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Farmer Milking Cow

Date: 03 1924
Description: Man sitting on a crate milking a cow by hand inside a barn on the farm of Hal Ament.
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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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Governor Oscar Rennebohm Farm

Date: 05 24 1947
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm farm, on U.S. Highway 151, five miles east of the Capitol between Madison and Sun Prairie. Governor Rennebohm and Ed Mercer admire...
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Joe Santana Milking Cows

Date: 1946
Description: Joe Santana kneels beside a dairy cow in a barn to use a McCormick-Deering milker. The original caption reads: "Joe Santana, 326-S, Studebaker St., at Norw...
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Man Milking Cow

Date: 03 30 1939
Description: A man sits on a stool to milk a cow by hand. The original caption reads: "Irwin L. Collum, Dousman, Wis. hired man milking for Thomas Ridgeman."
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Boy Milking Cow

Date: 1939
Description: A boy wearing a hat, boots, and overalls sits on a wooden stool to milk a cow by hand. The original caption reads: "Son of Thomas Ridgman, Dousman, Wis."
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Man Milking Cow

Date: 1939
Description: Harvey Schmidt sits on a stool in a barn to milk a cow by hand.
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Woman Milking Cow

Date: 1939
Description: Mrs. Harvey Schmidt sits on a stool in a barn to milk a cow by hand.
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Harvey Schmidt with Portable Milker

Date: 03 30 1939
Description: Harvey Schmidt stands amongst a row of cows in a barn to use a portable milking machine.
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Men with Double Unit Milkers

Date: 07 01 1936
Description: Three men stand between two rows of cows in a barn on the H.C. Slocum farm. The man on the left carries a metal pail, while the man on the right and the ma...
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Murrow and his Cows

Date: 08 1955
Description: Journalist Edward R. Murrow contemplates his herd of Holstein-Friesian cows on his farm. He sells the milk to a local distributor.
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Man with Milking Equipment

Date: 1915
Description: A man wearing a bowler hat, tie, and suspenders is holding milking equipment while standing near a row of cows inside a barn. Another man is standing in th...
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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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Philharmonic Chorus Members

Date: 04 14 1953
Description: Dairy farmer and member of the Philharmonic Chorus, Donavon Doerfer, standing in his barn next to cows in stanchions.
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Farmer Milking Cow Using Machine

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Description: A farmer kneels next to a dairy cow in a barn. He is using a portable milking machine. A milk can sits in the foreground.
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Woman Milking Cow by Hand

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Description: A woman in an apron, and with a handkerchief on her head, sits on a stool while milking a cow by hand in a barn. Other cows are visible in the background.
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Milking Cows

Date: 04 1960
Description: "Paul Koll is busy as his cows are being milked."
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Laurence Day, Citizen-Legislator

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Description: Laurence J. Day (left) on his farm. Day represented part of Marathon County in the Wisconsin Assembly during the 1970s. At one time such part time legislat...
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Children Visit the Farm

Date: 04 1987
Description: City children visit the O'Connor farm for a hands-on experience.
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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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