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Photograph

Dipping the Curd

Date: 1914
Description: A worker at the Jorden Cheese factory dips curd to make swiss cheese.
Photograph

Cutting the Curd

Date: 1914
Description: A worker cuts curd to make Swiss cheese at the Jorden Cheese factory.
Postcard

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 ...
Photograph

Water Street

Date: 1910
Description: View across street towards dwellings along unpaved Water Street.
Photograph

Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View of Main street with the public library and storefronts.
Photograph

Presbyterian Church and Parsonage

Date: 1910
Description: Front entry view of the Presbyterian Church and adjoining parsonage.
Photograph

Tree-Lined Street

Date: 1919
Description: Tree-lined street with house.
Photograph

Railroad Depot

Date: 1910
Description: View of a train arriving at the station. The train station is full of people and there is a horse-drawn carriage next to the building.
Postcard

Monroe Armory

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view across street towards the Monroe Armory. Caption reads: "Armory, Monroe, Wis."
Photograph

Evangelical Deaconess Hospital

Date: 1910
Description: View across street towards the Evangelical Deaconess Hospital.
Photograph

Monroe High School

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of a high school in Monroe.
Photograph

Lincoln Junior High School

Date: 1910
Description: The Lincoln Junior High School in Monroe, razed in 1976. Designed by Claude and Starck.
Postcard

St. John's Evangelical Church

Date: 1910
Description: View of St. John's Evangelical Church in Monroe.
Postcard

Telephone Company and Monroe Public Library

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of the Public Library and Telephone Company buildings in Monroe. Caption reads: "Library and Telephone Building, Monroe, Wis."
Postcard

West Side Court House Square

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view across street of the West Side Courthouse Square. Caption reads: "West Side Square, Monroe, Wis."
Photograph

German Reformed Church

Date: 1917
Description: Exterior of the German Reformed Church.
Photograph

Railroad Avenue

Date: 1910
Description: Railroad Avenue. Angled view across front lawn towards a row of houses.
Photograph

Swiss Settler Monument

Date: 1915
Description: Monument to the first settlers in this Swiss colony, 1845.
Photograph

Houses on Hillside

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view from hill looking down at houses below.
Map or Atlas

Sanborn Map of Monticello

Date: 12 1912
Description: Sanborn map of Monticello, Green County, population 800.

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