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"Oakley, Wisconsin: When they tried to pick peas in a garden here, Craig and Timmy Schmidt found they were too “pea-picking” short. The variety they were picking is known as telephone peas because the vines grow seven feet tall."

"Brooklyn, Wis. -- In March 1989, Susan Waterman, 42, decided she was tired of toxic chemicals, radioactivity and the pressure of her positions in the botany and plant pathology departments at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

"So she…

"A checker for the National Farm Organization, Harley Maske, weighed a calf at a stockyard in Monroe (Green County), while a 3 year old boy, Curt Riese, looked on. His mother is also a checker. The farm group is checking weights as well as numbers…

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…

Gary Olson retires after 42 years of brewing.

"A rock mine near Monroe. Sand, gravel, and rock are Wisconsin's gold."

View of Monroe’s Swiss Wheel Motel from the courtyard.

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…

Postcard image of a look inside Baumgartner's Cheese Store & Tavern in 1975.

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.…

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.…

Image of the bar at Headquarters Tavern in Monroe, WI.

A postcard image of the Creamery at Browntown, Wisconsin. Unfortunately, it is undated, and the writing on the reverse side is indecipherable.

The Commercial Center: Home of the Commercial & Savings Bank, 1717 10th Street, Monroe, Wisconsin 53566. Motto: “People interested in you.”

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