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Happy New Year from Trukenbrod's

Date: 1919
Description: W.F. Trukenbrod posing on the sidewalk underneath the awning of his store for this New Year's postcard. Text on right reads: "We Wish You A Happy New Year ...
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Monroe Courthouse Square View

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph view of downtown businesses, on the courthouse square. On the right corner is a drugstore and shoe store.
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Monroe Courthouse Square

Date: 1870
Description: West side view of the Courthouse Square, with Hassinger & Chandler Dry Goods in the foreground.
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Cheese Row

Date: 1945
Description: View across railroad tracks towards Cheese Row. Automobiles and trucks are parked near the buildings. Caption reads: "Cheese Row, Monroe, Wis."
Photograph

City Hotel

Date: 1925
Description: City Hotel in Monroe, Wisconsin.
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Evangelical Deaconess Hospital

Date: 1910
Description: View across street towards the Evangelical Deaconess Hospital.
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Jacob Karlan Block

Date: 1955
Description: The Jacob Karlan block, built in 1893 on the north side of Monroe Street. The Karlan block was erected on the site of the old United States Hotel, adjoinin...
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Turner Hall

Date: 1960
Description: Turner Hall, a Swiss social center in Monroe.
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View of a Street in Monroe

Date: 1875
Description: View down a cluttered Monroe street. The corner building later became Schuetze's Clothing Store.
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Monroe Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: Clarence "Slim" Fritag's Pure Oil service station, located at 1323 Ninth Street, created a sensation in 1935 when the local newspaper announced that "an at...
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Arabut Ludlow Memorial Library

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Arabut Ludlow Memorial Library. The library opened in 1905 and was funded with a $13,930 donation from H.E. & W. Ludlow. This image is...
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Stauffer as Uncle Sam

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Description: Christ M. Stauffer appearing as Uncle Sam, riding a horse, during the Cheese Day parade.
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Cheese Float in the Cheese Day Parade

Date: 10 16 1916
Description: Elevated view over crowd of the Cheese Float sponsored by First National Bank in the Monroe Cheese Day parade. On the other side of the streeet are storefr...
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In Front of the Eugene Hotel

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Description: Four young women wearing dresses are posing while sitting on the hood of an automobile parked at the curb in front (south side) of the Eugene Hotel. A boy ...
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Horse and Cart

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Description: Stereograph of a man in a two wheeled cart drawn by one horse. He is stationary, posing in the street. In the background are buildings on both sides of the...

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