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Milking the Cows

Date: 1929
Description: A woman runs the milking operation at the G.L. Hamon dairy farm.
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William Dempster Hoard

Date: 1912
Description: A head and shoulders portrait of William Dempster Hoard (1836-1918).
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Governor Kohler and Milk Toast

Date: 08 30 1954
Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler, Jr., and an unidentified elderly woman, toast each other with paper cups of milk. They are standing near the Department of Agric...
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Woman Working with Milk Cans

Date: 1924
Description: Woman standing at a table with milk cans on it. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department. A caption with th...
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Exterior Grounds

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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 ...
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Packaging Room

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Description: CEO Joe Widmer stands in the newly added area used for cheese packaging.
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Cold Storage Room

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Description: CEO Joe Widmer stand in the 40-degree cold storage room where Widmer's ages their award winning Cheddar, Brick, and Colby Cheese.
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Grantman Barn — Interior

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Description: Gordan Grantman stands in the barn which was once used by the Paul Dirks family.
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Hilgendorf Barn — Interior

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Description: The Hilgendorfs farm 300 acres with 55 milking cows and 45 heifers and calves. On this day they produced a little over 3,000 lbs. of milk.
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Frank Barn — Interior

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Description: Paul and Carol Frank have been married 43 years. They milk 20 cows that produce about 800 lbs. of milk daily.
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Milking Machine

Date: 1912
Description: Unidentified man (inventor?) seated at and showing a foot-powered (?) milking machine. He is outdoors near a stone building.
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The Gorden Berg Farm

Date: 1987
Description: Open house at the Gordon Berg farm where the Bergs show off their Holsteins.
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Twila Nolen Given a Silver Dollar

Date: 06 26 1958
Description: Twila Nolen, a waitress at Rohde's Steak House, is shown after receiving her second silver dollar from the Madison Chamber of Commerce. It is part of a Jun...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Mrs. Adda F. Howie

Date: 02 17 1916
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Adda F. Howie. Caption reads: "Mrs. Adda F. Howie, Elm Grove, a Leader in America's Dairy Interests." From an article titled: "Wisconsin H...

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