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Oscar Mayer and Company

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior view looking west at the front of the Oscar Mayer meat processing plant with a sign on the building which reads "Meat serves everybody".
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Loading Milk Cans into International L Series Truck

Date: 1950
Description: Color photograph of two men loading milk cans into the back end of International L-120 pickup truck. In the background are two grain silos.
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Loading Eggs into International L-120 Pickup Truck

Date: 1950
Description: Two men are loading boxes of eggs into the back end of an International L-120 pickup truck in front of a poultry store. Produced from 1949-1953, approximat...
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Mini Bar

Date: 1950
Description: Mini bar with refrigerator and glassware.
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Canning Soft Drinks

Date: 1950
Description: A woman production line worker boxes cone-top cans of Tip Top soft drinks as they come off the production line.
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Cutting the Cheese

Date: 1950
Description: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture workers cut large blocks of Swiss cheese.
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Children's Picnic at the Beach

Date: 1950
Description: Woman with children grilling hot dogs and wieners at the beach.
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4-H Tractor Queen Serenaded on a Farmall Cub Tractor

Date: 1950
Description: 4-H Tractor Queen receiving a cake on a Farmall Cub tractor while other 4-H members serenade her.
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Cheese Wrapping

Date: 1950
Description: Women wearing white smocks or aprons wrap slabs of cheese for distribution.
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Feeding young Fawn

Date: 1950
Description: A fawn suckles a meal from a bottle held by a young girl inside the cage.
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Precison Cutting

Date: 1950
Description: Two men operate a machine that uses wires to make equal portions out of a large slab of butter.
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Loading Onions into International L-160 Truck

Date: 1950
Description: Vie across drive towards two men loading bags of onions into an International L-160 truck parked outside a garage or storage shed. Pumpkins are stacked on ...
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International L-120 Truck Loaded with Milk Cans

Date: 1950
Description: View towards a man driving an International L-120 truck loaded with milk cans. He is talking with another man who is standing in a doorway. Two silos are i...
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International LB-110 Truck

Date: 1950
Description: Color photograph of a man delivering Bamby brand baked goods to a residential neighborhood. The truck is one of twenty-five International LB-110 trucks ope...
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Milk Booth at the State Fair

Date: 1950
Description: The Department of Agriculture's "All You Can Drink for Ten Cents" milk booth at the Wisconsin State Fair. On the roof is a cow crafted from a bale of hay. ...
Painting

Berner's Ice Cream Store

Date: 1950
Description: View of Edward C. Berner's ice cream store.
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Thiensville Mill

Date: 1950
Description: The Thiensville Mill as seen from the waterfront.
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Boarding the School Bus

Date: 1950
Description: A group of elementary school students getting ready to board a bus, while the driver is handing out ice cream as they board.
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Grist Mill

Date: 1950
Description: Grist mill. Two people with bicycles on bridge near mill.
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Oscar Mayer and Company

Date: 1950
Description: An elevated view of the Oscar Mayer plant.

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