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McCormick Works Employee

Date: 03 31 1919
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing outdoors in front of a building. He is wearing eyeglasses, and overalls over a shirt, vest and necktie.
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Milk Storage

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Description: After the milk is picked up at the farm, it is stored in tanks that hold up to 25,000 lbs. and is held at temperatures of 38 to 40 degrees.
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Pasturization

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Description: The milk is pasteurized for the first step in the cheesemaking process. Milk is heated to 161 degrees, held at that temperature for 15 seconds, and then co...
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Brick Cheese

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Description: Brick Cheese derives its name from the bricks used to press the curds.
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Exterior Grounds

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Description: In 2004, Widmer's added 3500 sq. feet, which includes packaging, cold storage, loading dock, office and bathroom facilities. Pictured here is Widmer's CEO ...
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Packaging Room

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Description: CEO Joe Widmer stands in the newly added area used for cheese packaging.
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Cold Storage Room

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Description: CEO Joe Widmer stand in the 40-degree cold storage room where Widmer's ages their award winning Cheddar, Brick, and Colby Cheese.
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Four Workers Seated Below Parts Display

Date: 1910
Description: Factory workers sit on a wooden bench with a large wheel or gear resting on their legs below a display of implement parts, most likely at International Har...
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Clerk Sitting at Desk at Osborne Works

Date: 08 04 1913
Description: A man wearing glasses is seated at a cluttered wooden desk at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works). Behind him are file dr...
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Gisholt Tech

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Description: Portrait of a man with a pipe in his mouth posing while standing between storage shelves holding a large piece of cardboard or paper in the shape of a "U."...
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Portrait of Man Standing Outdoors

Date: 03 23 1921
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing outdoors in front of a railing and brick factory wall. He is wearing eyeglasses, coat, suit and hat.
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Portrait of Man Standing Outdoors

Date: 09 1919
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing outdoors wearing a hat and eyeglasses, and a business coat over work clothes and an apron. His left thumb is bandage...
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Portrait of Man Standing Outdoors

Date: 05 03 1921
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing on a sidewalk in front of a railing along a brick wall of a factory building. He is wearing a business suit.
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Portrait of Man Standing Outdoors

Date: 09 06 1921
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing on a sidewalk in front of a railing along a brick wall of a factory building. He is wearing a suit and eyeglasses.

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