brodhead cleaners, montgomery, dry cleaning.
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 there.
historic church bell, bell, Brodhead United Methodist Church, Edward H. Brodhead.
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 community, provided that the town be named for him. The Methodist Church building was the first completed in the fall of 1858. The bell hung in the church tower, at 1004 Thirteenth Street, until the merger of the Methodist and Evangelical United Brethren churches in 1969. When the Methodist church building was sold the bell was removed and put into storage. In the fall of 1975 the bell was rededicated on this site. The bell weighs 795 pounds and cost Mr. Brodhead $400. The bell can be seen in front of the Brodhead United Methodist Church at 501 First Center Avenue, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Standard Oil Delivery Truck, H. B. Conway, Harland Conway.
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.
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.
Bulk Gasoline Plant, Andrew Douglas, F.M. "Roy" Ties, Leo Ties, David Taylor, Standard Oil.
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 David Taylor. The plant was Standard Oil.
Brodhead West Exchange Street Businesses
Brager's Barber Shop, F Brager, Big A Auto Parts, Bjork's Toggery, George Bjork, Vern's Shoe Box, Vern Guptil, Wendland's Royal Blue, Montgomery's Dry Cleaning, Laz Montgomery, Brodhead City Hall, Brodhead Police Station.
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 Vern's Shoe Box, a shoe store owned by Vern Guptil. The last store on the block was Wendlandt's Royal Blue grocery store. The small building across the street is Laz Montgomery's Dry Cleaning. Across the street to the south is the old City Hall and Police Station.
Chrysler dealership and garage, Mr. Olson, Frank A. Condon, John Bennon.
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 second building of the dealership at 805 East Exchange Street. The men are Mr. Olson, Frank A. Condon, and John Bennon. ph
Ford dealership, Art Searles, Howard Plumb, Riese Building
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 only listed as Herbert.
Olin and Ayres Garage, Truman Olin, Arnold Ayres, Pontiac Buick dealership, Chevrolet dealership, Larry Ayres.
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 ownership to Arnold's son Larry in 1977. The Chevrolet dealership was added in May of 1985. Larry Ayres as owner built the new building on Brodhead's south side in 1989 and moved in during January of 1990.
Olin and Ayres Garage, Pontiac dealer, Truman Olin, Arnold Ayres, Gordon Arthur Farm Store, Sennett Building, John Wish.
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 Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. In 1947 they purchased this building and a lot on Exchange Street from John Wish. In April of 1949 the business moved around the corner to the south side of the block. In later years this building was used as Gordon Arthur's Farm Store.
Olin and Ayers Garage, Buick and Pontiac dealership, Truman Olin, Arnold Ayers
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 Arnold Ayers.
The dealership moved to this building in 1949.
Fleet and Knezel Garage, Overland car, Frank Condon, Albert Springsted.
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 the photo are Frank Condon and Albert Springsted.
3.5" X 5" photograph of an older black and white photo.
Devoe Motors, Hudson dealership, body shop, Brodhead Body and Fender, Lee Buchanan, Gary Zimmerman, Steve Arn.
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 Gary Zimmerman and Steve Arn.
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.
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.
Texaco Gas Station, Arther Riemer, Steve Peterson, Roderick Lumber Company, Trackside Mobil, Harvey Jones, Peter Burns, Eddie Burns, William Wall, Fred Stephens, Croy Brewer, Carl Synstegard, Charles Atkinson.
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 Stephens. Croy Brewer ran the business in 1941 and 1942. Carl Synstegard owned the station from 1942 - 1947. Arther Riemer and Charles Atkinson purchased the business in 1947 ant Art bought out Charles in 1953. Art ran the business into the 1970s. The building still stands. Gasoline is no longer sold but it is a auto repair garage. Steve Peterson ran an auto repair business here for many years. Notice at the right side of the picture Roderick Lumber Company. Trackside Mobil now sits at that location.
Gas station, Pure Gasoline, Adolf Jaggi, Casper Jaggi, Harold Jones, Stanley Jones, Arther Jones, Robert Riese, Jaggi Drive-in, Freeman Shoe Corp.
"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 1930. Stanley Jones and Robert Riese operated the station at different times. Harold Jones sold to Stanley Jones and Stanley sold to Aurther Jones and finally Aurther sold the station to Casper Jaggi in 1946. Adolph Jaggi leased the station starting in August of 1946. At that time there was only a gas station office building. Later a garage was added to the station office. In 1949 the Jaggi Drive-in was built and a fenced in park and picnic area was added. An addition was built on to the garage in 1949 and became the home of the Freeman Shoe plant until they moved to Beloit in 1953. In later years the garage part was used as a welding shop. The building no longer exists. The land is now owned by Kuhn North America and used to park new farm equipment.
North Side Mobil Gas Station, First Center Floral, Randy Menzel.
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.
Gas station, South Side Conoco Gas, Standard Gas, Gary Sutherland, Karen Williams, Stacy Baumgartner, Main Street Station, Rock'n Rollz.
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. For a few years Stacy Baumgartner ran an auto repair shop here. It then became a cafe called Main Street Station owned by Karen Williams and finally Rock'n Rollz sub shop. There were many renovations through the years.
A. L. Allen Buick and Garage, gas station, Independent Register, K. K. Helrude Grocery, O. T. Olson Farm Implement, Roderick Building.
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 Factory". Through the years it was used for many different businesses, including The Independent Register Newspaper and print shop. In the picture A.L. Allen is standing next to the gas pump. The building to the left is K. K. Helrude grocery store. The building to the right is O. T. Olson farm implement shop.
Truman Olin photo of an Independent Register photo.
Gas station, Shell Gas, Conoco Gas, Standard Gas, Gary Sutherland, Karen Williams, Main Street Station, Rock'n Rollz, Stacy Baumgartner
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 a Conoco Gas station. In later years it was Gary Sutherland's Standard Station. For a few years Stacy Baumgartner ran an auto repair shop here. It then became a cafe called Main Street Station owned by Karen Williams and finally Rock'n Rollz sub shop.There were many renovations through the years.
Church, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lowell Mays
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.
Church, German Methodist Episcopal Church, Evangelical United Brothern Church.
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 torn down and a new EUB Church was built on the spot in 1953. In 1968 the EUB Church and the Methodist Church merged and became the United Methodist Church.
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 Church of the Nazarene. the building at left is the old South Side School. This building, at 1307 West Second Avenue, is also still in use as an apartment building.
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 address is N3597 Park Road.
Photocopy of an 8 X 10 black and white picture.
Zuercher, cold storage, cheese warehouse, Stanly Knight
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 years the building was owned by Stanly Knight and he stored his antique cars here.
Goldenrod, Creamery, Uncle Larry's Potato Chips
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 creamery closed the building and land was deeded to the city. For a short time the city leased the building to a company that made Uncle Larry's Potato Chips. The building no longer exists.
Dairy delivery wagon, Golden Rod Creamery
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.
Casper Westfal Cheese Company, Hunder, Fairman, Olin, Shorb Hotel.
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. At the time of the photo the company office was in the Shorb Hotel. The men in the photo are Casper Hunder, Marvin Fairman, and Nelson Olin.
The Jacob Marty Wholesale Cheese Company
Creamery, cold storage, Marty, building.
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 purchased in 1991 by Ernie Webner from Charlie McManus and used as the Farm and Home Store until 2002.
C. R. Childs Photography, Chicago, Illinois.
C. R. Childs Post Cards, Chicago, Illinois.
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.
Farmer delivering milk, by horse and buggy, to F. O. Creamery at Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Dawson Cheese Factory, dairy farmers, Emil Hartwig
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 years it was the home of Ernie and Beth Riese.
Dawson Cheese Factory, dairy farmers, Olin, Riese, Riemer, Hafen, cheesemaker, Zuercher.
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 years it was the home of Erine and Beth Riese. Mr. Hafen was a native of Switzerland. Charles Zuercher Sr. was also one of the early cheesemakers here. Mr. and Mrs. Hafen were the parents of Frieda Olin.
Frieda Olin Donated 2001. The photo was originally owned by Mrs. A. P. Riemer, Beth Riese's mother.
Farmers delivering their milk to the local cheese factory by horse and buggy. The factory is not identified. There is a note that refers to "Jacob Marty"..
Cheese factory, Spring Valley Cheese Factory, dairy farmers.
Farmers delivering milk by horse and buggy to the Spring Valley Cheese Factory.
The Brodhead Creamery was above and along the Race after the spillway from the power plant. The address was along the 12 & 13 hundred block of Eleventh Street. The building no longer exists. This picture is dated 1882. The creamery produced 75,000 pounds of butter the first year of operation.
Brodhead Gospel Hall. purchased from The Bethlehem Lutheran Church in 1966. The building was built in 1872 by the Baptist assembly. The building can be found on the corner of Tenth Street and First Center Avenue. The Gospel Hall Assembly began in the fall of 1935 when an evangelist from Detroit, MI rented the Dawson Community Hall in Decatur Township for services. In November they rented the old Methodist Church building in Juda. A.A. Gillett, the owner of that property and a member passed away and willed the property to the assembly. The building was sold and the congregation rented an old church building on the corner of 12th Street and East Third Avenue for a short time. On December 6, 1937 the congregation purchased the Episcopal Church building at 706 First Center Avenue and meet there until moving to the present building in 1966.
Brodhead Baptist Church. The congregation formed on February 20, 1867 and rented meeting space for a few years. The church was built in the fall of 1872. The congregation disbanded in 1920. The building was later sold to the Bethlehem Lutheran Church. The Lutherans built a new church in 1965 and sold the building to the The Gospel Hall in the spring of 1966. The building can be found on the corner of Tenth Street and Center Avenue.
Circa 1900. Date on postcard is August 18, 1914.
St. Rose Catholic Church, Brodhead Catholic Church
Brodhead St. Rose Catholic Church at 1005 West Second Avenue. Built in 1941.
Moen Photo Service - LaCrosse, Wisconsin
St. Rose Catholic Church in Brodhead. Built in 1941, rectory was added in 1950. Can be found at 1005 West Second Avenue, Brodhead.
First Brodhead Catholic Church. This was originally a school built in the 1850's. It was purchased and remodeled into the Catholic Church in 1867. The first Mass in Brodhead was held for the benefit of the railroad employees in 1857. This building was razed in 1941. The site was at 1005 West Second Avenue.
C. R. Childs Photography - Chicago Illinois
Black and White Postcard. Postmark on the card is June 4, 1912. It is addressed to Mrs. Will Berardt - Monroe Wisconsin.
Tyrone Emmanuel Evangelical Church at left. Built in 1872, razed in 1912. Trinity Stateline Lutheran Church at right. Built in 1878, razed in 1972. The Stateline Cemetery is still located on the right side of the road in Illinois. This site can be found between W1096 and W828 Stateline Road south of Brodhead.
Brodhead, Buildings, Town Square, Businesses, O.J. Olson, Martin Beck, Carriage & Wagon Works
Martin Beck's Carriage & Wagon Works at left. Now 608 The Factory at 922 West Exchange Street. The building on the right was O.T.. Olson and Sons farm implements at 928 West Exchange Street in Brodhead Wisconsin. This building on the right was torn down in the 1950's to make way for the new telephone company building.
Depot, Railroad Employees, Brodhead Depot Office
Two men working in the Brodhead Depot Office.
Elderly couple with farm background. Note on back of photo: "Cecil's farm".
Farm picture of man with a cow and her calf.
barn brandenburg barn susan brandenburg mcginty barn painting
Barn painted by Susan Brandenburg (McGinty) in the summer of 1965.
The new Brodhead water tower under construction at Brodhead, Wisconsin. Aaron Schwartz is in the foreground.
Two unknown women with a pair of horses.
Three unknown people in a wagon with a team of horses.
Unknown woman shooting a rifle, circa 1920's.
The C.S. Pierce farm on the northwest edge of Brodhead, Wisconsin. The barn, house, and many out buildings were burned or torn down in 2017. That area of the farm is now the home of Madrell Excavating Co. The vehicles in the photo are from the late 1930's to early 1940's.
The barn on the C.S. Pierce farm on the northwest edge of Brodhead, Wisconsin. The barn was destroyed in a controlled burn in 2017. The car in the photo is from the 1930's.
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.
Edward H. Brodhead, chief engineer for the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad, promised to donate a bell to the first church built in the new town if the town were named after him. The Methodist Episcopal Church was the first to complete a church building in the fall 1858. Mr. Brodhead presented a bell weighing 795 pounds and costing $400 to the Methodists.In 1969 the Evangelical United Brethren and Methodist Churches merged and came together in the EUB building. When the old Methodist Church building was sold the bell was removed and put into storage. In 1975 the bell was moved to the United Methodist Church front lawn at 501 First Center Avenue, Brodhead, Wisconsin. It was rededicated on October 12, 1975. Pictured in front of the bell are Ann L. Schwartz holding Kristen A. Schwartz.
This barn raising was a horse barn at the corner of Hoosier Road and Mt. Hope Road in the Town of Spring Grove. This is 8 miles south of Brodhead, Wisconsin. It is thought to have been build when the farm was owned by Lincoln Allen; a 1891 plat book has him as the farm owner. The farm was latter owned by Chas. Koepp and Gordy Helland. Based on the records available it is estimated the picture was taken in the early 1900's. The barn no longer exists.
The Aldo Hintz farm in the Town of Sylvester, County Road FF, west of Brodhead, Wisconsin. The buildings no longer exist.
Cement block barn being built. This farm was owned by Leon Baumgartner, but the barn was built before his ownership. The barn is located at W695 County Road F. Brodhead, Wisconsin. It was built in 1920. The man in the doorway is William Hintz.
Cement block barn being built. This farm was owned by Leon Baumgartner, but the barn was built before his ownership. It is located at W695 County Road F, Brodhead, Wisconsin. Man on the ground is William Hintz. Man on top left is Richard Green and at right Nelson Olin. It was built in 1920.
The round barn at TenEyck Orchard. The orchard is located on State Hwy. 11 south of Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Merv Risum inside his round barn in the Town of Spring Valley, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Round barn on the H. C. Risum farm in the Town of Spring Valley at 5726 South Risum Road, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Ray Pinnow with one of his horses and its colt on his farm at Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Ray Pinnow with three of his horses at his farm at Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Ray Pinnow with two of his horses on his farm at Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Ray Pinnow with one of his cows on his farm at Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Children on horseback with adults on the Ray Pinnow farm in the Town of Decatur, Brodhead, Wisconsin. The man third from left is Ray Pinnow.
Unknown woman on horse on the Ray and Bessie Pinnow farm in the Town of Decatur, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Bessie Pinnow on her farm with a horse and dog. The farm is in the Town of Decatur, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
Bessie and Ray Pinnow (at left) with unknown man (at right) on their farm in the Town of Decatur at Brodhead, Wisconsin.
New barn being built on the Ray Pinnow farm in the Town of Decatur at W1180 Decatur Road, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
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 Decatur Lake. It was over 20 foot long, and operated circa the 1890's and early 1900's.
Brodhead Wisconsin train depot circa 1910.
Newly constructed farm machinery outside Knight Manufacturing at Brodhead, Wisconsin.
knight manufacturing farm equipment don gibson
Truck loaded with new farm equipment made at Knight Manufacturing at Brodhead, Wisconsin. The man in the photo is Don Gibson.
golf clubhouse decatur lake country club
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 golf course is located at N3941 Golf Course Road, Brodhead, Wisconsin.
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 The Rochester Button Company and remodeled to meet manufacturing needs. In 1951 it was sold to Capital Plastics, a division of Dyslan Corporation of Rochester N.Y. At that time a new warehouse was added and they produced plastic resin. They remained in business until February 1971. The machinery and technology was sold to Allied Chemical. A short time later the building was purchased by Amwood Homes and was used for construction of pre-fabricated homes.
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.
Town of Decatur farmer Ray Pinnow circa 1930's. 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 Construction 2
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
Two women and two men in a row boat on Decatur Lake, north of 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 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.
Unknown people standing near building destroyed in a storm in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.
Unknown peaple standing next to a house damaged in a storm near Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.
Large number of trees damaged near Chas. Zeurcher home in Brodhead, Wisconsin, after a storm on July 16, 1913.
Large storm damage near Chas. Zeurcher home in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.
Unknown peaple cleaning up storm damage next to H.P. Clarke home in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913.
Storm damage in front of the W.N. Cobb home in Brodhead, Wisconsin, July 16, 1913. Miss Matter standing to the right side of photo