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Commercial Bank of Monroe
The Commercial Center: Home of the Commercial & Savings Bank, 1717 10th Street, Monroe, Wisconsin 53566. Motto: “People interested in you.”
Creamery at Browntown, Wisconsin
A postcard image of the Creamery at Browntown, Wisconsin. Unfortunately, it is undated, and the writing on the reverse side is indecipherable.
Headquarters Tavern
Image of the bar at Headquarters Tavern in Monroe, WI.
D. C. Ryan Monuments in Monroe
A postcard image of D. C. Ryan Monuments from January, 1906. It was addressed to J. H. Isley in Glenwood, Iowa. The text on the front of the postcard reads: "Above is a miniature cut of the largest retail monument stock in the West, in Monroe, Wis.…
Postcard of the Edward Einerson General Merchandise Store
B&W postcard image of the Edward Einerson General Merchandise Store from 1909. The postcard was sent from Ada (last name unknown) to Mrs. C.L. Blunt, in Ramona, WI. The text reads: "Dear Friend, I sent your thread out yesterday morning with papa.…
Baumgartner's Cheese Store & Tavern, 1975
Postcard image of a look inside Baumgartner's Cheese Store & Tavern in 1975.
Postcard of Miller & Hall Department Store
Postcard image of Miller & Hall Department Store, Juda, WI. The postcard is addressed to Emma Grossman, from Aug. Grossman. The text reads: "Tell your father to be down to South Wayne Saturday, Aug. Grossman". It is dated February 24th, but the year…
Swiss Wheel Motel, View from the Courtyard
View of Monroe’s Swiss Wheel Motel from the courtyard.
Gary Olson Retires from Minhas Craft Brewery
Gary Olson retires after 42 years of brewing.
Aerial view of Adeline Stewart Farm in York Township
Black & white postcard image of the Adeline Stewart Farm in York Township, as viewed from above. On the back of the postcard, it was written that her home was in the center and her nephew's home was on the left, as well as how the white areas are…
Fire at Turner Hall, Monroe, Wis., 1936, #2
Flames have begun to roar inside of the old Turner Hall of Monroe in 1936.
Fire at Turner Hall, Monroe, Wis., 1936, #1
Flames run amok in the old Turner Hall in 1936.
Failure to Patent Leads to Copies of Design
"Other firms copied his design for a heavy duty manure spreader because he failed to patent it, but Stanley Knight saw his ideas for farm equipment carried out at a Brodhead factory employing 18 men."
Mrs. Albert Tucker's Car Damaged by Tornado
"MONROE, WIS, APRIL 12 -- THEY RODE IT OUT --Mrs. Albert Tucker and her daughter, Anita, left of Warren, Ill., relax at Monroe, Wis., yesterday after the car in which they were riding was spun three times by a tornado and thrown off the highway. …
Trailer Homes Destroyed in 1965 Palm Sunday Tornado
"A group of residents in Monroe began the sad task of inspecting damage and searching for personal belongings after a tornado struck a trailer court there Sunday. Tree limbs and household items littered the area. Many trailers were tossed about by…