"Dear Milkman: My daughter says she wants a milkshake. Do you do it before you deliver or do I have to shake the bottle."
Pictured is Harold Reddick on the E.N. Kirby Dairy Milk Wagon
The milkman was once a fixture of daily life, making door-to-door deliveries before refrigeration and supermarkets. E.N. Kirby Dairy was one such delivery service in Champaign. If the name Kirby sounds familiar it's because Kirby Avenue was named after this family.
Lara, Archives Assistant