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Red Dot Potato Chip Plant

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior view of Red Dot Foods Inc. potato chip plant at 1435 East Washington Avenue.
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Red Dot Potato Chip Plant

Date: 1939
Description: Man working with machinery at the Red Dot Potato Chip plant.
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Box of Piston Rings

Date: 09 1946
Description: Box of Wausau Motor Parts Company piston rings, taken for Brock Engraving Company.
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Factory Building and Automobile

Date: 09 19 1961
Description: View of the Blum Brothers Company factory building. The Blum Brothers Company once manufactured circular cheese boxes. An automobile is parked outside the ...
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Oscar Mayer Plant Interior Ventilation System

Date: 09 22 1953
Description: The interior ventilation system at the Oscar Mayer Plant, taken for Kulzick Advertising.
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Packaging Onions

Date: 1965
Description: Farmers package onions for shipping. Two women and a man pack and sew closed mesh bags of onions. Another man hoists full bags onto a conveyor belt, while ...
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Alice in Dairyland Inspecting Cranberry Products

Date: 1950
Description: Alice in Dairyland and princesses inspect jars of cranberry sauce as they move along a production line.
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La Valle Roller Mills Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the La Valle Roller Mills, a miller of wheat, rye, and buckwheat flours and cornmeal. Includes illustrations of Plansifter System machinery, ...
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A. Booth Packing Co. Memohead

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Description: Memohead of the A. Booth Packing Company of Bayfield, Wisconsin, dealing in "Oval Brand Oysters, Fish & Canned Goods," with a three-quarter view of the com...
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German American "Nitragin" Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the German-American "Nitragin" Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, manufacturer of a trademarked nitrogen "soil inoculator," with a center backg...
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Murphy Products Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Murphy Products Company, with a three-quarter view of the company building and trucks, automobiles, and a train nearby, flanked on either...
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E.R. Godfrey & Sons Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the E.R. Godfrey & Sons Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a red belt with a silver buckle across the top left. Examples of the company's ...
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Mansfield's Ice Cream Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Mansfield's Ice Cream made by the Geo. C. Mansfield Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with color illustrations of a mug with an ice cream floa...
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B.J. Johnson Soap Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the B.J. Johnson Soap Company, Inc., of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with three Palmolive soap products, including bar soap, a bottle of shampoo, an...
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Corn Products Sales Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Corn Products Sales Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with product examples, including Linit, Mazola oil, Argo corn starch, Karo syrup, an...
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Fredman Bag Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Fredman Bag Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, manufacturer of burlap and cotton bags and twines, with illustrations of two sacks, and a "J...
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National Tinsel Mfg Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the National Tinsel Manufacturing Company of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, with images of tinsel products, including a packaged tinsel garland; ribbo...
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Oconomowoc Canning Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Oconomowoc Canning Company, with a can of Teenie Weenie Wisconsin peas featuring a label with Teenie Weenie figures emptying pods of peas...
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Ocean Spray Cranberries Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Ocean Spray brand of cranberries, with a can of jellied cranberry sauce and a serving dish with the sauce retaining the shape of its can ...
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Dutch Canning Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of The Dutch Canning Company of Cedar Grove, Wisconsin, "Packers of Fancy Corn Peas and Beans," with a boy and girl in traditional clothing and ...

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