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Plankinton Packing Co. Memohead
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Memohead of the Plankinton Packing Company, a pork and beef packer and provision dealer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Includes an elevated view of the company building on the left-hand side, and an image printed in blue of the logo for Globe Brand hams, bacon, and lard (a globe, a pig with "Milwaukee" superimposed on it, and the inscription "Our Field"), on the right-hand side. Printed by the Milwaukee Litho. & Engraving Company.
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