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The R. J. Holcomb Home and his ginseng garden at 901 & 903, 15th Street in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The home is still standing, but there has been extensive remodeling, with much of the garden area taken up by a garage extension. The photo is taken form…

Five Work Horses. L-R: Queenie, Brownie, Princes, Goldie, and Floyd. All were the Morgan breed except for Floyd.

The hog house at the Famworthi Farm at W695 County Road F, Brodhead, Wisconsin. This building no longer exists.

In June of 1920 a large fire consumed The barn and other out buildings on the "Famworthi Farm." At that time the barn was one of the show places of the county. The farm was owned by C. W. Carpenter. This is a photo of the replacement barn. It still…

Dedrick and Marty Hardware was located at 1024 First Center Avenue in Brodhead Wisconsin, now the location of Deb's Bar. The photo was at the location of the store when it first started. Fred Marty is on the left and Frank H. Dedrick is on the right.…

The Laube and Durner's Hardware Store in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The building sat at 802 East Exchange Street. This is the present location of the Bank of Brodhead.

The electric power plant in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The photo was taken from the top of the old water tower. The plant was located at 1201 Eleventh Street. It used water power from the Mill Race that was originally dug to provide power to turn the large…

The telegraph office window of the railroad depot in Brodhead, Wisconsin. This window is on the north side of the building. The photo was taken before restoration of the depot as it became the Brodhead Historical Society Museum. The building was…

Railroad depot in Brodhead, Wisconsin, south side of building. Photo was before renovation as the Historical Society Museum.

The Brodhead Railroad Depot before restoration as the Historical Society Museum. Notice the chipped paint, loose bricks, and broken windows.

The Brodhead Train Depot in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Notice the horse drawn delivery wagon and the steam train.

The depot museum of the Brodhead Historical Society in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Restoration of the building was completed in the fall of 1980. The grand opening was held May 30 - 31 of 1981. Notice the FS Co-Op building and mill on the left side of the…

The old railroad coal shed. It was located east of the depot in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

The old Brodhead City Hall in Brodhead, Wisconsin at 1103 West Second Avenue. It was the ground floor of what is known as the Putnum Building. It is now the Brodhead Senior Center. The door to the right went up to the old library. The door on the…

The inside of the Brodhead Flouring Mill. The two men are not identified. For more information see #3199, the preceding item.

In the 1850s a flour mill was very important to a growing town. The village of Decatur had one at the dam on Decatur Lake and the Sugar River on the north edge of the village. It was owned by John and Thomas Hendrie. When Decatur missed out on the…

The brick building on the left was Bellman's Grocery Store. It was located on the south side of the eight hundred block of East Exchange Street in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Bil and Tress Bellman started their business June 29, 1922. It was located…

The Brodhead Hardware Company - later Pierce Hardware at 910 - 912 West Exchange Street in Brodhead, Wisconsin. J.B. Pierce started in the hardware business in Monticello, Wisconsin on August 10, 1891, with his bother-in-law. In January of 1902 he…

The old Jordan Prairie Cheese Factory on the corner of County FF and Hein Road. The building is now a home and is in the Town of Decatur, northwest of Brodhead, Wisconsin.

The old Jordan Prairie Cheese Factory in the Town of Decatur, on the corner of County FF and Hein Road. The building is now a home and is northwest of Brodhead, Wisconsin.

The old Dawson Cheese Factory on the corner of County SS and Prairie Road west of Brodhead, Wisconsin, in the town of Decatur. The original factory was destroyed by fire in August of 1907. It is not known when the factory closed, but the property was…

The old Pinnow Cheese Factory at the corner of Pinnow Road and County OK, west of Brodhead, Wisconsin. The building has now been converted into a home.

The old Krause Cheese Factory at N 4247 Park Road in the Town of Decatur. The building is now a home and is northwest of Brodhead, Wisconsin.

The old Keen Cheese Factory at W 2435 Greenbush Road in the Town of Decatur. The building is now a home and is west of Brodhead, Wisconsin.

The Brodhead Hardware Company - later Pierce Hardware at 910 - 912 West Exchange Street in Brodhead Wisconsin. J. B. Pierce started in the hardware business in Monticello, Wisconsin on August 10, 1891, with his brother-in-law. In January of 1902 he…

Carma Guelson as a baby in her cradle. The cradle was made by her Grandfather, Guel Guelson.

The Guel Guelson Family in front of their home at 1208 East 4th Avenue, Brodhead, Wisconsin. Seated Guel Guelson and his wife Gertrude. Standing L-R Charles, Knute, Carrie, and Ole.

The Shorb Hotel at 904 West Exchange Street in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The front half of this building was originally The Young House built in1868. George Fields acquired 695 acres in a land grant from the United States government in 1843, during the…

The Young House at left and Gumber's Hall on the right. Both buildings were built in 1868. They are at 904 and 912 West Exchange Street in Brodhead, Wisconsin.

An early photo of the A & W Root Beer Stand in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The building was built in 1954 by Al Rasmussen. He owned the business and he had several managers in the early years. A fire destroyed the building in August of 1958. It was rebuilt…

Horse drawn Newcomer Funeral Home Hearse. The photo is believed to be an entry in the 1956 centennial parade. Dwight Newcomer, owner operator, of Newcomer Funeral Home in Brodhead, Wisconsin is the man on the left. Bob Clark is on the right.

Everson Funeral Home at 808 First Center Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The house was built in 1872 for Charles Thompson a lumberman. It was sold to L. W. Terry and then purchased by Tallie E. Everson in 1931. Mr. Everson opened his undertaking…

On Friday night February 8, 1907 a fire destroyed the southeast half of the 1000 block of downtown Brodhead, Wisconsin. The fire started when a leaking gasoline stove was lite and an explosion occurred. It started in the T. Hellerud Saloon.…

Inside the store that was John A. Niesman Furniture, Harness, and Undertaking. The store was located at approximately 1028 First Center Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. In the early 1900's a fire destroyed half of the east side of downtown Brodhead…

Ed and Esther Lyons in later life. Ed was a brother of Ray Lyons and a partner in the Lyons Drug Store in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Esther was a teacher in the Brodhead School District. They lived at 603 West Third Avenue in Brodhead.

Ed and Esther Lyons. Ed was a brother to Ray Lyons and a partner in Lyons Drug Store in Brodhead, Wisconsin. His wife Esther was a teacher in the Brodhead School District. They lived at 603 West Third Avenue, Brodhead.

A group photo in front of the Reed House in Brodhead, Wisconsin. All persons are unknown. Refer to narrative of photo # 2962.

The Reed House dining room. Refer to narrative for photo # 2962.

The Reed House in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Refer to narrative of photo # 2962.

The Reed House / Beckwith House at 1006 - 1008 West Exchange Street in Brodhead, Wisconsin. L.S. Fisher settled on the Sugar River 1848, 12 years before Brodhead existed. He built "Fort Fisher", a three story building during the Civil War. It was…

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

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 …

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 L. 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 L.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. It was built in 1881 - 82 by M. Wall. L. C. Bartlett and Sons…

Inside the old Brodhead Public Library upstairs at 1103 West Second Avenue in Brodhead, Wisconsin. The building housing the library, known as the Putnam building, was donated to the City of Brodhead by Mayor and State Senator Putnam. It was with the…

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…

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…

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…