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C.S. Pierce of Brodhead, Wisconsin. Owner of Pierce Farms and Pierce Music Company.

The man at the podium is C.S. Pierce, owner of Pierce Farms and Pierce Music Company of Brodhead, Wisconsin. Event is unknown.

The man at the left is C.S. Pierce. Once known as "Mr. Brodhead." Owner of Pierce Farms, about 2000 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…

Inside the C.S. Pierce barn in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The barn no longer exists.

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…

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.

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.

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.

The barn and out buildings of the C.S. Pierce farm at N3371 West Third Avenue, Brodhead, Wisconsin. The buildings no longer remain. This 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 is no longer there. In the 1960's this was the largest barn and dairy in the area. This was in the times of "family farms". The farm had over 100 …

The dedication of The Brodhead Community Cabin at the School District of Brodhead Arboretum. The arboretum is located at the intersection of 25th Street and West 5th Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The cabin was the original Henry Clay Putnam Cabin…

The remains of the old Murray Rural School. A one room school at the west intersection of Golf Course Road and County Road E at Brodhead, Wisconsin.

The Board of Directors for the Brodhead Historical Society break ground for the new Knight Addition to the historical museum in Brodhead, Wisconsin. L-R Dolores Alsteen, Holly Everson, Vice President Dennis Schwartz, President Jaine Winters,…

The Grand Opening of the new high school in Brodhead, Wisconsin. L - R Steve McNeal high school principal, Dennis Schwartz school board president, Doug Pinnow school board vice- president.

Members of the Brodhead Board of Education at the ground breaking for the new high school. From L-R. Board member Tom Aranow, Board President Dennis Schwartz, Board member James Burchell, Board Vice President Doug Pinnow, Board Clerk Jo Pinnow,…

Martin Beck & O.J. Barr Carriage & Wagon Works is to the left side of the photo. The building is at 914 - 918 West Exchange Street in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Inside the C. Bartlet Carriage Factory at 1012 West Third Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The man on the right is Perry Baldwin. At left is Roy Morgan who was born in 1887.

The C. Bartlet Carriage Factory at 1012 West Third Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The man in the photo is not identified. The building has been kept in good repair and still exists with the original painted name restored.

Inside the old Brodhead Public Library upstairs at 1103 West Second Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Inside the old Brodhead Public Library upstairs at 1103 West Second Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Inside the old Brodhead Public Library upstairs at 1103 West Second Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Inside of the old Brodhead Public Library upstairs at 1103 West Second Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

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 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 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…

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…

This was the oldest building in Brodhead Wisconsin. It was built in 1856 by a Mr. Wade as a hotel. It had 32 rooms. The building was last used as Wish's Bar and Apartments. The building is now torn down and replaced by storage buildings. The address…

The north side of the 900 block of Wast Exchange Street in Brodhead, Wisconsin. This photo shows the Royal Blue Grocery Store, and Lyons Drug Store. The Royal Blue was run by Robert Engle. The drug store was owned by Ray Lyons. The Royal Blue later…

South Side Grocery Store, owned by Dean Peterson, at 1507 First Center Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The building was where the Post Office parking lot is now located.

Bellman's Grocery Store on the south side of the 800 block of East Exchange Street in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Building to the left was Al Koller's Barber Shop that later became Herbert Stuessy"s Insurance Office. Bellman's closed in 1960 and the…

Wendlandt's Market, a grocery store at 929 West Exchange Street in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Curless Meat Market was located on the south side of the mid 800 block of Tenth Street in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The building no longer exists and is the site of storage buildings.

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…

The north side of the 800 block of East Exchange Street, Brodhead, Wisconsin. The address of the large building on the left is 1040 First Center Avenue. The first floor was and is a store, with the second floor being apartments. The building on the…

Rex Bucklin and a horse drawn Stair Brothers Grocery delivery cart.

Unknown man in a carriage on the Jac Voegli Farm. The carriage is being pulled by a Brown Swiss Cow. Note the calf nursing and the large Swiss Cowbell on the cow. Writing on the carriage says: The Famous Brown Swiss Cow. The writing at the bottom of…

Mable Heath Timm, a rural school teacher. Shown here leaving home in Brodhead, Wisconsin, on her way to teach in Spring Grove.

Unknown man and woman in a horse drawn carriage.

Farm seen of a man on a horse drawn wagon.

A farm seen with a man cutting hay with horse drawn mower.

A farm barn. Location unknown.

The photo depicts the Brodhead Stone Flour Mill, at 1201 Eleventh Street, Brodhead, Wisconsin. The mill existed from May 31, 1863 - 1929. The mill produced 100 barrels of flour per day. The photo shows a wall collapse that happened in August of…

At far right of photo is the blacksmith shop. The sign reads "Hopkins and Son Horseshoing - Plow Work". It would have been at 1005 West Exchange Street, Brodhead, Wisconsin. The building at the end of the block was The Reed House. It later became…

Willie Durner in his wood shop. He later made it into a hardware store. Note all the photographs on the back wall.

The Fred Schultz Foundry in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The people in the photo from left: John Moar, Will Fulton, "hired man", Fred Schultz.

Picture says "Grampa Dualittle"s Store". The people in the photo from left are: Mae Bowen, Sam Wager, and "Dad Dixon".

Northcraft book and wallpaper store at 1018 First Center Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. In the 1960's the store was Everson Floor Coverings. The storefront is now State Farm Insurance.

The delivery truck for The Music Shop in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Business owned by J.C. Berryman.

The gift shop owned by Mrs. Arther Pierce in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Ray and Bessie Pinnow on their farm in Decatur Township, Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Early grain combine at unknown location.

Farmers in front of a Advance Rumely Steam Engine. There are names on the picture but can not be assigned to individuals.. The names are: Harry Mau, Sam Rease, Fred Ryner, Adolph Walters, Taylor's hired man, Ben Zuhlke, and Martin Mau.

A threshing scene at an unknown location..

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.

Bartlet & Son Carriage & Wagon at 1012 West Third Avenue Brodhead, Wisconsin. The date on the building is 1869. The main building is still standing and has been restored. Part of the old lumber yard is at right.

A parade on First Center Avenue looking North. A note on the photo says first appearance of the Brodhead Band for "officer of the day". The church at the center of the photo is the Baptist Church. It later became the Bethlehem Lutheran Church and…

The Laube & Durner Blacksmith Shop at 801 East Exchange Street in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The building on the left edge of the photo was a barn to keep horses until they were shod. The three men from left are Jack Mulirhill, John Laube, and Joe Laube.…

Laube & Durner blacksmith shop. Joe Laube is at left with the anvil and Antone Durner is at right.

The buildings on the East side of First Center Avenue in downtown Brodhead. Store at left center is Terry's Apparel, it is now State Farm Insurance. Store at center is Dedrick Hardware, at 1022 First Center Avenue, now Jeremy Pinnow & Associates.…

Buildings on the southwest side of the square 918 - 928 West Exchange Street in downtown Brodhead, Wisconsin. The building at left center says R. C. Allen Business Machines Inc. which was a former livery stable and is now 608 The Factory at 922 West…

J. N. Emminger Livery Stable at 922 West Exchange Street in downtown Brodhead, Wisconsin. Presently it is 608 The Factory.

The Federated Store at 1027 First Center Avenue in downtown Brodhead, Wisconsin. It was purchased by Loren and Bertha Sutherland around 1960 and became Sutherland Department store. In later years it became an antique store run by Patricia Braun and…

This photo shows the west end of Exchange Street in downtown Brodhead, Wisconsin. At the left is the "Dorlyn Theater" owned by Stanley Swartz. It was named after his daughter. It was first on the north side of the square and later moved. When he sold…

Bill Blackford's radio and TV repair business in his home at 502 East Exchange Street, Brodhead, Wisconsin. The photo shows a Zenith sign on the front porch. Also a sign that reads: Bendix Automatic Home Laundry.

The building that housed Horne's Photography Studio in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The address is unknown. Horne's was a long time professional portrait photographer. Exact time of business is unknown, but most portraits taken in the first two decades of…

The Brodhead Dry Cleaners was a small building on the northwest corner of West Exchange Street and West Second Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The business was operated by "Laz" Montgomery in the late 1950's and 1960's. The building is no longer…

This bell was presented by Edward H. Brodhead, chief engineer of the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad, to the Methodist Episcopal Church. He had promised to donate a bell to the first organized church to erect a church building in the new…

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.

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…

The first balk gasoline plant in Brodhead Wisconsin was built by the Ties family at the corner of 12th Street and West Third Avenue. The three men by the tank are L-R Andrew Douglas, F.M. "Roy" Ties, and Leo Ties. The man standing by the truck is…

This photograph shows some of the West Exchange Street businesses. (North side of the square. First at right is Brager's Barber Shop run by "Fat" Brager. Next is Big A Auto Parts. Next is Bjork's Toggery owned by George Bjork. A sign can be seen for…

This photograph was taken on the inside of the Chrysler garage in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The dealership was started seven years before as a Willys Overland dealership on Eleventh Street. In 1924 Chrysler took over Willys. This photo was taken at the…

The interior of an early Ford dealership in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The building is listed as being the "Riese Building". The man in the foreground is Art Searles who owned the dealership with Howard Plumb from 1919-1921. The young man in the rear is…

This building is still standing at 705 East Exchange Street. It became the dealership's new location in 1949 and was used as such until the new GM Chevrolet, Buick, Pontiac Garage was built on the south side of town in 1990. Truman Olin sold his half…

This was the first Olin and Ayres Garage. The business was opened on September 12, 1934. In the fall of 1935 they became a Pontiac dealership. This building, called the Sennett Building, is no longer standing but was located at 1006 East Second…

Olin and Ayres Garage was a Buick and Pontiac dealership. The dealership started as a Pontiac dealer and added Buick in 1953. It was located at 705 East Exchange Street. The building is still standing. The dealership was owned by Truman Olin and…

The Fleet and Knezel Garage was located at 705 Eleventh Street in Brodhead Wisconsin. The building is still standing. The car in the photo is a new Overland. A 1920 price list for a new Overland car was $895 - $1475 depending on style. The two men in…

Devoe Motors and garage was a Hudson dealership. It was located at 805 East Exchange Street. The building is still standing. In the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s it was used as an auto body shop called Brodhead Body and Fender. Run by Lee Buchanan and then…

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…

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.

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…

"Pure" was a brand name for gasoline in the past. This Pure gas station was located on the curve on Seventeenth Street across from where TenEyck Road intersects Seventeenth Street in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Harold Jones built the service station in…

The North Side Mobil Gas Station was located at 507 First Center Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The basic building, with additions, still stands and is now First Center Floral, and is owned by Randy Menzel.

The South Side Gas Station is the same building as item #2873. In this photo it was a Conoco station. It is on the corner of Thirteenth Street and First Center Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. In later years it was Gary Sutherland's Standard Station.…

A. L. Allen's Buick Garage and Gasoline. Located at 922 West Exchange Street, Brodhead, Wisconsin. Mr. Allen purchased the building, known as the Roderick Building, in late 1916 to open his garage. The building is now the location of "608 The…

The Shell Gas Station at 1302 First Center Avenue Brodhead, Wisconsin. This is on the corner of Thirteenth Street and First Center Avenue and is now the Rock'n Rollz sandwich shop. A small part of the original building is still there. It later became…

The new Bethlehem Lutheran Church was built in 1965 and dedicated in 1966. It can be found at 405 East Ninth Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The Rev. Lowell Mays was the pastor when the church was built.

The German Methodist Episcopal Church was at 501 First Center Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. On old plat maps it is listed as the Episcopal Church. The building was erected in 1891. It became the Evangelical United Brothern Church. The building was…

The old Methodist Church at 1004 Thirteenth Street in Brodhead, Wisconsin. This was the first church building finished in the town and was gifted the historic bell by Edward Brodhead, for naming the town after him. The building is still in use as the…

The Geise Cheese Factory was in Spring Grove Township at W1460 Geise Road, rural Brodhead, Wisconsin. At time of the photo Joe Burk was the cheesemaker. The abandoned building is still there in major disrepair.

The Zuercher Cheese Factory in the Town of Decatur, rural Brodhead, Wisconsin. The photo was taken circa 1940s. The building was purchased by Gerald Kamps in 1967. He tore the building down and used the lumber to build his home on this site. The…

Chas. Zuercher cold storage and wholesale cheese warehouse was on the corner of Eleventh Street and East Second Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The building is still standing and was used for general storage after the cold storage closed. In later…

The Goldenrod Creamery building was on the corner of Eleventh Street and West Fifth Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The building sat between Eleventh Street and the bank of the Tail Race. They produced butter and cheese for many years. When the…

The Golden Rod Creamery delivery by horse and wagon. Local delivery of butter, cream, cheese, and milk. The phone number on the side of the wagon is 1044.

The office of the Westfal Cheese Company in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The building is on the corner of West Exchange Street and First Center Avenue. The building was The Shorb Hotel - The Young House Hotel - The Harris House Supper Club through the years.…

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…

Jacob Marty Wholesale Cheese Company Building. The building is still standing on the corner of Eleventh Street and West Third Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. In later years,circa 1960's and 1970's, it was used by Goldenrod Creamery for cold storage.…

Farmer delivering milk, by horse and buggy, to F. O. Creamery at Brodhead, Wisconsin.

Local dairy farmers deliver milk to the Dawson Cheese Factory. The cheesemaker, Emil Hafen and his wife Mary Hartwig Hafen, are in the doorway. The building is now a home on the corner of County SS and Prairie Road in the Town of Decatur. For many…

The Dawson Cheese Factory. Local dairy farmers delivering milk. The cheesemaker, Emil Hafen, and his wife, Mary Hartwig Hafen are in the doorway. The building is now a home on the corner of County SS and Prairie Road in the town of Decatur. For many…