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…
The original club house at Decatur Lake Country Club. The golf course was started in 1926 and opened on June 15, 1927 with just six holes. This building was destroyed on June 20, 1934 by a tornado.The present club house was built later that summer.…
The Rochester Button Company was a division of the Rochester Button Company of Rochester New York. It was located at 1002 East Sixth Avenue, Brodhead Wisconsin. The building was constructed in 1903 as a tobacco warehouse. In 1944 it was purchased by…
Barn builders on a lunch break while building a barn on the Ray Pinnow farm in the Town of Decatur. This picture was taken at W1180 Decatur Road, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
New barn being built to replace one that burnt. This is the Ray Pinnow farm at W1180 Decatur Road, Brodhead, Wisconsin. The farm is in the Town of Decatur and is now owned by Ron Schwartzlow.
Knight Manufacturing building under construction. Knight Mfg. is the maker of farm equipment and was founded by Stan Knight. It later became Kuhn Knight and then Kuhn North America. It is located in Brodhead Wisconsin.
Knight Manufacturing building under construction. Knight Mfg. is the maker of farm equipment and was founded by Stan Knight. It later became Kuhn Knight and then Kuhn North America. It is located in Brodhead Wisconsin.
Mary Northam, her married surname, about age 16. She was born July 1, 1850 in Waverly, Tioga County, New York. Her husband, Will Northam, was born in England. They moved to Canada in the late 1880s or early 1890s. Their only daughter Grace Alice was…
Laube and Durner blacksmith shop in Brodhead, Wisconsin, date unknown. Left front: John Laube, Anton Durner, Charles Tone, William Durner, and Joe Laube.
Jacob Marty and Company Wholesale Cheese warehouse on West 3rd Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. A wooden railroad boxcar sits on a siding on the south side of the building.
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.
A large gathering of people and horse-drawn wagons at the Spring Valley Corner Creamery near Brodhead, Wisconsin. Written on the back of the photo is "Walt Romey".