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Publication Information
| Creator | Diemer, Melvin E. |
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| Date Created | June 9, 1928 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 18 x 13 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Melvin E. Diemer collection, circa 1910-1955 |
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| Call Number | (D483)10827 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Babcock Ceremony
1928
Crowd seated on the lawn of Agriculture Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a ceremony honoring S.M. Babcock, inventor of the butter test.
Dr. S.M. Babcock and Tester
Interior full-length portrait of Dr. S.M Babcock and his tester for the separation of milk fat, which is a hand-cranked dairy centrifuge.
Dr. Babcock with Butterfat Tester
1926
Dr. Stephen Babcock with an electric centrifuge butterfat tester.
Henry, Chamberlin and Babcock with Butterfat Tester
1917
Dean W.A. Henry, University President Thomas C. Chamberlin, and Stephen M. Babcock with Babcock's butterfat testing device.
Babcock Exhibit at the Wisconsin Historical Society
1920
Exhibition about the contributions of Stephen M. Babcock to the history of the dairy industry in the lobby of the State Historical Society Building. Both the original and a new motorized butterfat ...
Field Trip
1923
“Station Day” (agricultural demonstration) field trip party walking out into a half-grown cornfield.
