed to not sell Eastern beer for less than ten dollars a barrel, or eleven…
This series of documents comes from a folder of material regarding the liquidation of the Becker Products Company in the 1970s. The folder belonged to Marjorie Seeger. These documents include financial notes, company minute meetings from 1959 and…
This binder contains several documents concerning the finances of the Becker Products Company in 1960. The balance sheets show revenue loss from 1959, an indication of the slow decline of the Company. A letter of condolence was inserted in the binder…
This folder contains financial documents from the liquidation of the Becker Companies in Ogden and Evanston. The documents contain expenses and surpluses for various categories such as salaries, advertising, and payments. The folder also contains…
This is an advertising handout for The Brewery, a tavern that operated at the Becker Brewing and Malting Factory between its closing, and the demolishing of the buildings in 1984. The handout has the weekly specials of the bar and the price of a…
This document celebrates fifty years of continuous operation for the Becker Brewing and Malting Company. The booklet outlines the history of the company, from 1890 to 1940. The booklet also pays tribute to prominent Becker employees and the quality…
This pamphlet describes the history, the founders, and the conditions in which Becker's Becco is made. It provides photographs of the Becker Products Company factory, the original Becker plant, John Becker and his sons, photos of the factory…
This is a wallet made from black leather is engraved with the phrase "Compliments of Becker Brewing & Malting Co. Ogden, Utah."
This is the wallet of Albert E. Becker. It is made from russet colored leather. The interior is engraved with his initials in gold print. The inside is lined with purple silk.
This is stock certificate number 15 for the Becker Brewing and Malting Company. It signifies that E. N. Allison Jr. owns twenty shares of capital stock or twenty-thousand dollars worth of the Company. The certificate is signed by J. S. Becker and G.…
This is a certificate which signifies ownership of a one dollar share in the Becker Products Company. This stock certificate was owned by Thekla B. Becker. Thekla Becker was the wife of Gustav L. Becker. The certificate indicates that the Becker…
This letter to Gustav Becker concerns the investments made by F. Madlener in the Becker Becker Brewing and Malting Company. Raising capital funds was essential for the Becker's in the early years of their brewery. By receiving funding from both…
This letter to Gustav Becker concerns the investments made by F. Madlener in the Becker Becker Brewing and Malting Company. Mr. Madlener had invested $2,600 in the Becker Brewing and Malting Company by 1894. This letter also included a loan to…
This bulletin from the United States Brewers' Association, the largest amalgamation of brewers interests at the time, announces several bills regarding prohibition circulating in the United States House of Representatives. Two of the bills prohibited…
This letter discusses the prohibition bill passed in Utah and a similar measure that was considered in California. The letter also contains a paragraph about placing an order of hops for the short time in which the Becker's could continue to produce…
This letter from the Fred J. Reiger and Company to the Becker Brewing and Malting Company implores them to consider the Fred J. Reiger Company as an agent for their non-intoxicating beverages. Many businesses that produced and sold alcohol went out…
This letter from Fred J. Rieger, a Salt Lake City whole sale liquor dealer, to the Becker Brewing and Malting Company complains about the state required renewal of liquor licenses on July 30, 1917, even though all alcohol will be banned in Utah just…
This is an advertising proof for Becker's Best Beer. It features a colored illustration of a bottle of Becker's Best and the slogan "It's here, Becker's Beer."
This is an advertisement for the soda and soft drink beverages manufactured by the Becker Products Company during prohibition. In addition to the manufacturing of Becco, the Becker's also made a variety of sodas to help them supplement their income…
This advertisement for Becker's American Pilsner features the image of a cowboy rounding up three lost ponies. The text on the advertisement describes, that like a good cowboy story is enjoyable to the last page, a glass of Becker's Beer is delicious…
This advertisement for Becker's American Pilsner features an image of a Utah farmer and his plow. The advertisement also features a description of the high quality barley grown by Utah farmers, which is then used by the Becker Products Company to…
This advertisement for Becker's American Pilsner features an image of a hunter, his gun, and his dog, as well as, an image of Becker's Best. The text on the advertisement suggests that a hunter needs his favorite Becker's beer in addition to his dog…
This is a holiday advertisement for Becker's Best featuring an image of two glasses and a bottle of Becker's Best on a silver tray with a holly wreath in the background.
This advertisement for Becker's beer features the image of a down hill skier. The image is accompanied by the slogan, "Skiing is a lively and exhilarating sport... and Becker's is a sparkling, robust glass of beer!"
This advertisement for Becker's American Pilsner features an illustration of a man telephoning his neighbor, inviting him to share a glass of Becker's beer. The text accompanying the advertisement suggests that serving a glass of Becker's makes a…
This advertisement for Becker's American Pilsner features an image of Becker's Pilsner and the illustration of two cowboys shaking hands. The text on the advertisement compares Becker's Beer to a friendly western handshake.
This advertisement features an illustration of a man barbecuing with several bottles of Becker's American Pilsner next to the grill. The text on the advertisement suggests that bringing Becker's beer to a party will make one the most popular host.
This advertisement for Becker's American Pilsner features an illustration of a man cleaning dishes in his kitchen with a glass of Becker's American Pilsner on the counter. The text of the advertisement describes Becker's Beer as being a good…