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Final Touch
January 1973
A baker puts the final touch on the frosting of a layer cake with a spatula. A pile of cake boards and an unfrosted cake are on the table in front of him.
Felix's Bakery Display Window
June 10, 1930
Display of wedding cakes in window of bakery of Felix Odehnal, 715 University Avenue.
White House Cake
January 28, 1934
One man is standing behind a cake shaped like the White House, showing the rear view of the White House, baked by the Strand Baking Company, 2007 Atwood Avenue, for the Roosevelt Birthday Ball. Men...
Gardner Bakery Donut Making
April 2, 1928
Gardner Baking Company making Purity Doughnuts. Doughnuts are coming down a chute from a machine, and a baker is standing and attending one of the machines.
White House Cake
January 28, 1934
Three men are standing behind a cake shaped like the White House, baked by the Strand Baking Company, 2007 Atwood Avenue, for the Roosevelt Birthday Ball. Men are holding a backdrop behind the men.
Gothic Temple Cake
September 21, 1933
Gothic Temple Cake created by Reidar Strand and Oswald Christensen at Strand's Bakery's booth at the East Side Business Men's Association (ESBMA) Fall Festival.
