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Whiskey rectifier held vital job in San Antonio s distilling industry in early 20th century
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Gilbert Ryan O’Shaughnessy celebrates with family at his home at 220 Madison St. in the early 1900s. Gilbert Ryan - not to be confused with his son Gilbert, a musician who played with Jimmie’s Joys, the house band of the St. Anthony Hotel roof garden in the 1920s - spent close to three decades in the spirits trade, on the wholesale and retail sides and in manufacturing for his work as a rectifier, tasting and ensuring the quality of whiskey. He moved to San Antonio in 1901 and took over the Brady Parlor Bar at 106 E. Main Plaza in 1913, staying with it until Prohibition was enacted in 1920. He then joined the San Antonio city parks department, where he worked until his death in 1932.Courtesy /Charles A. Schmidt