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Dipping the Curd

Date: 1914
Description: A worker at the Jorden Cheese factory dips curd to make swiss cheese.
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Cutting the Curd

Date: 1914
Description: A worker cuts curd to make Swiss cheese at the Jorden Cheese factory.
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Stamping Cheeses

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Description: A male worker in a cheese-making factory places a Wisconsin stamp on cheeses.
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Two Men at Brine Tanks

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Description: Two men working with cheese at the brine tanks.
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Washing Cheese

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Description: Men preparing cheese to wash.
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Cheese in Cooling Room

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Description: Cheese in the cooling room, with aged cheese in the upper left corner.
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Cheese Cooling Room

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Description: Two men stand with cheese in the cooling room.
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Man Draining Curd

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Description: a man drains curd with a cheddar curd mill.
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Frieda Jaggi at First Factory

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Description: Hand-colored photograph of Frieda Jaggi at county line factory, the first family factory, which had a wood frame and heated kettles. It was common for Fri...
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Coldren Factory

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Description: Men work at the Coldren Cheese Factory.
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The Cooling Room at Coldren

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Description: Men stand in the cooling room at Coldren which stored the wheels of cheese on lids on pipe shelves to keep mice away.
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Frieda Jaggi in Cooling Room

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Description: Frieda Jaggi and some children in the cooling room.
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View of Making Room

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Description: Interior view of the Brodhead Cheese Factory with Kenneth Clark working at the kettles.
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Making Room

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Description: Two men in the Brodhead Cheese Factory in a room that contains a separator, vats and stirrers.
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Kenneth Clark and Casper Jaggi with Vats

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Description: Kenneth Clark and Casper Jaggi standing next to vats at the Brodhead cheese factory.
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Brodhead Cheesemaking Room

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Description: Interior of the Brodhead Cheese Factory with a man by a vat.
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Dipping the Curd

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Description: Two men dipping the curd in a cheese kettle.
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Draining Whey

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Description: Interior of the making room as the workers drain whey.
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Dipping Cheese

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Description: Men at the Brodhead Cheese Factory closing the cloth after dipping the cheese.
Postcard

Greetings From Monroe, Wis.

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Description: A postcard with the text "Greetings From Monroe, Wis.," as well as images including postcard views of Wisconsin's pioneer cheese maker Niklaus Gerber, a co...

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