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Oscar Mayer Salesmen

Date: 11 09 1945
Description: Group portrait of Oscar Mayer Company salesmen in front of the loading dock, 910 Mayer Avenue.
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Radio Broadcast Booth at Oscar Mayer

Date: 10 16 1945
Description: Four men sitting at a table around WIBA and WIBU radio microphones in the Oscar Mayer broadcast booth.
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Taste Test at Oscar Mayer

Date: 10 16 1945
Description: Slightly elevated view of men and women sitting around a table, sampling slices of Oscar Mayer meat products in the Oscar Mayer laboratory. A women in a lo...
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Oscar Mayer Stockyard Employees

Date: 02 18 1944
Description: Group portrait of Oscar Mayer stockyard employees, and one man in a business suit, gathered near the Farm Service Studio in the Oscar Mayer plant, 910 Maye...
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Oscar Mayer Salesmen

Date: 04 18 1942
Description: Group portrait of Oscar Mayer & Company salesmen.
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Oscar Mayer Salesmen

Date: 12 13 1931
Description: Group portrait of Oscar Mayer salesmen taken in front of sides of beef hanging in the cooler.
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Serving a Dinner of Oscar Mayer Ham

Date: 11 20 1931
Description: Dinner for three, Oscar Mayer ham only entree, served in formal dining room.
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Sausage Machine

Date: 06 24 1931
Description: Sausages coming off of the sausage machine at the Madison Packing Company, 307 West Johnson Street. Standing around the machine are eight workers and Oswal...
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Giant Holding Meinhardt Raabe

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Description: A man described as a giant is holding Meinhardt Raabe with one arm. Meinhardt is dressed as Little Oscar.
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Giant Man and Meinhardt Raabe

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Description: A giant man, wearing a suit and hat, and Meinhardt Raabe, who is dressed as Little Oscar, are standing together and pulling up their pants legs to compare ...
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Alice and the Winner

Date: 1962
Description: Alice in Dairyland 1962, Sylvia Lee Kafkas, posing with a young winner and his entry at the regional Junior Livestock Exposition in Eau Claire.
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Oscar Mayer Salesmen from Chicago

Date: 04 25 1947
Description: Group portrait of over 25 Oscar Mayer salesmen from Chicago shown in lot in front of Madison Oscar Mayer Plant with trucks, loading docks and billboard sta...
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Patrick Cudahy

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Patrick Cudahy, Milwaukee meat packer; younger.
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Patrick Cudahy

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Patrick Cudahy, Milwaukee meat packer; older.
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Milo C. Jones

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Description: Three-quarter length seated studio portrait of Milo C. Jones, Fort Atkinson farmer and sausage maker.
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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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State Bank

Date: 1916
Description: View across street of five men posing on the sidewalk outside the State Bank. Next door to the bank, on the left, is the City Meat Market.
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Olaf Hanson Invents City Chicken Mold

Date: 02 27 1956
Description: Olaf Hanson, operator of a meat counter, displays his invention: a plastic mold to assemble city chicken on wood skewers.
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J.E. Rhodes & Co., Pork and Beef Packers

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Description: View from street of the front of the J.E. Rhodes & Co., Pork and Beef Packers building on Main Street. A group of men, with a cat and a dog, are posing in ...
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Meat Cutters Union Local 444 Strikers

Date: 07 03 1964
Description: Striking members of Meat Cutters Union Local 444 employed at Neesvig's Packing Co. picketing in front of the Park Motor Inn, a customer of the meat process...

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