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Meet us at the ball game, as in the Gay Nineties, from the Nashville Times, 1940

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Meet us at the ball game, as in the Gay Nineties, from the Nashville Times, 1940

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Title	Meet us at the ball game, as in the Gay Nineties, from the Nashville Times, 1940
Corporate name	William Gerst Brewing Company (Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry	Brewing industry--Tennessee--Nashville Beer industry--Tennessee--Nashville Business enterprises--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description	A published photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Gerst Beer. The picture shows a couple dressed in Gay Nineties (1890s) clothes, riding in a horse drawn carriage. The banner draped upon a horse says “50th Anniversary Gerst Pilsner Beer.” The William Gerst Brewing Company was located at 821, 6th Avenue South. They had been brewing beer since. They were originally formed as Moerlein Gerst Brewing Company 1890-1893, then next the William Gerst Brewing Company, 1893-1954. They advertised as “The South’s Finest Beer and Ale.” Forms part of the Nashville Times newspaper collection. 1 digital photo.
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	1940
Type	Still Image; Text
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	HorseDrawnCarriage--NT-1940
Language	English
Relation	Nashville Times Newspaper Collection
Coverage	1940-1949
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Metro Archives, Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives-Nashville Times, hardbound volume