An early picture of the original Decatur Dam, made of wood, near Brodhead, Wisconsin.
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A group of friends on the Decatur Dam near Brodhead, Wisconsin.
A picture of the old wooden Decatur Dam taken from a distance.
A new cut through the hill to eliminate a dangerous curve on Wisconsin Highway 104 north of Brodhead.
A WWII era P-51 Mustang visits the Brodhead, Wisconsin Airport.
A man standing on the Brodhead, Wisconsin city limits sign.
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.
Cheesemaker Joe Burke is shown in this undated image.
Bob Ten Eyck with the year's apple crop from Ten Eyck Orchard near Brodhead, Wisconsin. Date unknown.
Ben Ten Eyck at his apple orchard near Brodhead, Wisconsin. Date unknown.
Carl Rusterholz and Milt Meineberg at a tree farm near Brodhead, Wisconsin.
M.W. "Milt" Meineberg trims a tree at a Brodhead, Wisconsin tree farm.
An old Harley Davidson motorcycle from 1912.
A Wisconsin & Calumet train between Brodhead and Orfordville, Wisconsin.
Wisconsin & Calumet train in Orfordville
A Wisconsin & Calumet train in Orfordville, Wisconsin, led by locomotive number 270, a type GP9.
A Wisconsin & Calumet train is westbound near West Third Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Wisconsin & Calumet train with boxcars in Brodhead
A Wisconsin & Calumet train is westbound behind McManus Oil Company in Brodhead, Wisconsin with boxcars from the Lake Erie, Franklin and Clarion Railroad.
A Wisconsin & Calumet train is westbound near West Third Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin with boxcars from the Lake Erie, Franklin and Clarion Railroad.
Wisconsin & Calumet train at Brodhead Depot
A Wisconsin & Calumnet Railroad worker stops traffic on First Center Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin while locomotive number 270 prepares to cross.
A former AT&SF Railroad (Santa Fe) caboose is at the end of a Wisconsin & Calumet train in Orfordville, Wisconsin.
Wisconsin & Calumet train east of Brodhead
Charleston & Western Carolina locomotive in Brodhead
A Charleston & Western Carolina locomotive runs with a Wisconsin & Calumet train near Brodhead, Wisconsin.
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A Wisconsin & Calumet train in Orfordville, Wisconsin.
Wisconsin & Calumet train near Orfordville
A Wisconsin & Calumet train near Orfordville, Wisconsin.
Locomotive 1385 from Mid-Continent Railway Museum rests between trips during a weekend of train excursions between Brodhead and Monroe, Wisconsin.
A CB&Q coach from Mid-Continent Railway Museum on an excursion train near County T in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
A string of coach cars from from Mid-Continent Railway Museum on excursion train in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Members of the Brodhead Historical Society tour the Risum homestead and barn near Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Risum homestead near Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Ms. Jennie Austin of Brodhead, Wisconsin as a nurse in Chicago, Illinois.
C.S. Pierce Barn, Maddrell Excavating LLC.
The C.S. Pierce farm barn shortly before it was removed. The address is N3371 West Third Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Now the sight of Maddrell Excavating LLC.
Barn, C.S. Pierce, Maddrell Excavating ,LLC.
Barn on the C.S. Pierce farm at N3371 West Third Avenue Brodhead, Wisconsin. The barn no longer exists. The area is now the sight of Maddrell Excavating, LLC.
Barn, C.S. Pierce, Maddrell Excavating, LLC.
The barn on the C.S. Pierce farm at N3371 West Third Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The barn no longer exists. The area is now the sight of Maddrell Excavating, LLC.
The barn on the home farm of C.S. Pierce at N3371 West Third Avenue, Brodhead, Wisconsin. The barn has been removed. In the 1960's this was the largest dairy in the area in an era to "family farms". The farm at its height had over 100 milking cows and ran about 2000 acres. This is now the sight of Maddrell Excavating, LLC.
Inside the C.S. Pierce barn in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The barn no longer exists.
The 1980 Australian Aerobatic Team practiced for six weeks at the Brodhead, Wisconsin Airport prior to the world competition in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. They are shown here with one of their airplanes, a Pitts S-2B. Back row from left are Bill Waterman, Chris Sperou, Rob Poynton, Frank Fry, Dr. Hilton Selvey and Dr. Enid Selvey. Kneeling are mechanics Mal Beard and Ron Barker.
Ms. Ann Robinson of Brodhead, Wisconsin holds a birthday cake.
C.S. Pierce, Marie Pierce, Pierce Farms, Pierce Music Company
The man at the left is C.S. Pierce. Once known as "Mr. Brodhead." Owner of Pierce Farms, about 700 acres, which was huge in the 1960's. He and his wife, Marie, also owned and operated Pierce Music Company. He was an endless promoter of Brodhead Wisconsin and it's growth. The event is unknown.
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.
Ground- Breaking for New Brodhead High School
Brodhead High School, James Burchell, Doug Pinnow, Kendall Schilittler, Carol Kloepping, Tom Aranow, Jo Pinnow, Dennis Schwartz
Board of Education members at the ground-breaking for the new Brodhead, Wisconsin High School. L-R Kendall Schilittler, Carol Kloepping - Board Clerk, Jo Pinnow, Doug Pinnow - Board Vice President, James Burchell, Dennis Schwartz - Board President, Tom Aranow.
The Milwaukee Road depot in Brodhead, Wisconsin with a freight train on the main track at left and the Fairbanks-Morse H10-44 display locomotive in primer paint on the freight track at right. View is looking east.
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Brodhead Historical Society museum, early 1980.
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Brodhead Historical Society museum, early 1980
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Jerry and Betty Earleywine of Brodhead, Wisconsin inside the Brodhead Historical Society museum, early 1980.
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Jerry Earleywine of Brodhead inside the Brodhead Historical Society museum, early 1980.
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West side of North Main Street, Brodhead, Wisconsin, May 1975.
Central East Side of North Main Street, Brodhead, Wisconsin, May, 1975
South side of West Exchange Street, Brodhead, Wisconsin, May, 1975.
Power plant at the head of the Mill Race, Brodhead, Wisconsin - April 1984
West end of West Exchange Street, Brodhead, Wisconsin - May, 1975
North side of West Exchange Street, Brodhead, Wisconsin - May, 1975
Bank of Brodhead building April 1987, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Pfisterer Block of West Exchange Street, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
LC Bartlett Carriage House on West 3rd Avenue, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
West Exchange Street and water tower looking west, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Spillway at the power plant connecting the Mill Race and the Sugar River, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Laube building and Green County Bank, 1980, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
North wall of power plant, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
C. S. Pierce Music Company at 602 West 3rd Avenue, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Power plant - Brodhead Water and Light Office, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
American Legion building on East Exchange Street, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Back of the Broughton Opera House in Brodhead, Wisconsin, during demolition to make way for the new City Hall building.
Civil war statue in South Side park, now called Veteran's Park, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Gospel Hall on First Center Avenue, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Amish horse and buggy parked near buildings on East Second Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Amish horse and buggy parked by buildings on East Second Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Path along the west bank of the Mill Race near Brodhead, Wisconsin in November, 1984.
The Mill Race near Brodhead, Wisconsin is just starting to freeze in November, 1984.
Path along the west bank of the Mill Race looking south near Brodhead, Wisconsin.
The Mill Race looking south from County F, just west of Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Mill Race looking southeast towards Putnam Park, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
The Mill Race looking north from the power house parking lot, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
The old water tower at sunset, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Brodhead Historical Society depot museum grand opening June 1981, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
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Brodhead Historical Society depot museum grand opening June, 1981, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
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Brodhead Historical Society depot museum grand opening June, 1981, Brodhead, Wisconsin. From left, Ben and Bess Zimmerli, Florence and Susan Beherns.