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Image of Rainier Baseball Club scorecard, 1906
Ephemera

Rainier Baseball Club scorecard, 1906

The Seattle Rainiers were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Pacific Coast League from 1903 to 1906 and 1919 to 1968. Originally named the Seattle Indians and also known as the Seattle Angels, they changed their name after being acquired by the Rainier Brewing Company, which was in turn named for nearby Mount Rainier. This official score…
ID Number:1970.4835.1
Date:1906
Image of Seattle Brewing and Malting Co., Georgetown, 1886
Photograph

Seattle Brewing and Malting Co., Georgetown, 1886

The Seattle Brewing & Malting Company was founded in 1878 and built its large new Bayview Brewery in 1890. Several years later, the company merged with a firm that eventually became the Rainier Brewing Company. Original photo copied by Webster & Stevens.Caption on image: 1886 Rainier Brewery 1886.Handwritten on sleeve: Rainier Brewery.Webster & Stevens number: 356x
ID Number:1983.10.6078.1
Date:1886
Image of Bayview Brewery, circa 1915
Photograph

Bayview Brewery, circa 1915

The Seattle Brewing & Malting Company was founded in 1878 and built its large new Bayview Brewery in 1890. Several years later, the company merged with a firm that eventually became today's Rainier Brewing Company.This photo, taken around 1915, shows the Seattle Brewing & Malting Company's Bayview Brewery buildings. Some of these buildings are still in use by the Rainier…
ID Number:1983.10.10091
Date:Circa 1915
Image of The Beer of Summer poster, Seattle, circa 1975
Poster

The Beer of Summer poster, Seattle, circa 1975

The Seattle Brewing and Malting Company was founded in 1893 by the merging of three Georgetown neighborhood breweries, the oldest of which had been founded in 1883 by Andrew Hemrich (1856-1910) and John Kopp (1853-1935). The company began production of Rainier, a lager-style beer, in 1893, and by 1904 was the largest brewery west of the Mississippi River. After the…
ID Number:1999.64.83
Date:Circa 1975
Image of Rainier-sighted poster, Seattle, circa 1975
Poster

Rainier-sighted poster, Seattle, circa 1975

The Seattle Brewing and Malting Company was founded in 1893 by the merging of three Georgetown neighborhood breweries, the oldest of which had been founded in 1883 by Andrew Hemrich (1856-1910) and John Kopp (1853-1935). The company's Rainier Beer and the brewery itself, with it’s trademark red neon "R" that sat atop the building, were popular throughout the Pacific Northwest.…
ID Number:1999.64.101
Date:Circa 1975
Image of Starship Rainier poster, Seattle, circa 1970
Poster

Starship Rainier poster, Seattle, circa 1970

The Seattle Brewing and Malting Company was founded in 1893 by the merging of three Georgetown neighborhood breweries, the oldest of which had been founded in 1883 by Andrew Hemrich (1856-1910) and John Kopp (1853-1935). The company's Rainier Beer and the brewery itself, with it’s trademark red neon "R" that sat atop the building, were popular throughout the Pacific Northwest.…
ID Number:1999.64.102
Date:Circa 1970
Image of Raindog poster, Seattle, circa 1980
Poster

Raindog poster, Seattle, circa 1980

The Seattle Brewing and Malting Company was founded in 1893 by the merging of three Georgetown neighborhood breweries, the oldest of which had been founded in 1883 by Andrew Hemrich (1856-1910) and John Kopp (1853-1935). The company's Rainier Beer and the brewery itself, with it’s trademark red neon "R" that sat atop the building, were popular throughout the Pacific Northwest.…
ID Number:1999.64.103
Date:Circa 1980
Image of Go Bigtime...Slam a Rainier Ale poster, Seattle, circa 1975
Poster

Go Bigtime...Slam a Rainier Ale poster, Seattle, circa 1975

The Seattle Brewing and Malting Company was founded in 1893 by the merging of three Georgetown neighborhood breweries, the oldest of which had been founded in 1883 by Andrew Hemrich (1856-1910) and John Kopp (1853-1935). The company's Rainier Beer and the brewery itself, with it’s trademark red neon "R" that sat atop the building, were popular throughout the Pacific Northwest.…
ID Number:1999.64.104
Date:Circa 1975
Image of Fresh 'em Up, Pack 'em In poster, Seattle, circa 1974
Poster

Fresh 'em Up, Pack 'em In poster, Seattle, circa 1974

The Seattle Brewing and Malting Company was founded in 1893 by the merging of three Georgetown neighborhood breweries, the oldest of which had been founded in 1883 by Andrew Hemrich (1856-1910) and John Kopp (1853-1935). The company's Rainier Beer and the brewery itself, with it’s trademark red neon "R" that sat atop the building, were popular throughout the Pacific Northwest.…
ID Number:1999.64.105
Date:Circa 1974
Image of Rainier is Beerish on America poster, Seattle, 1976
Poster

Rainier is Beerish on America poster, Seattle, 1976

The Seattle Brewing and Malting Company was founded in 1893 by the merging of three Georgetown neighborhood breweries, the oldest of which had been founded in 1883 by Andrew Hemrich (1856-1910) and John Kopp (1853-1935). The company's Rainier Beer and the brewery itself, with it’s trademark red neon "R" that sat atop the building, were popular throughout the Pacific Northwest.…
ID Number:1999.64.106
Date:1976
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