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Man with Crated Cranberries

Date: 1948
Description: Man posing with crates of newly harvested cranberries. The cranberries have not been cleaned as there is still plant debris in the crates.
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Checking Corn Kernels

Date: 1969
Description: Women workers at a Wisconsin canning factory inspecting corn as it passes by them on conveyor belts.
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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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Chicago Pickle Company

Date: 1967
Description: A semi-truck with a pickle advertisement on its side at the loading dock of a Chicago Pickle Company warehouse.

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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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Inspecting Peas

Date: 1975
Description: Two women workers at a Wisconsin pea cannery enjoy a light moment, as the shelled peas they are inspecting pass by on a conveyor belt. Both women are weari...
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Railroad Station

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Description: View down cobblestone street toward a girl standing on the steps of the front entrance of a railroad station. Railroad cars on the left of the station are ...
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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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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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River Line

Date: 1955
Description: Industries along the Milwaukee River, one of which is the Schlitz Brewery.
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Hartford Canning Company

Date: 1969
Description: Site of Libby McNeil and Libby canning company. In 1968, workers in Hartford staged a walkout to support Obreros Unidos (United Workers) to show dissatisfa...
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Oscar Mayer and Company

Date: 1950
Description: An elevated view of the Oscar Mayer plant.
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Migrant Barracks

Date: 1969
Description: Clothes hanging and drying on clotheslines in front of migrant workers' barracks. Libby McNeil and Libby Company was a major employer of migrant farm worke...
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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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Rural Cheese Factory

Date: 04 30 1971
Description: The cheese factory owned by Bernard Herndel located on rural State Highway 13 in Marathon County.
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Nestle Food Condensery

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior of the Nestle Food Condensery plant.
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The Brewery and the Brewer

Date: 1961
Description: Elevated view of the brewing kettles at the Pabst Brewery. A brewery worker is walking up the stairs in between the kettles.
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Grading and Sorting Cranberries

Date: 10 1969
Description: Women work along an assembly line grading and sorting cranberries.

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