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Drawing

Barman — Otto

Date: 1932
Description: Otto the barman from the perspective of a person on other side of the bar whose hands are shown reaching for eleven mugs of beer. The establishment is Zum ...
Photograph

Flipping Pancakes

Date: 06 11 1989
Description: Man flipping pancakes at "farm breakfast" as part of "June is Dairy Month" promotion in Washington County.
Photograph

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.
Photograph

Candy Maker

Date: 10 11 1981
Description: Jim Niemann decorates dipped chocolates at his family's business, Niemann's Home Made Chocolate Shop.
Photograph

Power Sewing Class

Date: 01 16 1967
Description: Instructor Ida Mussa (left) assists student Victoria Vega in a power sewing class at Milwaukee Vocational School. Vega is sewing an apron on a Singer sewin...
Drawing

Costume Design for Alma Brown in "Hud"

Date: 1963
Description: A pencil drawing of of a costume for Patricia Neal as Alma Brown in the film "Hud". The woman in the drawing is wearing a dress, apron, and low shoes, and ...
Drawing

"Black Orchid"

Date: 1958
Description: Edith Head costume sketch for Sophia Loren's character Rose Bianco in the film "Black Orchid." The costume is a denim work apron worn over a skirt and blou...
Photograph

Women Cleaning a Canada Goose

Date: 10 22 1984
Description: Two women are working in a kitchen plucking feathers from a goose. Caption reads: Dorothy Pautsch (left) and Jean Kuenzi cleaned a Canada goose at Louis Pa...
Photograph

Alfred Lunt Coring Tomatoes

Date: 1949
Description: Alfred Lunt coring tomatoes in the kitchen at Ten Chimneys.
Photograph

Mixing Dough for Puerto Rican Pasteles

Date: 12 08 1966
Description: A woman is pressing her hands into dough in a large pot while another woman is looking on. Other containers are on the table, and at least one includes cho...
Photograph

Tantalizing Odors

Date: 11 20 1966
Description: Two women are standing in a kitchen. One woman is standing behind a butcher block counter rolling out dough with a rolling pin, along with bowls of ingredi...
Photograph

Fred Derr and Dan Buretta

Date: 09 18 1984
Description: A man is stirring food in a pot, while another man is trying a spoonful of it. A variety of bottles and cans are on the table near the pot. A connected new...
Photograph

Chili Ingredients

Date: 09 18 1984
Description: A person (out of frame) is chopping tomatoes on a cutting board, next to a pile of chopped onions. In front of the board are onion halves and containers of...
Photograph

Finding Recreation in the Kitchen

Date: 11 18 1971
Description: Two women are working in a large industrial kitchen. One woman is holding a tray and smiling, and the other woman is reaching for bowls while holding a spa...
Photograph

Bernice Pomainville

Date: 05 20 1965
Description: A woman is ladling something from a bowl onto a platter. Caption reads: "MRS. HAROLD G. [Bernice] POMAINVILLE, Wisconsin Rapids, put the creme chantilly on...
Photograph

Expert Eye

Date: 07 30 1971
Description: A man in a suit is watching as one man is pouring liquid onto a grill, while another man on the left is holding a grill holder full of brats. Caption reads...
Photograph

Yankie Fogel at Lubavitch House

Date: 04 14 1989
Description: A man in an apron and baker's hat is smiling and holding a pole, with several rolled matzoh on it. On the left are several children wearing paper hats. At ...
Photograph

Dushanka and Gruja Bratkovich

Date: 04 11 1979
Description: A woman and a man are standing next to two large pots of food on a stove. The woman is holding a utensil over one pot. Caption reads: "Dushanka and Gruja B...
Photograph

Smoked Fish

Date: 02 28 1965
Description: Two men are packing smoked fish in a box. In the background smoked fish are hanging on nails on racks.

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