The Pabst Archives was founded in 1994 in order to collect and preserve materials pertaining to the Pabst Mansion, the Pabst Family, Pabst Brewing Company and all Pabst related topics. The collection features over 4000 photographs ranging from 1855 to the present. This allows the viewer to observe a broad spectrum of social history experienced and documented by one family. These photographs have been collected from around the world and deposited at the Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion for scholarly research and for exhibits sponsored by the Pabst Mansion. To view or donate to the collection, please contact John Eastberg, Pabst Historian, for further information.

Ferry & Clas Collection

The Pabst Mansion has long been recognized as architect George Bowman Ferry’s grandest example of residential architecture in Milwaukee. In the early summer of 2001, the descendents of George Bowman Ferry presented the Pabst Mansion with the surviving examples of Ferry’s work from his own personal collection. The collection consists of over 60 hand-drawn renderings executed by Ferry himself and many by his protégé, Elmer Grey. If you have any information or materials on other Ferry & Clas projects, the Pabst Mansion would like to hear from you. Please contact John Eastberg at 414.931.0808.

Reproduction Fees:

5x7 Black & White Print $25
8x10 Black & White Print $30
5x7 Color / Sepia Print $40
8x10 Color / Sepia Print $50
Foamcore Mount $15

LECTURE SERVICES

Speaker's Club

Let us bring the Pabst Mansion to you! The Speaker's Club of the Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion can provide a fascinating slide show and lecture for groups, clubs, societies, schools, health care facilities and more. The Speaker's Club offers a refreshing change of pace for your group's next meeting or special event. The slide presentation will focus on the Pabst family, Milwaukee at the turn-of-the-century, the Pabst Brewing Company and the Pabst Mansion. Presentations can be 20 minutes to an hour depending on your interests and needs. The Speaker's Club is a FREE service of the Volunteer Council. For more information on the Speaker's Club call Josh at 414-931-0808.  


Grand Avenue Mansions

Grand Avenue -- the very name signifies a time of Victorian elegance and extravagance. Now known as Wisconsin Avenue, this main thoroughfare was once a beautiful boulevard lined with arching elms and the turreted mansions of Milwaukee‚s premier families. Grand Avenue reached the height of its grandeur in the years between 1870-1900. During this time the Avenue saw over fifty homes constructed between 9th and Grand Ave. and 35th and Grand Ave. As unique as the people who built them, the homes represented many different architectural and design styles including the Richardsonian Romanesque, the Queen Anne style, and Flemish Renaissance.

This unique and fascinating lecture can be found no where else. John Eastberg, Pabst Mansion Senior Historian, will bring these lost mansions out of the past with photos and enchanting stories. The Grand Avenue Mansions lecture fee is $250. Funds support the Pabst Archives. Please call John at 414-931-0808 for booking information.


Beer Barons of Milwaukee

Delve into the private world of Milwaukee's Beer Barons. Exciting never before see photographs of the Barons' at work and at play. Discover the history of Milwaukee's famous commodity and those who made it great: Pabst, Schlitz, Miller, and Uihlein. Trace the rise of Milwaukee's breweries from their modest beginnings to their meteoric rise as one of America's great industries until their collapse at prohibition in 1919.

John Eastberg, Pabst Mansion Senior Historian, will bring these barons of empire out of the past with photos and charming anecdotes. The Beer Barons of Milwaukee lecture fee is $250. Funds support the Pabst Archives. Please call John at 414-931-0808 for booking information.


Age of Excess: Victorians Going Over the Top

With this presentation we put the gilded back in Gilded Age. Victorians are known for their strong moral character, however we will examine the delight and decadence that also defined the age. The presentation is enhanced with a collection of amazing photographs that cover architecture, interior design and the personalities that helped make this period the most dynamic in American history. Discover how this age of consumerism after the Civil War led to some of the most remarkable displays of wealth ever seen!

A lecture like no other by John Eastberg, Pabst Mansion Senior Historian, sure to delight with stunning photos and enchanting stories. The Age of Excess lecture fee is $250. Funds support the Pabst Archives. Please call John at 414-931-0808 for booking information.


Lost & Found: Victorian Architecture in Milwaukee

The Victorian period of architecture paralleled the growth and development of Milwaukee as one of America's leading cities. Stunning architectural gems were created to establish the appearance of Milwaukee as a cultural and commercial center. We examine through period photographs many of the buildings that once made up Milwaukee's 19th century landscape. While many of these buildings have fallen to the wrecking ball, we also seek out the best of those that have survived from this golden age in Milwaukee architecture.

This unique and fascinating lecture can be found no where else. John Eastberg, Pabst Mansion Senior Historian, will bring these lost mansions out of the past with photos and enchanting stories. The Lost & Found lecture fee is $250. Funds support the Pabst Archives. Please call John at 414-931-0808 for booking information.