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This is a vintage photo Postcard of 1910 on East Madison Street. It is a picture of a horse drawn 1876 Silsby Steamer En...
10/19/2026

This is a vintage photo Postcard of 1910 on East Madison Street. It is a picture of a horse drawn 1876 Silsby Steamer Engine bought second-hand by the Waterloo Fire Department in 1888.

Courier 1972The Waterloo High School play “Seven Nuns in Las Vegas,” will be performed by the cast assembled above. From...
10/19/2026

Courier 1972
The Waterloo High School play “Seven Nuns in Las Vegas,” will be performed by the cast assembled above. From l-r in the first row: Mary Jones, Deb Bublitz, Joan Schroeder, Jill Morgan, Mary Hamilton and Joey Hansen. Second row l-r: Deb Nelson, Julie Herfel, Bonnie Van Holten, Carita Rademacher, and Linda Gay. Last row: Dave Krause, Terry Sellnow, and Mike Holzhueter.

Courier 1971People standing on the steps of the pavilion had this view of the starting line during the Third Annual Jayc...
10/16/2026

Courier 1971
People standing on the steps of the pavilion had this view of the starting line during the Third Annual Jaycee Snowmobile Derby. Some 4,000 people traveled to Firemen’s Park for the derby in which 141 machines were registered.

Courier 1975Gerald Oimoen, owner of the Mode Theatre, displays the sq**rt guns, sling shots, brandy bottles and water ba...
10/16/2026

Courier 1975
Gerald Oimoen, owner of the Mode Theatre, displays the sq**rt guns, sling shots, brandy bottles and water balloons he confiscated from children during weekend shows.

A nice photo post card of the Billy Goat Bridge with the water tower in the background
10/16/2026

A nice photo post card of the Billy Goat Bridge with the water tower in the background

Courier 1997A crowd of Packer fans sought to recreate the conditions at Lambeau Field at Waterloo’s four corner, with “s...
10/14/2026

Courier 1997
A crowd of Packer fans sought to recreate the conditions at Lambeau Field at Waterloo’s four corner, with “snowy” television reception, ski masks and brewskies in the cold.

Courier 1968 Harv Gehler (left) and Lloyd Zimmerman (right) present the keys to Mr. Clarence Nelson who won the car that...
10/14/2026

Courier 1968
Harv Gehler (left) and Lloyd Zimmerman (right) present the keys to Mr. Clarence Nelson who won the car that was given away at the 1968 W&K Day celebration.

In the Special Edition in the Courier for the dedication to the new school there was this photo of RAJO Industries, Inc....
10/12/2026

In the Special Edition in the Courier for the dedication to the new school there was this photo of RAJO Industries, Inc. with the caption: "We are proud to be a member of the Waterloo Community and their new school system." Ray Estervig and his brother-in-law Joe Markvart had their first shop in this building which was on N. Monroe St. Rajo Company founded in 1960, was a precision machining and manufacturing business.

A 1942 photo of Charles Langer digging the foundation for the shoe factory and Clarence Langer standing by the truck.
10/12/2026

A 1942 photo of Charles Langer digging the foundation for the shoe factory and Clarence Langer standing by the truck.

This is a photo of the Waterloo Fire Company in 1962. Front row l to r: Walter Doepke, Charles Fischer, Gordon Cronin, C...
10/09/2026

This is a photo of the Waterloo Fire Company in 1962.
Front row l to r: Walter Doepke, Charles Fischer, Gordon Cronin, Clarence Motl, Clarence Langer, Clarence Deppe, Howard Wedeward, Joe Motl, Cyril Janisch and John Archie.
Middle row l to r: Robert Hotmar, George Peschel, Don Zimbric, William Christopher, Werner Feutz, Jim Lewellin, LeRoy Graff, Gus Harms, John Miescher and LaVerne Wilke.
Third row l to r: Harold Gorder, Harold Riege, William Pomplin, Jim Stokes, John Foley, Joe Veith, Ralph Luther, Carl Wolfgram, Ronald Stokes and Donald Veith.
Members not pictured were: Richard Hein, Robert Pautsch, Carrol Lutschinger and Jerome Zibell.

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130 E Polk Street
Waterloo, WI
53594

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