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Prison Cook Preparing Food

Date: 03 26 1968
Description: Slightly elevated view of prison cooks preparing dinner for inmates.
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Norwegian Church Supper

Date: 1959
Description: Women preparing food for an annual Norwegian church supper at the Trinity Lutheran Church.
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Mary Ellen Nevin and her Sister

Date: 1897
Description: Interior of the kitchen at 12 North Broom Street, the residence of James and Mary Ellen Nevin, showing Mrs. Nevin and her sister cooking. James Nevin was ...
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Father in Apron Cooking

Date: 1960
Description: A father standing over a pan wearing an apron. He is cooking and smoking a cigar.
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Weldering, Agricultural Short Course

Date: 1950
Description: Two students welding at the University of Wisconsin Agricultural Short Course.
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Baking Bread for Communion

Date: 09 25 1963
Description: Elevated view of two women, one pulling loaves of bread from the oven and the other glazing crusts in the church kitchen.
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Woman Cleaning Wooden Floor

Date: 1920
Description: Woman cleaning a wooden floor in an open doorway of her farmhouse with a scrub brush.
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Woman Wringing Clothes with Early Washing Machine

Date: 10 1923
Description: Mrs. Granere wringing clothes with a Maytag washing machine at Harvester Farm.
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Pouring Kerosene on Stove Fire

Date: 08 1927
Description: A woman pretends to pour kerosene on a hot stove as part of an International Harvester Agricultural Extension Department campaign to make families aware of...
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Home Economics — Cooking Class

Date: 1922
Description: Female students in a home economics cooking class at the School of Agriculture in Olds, Alberta, Canada.
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Woman Rolling Dough on Countertop

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Description: Woman standing in a kitchen rolling dough on a countertop.
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Candy Maker

Date: 10 11 1981
Description: Jim Niemann decorates dipped chocolates at his family's business, Niemann's Home Made Chocolate Shop.
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Test Kitchen and Laboratory at Oscar Mayer

Date: 10 16 1945
Description: Slightly elevated view of five women researchers performing various aspects of food research and related activities in a test kitchen and laboratory at the...
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Ovenex Tin Ware

Date: 10 28 1937
Description: Counter display of Ovenex baking tinware in Woolworth's. 1 E. Main Street.
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Wolf Kubley & Hirsig, Kitchenware Department

Date: 09 02 1932
Description: Slightly elevated view of Wolff-Kubly & Hirsig, 17 S. Pinckney Street, kitchenware department.
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Olive Charboneau Mixing Pie Dough

Date: 02 13 1932
Description: Wood County 4-H girl, Olive Charboneau of Vesper, mixing pie dough in the Madison Gas and Electric Co. demonstration kitchen. This was during the competiti...
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Marian Dolan 4-H Champion Making a Cake

Date: 11 18 1931
Description: Marian Dolan, of the Maple Knoll 4-H club north of Sun Prairie, 1931 National 4-H champion, making a cake. Shows a Hershey's Cocoa can.
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Oscar Mayer Baked Ham

Date: 05 19 1931
Description: Oscar Mayer baked ham on a platter decorated with fern fronds. A knife is to the left of the plate.
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Casserole Dish

Date: 09 07 1929
Description: Casserole dish in metal server.
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Slicing Salad

Date: 07 25 1963
Description: Aproned girl serves gelatin salad.

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