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Ernest Albert Hilfiker, Cheesemaker

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Ernest Albert Hilfiker (1905-1993) poses with copper kettles in the making room of the Tuscobia cheese factory.

Date Created:
1950

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Date Created 1950

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Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W013LLB
Legacy ID
WHi 46857

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Tuscobia Cheese Factory

Tuscobia Cheese Factory

1926

Group of people standing outside of the Tuscobia Cheese factory.

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Making Cheese

Making Cheese

October 1929

Corner of Swiss cheese-making room, showing a cheesemaker stirring ingredients in a copper kettle.

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View of Making Room

View of Making Room

Interior view of the Brodhead Cheese Factory with Kenneth Clark working at the kettles.

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Kenneth Clark Filling Kettles

Kenneth Clark Filling Kettles

Kenneth Clark filling kettles at the Brodhead Cheese Factory.

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Kenneth Clark with a Milk Kettle

Kenneth Clark with a Milk Kettle

Kenneth Clark watches milk go into a kettle at the Brodhead Cheese Factory.

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Brodhead Cheesemaking Room

Brodhead Cheesemaking Room

Interior of the Brodhead Cheese Factory with a man by a vat.

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