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Harvey Schmidt with Portable Milker
March 30, 1939
Harvey Schmidt stands amongst a row of cows in a barn to use a portable milking machine.
Joe Santana Milking Cows
1946
Joe Santana kneels beside a dairy cow in a barn to use a McCormick-Deering milker. The original caption reads: "Joe Santana, 326-S, Studebaker St., at Norwalk, California, has been the proud owner ...
Boy Milking Cow
1939
A boy wearing a hat, boots, and overalls sits on a wooden stool to milk a cow by hand. The original caption reads: "Son of Thomas Ridgman, Dousman, Wis."
Man with McCormick-Deering Milker
March 13, 1939
A man holds hoses attached to a wall-mounted McCormick-Deering milker. The original caption reads: "Milker solution rack scene."
Men with Milkers
1938
Three men, two wearing overalls and one in a suit and hat, stand outdoors in front of a building beside four McCormick-Deering single-unit milkers on the farm of John Bloomfield.
Man Weighing Milk
1947
A man writes information on a chart as he weighs a can of milk in a barn. A row of cows standing in stalls is behind him. The man may be working at International Harvester's experimental farm at Hi...
