Visit to Walker-Gordon Rotolactor

Item Information

Title:
Visit to Walker-Gordon Rotolactor
Description:
Visit to the Walker-Gordon Rotolactor--the first invention for milking a large number of cows using a rotating platform. The Rotolactor and the Walker-Gordon farm in Plainsboro became popular tourist attractions, showcasing the unusual and modernistic features of the dairy. The man on the left is identified as "Dr. De Fonseka".
Creator:
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Office of External Relations
Date:
1952
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Black and white photograph
Location:
Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)
Collection (local):
Harvard School of Public Health publication and visual resource records, 1930-2000 (inclusive)
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Office of External Relations. Publication Visual Resource Records. P-AA05. Box 28.
Series:
Harvard School of Public Health publication and visual resource records, 1930-2000 (inclusive)
Subjects:
Photographs
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard School of Public Health
Harvard School of Public Health. Department of Nutrition
Walker-Gordon Laboratory Co
Milk--Pasteurization
Dairy plants
Dairy engineering
Milk plants
School field trips
Public health
Extent:
1 photograph
Link to Item:
https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/17831
Terms of Use:
The Harvard Medical Library does not hold copyright on all materials in this collection. For use information, consult Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
From the Archives of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Identifier:
DigID0003769