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This program was printed for a banquet in celebration of Utah's third governor, William Spry. Many businessmen in Utah, especially the Beckers, supported William Spry because he vetoed two state prohibition bills. Governor Spry vetoed the first…
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 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 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 photograph shows an unknown chemist working at the Becker Brewing and Malting Factory.
This photograph shows two Becker Products Company employees packaging bottles of Becker's American Pilsener Beer. Both employees are unknown.
This photograph shows two Becker employees inside the Becker Products Company factory canning beer. After prohibition canned beverages became all the rage for American consumers. In order to meet this new demand the Becker's invested in new canning…
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 is a photograph of Thekla Becker, and several other individuals. Thekla is the woman on the horse in the left side of the photograph. The members of the Becker family were all avid outdoor enthusiasts. Each summer they would retreat to their…
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.
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 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 advertisement markets how drinking beer makes one's life more enjoyable.
This advertising template features a list of suggested short paragraphs for publication in local newspapers.
This advertising template describes the quality of ingredients used by whichever brewery runs the advertisement.
This advertisement template features two different articles which market the health benefits of beer.
This advertisement template features two adds. The first advertisement announces that the season for beer has come. The second advertisement markets beer as a thirst quenching beverage.
This advertising template from Tenney's Advertising Service features a quote from an unnamed famous athlete about the health benefits of beer.
This is a photograph of teenaged Katherine Becker sitting in front of several palm trees.
This photograph was taken looking down Lincoln Avenue in Ogden, Utah. This file comes from Gustav L. Becker's large scrapbook. The scrap book has many photographs, news clippings and letters.
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 is an advertisement for Becker's Best Beer. The ad ties Becker's beer to the iconic images of the West, such as prospectors, Native Americans, fur trappers, cowboys, stage coaches and bison. The art work on the poster was created by Paul Clowes,…
This file features selected documents from Gustav L. Becker's large scrapbook. The scrapbook has many photographs, news clippings and letters. The highlights featured here include: photographs of Gustav Becker's trophies, an article about Becco at…
This photograph features an unknown employee of the Becker Products Company inspecting beer for any foreign contaminates. This photograph was taken inside the Becker Products Company brew plant in Ogden. The employee on the right is also unknown.
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 photograph is of the Becker Brewing and Malting Company plant in Evanston, Wyoming. The plant was located along Front Street and Becker Circle. This plant operated from 1917 to 1919 and from 1933 to 1964.
This photograph is of Gustav L. Becker's funeral in January 1947. Mr. Becker was born on April 7, 1868 in Winona, Minnesota. He moved to Ogden, Utah in 1891 and lived there until his death on January 12, 1947. He was 78 years old when he passed on…
This photograph is of Gustav Becker and his trap shooting vest. The vest is adorned by the various patches and medals earned by Gustav over the course of his life. Gustav's ability as a trap shooter earned him wide recognition. He won many local and…
This photo features three different decorative advertising plates, each with a unique breed of horse and the Becker's Beer logo.
This image shows the original Becker brew plant which was built along the Ogden River in 1890. The plant was originally called the Schellhas Brewing Company, but became known as the Becker Brewing and Malting Company when Gustav Becker purchased…
This photograph shows the front of the original Becker Brewing and Malting Company brew plant. The original brew plant was constructed mostly of wood and stone. This picture also illustrates the rudimentary conditions of the early brewery. The…
This series of letters sent to Mr. J. Clark Jr., captain of the 1920 U.S. olympic team, recommend Gustav Becker for the United States trap shooting team. Mr. Becker was an alternate for the 1920 summer games in Antwerp, Belgium. After much…
This document is an early Ogden City liquor license that has been modified into a brewers license. This license allowed the Becker Brewing and Malting Company to brew beer legally for a period of three months.
This document is an early Ogden City liquor license that has been modified into a brewers license. This license allowed the Becker Brewing and Malting Company to brew beer legally for a period of three months.
This is the obituary of John S. Becker, father of Gustav and Albert Becker. John Becker passed away on April 22, 1918 from natural causes. John Becker was born in Baden, Germany in 1829. He left Germany when he was 16 years old, citing a dislike of…
This magazine cover displays Gustav Becker after his election to the presidency of the United States Brewers' Association.
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 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 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 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 letter was written to Thekla Bohn Becker's mother from Gustav Becker. The letter asks for Mrs. Bohn's permission for Gustav Becker to take Thekla Bohn to the opera in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Gustav Becker and Thekla Bohn were married in 1890.
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 financial document lists the assets and liabilities of The Becker Brewing and Malting Company as of June 1, 1893.
This financial document lists the 1892 assets and liabilities of the Becker Brewing and Malting Company of Ogden.
This document is an illustrated advertisement for the Theurer Beer Filter. This filter was created and patented by the Independent Filter Company in 1899. The first page features a colored illustration and the back page features written testimonials…