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Dressing Oscar Mayer Pigs
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Four male Oscar Mayer employees in white caps and smocks dressing (gutting) slaughtered pigs in a processing room. The carcasses hang from rolling hooks. Salt may have been spread on the deck to improve footing.
circa 1940-1949
Korling, Torkel
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W0139I4
WHi 135061
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Oscar Mayer Split Pig Carcasses
circa 1940-1949
Lines of pig carcasses after dressing and splitting hang on rolling overhead hooks. Inspection stamps and shipping tags are attached to the carcasses.
Oscar Mayer Slaughtered Pigs
circa 1940-1949
A dozen or more slaughtered and dehaired pig carcasses hang from rolling hooks on overhead rails, while a male employee in apron, hat, and gloves, examines the ear of one of the pigs.
Oscar Mayer Outdoor Pig Pen
circa 1940-1949
Elevated view of pigs occupying an outdoor pig pen at the Oscar Mayer & Co. plant in Madison, Wisconsin. The pen is attached to a wooden shed. In the background, two men stand near the large, open...
Oscar Mayer Indoor Pig Pen
circa 1940-1949
View of a room where pigs are being cooled off by an overhead sprinkler system. This is probably the interior of the shed visible in images [W014C8K and W014C8C].
Oscar Mayer Indoor Pig Pen
circa 1940-1949
View of a room where pigs are being cooled off by an overhead sprinkler system. This is probably the interior of the shed visible in images [W014C8K and W014C8C].
Oscar Mayer Outdoor Pig Pen
circa 1940-1949
Elevated view of pigs occupying an outdoor pig pen at the Oscar Mayer & Co. plant in Madison, Wisconsin, looking north from near Commercial Avenue. The pen is attached to a wooden shed on the south...
