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Beer In Ads #1167: La Verne Sunde For Blatz

April 20, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Sunday’s ad is for Blatz Beer, from 1949. 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 dress designer La Verne Sunde, who was apparently well-known locally in her day as a fashion designed in Milwaukee.

blatz-fitting

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

Beer In Ads #1166: Pat Harder For Blatz

April 19, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Saturday’s ad is for Blatz Beer, from 1949. 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 Pat Harder, who that year was a star Fullback for the Chicago Cardinals football team, which today plays in Arizona. He played in Chicago from 1946-1950, before being traded to the Detroit Lions, where he played his remaining years, retiring after the 1953 season. Harder was born and raised in Milwaukee.

Blatz-1949-pat-harder-lg

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

Beer In Ads #1165: Uta Hagen For Blatz

April 18, 2014 By Jay Brooks


Friday’s ad is for Blatz Beer, from 1951. The ad is part of Blatz’s “I lived in Milwaukee, I ought to know” series from the 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 Uta Hagen, an actress born in Germany but raised in nearby Madison, Wisconsin.

Blatz-1951-Uta-Hagen

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

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