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Rockdale Mill

Date: 1885
Description: View of the Rockdale mill, a grist and sawmill built in 1847 by Thomas and Nathan Van Horn. A group of people are standing on a sidewalk or loading dock on...
Postcard

Van Camp Condensed Milk Factory

Date: 1910
Description: View of the Van Camp Condensed Milk Factory. A driveway on the right leads up a small hill to the right side of the factory. Caption reads: "Van Camp Conde...
Photograph

Farmers' Co-Operative Cheese Factory

Date: 1909
Description: Men with horses and wagons gathered outside the Faville Grove Farmers' Co-Operative Cheese Factory. A poster advertising the State Fair is pasted to the wa...
Photograph

Carnation Milk Products Company Plant

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of the Carnation Milk Products Company plant as seen from across railroad tracks.
Map or Atlas

Sanborn Map of Fort Atkinson

Date: 09 1884
Description: Sanborn map of Fort Atkinson including Barrie, Germany, and North Water Streets.
Photograph

Lewis Factory and Globe Milling Company

Date: 04 29 1900
Description: View of the Globe Milling Company, built in 1848, and the Lewis Factory on the Rock River. In the distance is a dam, bridge, and barbershop.
Historical Essay

Hoard's Dairyman Farm Milk Bottle

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Half gallon milk bottle used by Hoard's Dairyman Farm of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, c. 1934-1944. (Museum Object 1977.354.84)
Photograph

Stuart and Frank at Work

Date: 1906
Description: Stuart, left, and Frank Fargo, both dressed in bib overalls, posing in front of the open door of a carriage house. Stuart is wearing a broad brimmed hat. T...
Postcard

Fargo Creamery Supply House

Date: 1908
Description: View across unpaved street towards a two-story warehouse, with a smokestack in the back. Caption reads: "Fargo Creamery Supply House, 1908, Lake Mills, Wis...

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