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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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Hooping the Curd

Date: 1914
Description: Workers hooping the curd to make cheddar cheese at the Plymouth Cheese factory.
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Pressing Curd

Date: 1941
Description: Two men pressing the curd into a form at the Swiss Cheese Factory.
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Cheese in Storage

Date: 1952
Description: Cheesemaker standing on ladder putting cheese on storage shelf, along with rows of other cheeses.
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McCormick-Deering Milking Machine

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Description: A man demonstrates how to use a McCormick-Deering milking machine.
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Barron Coop Creamery

Date: 1900
Description: Two men pose at the Barron Coop Creamery next to the churns full of butter, which is ready to be packed into the small barrels nearby.
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Workers Paraffining Cheese

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Description: Workers paraffining cheese at the Sheboygan County Farmers' Coop cheese factory.
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Farmer Pouring Milk into McCormick-Deering Cream Separator

Date: 07 07 1925
Description: Man pouring milk into a McCormick-Deering cream separator.
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Dealer Points out Features of McCormick-Deering Milk Cooler

Date: 04 16 1937
Description: Dealer pointing out the features of a McCormick-Deering milk cooler at the dealership of Wisehaupt Sons & Co. Also pictured are a McCormick-Deering Type LA...
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Toledo Scale

Date: 06 13 1928
Description: Man weighing a milk can on a new Toledo scale at the H.M. Zander Creamery.
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Toledo Scale

Date: 05 22 1928
Description: Man weighing a box on a Toledo scale at the Belmont Creamery.
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Toledo Scale

Date: 05 20 1928
Description: A man is weighing a bucket on an old scale at the Evans Creamery.
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Dairy Equipment Dealer Demonstrates Product

Date: 1937
Description: McCormick-Dealer dairy equipment dealer Lyal H. Watkins demonstrates to Ernie Deensford how to clean a milker hose.
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IHC Cream Separator Display at Iowa State Fair

Date: 08 22 1929
Description: Men, women, and children at an International Harvester cream separator exhibit at the Iowa State Fair. A company representative appears to be pointing out ...
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Milking Cows at the Pima Agency

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Description: Several men milk cows at the Pima Agency, near Phoenix.
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Dairy Products Exhibit

Date: 08 1948
Description: The Department of Agriculture's Cheese promotion booth at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. The booth urges consumers to "Serve Wisconsin Dated Cheese."...
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Kenneth Clark Watching Milk

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Description: Kenneth Clark watches milk being separated, with cream going into the pail, at the Brodhead Cheese Factory.
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Kenneth Clark with a Milk Kettle

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Description: Kenneth Clark watches milk go into a kettle at the Brodhead Cheese Factory.
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Kenneth Clark Filling Kettles

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Description: Kenneth Clark filling kettles at the Brodhead Cheese Factory.
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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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