Photograph
Elsie, the Borden Company Cow
| Portrait of Mary Ellen Jenks, the new Alice in Dairyland welcoming Elsie, the famed Borden Company cow to Madison. Elsie is wearing a heavily decorated leather halter around her head and muzzle and a chain with a bell around her horns, and a flowered wreath around her shoulders, while Jenks is wearing a knee-length print dress. |
| Image ID: | 81003 |
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| Creation Date: | 07 21 1953 |
| Creator Name: | Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Arthur M. Vinje photographs and negatives, circa 1914-circa 1962 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6442.5007A |
| Original Dimensions: | 4 x 5 inches |
| 1 of 6 images. Published in Wthe Wisconsin State Journal on July 23, 1953. |
| Outdoor photography |
| Portrait photography |
| Agriculture |
| Dairy cattle |
| Cows and Cattle |
| Dresses |
| Beauty contestants |
| Celebrities |
| Women |
| Marketing |
| Publicity |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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