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Newborn Chick

Date: 03 19 1963
Description: Eggbert, the baby chick, waits for his siblings to hatch in a home incubator, under the watchful eyes of a young boy and girl.
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Baker and Bread

Date: 05 14 1964
Description: A baker removes multiple loaves of bread from the oven for consumption in both bakery and restaurant.
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Baking Hazelnut Torte

Date: 05 05 1964
Description: A woman wearing an apron preparing a hazelnut torte from a prized recipe.
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Baking Bread for Communion

Date: 09 25 1963
Description: Elevated view of two women, one pulling loaves of bread from the oven and the other glazing crusts in the church kitchen.
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Baking Contest

Date: 08 15 1963
Description: Two women examine a prizing winning chiffon cake.
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Corn and Brats on the Grill

Date: 06 25 1988
Description: St. Dominic's Catholic Parish members tend the grills at their annual festival.
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Christmas Chocolates

Date: 12 03 1979
Description: An employee of Kehr's Kandy Kitchen packages candy for holiday sales.
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Spinach Pie

Date: 11 19 1963
Description: Chef tops spinach pie at a church event.
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Cook's Choice

Date: 03 19 1964
Description: A chef wearing a toque removes a roast from the oven.
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Sweet Pastry

Date: 11 15 1963
Description: Pastry maker removes oil with baster from pan of baked baklava against the backdrop of a map of Armenia.
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Stripping Tuna

Date: 10 27
Description: Elevated view of workers removing bones from tuna and selecting different cuts to be used for canned food.
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Frosty House

Date: 12 18 1963
Description: A craft class member of Milwaukee public school system's recreation department frosting a gingerbread cookie house at the Grant Street social center.
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Cut Fence

Date: 09 10 1963
Description: A boy repairing the fence at the Golden Guernsey Dairy cooperative McKerrow Farms.
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Ice Cream Treat

Date: 08 28 1967
Description: Cloaked in a blanket, a girl eats ice cream at the Muskego Veterans of Foreign Wars County Fair day.
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Girl with Egg Tree

Date: 04 14 1967
Description: Bonnetted girl gazes at egg tree.
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Girl with Freckles Eating Ice Cream

Date: 08 19 1963
Description: Close-up of a girl with cartoon-decorated balloons eating ice cream at a social.
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Five Cent Beer

Date: 08 20 1963
Description: Knights of Columbus member celebrates at an annual "gay nineties" party. He stands next to a sign that advertises beer at five cents a glass.
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Three's Cake

Date: 07 18 1963
Description: Father, mother and daughter all celebrate their special birthday with three candles on one cake.
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Rob Bake

Date: 11 15 1963
Description: Originally titled 'Rob Bake', two women count cash and receipts at Bernauer Bakeries & Delicatessen after an attempted robbery.
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Fish Boil

Date: 08 30 1963
Description: Closely timed cooking and quick serving are the secret of a successful fish boil. A heavy iron bar is inserted in the basket of potatoes and onions to remo...

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