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Oscar Mayer Freight Car

Date: 08 04 1931
Description: Oscar Mayer refrigerated railroad freight car with "Oscar Mayer's Meats of Good Taste" advertisement on the side.
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Test Kitchen and Laboratory

Date: 10 16 1945
Description: Slightly elevated view of five women workers in an Oscar Mayer Company test kitchen and laboratory. A low wall is separating two women working at desks on ...
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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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Aerial View of Oscar Mayer Plant

Date: 1942
Description: Aerial view of Oscar Mayer & Company, 910 Mayer Avenue at Packers Avenue. Shows stock yards, railroad cars and automobile parking lot. Also shows C.E. & P....
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Table Set for Dinner with Oscar Mayer Ham

Date: 09 17 1931
Description: Table set for dinner with Oscar Mayer ham.
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Oscar Mayer Meat Display

Date: 06 02 1931
Description: Display of Oscar Mayer meat products. The meat, along with fern leaves as decoration, is displayed on a large sheet of paper placed on a table against a wa...
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Oscar Mayer Bacon Truck

Date: 11 09 1930
Description: Profile view of the right side of an Oscar Mayer bacon truck made by Diamond T parked near a building. The sign on the back of the truck reads: "Oscar Maye...
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Gottshalk's First Meat Market

Date: 1863
Description: Exterior view of M. Gottshalk's first meat market.
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Oscar Mayer and Company

Date: 1950
Description: An elevated view of the Oscar Mayer plant.
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Roosevelt Theater and Surrounding Commercial Area

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Description: Looking west on W. North Avenue from N. 14th Sreet. The Roosevelt Theater is on the far right, and the Luick ice cream building is on the far left.
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Meat Packers Parade Float

Date: 1931
Description: A large float decorated with a farm scene and blanketed with flowers moves down a city street (possibly Michigan Avenue in Chicago). The float is part of t...
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Ragweed Field Near Oscar Mayer and Company Plant

Date: 08 08 1949
Description: A ragweed field near the Oscar Mayer and Company plant at 910 Mayer Avenue. When the ragweed blooms, it will cause misery for Madison's hayfever victims.
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Fehr Baking Company Truck

Date: 1950
Description: An International L-150 truck owned by the Fehr Baking Company parked in front of Joe's Meat Market. The side of the truck advertises "Fairmade; Fairmade is...
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IBP Labor Strife

Date: 1965
Description: Iowa Beef Packers, later IBP, revolutionized the meat industry during the 1960s by introducing numerous innovations including the hiring of low paid worker...
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Aerial View of Oscar Mayer Plant

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Description: Aerial view of the Prairie du Chien plant of Oscar Mayer & Co.
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Jones' Sausage Factory

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of Jones' Sausage Factory. Two men are leaning out the window above the side of the porch roof. Bicycles are leaning against the side of the brick...
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Street Scene in the Business District

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Description: View down South Dubuque Street featuring Hotel Jefferson in the distance at left, built in 1913 with a Classical Revival influence. Automobiles, cable cars...
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Ludden's Poultry and Eggs

Date: 1921
Description: Exterior view of Ludden's Poultry and Eggs from the dirt road. The shop features a porch, gable roof, and fenced yard. There are wooden crates and barrels ...
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Street Scene

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Description: A busy street scene. Cars are parked at the curbs along the shops. The shops include: a grocery, a bakery/ice cream shop, a cafe, Prentice brothers hardwar...
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Burnett & Pratt Billhead

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Description: Billhead of Burnett & Pratt, "dealers in fresh, salt and smoked meats, fish and game in season," of River Falls, Wisconsin, with a group of livestock, incl...

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