06/12/2026
Gordon Gunderson’s 1934 Ford Milk Truck,
Taylor, Wisconsin, c.1930’s.
Photo courtesy Gordon Gunderson.
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June is Dairy Month, it is a time to celebrate the work of our farmers, and the cows they care for. This photo of Gordon Gunderson and his 1934 Ford Milk Truck, was taken in Taylor Wisconsin, where dairy farming is the bedrock of the community. Gordon Gunderson was a milk hauler in the 1930’s, he is pictured here standing in front of his truck, fully loaded with milk cans. Each one of those cans held 10 gallons of milk. That means that if they were full, there was 80 lbs of milk….plus the weight of the can. A full milk can weighed between 90 and 100 lbs, and the milk hauler had to sling those cans of milk up on the truck by hand. We salute the dairy industry, and all the hard work that goes into bringing cheese and butter to our tables….Thank You Farmers!
