Stroh's "Beer Run" Advertising Poster, 1987
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Stroh Brewery Company was the biggest and best known of Detroit's many breweries. Founded by German immigrant Bernhard Stroh in 1850, it was the third-largest brewer in the United States by the mid-1980s. That's when Alex the Dog, a beer-fetching Golden Retriever-Irish Setter mix, starred in a popular string of Stroh's television commercials.
Stroh Brewery Company was the biggest and best known of Detroit's many breweries. Founded by German immigrant Bernhard Stroh in 1850, it was the third-largest brewer in the United States by the mid-1980s. That's when Alex the Dog, a beer-fetching Golden Retriever-Irish Setter mix, starred in a popular string of Stroh's television commercials.
Artifact
Poster
Date Made
1987
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Published for the Stroh Brewery Company, Detroit, Michigan.
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Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
88.138.1
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 18 in
Width: 26.75 in
Inscriptions
Printed upper left side: BEER RUN Printed on motorcycle: Stroh's Number printed at bottom right: 80962 c1987
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