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The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.
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Widmer Cheese Employees
August 1979
"Widmer Cheese employees. Front; Pat Geschke, Harvey Kamrath, Joe- John- Ralph- Jim Widmer."
Widmer Cheese Factory
1972
"Harvey Kamrath washes Brick Cheese at Widmer Cheese Factory."
Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Salting Cheese Curds
circa 2000-2009
Salt is sprinkled on the newly cut cheese curds.
Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Curd Mill
circa 2000-2009
The slabs of cheese are put through a curd mill, which makes the popular Cheddar Cheese Curds.
Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Cold Storage Room
circa 2000-2009
CEO Joe Widmer stand in the 40-degree cold storage room where Widmer's ages their award winning Cheddar, Brick, and Colby Cheese.
