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Monday, December 18, 1882  

Joseph Schmid died at age 68. In 1858 he took over the Atlantic Brewery from founder Peter Littig. he ran the brewery until the end of the Civil War when he removed to New York City, where he established the Bernheimer & Schmidt Brewery.

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Peter Littig, Sr. & Jr., Atlantic Brewery of Rock Island, Illinois, USA

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