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The Cheese Day Queen on her float, riding in the 1923 Cheese Day parade. Text on postcard: "Cheese Day Queen, Oct 2, 1923, Monroe, Wis, Frautschy Photo".

A man in a top hat drives a Cheese Day float, with two girls holding umbrellas in the back. Unfortunately, the sign is blocked, and the year of this Cheese Day remains a mystery.

A 1923 pamphlet from the Cheese Day Committee about the history of Monroe, WI.

An exterior view of the Swiss architecture city water facility is shown.

The Chalet Cheese Factory, Monroe, Wis.

A utility pole fell across several cars in Monroe during Sunday's tornado.

A black & white postcard image of the Carl Marty & Company building.

Marty’s Swiss Cheese advertising postcard with, “It Tastes Like More!” slogan.

Wheels from another car poke through debris scattered in the parking area of the shopping center in Monroe. Many of the buildings in the center were destroyed.

An overturned car was piled against the wreckage of a supermarket foundation at Monroe. The auto was one of several blown across the road by the force of the winds and then slammed into buildings.