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Clyde Cockershaw's Bar
1938
A McCormick-Deering ten can cooler sits underneath a counter next to the soda faucets at Clyde Cockershaw's Bar. In the background are advertisements for alcohol and cigarettes.
Richard Brackett with Cooler
1938
Richard Brackett, President of the Wisconsin Dairyman's Association, stands with a milk can near a McCormick-Deering cooler. Original caption states: "Pres. Wisconsin Dairymen's Association, and h...
McCormick-Deering 4-Can Milk (Water Cooler)
July 2, 1936
A man prepares to drink from a drinking fountain attached to a McCormick-Deering 4-can milk (water cooler), possibly at International Harvester's West Pullman Works. The cooler pictured was for dis...
Buster Bottling Co.
1938
A McCormick-Deering cooler at the Buster Bottling Company. A worker with a "Drink Orange Crush" hat is moving soda bottles to a crate.
Patrons and Bartender at Chet's Tavern
1941
Two patrons and bartender at Chet's tavern. The bartender is pulling bottles of Schlitz beer out of an International No. 4 De Luxe dry type beverage cooler.
Man Putting Milk Can in Cooler
1937
Fred Esser puting a milk can into an McCormick-Deering 6 can milk cooler.
