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Milk Delivery Man
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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 photograph is a built-in milk delivery door. Taken for the American Dairy Association.
January 17, 1948
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Fred Wenger Cheese Factory
June 20, 1948
Man and woman standing outside the Fred Wenger cheese factory.
Kennedy Mansfield Dairy Co. Horse-Drawn Delivery Service
September 5, 1944
Horse caretaker, Matt Marty, shown with Prince, one of the horses used to pull milk delivery wagons for Kennedy-Mansfield Dairy Company, 101 North Lake Street. The horses are being replaced by mil...
Bancroft Milk Carton
May 1947
One quart paper milk container from Bancroft Dairy, 110 South Park Street.
Kennedy-Mansfield Dairy Horse-Drawn Wagon
September 5, 1944
Milkman from Kennedy-Mansfield Dairy posed next to horse-drawn delivery wagon, number 5, and the horse. This photograph documented a story about the end of the era for milk delivery using horse-dr...
Exterior View of Creamery
Exterior view of a wooden creamery building, with men and horse-drawn wagons transporting milk cans.
Madison Dairy Laboratory
January 9, 1946
Two men performing a test in a laboratory at the Madison Dairy, 1018 East Washington Avenue.
