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Simon Hotel Menu
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One-page menu with a pot of flowers, a glass of milk, and a hot (cheese?) casserole whose steam curls upward to form the letters for "menu." The line, "You are in Wisconsin famed for Dairy Products," is superimposed on an outline of the state. The menu for the Simon Hotel is mimeographed on a pre-printed form from the state Department of Agriculture & Markets.
circa 1930-1939
Wisconsin. Department of Agriculture and Markets
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W01374A
WHi 106420
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Menu for the Annual Winter Meeting, Wisconsin Guernsey Breeders' Association
February 3, 1931
Front cover and menu listing from the Annual Winter Meeting of the Wisconsin Guernsey Breeders' Association at the Loraine Hotel. On the cover is a profile view of a Guernsey cow, head turned sligh...
Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture & Markets Exhibit
May 3, 1934
Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture & Markets exhibit at the Madison Home Show promoting milk and cheese with signs.
Cheese & Butter Table
1937
Advertising brochure for Wisconsin's dairy industry issued by the State Department of Agriculture. It depicts Wisconsin as the table upon which cheese and butter is being served.
Kaukauna Klub, Label
February 24, 1934
Label submitted to the State of Wisconsin for trademark registration by the South Kaukauna Dairy Company. Cheese Food product which is a mixture of aged cheddar cheese with added milk fat. The labe...
Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Brick Cheese Production
circa 2000-2009
Each Brick of cheese weighs out at approximately 5 pounds. The general rule of thumb is that it takes 10 pounds of milk to produce 1 pound of cheese. A 5 pound Brick Cheese requires 50 pounds of mi...
Knudson Cheese Co.
1930
Exterior of the Knudson Cheese Company. The lawn is covered with flowers. A man sits on the porch. A railroad car is on the left.
