Title: Gridley Dairy Company Album
Inclusive Dates: 1928

Creator:

• Gridley Dairy Company

Call Number: Milwaukee Historic Photo Collection 5

Quantity: 0.2 cubic ft. (1 box)

Repository:

Milwaukee Public Library, Frank P. Zeidler Room

Archival Location:

Milwaukee Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

An album of photographs of the Gridley Dairy Company's holdings and manufacturing and distributing equipment in the greater Milwaukee area.

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Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.mwpl-mhpc0005

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The L.V. Gridley Dairy Co. was incorporated in 1898 by Leander V. Gridley. In 1903, John Le Feber, who had been working for a small dairy run by Charles Cupples, got together a number of smaller dairies, including the L.V. Gridley Dairy Co. to form the Gridley Dairy Co. The L.V. Gridley Dairy Co. gave way to the new Gridley Dairy Company. Gridley was among the first milk companies to use glass bottles. They also led in pasteurization, experimenting with it as early as 1898 and having the entire milk operation pasteurized by 1903. At one time Gridley was the largest milk dealer in Milwaukee. In 1928, it was announced that Borden Co. had acquired the Gridley Dairy Co., and that it would continue as a division of Borden. In 1943 the company was known as the Gridley Dairy Division of the Borden Co. By 1948 all references to the original company’s name had been dropped.

This collection contains an album of 46 photographs taken in 1928 of “exterior and interior views as partially representing the Gridley Dairy Company’s various holdings and Manufacturing and Distributing Equipment at its Main Division… South Division… South-West Division… North Division… Ice Cream Division… and West Division… and at Tess Corners.” (from the album’s introductory page.) These 7½” x 9½” black and white photos show all aspects of Gridley Dairy Company's operations in the greater Milwaukee area. These areas include milk and cheese production, delivery units, laboratories, bottling, personnel, and more.

The album is in original order. There is an index at the front of the album.

Gridley Dairy Company Album, 1928, Collection 5. Milwaukee Historic Photo Archives, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Album has been scanned as 600dpi TIFF files. Digital files already available will be used to fill reproduction orders. Contact Historic Photo Librarian for access to reproductions of images in album.

Photo Collections

• Historic Photo Collection. Milwaukee Historic Photo Collection 6.

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Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials. The collection is open to all in accordance with state law. The public may view collections from the Milwaukee Historic Photo Archives by appointment at the Central Library. To request an in-person appointment, create/login to your Special Collections Account. If you have any questions, please contact the Archives and Special Collections Department at mplarchives@milwaukee.gov.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

No acquisition information is currently available. Materials were accessioned as a Historic Photo Collection.

Processing Information

Processed by Jackie Radtke, Photo Librarian, 1999. Additional processing by Brian Williams-Van Klooster, Photo Librarian, January 2006. Additional processing by Rose Fortier, Historic Photo Librarian, May 2010.

Page   1	Main Division: General Offices, Manufacturing and Distribution
Page   2	Entrance and Stairway Leading to General Offices, Main Division
Page   3	Herd and Buildings Typical of 3000 Farms Supplying Gridley
Page   4	Typical Gridley Grade A Herd
Page   5	Typical Gridley Grade A Herd
Page   6	Milk Receiving Room, Main Division
Page   7	Pasteurizing Equipment, Gridley Patent, Main Division
Page   8	Bottling Equipment, Main Division, Capacity 180,000 Bottles per Day
Page   9	Refrigeration Storage for Daily Output, Main Division
Page   10	Loading Facilities--A Wagon per Minute--Main Division
Page   11	Power Plant, Main Division--Sectional View
Page   12	Churn Room, Main Division--Sectional View
Page   13	Butter Room--Weighing, Cutting, Packing--Main Division
Page   14	Cheese Room, Main Division
Page   15	Laboratory (a) Main Division--Sectional View
Page   16	Laboratory (b) Main Division--Sectional View
Page   17	Soaker Bottle Washing Equipment, Main Division--Sectional View
Page   18	Smithy, Main Division
Page   19	Paint Shop, Main Division
Page   20	Retail Delivery Unit
Page   21	City and Suburban Wholesale Delivery Unit
Page   22	10-Ton Refrigerator Truck, Divisional Transfer Department
Page   23	Garage, Main Division
Page   24	South Division, Distribution
Page   25	Southwest Division, Distribution
Page   26	North Division, Manufacturing and Distribution
Page   27	North Division, Bottling Equipment
Page   28	West Division, Distribution
Page   29	Country Station and Garage, Tess Corners
Page   30	Gridley Refrigerator Trucks--Country Collection Service
Page   31	Farm Inspection, Personnel
Page   32	Farm Inspection, Territory Covered
Page   33	Ice Cream Division, Manufacturing and Distribution
Page   34	Gridley Butter Statuary
Page   35	Fine Arts Building
Page   36	North Division, Laboratory
Page   37	Ice Cream Division, Laboratory
Page   38	Equipment
Page   39	Gridley Ice Cream Truck
Page   40	Employees
Page   41	Gridley Dairy Co. Building--State Fair Park
Page   42	Gridley Dairy Co. Four Horse Team and Wagon
Page   43	Dining Hall
Page   44	Laundry
Page   45	Lord High Admiral John Le Feber, M. D. Mackey, Chief Executive Officer C.L. Dunlop and Mrs. Breta L. Griem
Page   46	George White, Andrew Jacobsen, Mrs. Breta L. Griem, Margaret Fetzer, Frank Hauerwas, Celia Frohock, Bernie Miller, Frank T. Cook