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| Cows & Bulls (page 3) |
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| Bessie the Cow Janesville, WI |
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| Bessie was an eye-catcher for the Oasis Restaurant, Motel and Cheese Shop. She was installed here in the 1960s. In 2006, the Oasis and Ramada Inn closed and were demolished. Bessie was saved through public outcry. When the photos in the second row above were taken in 2007, construction was going on all around her. In 2008, after a complete restoration, Bessie was returned to the site (bottom row of photos above). For more, see 1, 2, and 3. |
| Giant Cow Bongards, MN |
Giant Cow Manitowoc, WI |
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The Bongards' Cow was originally installed across the street from the Bongards' Creameries store. The cow was moved by crane next to the store in 2008 for safer photo-ops.
The Manitowoc Cow stands in front of the Cedar Crest Dairy factory and ice cream store. She is nicknamed Bessie. She is dressed up for various holidays including Sputnikfest. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4. |
| Giant Cow Waukesha, WI |
Giant Cow Brazeau, WI |
Giant Cow Sioux Falls, SD |
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This Waukesha Cow, aka Gertrude, stands in front of the Golden Guernsey Dairy. You can only photograph her through the fence as the company is very tight about security.
The Brazeau Cow advertises for Yoap's Blue Ribbon Auction Farm. The Sioux Falls Cow stands in front of the Land O'Lakes dairy plant. |
| Giant Cow Middlebush, NJ |
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| The Middlebush Cow is 12 feet tall and appears to be another FAST clone (with horns removed). She was brown and white, then was painted black and white, and is now back to brown and white. In the 1960s, she was taken to parades and store openings to promote the Cream O'Land Dairy. When she was not on the road, she resided at the dairy's store which also had a 10 foot tall rotating milk bottle. When Cream O'Land's building was demolished in the late 1970s or early 80s, this cow moved to this dairy farm. She was subject to pranks and being knocked over so today she stands way back in the paddock with other live cows. Sometime between 2007 and 2009, this cow was repainted black and white. |
| Gertrude the Guernsey Rockford, IL |
Giant Cow Wilkes-Barre, PA |
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Gertrude the Guernsey stands at the Children's Farm which is part of Lockwood Park. For more, see this website.
The Wilkes-Barre Giant Cow previously stood in front of Gorman's Dairy. The statue seems to be at the same location now but the Dairy building is gone. The cow is or was nicknamed "Dinah Three-O-Ninah", a reference to her location on Route 309. The cow was multi-colored for several years but was repainted back to its original brown and white around 2002. |
| Giant Cows Des Moines, IA |
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| The Des Moines Cows are nicknamed Annie and Eric. Annie is 14 feet tall and has been here in front of the Anderson Erickson Dairy since 1966. In 1977, she was restored and joined by her nearly six foot tall calf. There are also a couple of fiberglass cow heads on the side of the building. For more, see this website. [first photo thanks Glenda Campbell] |
| Giant Cows Dubuque, IA |
Giant Cow Norwalk, CT |
Giant Cows North Providence, RI |
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These Giant Cows in Dubuque are installed on the roof of the Swiss Valley Farms production plant.
The Norwalk Cow is located in front of Stew Leonard's. This supermarket has another cow inside and another at their Danbury, CT location. These North Providence Cows are installed on the roof of Christiansen's Dairy. |
| Small Cow Decatur, IL |
Giant Cow Reidsburg, PA |
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This small Decatur Cow stands in front of Good's Floor Store.
The Reidsburg Cow stands at an unidentified dairy farm. The farm was once owned by Vernon Over. The cow is in great shape. My dogs were quite fond of her, too. |
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