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Milwaukee Cheese Company Trucks

Date: 06 23 1934
Description: Milwaukee Cheese Company trucks, parked in a row at 301 South Few Street.
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Kraft-Phenix Cheese Exhibit

Date: 06 21 1933
Description: Kraft-Phenix cheese exhibit, Loraine Hotel, at first convention of the Wisconsin Restaurant Owners association.
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Simon Hotel Dining Room

Date: 08 25 1932
Description: Dining room, Simon Hotel, 107-113 S. Butler Street, with tables set for dinner. A large plaque on the wall reads: "Eat More Cheese. Eat all You Want. No Ex...
Painting

Tractor Trailer for World's Largest Cheese

Date: 1964
Description: The tractor-trailer used to transport and display the world's largest cheese at the 1964 World's Fair held in New York. The 34,591 pound cheddar was made i...
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Kraft Cheese Delivery Truck

Date: 06 23 1926
Description: International delivery truck with an advertisement for Kraft Cheese, "Decidedly Better," on the side.
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Harp and Kettle Cheese House Restaurant

Date: 09 04 1954
Description: Close-up of the Harp and Kettle Cheese House drive-in restaurant and store with roadside sign advertising "Aged Cheese, Retail, Mail Orders, Gift Boxes."
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Cheese Factory

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Description: Building thought to be a cheese factory, with workers and horse-drawn delivery wagons in the front.
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International Model S Cheese Truck

Date: 08 10 1926
Description: Two men are sitting in the cab of an International Model S truck used to deliver Fieldman's Best Farmer Cheese. Two men are loading packages into the back ...
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Casper Jaggi and his Dog

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Description: Hand-colored image of Casper Jaggi and his dog, ready to deliver a load of Swiss cheese to Monticello. He was delivering 6 tubs of Swiss cheese, each weigh...
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Good Will Tour

Date: 11 28 1949
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm (left) inspecting the 21 wheels of Marathon County cheddar cheese and keys to Wisconsin's vacation land on the steps of the Wiscon...
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America's Dairyland

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Description: Wisconsin promotional decal with a map of the state, with many cities marked and drawings of some Wisconsin icons: cheese, cows, deer, beer, Wisconsin Dell...
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Milk Delivery

Date: 1958
Description: "A sled was used to convey the milk cans. Shown are Ralph Widmer, Bill Breitag, and Ken Reimer."
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Ronald E. Johnson Wins World Cheddar Cheese Championship

Date: 11 13 1958
Description: Ronald E. Johnson of Mt. Sterling in Crawford County, Wisconsin, was named the winner of the World Cheddar Cheese Championship at the Hotel Loraine. He rec...
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Wiota Butter and Cheese Company

Date: 1925
Description: Three-quarter view of left side and front of the the Wiota Butter and Cheese Company. A wooden flight of stairs leads up to the second floor entrance. Ther...
Print

L’Etoile Restaurant Wisconsin Homegrown Lunch Benefit Dinner Menu

Date: 06 24 2007
Description: One-page autographed menu for a six-course food and wine benefit dinner at L'Etoile Restaurant for Wisconsin Homegrown Lunch, a program promoting the use o...
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Wisconsin Pavilion Attractions

Date: 1964
Description: Sign outside the Wisconsin Pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair advertising a steak house, a beer garden, and the world's largest cheese. A portion of the pav...
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Scouts at Wisconsin Pavilion

Date: 07 09 1965
Description: A group of scouts enjoy a snack at picnic tables outside the Wisconsin Pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair. Each scout has a glass of milk and a young woman ...
Poster

L'Etoile Restaurant Festival from the Heartland Menu Poster

Date: 09 1995
Description: Letterpress menu poster for the American Dairy Goat Products Association Festival from the Heartland annual conference, goat cheese and milk judging, and c...
Print

Ovens of Brittany Lunch and Dinner Menu

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Description: Front cover and interior of menu for the Ovens of Brittany bakery and restaurant on Monroe Street. Features illustrations of a jar of utensils, bread, chee...
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Delivery Truck for Kraft Cheese

Date: 06 25 1926
Description: Right side profile view of a delivery truck with an open door. The sign on the side of the truck reads, in part: "Kraft Chee... 'Decided... ."

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