One of the stained glass windows in the old EUB Church in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
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Men and wagons in front of Stair Bros Store on Exchange Square, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
The Stair's IGA grocery store located in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
The Standard Gas Station was on the corner of East Exchange Street and First Center Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The area now is part of the Bank of Brodhead. The Standard Station was run by Chuck Sors in the 1960s and 1970s.
Bulk tank fire at the Standard Oil facility on East 3rd Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. This is in the time of team and wagon fire department.
Standard Oil Delivery Truck, H. B. Conway, Harland Conway.
Standard Oil Company delivery truck from Brodhead, Wisconsin. The name on the truck is H. B. Conway, which would be Harland Conway. It is not confirmed that the man on the truck is Harland.
People standing on Decatur Dam near Brodhead, Wisconsin.
A steam tractor has collapsed a small bridge near Juda, Wisconsin.
A farm crew pauses from making hay with a Case steam tractor and threshing machine. Thought to be on a farm near the Wisconsin Illinois state line, south of Brodhead, Wisconsin. The third person standing from the left is Maurice Visger.
A steeple fire at the UCC Church in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Steve Benton long time staff member of the high school in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Civics, Driver's Ed., and Guidance Counselor.
Leroy Stokes, Canute Stordock and John Hyldand
Storm damage at A.P. Pierce farm in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.
Storm damage at Chas. Sherman home in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.
Barn destroyed at Ed klitzman farm in Brodhead Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.
Storm damage in front of the Exchange Hotel in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.
Storm damage at H.P. Clarke home in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.
Storm damage in front of John Eglar home in Brodhead Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.
Unknown peaple at Lercher home after storm in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.
Unknown persons standing in front of Mrs. Lucas home after storm in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.
Unknown peaple standing in front of S.L. Crandall home in Brodhead, Wisconsin after a storm , July 16, 1913.
L. Blackbourne in front of his house in Brodhead, Wisconsin after a storm on July 16, 1913.
Large number of trees damaged near Chas. Zeurcher home in Brodhead, Wisconsin, after a storm on July 16, 1913.
Unknown peaple cleaning up storm damage next to H.P. Clarke home in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.
Unknown peaple standing next to S.L. Crandall home after storm in in Brodhead, Wisconsin
Storm damage in front of the W.N. Cobb home in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913. Miss Matter standing to the right side of photo
Car shed destroyed in storm near in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.
Large storm damage near Chas. Zeurcher home in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.
Storm damage along Clinton Street in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.
Tobacco shed damaged in storm near Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.
Street Scene - Green County Bank, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
The Sugar River near Brodhead, Wisconsin with a rowboat.
Boaters on the Sugar River near Brodhead, Wisconsin.
A steam powered excavator works near Avon, Wisconsin.
Frieda Olin tries out go-cart at Sugar River Raceway near Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Frieda Olin tries out go-cart at Sugar River Raceway near Brodhead, Wisconsin. A young Rob Wyss stands at right.
Sugar River Scene in the Good Old Summertime
A postcard showing "Sugar River Scene in the Good Old Summertime" near Albany, Wisconsin.
Entrance to the Sugar River Trail in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Dedication ceremony for the Sugar River State Trail in Brodhead, Wisconsin. This trail is the former New Glarus Branch of the Milwaukee Road between Brodhead and New Glarus.
Sugar River State Trail grand dedication in Brodhead, Wisconsin. From left: Assemblyman Joseph Tregoning, Senator Gordon Roseleip, unknown, Mayor Loren Sutherland, and unknown.
Summer camp of Oscar & Kitty Hyatt at Bluff View Park east of Brodhead, Wisconsin. They ran the park in the summer of 1924.
The Sveum Brothers and their wives in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Swiss Cheese Factory in Brodhead Wisconsin
The Brodhead Swiss Cheese Factory and Goldenrod Creamery in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Tabacco farmers loading and transporting tobacco leaves to the drying sheds.
Taylorcraft airplane owned by Robert Green at the Brodhead, Wisconsin Airport.
A Taylorcraft model DCO-65, built in 1943 and owned by Dick Wraight of Brodhead is shown at the Brodhead, Wisconsin Airport, ca. 1946.
Taylorcraft Airplane at Brodhead Airport
A Taylorcraft model DCO-65, built in 1943 and owned by Dick Wraight of Brodhead, Wisconsin is shown shortly after arriving at the Brodhead Airport, ca. 1946.
Man drives team of horses and bobsled on Exchange Street, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
A team of horses and bobsled tied behind the Harris House in downtown Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Workers at switchboard in telephone office, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Workers at switchboard in telephone office, Brodhead, Wisconsin. - December 1958
Telephone operators at a switchboard in Brodhead, Wisconsin, date unknown. From left, Elizabeth Mau, Maude Bower, Dell Fleek, Lulu Mattison.
Sign in front of Ten Eyck Orchard near Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Apple trees blooming and round barn at Ten Eyck Orchard, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Apple trees blooming at Ten Eyck Orchard, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Apple blossoms at Ten Eyck Orchard, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Round barn at Ten Eyck Orchard, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Ten Eyck Orchard, Brodhead, Wisconsin. In background is the bluff at Bluff View Park.
Bridge over the Sugar River on Ten Eyck Road west ofBrodhead, Wisconsin. Gauging station is in the foreground.
The round barn at TenEyck Orchard. The orchard is located on State Hwy. 11 south of Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Round Barn, Jacob and Rachel TenEyck, Albert M. TenEyck.
TenEyck's round barn at W968 Hwy. 11-81 Brodhead, Wisconsin, as seen through apple tree blossoms. The barn is two miles southwest of Brodhead. Jacob and Rachel TenEyck settled here in 1839. The barn was built by third generation Albert M. TenEyck in 1922. It was built from oak lumber cut from the property. It is 60 feet in diameter with a silo in the middle.
The Terry-Amerpohl Department Company of Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Brodhead Motor Service with Texaco Gas in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Texaco Gas Station, Arther Riemer, Steve Peterson, Roderick Lumber Company, Trackside Mobil, Harvey Jones, Peter Burns, Eddie Burns, William Wall, Fred Stephens, Croy Brewer, Carl Synstegard, Charles Atkinson.
The Texaco Gas Station was located at 1201 First Center Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The building was built for Harvey Jones by carpenters Peter and Eddie Burns and mason William Wall in 1924 - 1925. From 1930 - 1940 it was operated by Fred Stephens. Croy Brewer ran the business in 1941 and 1942. Carl Synstegard owned the station from 1942 - 1947. Arther Riemer and Charles Atkinson purchased the business in 1947 ant Art bought out Charles in 1953. Art ran the business into the 1970s. The building still stands. Gasoline is no longer sold but it is a auto repair garage. Steve Peterson ran an auto repair business here for many years. Notice at the right side of the picture Roderick Lumber Company. Trackside Mobil now sits at that location.
Ben Ten Eyck at his apple orchard near Brodhead, Wisconsin. Date unknown.
Mend horses stand near a brick yard in Decatur Township, Wisconsin.
The Brodhead Train Depot in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Notice the horse drawn delivery wagon and the steam train.
Speth's Chalet Restaurant east of Brodhead, Wisconsin.
The Clinton Hotel, originally located on West 3rd Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin, it was taken down and moved to Cresent, Iowa in 1866. Built in 1856.
The Clinton House Hotel once stood at 1001 West Third Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. At some point the building was disassembled and taken to Iowa, put back together, and once again used as a hotel.
The Clarence Covered Bridge west of Brodhead, Wisconsin.
The Cow Bridge over the Mill Race north of Brodhead, Wisconsin. The Mill Race is a man-made riverway from Decatur Lake and Brodhead.
A picture of Decatur Dam from the fall of 1912.
The Donald Rowald Family of Brodhead, Wisconsin. Carole (20), Roberta (22), Marilyn (16), Lucille (13), Jeanne (4), Julie (3), Joanne (6).
The Farmer's Hotel / Wiish's Bar and Apartments
The Farmer's Hotel, Wish's Bar, The American House
This building was the oldest building in the City of Brodhead, Wisconsin. It was built by a Mr. Wade in 1856 as a hotel with 32 rooms. At one point it was called The American House. It was last used as Wish's Bar and Apartments. There was an addition to the original building in 1905. The building has now been torn down and replaced by storage buildings. The address is 1008 East Second Street.
The Federated Department Store, Stair Brother's Department Store, Sutherland's Department Store, The Antique Mall, Mike's Flooring, Brodhead Family Chiropractic, Willow Rae Hair Studio, Olaf Anderson, Hazel Dunwiddie, May Bowen, Lola Engelhardt, George Charles.
Inside The Federated Department Store at 1027 First Center Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. L-R: Olaf Anderson, Hazel Dunwiddie, May Bowen, Lola Engelhardt, and George Charles. Before it was The Feerated it was Stair Brother's Department Store. In 1953 it became Sutherland's Department Store. When Sutherland's closed it became The Antique Mall. In later years it was Mike's Flooring and is now Brodhead Family Chiropractic and Willow Rae Hair Studio. Hazel Dunwiddie worked at the same store for 50 years, starting in September 1928 and retiring in November 1978.
The original dam that created Decatur Lake near Brodhead, Wisconsin.
The Decatur Dam near Brodhead, Wisconsin, frozen in the winter.
The Jacob Marty Wholesale Cheese Company
Creamery, cold storage, Marty, building.
The Jacob Marty Wholesale Cheese Company building in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The building is still standing on the corner of 11th Street and West Third Avenue. In later years, circa 1960-1970s it was used for cold storage by Goldenrod Creamery. It was purchased in 1991 by Ernie Webner from Charlie McManus and used as the Farm and Home Store until 2002.
C. R. Childs Photography, Chicago, Illinois.
C. R. Childs Post Cards, Chicago, Illinois.
The Krause family poses on the Decatur Dam near Brodhead, Wisconsin.
C.S. Pierce rides the last train from New Glarus to Brodhead, Brodhead, Wisconsin. This branch line was torn up later that year and is now the Sugar River State Trail.
Patrol cars from the Brodhead Police Department in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Date unknown.
The Lunch Room restaurant and staff gather in the snow, April 17, 1921. This building was near the railroad tracks at 1st Center Avenue.
Nabor Inn, Heinie Kueck, Jim Speth, Jerry Schmitt, Carl Zweifel, Cal Wickline, Bud Coomer
The Nabor Inn was a restaurant at 904 East Sixth Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The building was built as The Dairy Bar run by Heinie Kueck. He had a five seat counter and sold some groceries and had a meat counter. He sold the business to Jim Speth in 1957 who ran it that way until 1960 when he added a dining room to the north side. Mr. Speth sold it to Jerry Schmitt in 1966. A short time later it was purchased by Carl and Susan Zweifel, they owned it until 1973. Cal and Jean Wickline ran it for a short time and finally it was purchased by Bud Coomer. The Coomers built a new Nabor Inn on First Center Avenue at the south end of town in 1978. The building is now a private residence.
The Nautilus was a naptha-powered motor launch that carried paying passengers up and down the Mill Race from Putnam Park in Brodhead, Wisconsin. It would travel the full Mill Race, through the headgates to the "Parks" area on the south shore of Decatur Lake. It was over 20 foot long, and operated circa the 1890's and early 1900's.
The new Brodhead High School in Brodhead, Wisconsin, circa 2000.
People standing on the "New" concrete Decatur Dam near Brodhead, Wisconsin in 1911.
Brodhead Police Department, Henry Clay Putnum.
The old Brodhead Wisconsin Police Department at 1104 West Exchange Street. Before this building was donated to the city by Henry Clay Putnam the city jail was in a little building just south of the railroad tracks at 1105 First Center Avenue. That building is still standing and has been used for many purposes through the years. Before that offenders were lock up in a freight car in the depot yards. This police station had one jail cell The jail cell was condemned in 1966 and removed in a remodel in 1974. The police department was eventually moved to it's present location at the corner of West Exchange Street and West Third Avenue which was the old fire department.
The Old Maids, Mrs. Grace Kinkfoatrick, Mr. Fred Cole, Miss Jessie Rraulre, Mrs. Hattie Clark, Miss Clard Gruld-(Mrs. Frauk Fridge), Miss Winnie Bucklin, Mrs. Jessie Niles, Mrs. Glenn Fisher, Mrs. Frauk Ross, Mrs. Fannie Grutan, Mr. Dan Grutan, Mrs. Nellie Stair, Miss Alice Copilaud, Miss Killie hinker, Mrs.Jennie Lyrus, Mrs. Addie Badlitt, Mrs. Mattie Lake, Mrs. Neel Johnson Steineke.
The old swimming hole at Sugar River bridge on County F, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
A view of the Mill Race from the water tower in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
The Reed House on the west end and north side of Exchange Street, Brodhead, Wisconsin. This is the present site of the Sugar River State Trail building and parking lot.
The Reed House in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Refer to narrative of photo # 2962.
Evansville Public Library, Evansville, Wisconsin.
The Reed House dining room. Refer to narrative for photo # 2962.