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Raftsman's Series No. 1409: Cook and Cookie After Dinner

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of Ashley Bennett ("Cookie") who volunteered his services during the float, and the cook Mike Lane, on the Arpin fleet of lumber rafts.
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Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: Eating On Board

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Description: Stereograph of a group of raftsmen eating at a table onboard a lumber raft near the shoreline.
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Frankfurters on the Grill

Date: 08 22 1963
Description: "Picnicking in Mitchell Park provided a pleasant afternoon recently for these senior citizens who participated in the Milwaukee County Park Commission's pr...
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Pickled Peppers

Date: 11 21 1963
Description: A variety of canned and fresh peppers is artfully displayed by the woman who serves them to her family and gives them as gifts.
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Baking Bread for Communion

Date: 09 25 1963
Description: Elevated view of two women, one pulling loaves of bread from the oven and the other glazing crusts in the church kitchen.
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Baking Contest

Date: 08 15 1963
Description: Two women examine a prizing winning chiffon cake.
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Brand New Oven

Date: 1950
Description: Woman displays a brand new oven/stove.
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Early Electric Stove

Date: 06 1923
Description: Electric stove in the rural farmhouse kitchen of Adolph Betz.
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"Jewel" Stove

Date: 08 1927
Description: "Jewel" brand stove inside a farmhouse kitchen. The original caption reads: "Stove for patch work in making faked pictures."
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Cooks in a Civil War Army Camp

Date: 1865
Description: Two men cook at griddles while another leans on an open door to one of many tents at a Civil War army camp.
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Home Economics — Cooking Class

Date: 1922
Description: Female students in a home economics cooking class at the School of Agriculture in Olds, Alberta, Canada.
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Woman Rolling Dough on Countertop

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Description: Woman standing in a kitchen rolling dough on a countertop.
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Woman Prepares Beans for Canning

Date: 1917
Description: Woman sitting and preparing string beans for canning.
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Roasting Chickens

Date: 01 23 1957
Description: A man clad in a chef's apron tests a pan of chicken for doneness.
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Circus Cook Tent

Date: 1942
Description: Cooks preparing food for fellow workers with Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus.
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Test Kitchen and Laboratory at Oscar Mayer

Date: 10 16 1945
Description: Slightly elevated view of five women researchers performing various aspects of food research and related activities in a test kitchen and laboratory at the...
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Spice Collection

Date: 09 09 1943
Description: Chef Carson Gulley, UW residence hall chef, proudly displaying his spice collection.
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Candy Making

Date: 10 13 1934
Description: John Karch stirring a hot pot of candy syrup on a stove, while trays of finished candy are cooling on the table.
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East High School Boys' Cooking Class

Date: 06 07 1934
Description: Four boys in chef's hats and aprons are preparing food at a counter and stove in the East High School boys' cooking class. Left to right: Arthur Hanson, Ke...
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Weiner Roast at Kiddie Camp

Date: 08 29 1933
Description: Kiddie Camp children around campfire, watching frankfurters roast in a pot over the fire, tended by Oswald B. Neesvig, president of Madison Packing Co. Mos...

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