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Milking machine

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Description: Man in hat posing with milking machine.
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Rolla B. Shurfelt Farm

Date: 1900
Description: Barnyard scene on the Rollo Shurfelt farm with people milking the cows. Several horses are in the yard as well.
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Man and Girl Milking Cow Outdoors

Date: 05 1924
Description: A man and a little girl milking a cow with a pail at Cutten Farms. A note with the original print reads: "Tuberculosis Must Go (Cover)." This was the title...
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Farmer Pouring Milk for Son

Date: 03 1924
Description: Farmer Hal Ament pouring milk from a pail into a glass for his young son as they stand at the gate of their farmhouse.
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Milking the Cows

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Description: Two men are sitting on stools milking cows in a barnyard within a log fence enclosure. Milking was usually done outside during the 19th century so in this ...
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Abraham C. Martin and Family

Date: 1871
Description: Springfield Township, Dane County (Section 22) corner of Fischer Road and Highway 12, Wi. Abraham C. Martin, a farmer and dairyman with his family in fron...
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Abraham C. Martin and Family

Date: 1871
Description: Springfield Township, Dane County (Section 22) corner of Fischer Road and Highway 12, Wi. Abraham C. Martin, a farmer and dairyman with his family in fron...
Book or Pamphlet

Dairymaid Cream Separators Catalog Cover

Date: 1910
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for Dairymaid cream separators sold by International Harvester. Features a silhouette of a woman standing in the doorway of...
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Individuals Working on a Farm

Date: 08 26 1917
Description: Barn, silos and cows at a farm. There are men attending to the cows, while the women and children are attending to the milk cans.
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Bryant Dairy Farm

Date: 07 21 1947
Description: Two men showing a farmer milking equipment.
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Farmer in Barnyard with Milk Cans

Date: 1920
Description: A farmer stands in a barnyard holding a milk can.
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Farmer with Milk Can in Wheelbarrow

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Description: A farmer hauling a milk can on a wheelbarrow.
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Milk Cooler in Shed

Date: 11 03 1936
Description: A man places a milk can into a cooler housed in a shed. More milk cans and pails are stored on a wooden shelf outside the shed.
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McCormick-Deering 8-Can Milk Cooler

Date: 10 13 1936
Description: Milton Stump stands with his hands on his hips next to a McCormick-Deering 8-can Milk Cooler. Multiple upside-down milk canisters are on the wall behind Mr...
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McCormick-Deering 10 Can Milk Cooler

Date: 10 09 1936
Description: Elevated view of H.C. Wuesthoof putting a milk canister into what a 10 can McCormick-Deering Milk Cooler.
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McCormick-Deering 10 Can Milk Cooler

Date: 10 09 1936
Description: H.C. Wuesthoof places a milk canister into a 10 can McCormick-Deering Milk Cooler.
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McCormick-Deering 6-Can Milk Cooler

Date: 07 14 1936
Description: Two children, Charles and Lois, stand next to a McCormick-Deering 6-can milk cooler. The children are the grandchildren of Paul Myers.
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Cooling Milk with Ice

Date: 07 13 1936
Description: Two men stand on the side of a building. On man is setting a milk canister into a bulkhead of a cellar, while the other stands to the side holding ice ton...
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Men Work with Milk Cans and Cooler

Date: 1937
Description: Two men are working with milk cans and buckets near a McCormick-Deering milk cooler. The original caption reads: "James McFarland," which may refer to the ...
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Man with Milk Cooler

Date: 06 13 1938
Description: A man in a hat and long coat with rubber protectors over his shoes stands next to a McCormick-Deering cooler. Four milk cans are in the foreground. Origin...

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