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Stamping Cheeses

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Description: A male worker in a cheese-making factory places a Wisconsin stamp on cheeses.
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Cutting the Cheese

Date: 1950
Description: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture workers cut large blocks of Swiss cheese.
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Wheels of Wisconsin Cheese

Date: 1948
Description: Wheels of cheese stacked for curing at a cheese factory.
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Joseph Steinwand Cheese Factory

Date: 1895
Description: Exterior of the Joseph Steinwand Cheese Factory, with a windmill and scrap lumber scattered along the fence.
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Magnolia Cheese Factory

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Description: Interior view of the Magnolia Cheese Factory.
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Severtson Swiss Cheese Factory

Date: 1947
Description: Exterior of the Severtson Swiss Cheese Factory.
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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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Squeezing Whey

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Description: Men squeeze whey before pressing.
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Casper Jaggi Pressing Cheese

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Description: Casper Jaggi pressing cheese.
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Casper Jaggi Pressing Cheese

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Description: Casper Jaggi presses cheese.
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars

Date: 02 1995
Description: Janet Wendling and Marilyn Zingsheim package brick cheese at Widmer Cheese.
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Pressing into Mold

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Description: A man presses cheese into a mold.
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Man Squeezing Whey

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Description: Man squeezing whey from a cheese cloth.
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Preparing to Turn Wheel

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Description: Men prepare to turn a wheel of cheese.
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Brine Tanks

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Description: Brine tanks and people in the background.
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Men Squeezing Whey

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Description: Two men squeezing whey from a cheese cloth.
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Widmer Cheese Employees

Date: 08 1979
Description: "Widmer Cheese employees. Front; Pat Geschke, Harvey Kamrath, Joe- John- Ralph- Jim Widmer."
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Loyd Cheese Factory

Date: 1921
Description: Exterior of the two-story Loyd Cheese Factory. A barn on the left of the factory features an advertisement for Star Tobacco.
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Dipping Feeding Cloth

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Description: A man dips a feeding cloth into a kettle.
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Dipping the Curd

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Description: Two men dipping the curd in a cheese kettle.

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