Henry Williams Jeffers (left) and Hubert Everett Van Norman (right)

Summary

left to right: Henry Williams Jeffers (1871-1953), President of the Walker-Gordon Laboratory in New Jersey, which was part of the Borden Research Foundation; and Dr. Hubert Everett Van Norman (1872-1938), Director of the Borden Research Foundation. The men are shown "survey[ing] the Walker-Gordon system of milk production." At Walker-Gordon Laboratory, the world's largest certified dairy farm, Jeffers invented the Rotolactor (milking a large number of cows using a rotating platform) and the covered milk pail; he later became active in the Republican party in New Jersey. Van Norman was the author of many books about milk and butter.

Subject

• Jeffers, Henry Williams 1871-1953
• Van Norman, H. E (Hubert Everett) 1872-1938
• Walker-Gordon Laboratory Co
• Borden Research Foundation

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-4375

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1930

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• Copyright Not Evaluated

Topic

• Dairy products industry
• Dairy products
• Dairying

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-4375]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints

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