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Cutting the Curd

Date: 1914
Description: A worker cuts curd to make Swiss cheese at the Jorden Cheese factory.
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Methylene Blue Milk Test

Date: 1928
Description: Dairyman conducting Methylene blue test on a can of milk. Notice in background reads: "For all milk which passes the quality requirements of this factory, ...
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Zesto Malt Shop

Date: 1956
Description: Waiter making a malt in the Zesto Malt Shop at 658 State Street.
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Men Delivering Milk to Creamery

Date: 1922
Description: Two men deliver milk in cans to a creamery from the back of a milk truck.
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Old Scale

Date: 06 13 1928
Description: Man using an old scale at the H.M. Zander Creamery.
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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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Milking the Cows

Date: 1929
Description: A woman runs the milking operation at the G.L. Hamon dairy farm.
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Brodhead Cheesemaking Room

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Description: Interior of the Brodhead Cheese Factory with a man by a vat.
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Ernest Albert Hilfiker, Cheesemaker

Date: 1950
Description: Ernest Albert Hilfiker (1905-1993) poses with copper kettles in the making room of the Tuscobia cheese factory.
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Milk Delivery Man

Date: 01 17 1948
Description: Milk delivery man in work clothes being greeted at the door of a residence by a woman and young girl as he delivers milk and dairy products. Shown in the ...
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Butter Making Class

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Description: Students dressed in white use large butter churns in a butter making class, probably at the University of Wisconsin Dairy School.
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Weighing the Curd

Date: 11 07 1979
Description: Cheesemaker Laurel Ettien, measuring the weight of cheese curd after it was separated from the whey.
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Man with Provolone Cheese

Date: 06 05 1967
Description: Mike Cotch standing holding a provoloni with other shapes of provolone cheese including salomini, salame, and madget hanging from the ceiling at the Burnet...
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Coss Dairy Driver and Truck

Date: 1940
Description: Cab of an International model D-15-M truck with 102 inch wheelbase and Metro body. The delivery man is standing inside the cab on the passenger side of the...
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Brauer Bakery

Date: 1937
Description: A man stands in front of a 4 can milk cooler with two milk jars in his hands at the Brauer Bakery. Loaves of bread are on a table with a scale, a cake, an...
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Man Putting Milk Can in Cooler

Date: 1937
Description: Fred Esser puting a milk can into an McCormick-Deering 6 can milk cooler.
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Edward Beyer with Milk Can and Cooler

Date: 1937
Description: Edward Beyer stands with a milk can, cream separator, and McCormick-Deering cooler on his farm.
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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: 1937
Description: A man is moving a milk can from a cooler in an old building.
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Edgar C. Lyman with Milk Pails

Date: 1941
Description: Edgar C. Lyman stands on a platform and uses a stainless steel pail to pour milk into a supply tank.

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