Next door neighbors in Brodhead, Wisconsin, George and Linda Salter with son Joel at left and Ross & Leona Pepper at right. The Plum House is in the background. The Salters owned the Plum House at the time of the photo.
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Scheberele Cheese, Zuercher Cheese, Kraft Foods, cold storage.
This building is located on the corner of East Second Avenue and Eleventh Street. It has a long history of being used as cold storage for cheese. Some of the names associated with the building were Zuercher Cheese Factory, Scheberele Cheese, and Kraft Foods. The photo is the north side of the building.
The Shorb Hotel on the south side of Exchange Square in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Shorb Hotel, The Young House, George Fields, John L. V. Thomas, John Young, Frederick Gumbar, Hugh H. Shorb
The Shorb Hotel at 904 West Exchange Street in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The front half of this building was originally The Young House built in1868. George Fields acquired 695 acres in a land grant from the United States government in 1843, during the John Tyler administration. John L. V. Thomas purchased 80 acres of this land from Mr. Fields in 1853 for $800. It is on this land that the plat of Brodhead was laid out in 1856. John Young purchased lot 1 of block 100 from Frederick Gombar in 1868. The Young House Hotel was constructed that same year for $16,000. In 1895 it was purchased by Hugh H. Shorb. Mr. Shorb built a matching three story addition to the south and remodeled the building in 1899. It was then the Shorb Hotel. It had 20 sleeping rooms. Mr. Shorb ran the hotel until1940. Salesmen would arrive by train an display their wares in sample rooms in the hotel. Note the carbon-arc streetlight at top center of the photo.
A horse-drawn carriage sits in front of the Shorb Hotel in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Date unknown.
The Solid Comfort Club at Fairview Place, July 21-August 4, 1891.
The Sugar River near Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Wilke of Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Built by John A. Young, grandfather to Ray Lyons, in 1869, a picture of the Young House in Brodhead, Wisconsin with John Young. Notice the coal oil lamps and the railroad station.
The Young House - The Manager Opera House
The Young House, The Manager Opera House, The Shorb Hotel, The Harris House, Pierce Hardware, FIB's Restaurant.
The building at left is the Young House at 904 West Exchange Street in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The building on the right is The Manager Opera House at 912 West Exchange Street. Both buildings were constructed in 1868. The Young House became The Shorb Hotel in 1895. At the time of the photo it was the Harris House, a supper club. For many years, and at the time of the photo, the first floor of the Manager Opera House was Pierce Hardware, and then became FIB's restaurant.
The Young House at left and Gumber's Hall on the right. Both buildings were built in 1868. They are at 904 and 912 West Exchange Street in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Unidentified theater group, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
"Mary's 3rd birthday. Taken at Florence's home. Bill, Mary, Carol, David and Edith, Nov 10, 1963.
Tom Riese of Brodhead, Wisconsin at Gettysburg Battlefield in Gettysburg, PA.
Thomas Wolfe in his tulip bed, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
The Thompson - Everson house at 808 First Center Avenue, Brodhead, Wisconsin. For many years the Everson Funeral Home, now in the third generation of Eversons.
Three men in a horse drawn wagon in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Fred Stephens, L. owner of former Stewart & Broughton ice business from early 1900’s to 1926, then sold to Chester Smith.
Threshing crew, Grant Combs, Fairman, Ed Pinnow, Leu Dedrick, Ema Muller, Hooker, Zimmerli, Fredie M. ,Carl Kaltburner, Geiger.
A threshing crew at an unknown location. Men in picture from left: Unknown, Grant Combs, Fairman, Ed Pinnow, Unknown, Leu Dedrick, Unknown, father of Ema Muller, Unknown, Hooker, Unknown, Zimmerli, Fredie M. , Carl Kaltburner, and Geiger.
A threshing crew at a farm near Juda, Wisconsin.
A threshing scene at an unknown location..
Ties Oil Co. parade car in front of Farmco Products, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Ties Oil Company, Conoco Oil, Charles McManus, Landmark Co-Op, Dick"s Repair Shop, Leo Ties, F. M. Ties, John Woodling.
The Ties Oil Company of Brodhead Wisconsin building and trucks. The Ties and Woodling Oil Company was formed on November 1, 1921. The owners were Leo Ties, F. M. Ties, and John Woodling. In January 1930 Leo and F. M. Ties bought out John Woodling and it became Ties Oil Company. The building is at 1105 West Forth Avenue. The building was later owned by Charles McManus and was a gas station. He sold the business to Landmark Co-Op. Landmark closed the station and the building is now used as Dick's Repair Shop.
Employees of Ties Oil Company in Brodhead, Wisconsin. From left, unknown, Eugene Schultz, Dick Kamps, Mrs. Dale Johnson, Mac Ties, Fred Ties.
Ties Oil Company' Eugene Schultz, Dick Kamps, Mrs. Dale Johnson, Mac Ties, Fred Ties.
Employees of Ties Oil Company in front of the business building at 1105 West Forth Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. L-R: Unknown, Eugene Schultz, Dick Kamps, Mrs. Dale Johnson, Mac Ties, Fred Ties.
The Timm - Stair house also known as Panda Lodge at 906 Fourth Street, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Timm's Garage, Ford dealership, Bruce Timm, John D. Timm, J.C. Timm, Donald Timm, Jeremy Pinnow.
Timm's Garage and Ford dealership was located at 801 Tenth Street in Brodhead, Wisconsin. It was owned by brothers Bruce and John D. Timm for many years and they were the owners when the dealership closed in Brodhead. The building is no longer there. The area is now the site of storage buildings owned by Jeremy Pinnow. The Timm family was long associated with the Ford dealership in Brodhead. J.C. Timm bought into the firm in 1924 and became sole owner in 1933. He built the pictured building in 1937. J.C.'s son Donald joined the firm when he returned from WW II. Son John D. joined in 1948 and youngest son Bruce bought Donald's partnership in 1954.
Timm's Ford garage and dealership on the corner of 10th Street and East 2nd Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Tinker's Garden, located on West 2nd Avenue, in early October, 1990.
Workers in the field harvesting tobacco. The field is identified as on the Risum Farm.
Tobacco Shed, William M. Fleek, C. T. Pfisterer, Jake Pfisterer.
The photo shows two tobacco sheds thought to be in Brodhead Wisconsin. Tobacco growing and marketing was a large part of Brodhead's economy from 1880 through the early 1900's. There were several tobacco sheds in the city. William M. Fleek manufactured cigars and employed 40 workers. The last people to to grow tobacco in Brodhead was the C. T. Pfisterer and Jake Pfisterer familys in late 1950's and early 1960's.
17 year-old Tom Weeden shortly after his first solo flight in 1974 at the Brodhead, Wisconsin Airport. The airplane is a 1947 Aeronca Champ.
1913 tornado damage in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
1913 tornado damage in Brodhead, Wisconsin,
A young girl stands with tornado damage at A.P. Pierce farm, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Tornado damage to a barn on the Pierce farm, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
1913 tornado damage at Lercher's home, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Tornado damaged barn on the Ralph Schwartz farn in Decatur Township, one mile west of Brodhead, Wisconsin.
People standing amid tornado damage, thought to be November 11, 1911. Original photograph is broken in half.
Track crew works on the New Glarus Branch of the Milwaukee Road railroad on West Third Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. They are probably removing the rail after the last run to New Glarus.
Track equipment in Brodhead, Wisconsin during rehabilitation of the railroad in 1987. The depot is in the background, looking east.
Track equipment in use during rehabilitation of the railroad in Brodhead, Wisconsin in 1987.
Men and equipment remove the rails and ties on the New Glarus Branch of the Milwaukee Road railroad. MILW X-110 crane is in the background. This right-of-way is now the Sugar River State Trail.
A camping trailer in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Manufactered by Bob Riese.
First Brigade Band arrives by train, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Train arriving at the Brodhead, Wisconsin depot from the west. Printing on crates on cart to the far left say McPherson Dairy.
Locomotive number 201 of the Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad at the depot in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Workers pause for a photograph while clearing a train wreck somewhere east of Brodhead, Wisconsin. New track and ties appear to have been laid.
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad wreck near Browntown, Wisconsin.
Train wreck near Hanover, Wisconsin, east of Brodhead.
Train wreck near Monroe, Wisconsin on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad.
Wreck on Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad near Monticello, Wisconsin.
Tobacco farmers transplanting plants from their hot beds.
Troy Gerber Speaks at Dedication of Replica Covered Bridge
Ty Gerber speaks at the dedication of the replica covered bridge on the Sugar River State Trail near Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Truman Olin and unidentified man in front of building, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Ed Rollert, Chief Engineer for Buick Motor Division with Truman Olin of Brodhead, Wisconsin at the Buick Engine Plant in Flint, Michigan, Sept. 14, 1960.
The Trutman house at 801 Fourteenth Street, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Two unknown men with an early automobile.
Two men seated in an office, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
A man watches a woman brushing her teeth on a porch.
two people walking on Decatur Lake shore
A gathering on the shore of Decatur Lake near Brodhead, Wisconsin.
The store was K.K. Hellrudis. The woman at left is Anna Kingbalm and at right is Katty Hooker Hyatt.
Two unknown women pose in what appears to be an early store.
K.K. Hellrudis store in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The woman at left is Anna Kingbalm and at right is Katty Hooker Hyatt.
Two unknown young girls pose for a portrait.
Tyrone church and state line cemetery. Trinity Lutheran Church on the right is in Illinois. The cemetery is in Wisconsin.
The caption on this portrait reads, "Uncle Charles Frederick, Elizabeth B. sister, Susan's husband, HJB's uncle".
Uncle Larry's - Red Dot Potato Chip Factory
Brodhead Potato Company, Uncle Larry's Potato Chips, Red Dot Potato Chips, Larry Marty, Universal Foods
Larry Marty, owner of the Uncle Larry's - Red Dot Potato Chip factory in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Universal Foods closed it's cheese factory and gave the building to the City of Brodhead. The factory was located at the corner of 11th Street and West 5th Avenue. Marty leased the building from the city in June of 1988 and formed the Brodhead Potato Company. They produced Uncle Larry's Old Fashioned Potato Chips and in 1990 acquired the Red Dot trademark and made Red Dot Chips also. The building is no longer in existence.
Unidentified gathering of people in house.
All Girls Pre-1920. Grace Kammerer in front.
Brodhead, Wisconsin group. Caption indicates "Prophetstown"
Unidentified group in front of church, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
United Methodist Church Centennial, Brodhead, Wisconsin. The pastor greeting is Rev. Wilbur J. Leatherman.
United Methodist Church Centennial, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
United Methodist Church Centennial, Brodhead, Wisconsin. Man in center with top hat is Loudon Blackbourne. Man at right is thought to be Bob Ten Eyck.
United Methodist Church Centennial, Brodhead, Wisconsin. Man in blue trousers and black top hat is Brodhead businessman, Loudon Blackbourne.
United Methodist Church Young Adult Fellowship
Brodhead United Methodist Church young adult fellowship on a walk along the Race to the Decatur dam. Front row from left: Bob Woelky, Joyce Woelky (Steiner), Zane Dennick-Ream. Back row from left: Ken Petersen, Marcia Petersen, Gene Prudhon, Carol Prudhon, Robin Dennick, Debbie Dennick-Ream, Ann Schwartz. This photo was taken near Brodhead, Wisconsin in October 1979.
United Tire and Service and downtown Brodhead, Wisconsin with early cars and trucks.
A new bridge is constructed near an older wooden bridge at an unknown location.
Men unload horse-drawn wagons of milk in at an unknown cheese factory near Brodhead, Wisconsin.