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Bell Center Depot

Date: 1916
Description: Exterior view of the Bell Center depot with five men posing on the platform.
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Lord Calvert Whiskey Educational Display

Date: 10 03 1944
Description: Mr. Rose showing Clyde S. Tutton a Lord Calvert whiskey educational display in the Wisconsin Treasury Department, Beverage and Cigarette Tax Division offic...
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Oscar Mayer and Co. Telephone Operator

Date: 01 19 1944
Description: A telephone operator wearing a headset sits in front of a switchboard at the Oscar Mayer Co.
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Man with Wrapped Turkeys

Date: 12 01 1941
Description: Man standing behind desk with fifteen dressed and wrapped turkeys stacked on top.
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Governor Schmedeman Signs the Beer Bill

Date: 06 02 1933
Description: Governor Albert G. Schmedeman signing the Beer Bill with 14 men observing.
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Placing Order for First Legal Beer

Date: 03 15 1933
Description: Donald Huseby, office manager of the Fauerbach Brewery, receiving from Herman Lochner, police reporter for the "Capital Times," an order for the first case...
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Charity Contribution Container in Sheriff's Office

Date: 02 04 1949
Description: Sheriff Herman P. Kerl, and Sally Penfield, with the four-gallon glass bottle for collecting donations to the "State Journal" Empty Stocking club, the Kidd...
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Paul Smucker

Date: 1970
Description: Portrait of J.M. Smucker Company executive Paul Smucker sitting at his desk.
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Paul Smucker

Date: 1970
Description: Portrait of J.M. Smucker Company executive Paul Smucker standing next to his desk holding a brochure.
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Paul Smucker

Date: 1970
Description: Portrait of J.M. Smucker Company executive Paul Smucker standing next to his desk holding a brochure.
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Paul Smucker

Date: 1970
Description: Portrait of J.M. Smucker Company executive Paul Smucker standing next to his desk holding a brochure.
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Oscar G. Mayer, Jr.

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Oscar G. Mayer, Jr. (1914-2009), who became president of Oscar Mayer & Co. in 1955. Mayer was also an important Madison ph...
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Senator Wiley Presenting Cheese to Senator George

Date: 02 08 1956
Description: Senator Alexander Wiley presenting a block of cheese to Senator George.
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Joyce Bergmann, Secretary

Date: 10 03 1951
Description: Joyce Bergmann, Waunakee, opens a file drawer in an office. She is the private secretary for Adolph C. Bolz, vice-president and plant manager of Oscar Maye...
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Office

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Description: CEO Joe Widmer and Office Manager, Kristine Miescke, go over reports in their office. Widmer's ships cheese to every state in the union.
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Canning Demonstration

Date: 1914
Description: A group of men and women surround O.H. Benson as he gives a canning demonstration in the office of County Superintendent Tobin. Canning equipment stands on...
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Govenors Exchange Gifts

Date: 09 25 1952
Description: Wisconsin Governor Walter Kohler presenting a cheese basket to visiting Florida governor Fuller Warren.
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Newspaper Speakeasy

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Description: A keg of Prohibition Era beer in the darkroom of the "Milwaukee Sentinel" being enjoyed by newspapermen: (left to right) Red Thisted, Eddie Oroth, Guy Hels...
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Baker Canning Company

Date: 02 23 1978
Description: "Robert O. Baker, president of Baker Canning Company. They pack peas and corn and are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fall River Canning Company."
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"Patterns" Movie Still

Date: 1956
Description: Movie still from the United Artists movie "Patterns," featuring Van Heflin (playing Fred Staples) and Everett Sloane (playing Mr. Ramsey).

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