Minnesota's Greatest Generation

Dairy barn interior, Lake Elmo

Cows are brought into the barn at milking time. This photograph shows a Lake Elmo farmer ready to begin hand milking his herd in December of 1927. The cows are kept in place with stanchions that separate them from their neighbors.

Creator: Hibbard Studio
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Date: 1927
Identifer: location SA3.1 p86

Dairy barn interior, Lake Elmo