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Hooping the Curd
1914
Workers hooping the curd to make cheddar cheese at the Plymouth Cheese factory.
Dipping the Curd
1914
A worker at the Jorden Cheese factory dips curd to make swiss cheese.
Pressing Curd
1941
Two men pressing the curd into a form at the Swiss Cheese Factory.
Cheese Factory
Building thought to be a cheese factory, with workers and horse-drawn delivery wagons in the front.
Jorden Prairie Cheese Factory
Interior view of the Jorden Prairie Cheese Factory showing Swiss cheese presses on a bench.
