Description: Photograph from the Columbus Free Press Collection showing visitors outside of the Dairy Products Building at the 1985 Ohio State Fair. A banner advertises the Butter Cow sculpture inside, as well as available dairy products including milk, ice cream, cheese and milkshakes. The "butter cow" has been a tradition sponsored by the Ohio State University and Dairy Processors of Ohio at the State Fair since the early 1900s. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B02F09_10
Subjects: Ohio State Fair; Agriculture--Ohio; Dairy industry; Dairy products; Cows;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Mule-drawn cart for the Hartsook dairy, which according to an accompanying caption furnished milk for most families in the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus. This image was included in a "Memory Book" compiled by Mrs. H. V. Cottrell, historian for the Clinton League (sometimes called the Clinton Welfare League) from 1938-1943. The book shows the development of the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, and records the history of the League. The Clinton League was a women's group founded in 1912 to promote child welfare and later general welfare in Columbus, but which was based in and primarily focused on the area of Clintonville. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P285_MB1_072
Subjects: Clintonville (Ohio); Clinton League; Women--Charities; Columbus (Ohio)--History; Dairy industry; Dairy products;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a woman as she reads a mystery novel in bed. The subject of the photo is a government milk tester who was also depicted at work in other photographs by Joe Munroe, 1948. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05908
Subjects: Women -- United States; Joe Munroe; Books and reading.; Dairy products industry
Places: New York
 

Description: Photograph from the Columbus Free Press Collection showing the butter sculpture at the 1985 Ohio State Fair. This sculpture, credited to artist Dan Ross, shows a veterinarian standing with a cow and calf. The "butter cow" has been a tradition sponsored by the Ohio State University and Dairy Processors of Ohio at the State Fair since the early 1900s. Dan Ross served as the sculptor each summer for more than 30 years. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B02F09_09
Subjects: Ohio State Fair; Agriculture--Ohio; Dairy industry; Dairy products; Cows;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: The first photograph shows workers in Marlboro, Ohio making cheese. The aging cheese wheels are being stored in a cool cellar in the second photograph. Holmes, Tuscarawas, and Stark counties became known for their Swiss and Baby Swiss cheeses, many made by local Amish and Swiss immigrants. By the end of the twentieth century, Ohio was the second largest cheese-manufacturing state, trailing only Wisconsin. The photographs measure 8" x 10" (20.32 x 25.4 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3082_3675620_001
Subjects: Business and Labor; Agriculture; Immigration and Ethnic Heritage; Cheese; Dairy products; Employees
Places: Marlboro (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two young boys visiting the Ohio State Fair offer their ice cream bar to a calf, ca. 1950-1959. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00792
Subjects: Cows; Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Ohio State Fair; Dairy products; Livestock
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph of Liederkranz cheese at a factory in Van Wert, Ohio was taken in the 1960s. Liederkranz cheese was invented by Emil Frey of Monroe, New York in the 1882, while he was trying to make Limburger cheese. Frey was a member of a Liederkranz Club, a German singing society, and named the cheese after it. He started the Monroe Cheese Company, which moved to Van Wert, Ohio in 1926 and was sold to Borden Company in 1929. Borden sold the factory to Fisher Cheese Company in 1981, but it too stopped producing Liederkranz cheese after a contamination problem in 1985. Liederkranz cheese is made from cow's milk. It has a yellow crust that is edible and a soft white inside. The photograph is 8" x 10" (20.32 x 25.4 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3172_3805965_001
Subjects: Business and Labor; Dairy products industry; Cheese; Factories
Places: Van Wert (Ohio); Van Wert County (Ohio)
 

Description: A farm scene in Medina County. Two prominent farms, the Heritage Farm and the Elm Farm, are located in Medina County. The Heritage Farm is a mid 19th century farm in the Ohio Western Reserve area of Ohio. It consists of a house, privy, carriage house, corn crib, granary, equipment shed, barn, milk house and chicken house. Elm farm was purchased by a master plumber, Henry Abell, in 1927. When no plumbing work was available in 1934, he developed the dairy farm, eventually growing it to 500 acres. Now it is the American Ice Cream and Dairy Museum. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06890
Subjects: Medina County (Ohio); Farm life--Ohio; Dairy products industry
Places: Medina County (Ohio)
 

Description: Three photographs, taken in the 1970s, show workers at the Dannon Yogurt Company factory in Minster, Ohio. Dannon opened the factory in 1968 and by 2003 was producing more than a million cups of yogurt each day. The photographs measure 5" x 7" (12.7 x 17.78 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om2975_3619577_001
Subjects: Business and Labor; Yogurt; Dairy products; Employees; Factories
Places: Minster (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: The downtown district of Chardon. Chardon is mostly known as a vacation spot for Ohio residents, known as a good place for recreation and also being close to Lake Erie. In addition to this, the other mainstay of Chardon's economy is the dairy industry, and is home to several cheese makers. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06710
Subjects: Geauga County (Ohio); Dairy cattle; Dairy products industry
Places: Chardon (Ohio); Geauga County (Ohio); Ohio
 

Description: The downtown district of Chardon. Chardon is mostly known as a vacation spot for Ohio residents, known as a good place for recreation and also being close to Lake Erie. In addition to this, the other mainstay of Chardon's economy is the dairy industry, and is home to several cheese makers. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06711
Subjects: Geauga County (Ohio); Dairy cattle; Dairy products industry
Places: Chardon (Ohio); Geauga County (Ohio); Ohio