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Grimm Cheese Factory exterior in Harrisville

Unidentified man and woman  outside the Grimm Cheese Factory in Harrisville. On right is a winch which was  used to lift fifty gallon milk cans up.  Round pressing boards, used for pressing wheels of cheese, are scattered around the yard. Cheesecloth was hung out to dry (doorway of building).

Circa 1890-1900. Harrisville, NY.

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