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Borden Company Loading Dock
August 1948
Borden workers loading milk onto trucks at the Borden Company loading dock.
Milking the Cows
1929
A woman, identified by family members as Alvina Marie Haman, runs the milking operation at the G.L. Haman dairy farm.
Bulk Milk Truck
A bulk milk truck is parked in a farm yard near a barn as three men stand by.
Milk Strike
January 10, 1934
Milk strikers and a pile of empty milk cans next to railroad tracks. Bill Nemeth (left) is pouring out milk in an attempt to create a shortage that would raise milk prices.
Irish Milk Boy
circa 1910-1919
A young boy drives a donkey-powered cart with a large milk can as cargo in Fermoy, Ireland.
Dairy Exterior
Exterior view of a dairy. Two cars and a horse-drawn wagon loaded with milk cans are parked in front of building.
