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Wisconsin’s only cheese factory built exclusively to show how Swiss cheese is made. Located at Monroe, Green County, Wisconsin, in the heart of little Switzerland. Retail store displays over 80 varieties of cheese. Mail orders shipped anywhere in…

President Coolidge was gifted a 47 pound wheel of Swiss cheese as a 'thank you' for increasing the tariff on imported Swiss cheese. He did so to help the makers of it in the U.S. so they would not have to sell their cheese under the cost of making…

A black & white postcard image of the Carl Marty & Company building.

An article focusing on the closing of Brennan's Market in Monroe, WI, along with all other Brennan's locations.

A 1911 letter from The Monroe Emporium, sent to Mr. Eugene Garber, discussing the raising of $100.

A postcard image of the Commercial & Savings Bank in Monroe, WI.

C.S. Dodge & Son's correspondence, asking about the bill for wheels they received.

A 1935 menu from the Hollywood Inn Restaurant in Monroe, WI. Was a lettuce sandwich just lettuce? What did the Jean Harlow sundae taste like?

A 1948 Swiss Colony postcard. The text from the back of the postcard reads: "The Swiss Colony Inn and Gardens where the finest natural aged cheese is featured. The Swiss Colony of Monroe, Wis., is the world’s oldest and largest mail order cheese…

A receipt from Young & Co., dated April 14, 1904. The price of a new furnace, including parts and labor, was $70.

A mailer from a John Deere dealership in Moline, IL, containing images of a rebuilt 1933 Dodge two ton truck. The truck was rebuilt by the B.H. Lynch Sales Company in Monroe, WI. The information contained here was also used in the B.H. Lynch Sales…

Monroe Manufacturing Co., 1878 advertising cover and letter. Unfortunately, the text of the letter is indecipherable.

A postcard dated July 15, 1912, of the Savings Bank Building, Monroe, WI. It is addressed to Mrs. Ruben Derr in Argyle, WI. The text reads: "I just talked to you on the phone as I was starting to write. We are getting on good. Will come over one…

Scrapbook page with images of Goeck’s D-X Service & Crandal Texaco Oil Co., Monroe, WI. Additional written comments on the page refer to the convenience and reliability of their cash registers.

Postcard image of the New Turner Hall, Monroe, WI.