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Ann Arbor Milk Bottle Exchange, October 1937 Photographer: Maiteland Robert La Motte

Ann Arbor Milk Bottle Exchange, October 1937 image
Year:
1937
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 11, 1937
Caption:
More than 2,500 milk bottles which do not belong to the Ann Arbor creameries that collected them are handled each day by the Ann Arbor Milk Bottle exchange. The exchange, at its headquarters at the home of Manager Louis Altenbernt on Joy Rd., in Webster township, separates the bottles and returns them to their respective owners - for a consideration, of course. Bottles from every state in the union reach the Ann Arbor exchange. Mr. Altenbernt, on the truck, is shown with two of his helpers unloading bottles to be separated.
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A Day at the Dairy: Ann Arbor's Washtenaw Dairy

"A Day At The Dairy brings viewers though the spectrum of a full day at Washtenaw Dairy in the summer of 2024 — opening with coffee and donuts before sunrise until the final ice cream is served after sunset. Since its founding in 1934 as an outlet for dairy farmers to sell their milk, through expanding with ice cream and a donut enterprise reaching all over town, "The Dairy" has provided commodities and served as a community hub in Ann Arbor for 90 years. Owner and President Mary Jean Raab recounts its history alongside a cross section of a day's customers who share what's kept them coming back for a tasty treat, time and time again." - Filmmakers Donald Harrison & Isabel Ratner

Washtenaw Fails To Feel Pinch

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Ann Arbor News, April 2, 1956
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2
Month
April
Year
1956
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Frank Nordman, Milkman, Delivers To Margaret Doyen, October 1947

Frank Nordman, Milkman, Delivers To Margaret Doyen, October 1947 image
Year:
1947
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, October 28, 1947
Caption:
Frank Nordman, who this week completed 25 years of service as a milkman on the same route in the Geddes Ave. area, is pictured delivering the daily quart to one of his customers, Mrs. Ernest W. Doyen, of 1614 Geddes Ave.
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Preparing To Milk A Cow - Hand Washing, October 1937 Photographer: Maiteland Robert La Motte

Preparing To Milk A Cow - Hand Washing, October 1937 image
Year:
1937
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 18, 1937
Caption:
Attired in boots and white suit this attendant at a local dairy is cleaning his hands in a chloride solution before undertaking to milk one of the hundreds of cows that supplies milk for the Ann Arbor market.
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Milking A Cow, October 1937 Photographer: Maiteland Robert La Motte

Milking A Cow, October 1937 image
Year:
1937
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 18, 1937
Caption:
In the actual milking operation, when it is done by hand, the milker makes sure that no foreign matter gets into the pail. Any germs will be killed during the pasteurization process, but the good dairyman takes extra precautions.
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Preparing To Milk A Cow - Udder Washing, October 1937 Photographer: Maiteland Robert La Motte

Preparing To Milk A Cow - Udder Washing, October 1937 image
Year:
1937
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 18, 1937
Caption:
A further precaution to insure sanitation in milking is taken by the milker when he washes the cow's udder. This is to prevent any straw or other matter from dropping into the pail. All utensils used are sterilized frequently.
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