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Fire blazes inside of this building that is currently still mostly intact, though this fire was far from being done. The fire caused $100,000 in damages to many buildings in Monroe, Wis., both businesses like this one and homes as well.

People can be seen here inspecting the damages that were caused by the great $100,000 fire in Monroe, Wis., in January, 1914.

Flames run amok in the old Turner Hall in 1936.

Flames have begun to roar inside of the old Turner Hall of Monroe in 1936.

"Juda, Wisconsin: They may not qualify as skyscrapers, but these storage tanks create somewhat of a skyline in the country. The silos belong to E.J. Kaderly and are used to store food for his dairy cows."

"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.