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Historical Photos
The beer delivery truck used before prohibition. Photo courtesy of James Kaiser. Photo taken in the main office in 1939. The brewery as it appeared in late 1933. Courtesy of Manning Brothers, Detroit, MI.
The bottling building as it appeared in 1933. Courtesy of Manning Brothers, Detroit, MI.
The offices of the Detroit Brewing Company in 1933. Courtesy of Manning Brothers, Detroit, MI.
President Louis Peter Martz in 1933. Courtesy of Manning Brothers, Detroit, MI.
My grandfather and uncle in the tap room about 1947.
Grandmother and grandfather Martz about 1939.
1949 – The year DBC closed.
2006: The buildings are still standing and are being used for cold storage.
I bid on a similar photo in 2004 but lost the auction when it sold for $355! I never knew my parents had a copy of the photo the whole time in a family photo album. I was thrilled to find it! Mike An interesting fact that Jim related to me is his great-uncle, Lawrence Traube, is in the photo. He is the person sitting on the running board with his left arm on his leg. Thanks for sharing that, Jim!
Photo courtesy of the Wayne State University online archives. This is a Martz family portrait dating to the late 1920's. Clockwise from upper left is Arthur, Alfred, Oscar, Louis, Edward and my great grandfather, Edward J. Martz in the lower right. Alfred, Oscar and Louis all worked at the brewery.
I bid on a similar photo in 2004 but lost the auction when it sold for $355! I never knew my parents had a copy of the photo the whole time in a family photo album. I was thrilled to find it! Mike
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