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| Description: | Widmer's Cheese Cellars, located in in the Wisconsin village of Theresa, has been in the Widmer family since 1922. |
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| Description: | Much of the milk purchased by Widmer's is from Holstein Cattle, as seen grazing in this peaceful country scene. |
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| Description: | In 2004, Widmer's added 3500 sq. feet, which includes packaging, cold storage, loading dock, office and bathroom facilities. Pictured here is Widmer's CEO ... |
| Date: | 09 24 1999 |
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| Description: | "On this Friday we choose to go to Mark's Get-A-Way in beautiful Theresa." From left to right; Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, Rudy Heinecke, John Bodden, Ralph Wid... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | "The Widmer milk truck gets bogged down in the Bill Breitag driveway, north of Theresa." |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | "Digging out the milk truck in the Breitag Road." |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | "A sled was used to convey the milk cans. Shown are Ralph Widmer, Bill Breitag, and Ken Reimer." |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | "This was an early bulk truck for picking up milk. The box had room for a whey tank, to return whey to the farm." |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | "Leroy Koll picks up milk at the William Sellnow farm, located on Allen Road. Weight of the milk when can is full is 85 pounds. Weight of the can is an add... |
| Date: | 06 24 1948 |
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| Description: | "Leroy Koll removes milk cans from the conveyor at Widmer's Cheese Factory." |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | "Erhard Luhn comes to the cheese factory in a sleigh." |
| Date: | 04 04 1948 |
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| Description: | "Maple syrup was made on the Leo Moldenhaurer farm located on Allen Road in the town of Theresa." |
| Date: | 06 1948 |
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| Description: | "This working party at Firemen's Park, drinking Pioneer beer, is (L-R) Peter Bodden, Jack Burns, Philip Schwinn, & ?." |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | "Paul Koll loads empty milk cans at Widmer Cheese Factory." |
| Date: | 03 1959 |
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| Description: | "Erhard Luhn, Richard Sigler, & Howard Greiner are bringing milk to Widmer Cheese Factory in a horse-drawn sleigh." |
| Date: | 05 1980 |
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| Description: | "On a hillside off McArthur Road, waste water from Widmer Cheese Factory is dumped into a ridge & furrow disposal system." |
| Date: | 03 1975 |
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| Description: | "For pumping out the milk at each farm, a small gas engine was used to power the truck's pump. Myron Weninger checks the pump on the Widmer Cheese bulk tru... |
| Date: | 1976 |
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| Description: | "Jerry Adelmeyer picks up whey at Widmer Cheese Factory and transports it to the slurry tank on his farm." |
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