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Beer In Ads #1179: Frank Parker For Blatz

May 2, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Friday’s ad is for Blatz Beer, from 1950. The ad is part of Blatz’s “I lived in Milwaukee, I ought to know” series from the later Forties and Fifties that featured prominent celebrities, sports figures and famous folks from Milwaukee claiming to know “Blatz is Milwaukee’s Finest Beer” because they lived there, or near there, at some point in their lives. This one features former No. 1 ranked professional tennis player Frank Parker, who was born in Milwaukee.

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Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, Blatz, History



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