Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul depot at Brodhead, Wisconsin.
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Wreck on Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad near Monticello, Wisconsin.
Sugar River Scene in the Good Old Summertime
A postcard showing "Sugar River Scene in the Good Old Summertime" near Albany, Wisconsin.
Launches on the Sugar River near Albany, Wisconsin.
Kids relaxing in the bandstand at Southside Park in Brodhead, Wisconsin. This is now called Veteran's Park.
Picnic shelter at Decatur Dam near Brodhead, Wisconsin, in winter.
Picnic shelter at Decatur Dam near Brodhead, Wisconsin, in summer.
Logs from Fortun Logging are stacked near the transloading ramp on the north side of the Brodhead, Wisconsin depot, awaiting shipment to Japan.
Milwaukee Road conductor waves to the camera in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Believed to be Mr. Chapman.
Booster Day, 1910 in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Photograph from WWI veteran George Broderick of Brodhead, Wisconsin. Caption reads, A gun of ours just fired shows recoil of 42 inches.
George Broderick WWI photo. Caption reads, Waco Texas, January 1918. Received in Milwaukee January 19th.
A procession of horse drawn carts in field training during WWI.
George Broderick WWI photo. Caption reads, bald heads of special detail regulation hair cut to the extreme. Waco, Texas, 23 Jan. 1918.
George Broderick WWI photo. Caption reads, Auto trucks used to transfer baggage and etc.
George Broderick WWI photo. Caption reads, Tents furled up to air out.
George Broderick WWI photo. Caption reads, Waco, Texas, Jan., 1918.
A picture of five jackrabbits from 1904.
Clayton Ross Murdock of Brodhead, Wisconsin, in athletic uniform.
A parade crossing Exchange Square in Brodhead.
Jacob Marty, Erine Webner, Marty Wholesale Cheese, Brodhead Cold Storage, Brodhead Farm and Home.
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. The building was purchased in 1991 by Ernie Webner, from Charlie McManus, and used as his Farm and Home Store until 2002.
Several men working in Brodhead, Wisconsin. - Dyna-Vac truck washing equipment. Man on far right is Lee Buchanan. To his right is Francis Saunders.
Greenwood Cemetary in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Clearing land for the new library on the corner of 9th Street and West Second Avenue, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Civil War Memorial in South Side Park, now called Veteran's Park, in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Large gathering of people in downtown Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Street scene in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Date and street unknown.
George Boughton house, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
South Side Park, now called Veteran's Park, in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Milwaukee Road Locomotive 781 at Brodhead Depot
Milwaukee Road locomotive 781 just after arrival at the depot museum in Brodhead, Wisconsin after being donated by the Wisconsin Western Railroad.
A collection of clocks for sale in a store in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
An unknown person shows the rack of a deer.
An unknown deer hunter poses with a buck.
Kurt Markham poses with the buck he shot during deer season, 1969 or 1970.
A group of young people with a pastor at an unknown church.
Veteran's Park Bandshell fountain civil war moument
Southside Park, now called Veteran's Park, with bathrooms, a fountain, and the Civil War monument.
Knight Manufacturing Building Construction
Knight Manufacturing industrial building construction
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 Construction 2
Waco UPF-7 biplane is unloaded from a truck at the Robert Green Farm near Brodhead, Wisconsin for restoration.
Waco UPF-7 biplane is loaded onto a truck owned by Knight Manufacturing of Brodhead, Wisconsin. The plane is owned by Robert Green and is being trucked out for restoration.
Boy Scouts Scott Milks, Glen Staffed and Phil Timm of Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Timm's Ford garage and dealership on the corner of 10th Street and East 2nd Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
DeVoe Motors, a Hudson dealership in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Dr. Stuessey and Dr. Baker offices are to the left. A 1941 or 1946 Pontiac is parked in front.
Condon Motor Sales, a Chrysler-Plymouth dealership on 1st Center Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. A 1947 Chevrolet sits in front.
Riese Used Car Lot on the corner of 17th Street and West Second Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. This later became the Iverson Chevrolet ndealership, then Weeks Chevrolet. This building was a roller rink in the mid to late 1950's. A 1941 Chevrolet is in the foreground, a 1946 Chevrolet in the background.
Arnold Chevrolet Dealership in Brodhead, Wisconsin, where the Bank of Brodhead currently stands. The rounded showroom was torn off and the main part of the garage was taken over by the new bank building. The part in the background was saved and became the Standard gas station which remained for many years.
Senator John F. Kennedy is introduced by Brodhead resident Guy Pierce in Brodhead, Wisconsin, Saturday, April 2, 1960 as he campaigns to win the Wisconsin presidential primary.
Mrs. Lorch, a clerk at the cosmetics counter of Ries Pharmacy in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
A crew from the Brodhead Fire Department with a new CPR training dummy. Don Edwards at center.
Brodhead High School football team. Date unknown.
Echange Square in Brodhead, Wisconsin in winter.
A group of people in Fellowship Hall of the United Methodist Church in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
A snowman in front of a house in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Factory building on West 6th Avenue, near the Junior High School. Was used at one time by Amwood Homes.
A giant snowman in a yard in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
A factory building on West 6th Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Building was used at one time by Amwood Homes.
Firemen practice on a small burning building.
The Brodhead, Wisconsin fire department receiving a award or donation in front of the fire station.
Flooding of the Sugar River along Decatur Road, northwest of Brodhead, Wisconsin.
A postcard advertising the Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration at the J.A. Young Cottage at Decatur Park near Brodhead, Wisconsin, 1906.
Bjork's "Doghouse" Restaurant on 1st Center Avenue, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
The Brodhead Hotel and Cafe on the corner of 1st Center Avenue and West Exchange Street in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Bartlet Carriage and Wagon Factory in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Bob Vogel, Auctioneer and his family in a parade wagon in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The wagon is painted for the Triangle Cafe in Janesville, Wisconsin.
Employees of Ties Oil Company in Brodhead, Wisconsin. From left, unknown, Eugene Schultz, Dick Kamps, Mrs. Dale Johnson, Mac Ties, Fred Ties.
Renovation work on the exterior of the original Green County Bank in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
barn brandenburg barn susan brandenburg mcginty barn painting
Barn painted by Susan Brandenburg (McGinty) in the summer of 1965.
The Modern Woodmen of America post 1209 in Avon, Wisconsin.
A man and two women standing by a phonograph machine.
Mrs. Margaret Fisher, Kittie Hyatt, Li-Emminger-dead, Lva Myenes, Maggie Flesk, Anna Pauley, Alice Cutler, and Lva Nordling, also known as the Old Maid's "Prni," given at Pythiau Sisters Inn Feb. 1, 1921 in Brodhead, Wisconsin.
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.
Four women wearing early telephone operator headsets ride on parade float in Brodhead, Wisconsin. 1925 - Photo has "Maude" written on back.
A picture of the band in the 4th of July parade from 1924.
The 4th of July parade in 1924 passing 1st Center Avenue.
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.
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 born in Avon Township, Rock County, Wisconsin June 5, 1882. Grace married Hugh A. Grieg in 1903 and died in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1974.
Men and women in wagon pulled by oxen in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Front row left to right: George Colton, May Colton Mitchell, Rufus Colton. Back row left to right: Mae Patton, Etta Colton, Ann Patton.
Ms. Grace Kammerer. The back of this pictures says, "Nelly Horne".
Mr. & Mrs. George Colton of Brodhead, Wisconsin, 1894.
Harvey Moore Family of Brodhead, Wisconsin.
The opera, "In the Sight of Heaven" performed in Brodhead, Wisconsin.