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Cheese-Mobile
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Principals in the "world's largest cheese" promotion, study the artist's sketch of the "Cheese-Mobile" that will send the cheese to the New York World's Fair in early April. They are, from left: Steve Siudzinski, Denmark, Wisconsin, maker of the 34,591 pound cheese, Amos Ossman, Denmark, and Bernie Kruse, Oshkosh, who has been selected to drive the "Cheese-Mobile" to New York, and Roland C. Behle, Rolling Prairie, managing director of the Wisconsin Cheese Foundation, primary sponsor of the huge cheese.
1964
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1964 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 21 x 26 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Wisconsin World's Fair Participation Commission records, 1963-1965 |
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| Call Number | Series 1879, Box 2, Folder 8 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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