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Bancroft Dairy Fountain

Date: 09 11 1937
Description: A male soda jerk is standing behind the semi-circular counter in the Bancroft Dairy fountain room, with seven customers eating ice cream.
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Rhythm Girls

Date: 06 25 1932
Description: Fanchon and Mario "Rhythm Girls" posing in front of an A&W Root Beer. They are standing in a line and holding mugs of root beer.
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Hamilton Twine Mills Employees in Cafeteria

Date: 1930
Description: Male and female workers lined up at a food service window in the cafeteria of International Harvester's Hamilton Twine Mills, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Flying Tea Party

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Description: A tea party on an airplane, a publicity stunt conceived by Harry Bruno to promote his Cleveland-area airline, Aeromarine Airlines. By taking local reporter...
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Meat Packing

Date: 08 30 1965
Description: Workers are filling orders of ground steak patties by putting them into corrugated boxes layered with parchment divider paper.
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Circus Cook Tent

Date: 1942
Description: Cooks preparing food for fellow workers with Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus.
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Deering Works Soup Kitchen

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Description: Workers waiting in line at a soup kitchen in International Harvester's Deering Works. The factory was owned by the Deering Harvester Company before 1902.
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Oscar Mayer Company Cafeteria

Date: 10 15 1943
Description: Oscar Mayer Company cafeteria with workers sitting at tables.
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Oscar Mayer Co. Cafeteria

Date: 10 15 1943
Description: Oscar Mayer Company cafeteria, showing workers standing in a food line.
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Spice Collection

Date: 09 09 1943
Description: Chef Carson Gulley, UW residence hall chef, proudly displaying his spice collection.
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Park Hotel Grill Night Crew

Date: 10 02 1936
Description: Park Hotel Grill night crew. Four waiters and a cook are standing behind counter of the Park Hotel Grill.
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McNeil Coffee Shop Night Crew

Date: 08 15 1936
Description: Group portrait of four waiters and one chef standing behind the counter at W.R. McNeil's Coffee Shop in the Park Hotel at 28 South Carroll Street.
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Madison Cafeteria Interior

Date: 10 30 1935
Description: Interior view of Madison Cafeteria, 215 W. Washington Avenue. There are seven servers behind the counter, and two customers are sitting at tables.
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Fauerbach and Blatz Beer Signs

Date: 08 27 1933
Description: Fauerbach and Blatz beer signs at the concession stand at the Dane County fair. The signs read: "Fauerback Beer Served Here Exclusively!" and Blatz Brewing...
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Mr. Gannon and Cook in Transient Home

Date: 08 04 1933
Description: Director Tom C. Gannon, (on the right) and Assistant Chef Ed Masury in apron, who is drawing a cup of coffee, standing at the stove in the transient home k...
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Cook with Ice Sculpture

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: Ottoman Parrhysius, cold meat cook at the Loraine Hotel, posing with a parrot ice sculpture that he created.
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Mel-O-Cream Doughnut Shop Interior

Date: 02 06 1931
Description: Five bakers standing in the kitchen of Mel-O-Cream Doughnut Shop, 548 W. Washington Avenue, with large bags of Golden Loaf flour.
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Madison Dairy Produce Buildings

Date: 06 15 1927
Description: View across street towards the Madison Dairy Produce Building, with employees standing on the sidewalk in front of the building. Located at 1018 East Washi...
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Cook's Choice

Date: 03 19 1964
Description: A chef wearing a toque removes a roast from the oven.
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Bottling Line at Horlick's Malted Milk Corporation

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Description: Caption on rear: "Modern production line methods such as this are praised by packaging experts for their efficiency and cleanliness."

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