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Bob Thompson pouring milk into a pail in Lisbon

Bob Thompson pouring milk into a pail in Lisbon

Bob Thompson (right) and his son Bill milking on the Thompson farm, where Bob kept a herd of registered Holsteins and sold surplus cattle internationally. 1960s. Lisbon, NY. Courtesy of Bob Thompson.

For more on the Thompson cattle operation, click here.

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