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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.

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.

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…

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

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…

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

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…