Pictured is the smoldering remains of a 1907 fire in Garnavillo. The fire destroyed the Keehner Hotel, Garnavillo Independent Newspaper Office and Krasinsky Store on the East side of Main Street. Other businesses in this area had some heat damage but…
The Garnavillo Dutch Band in 1903. A national cigar manufacturer named a brand of cigars after this band. This photo was taken on Main Street, marching North. Left to right: Abner Roebken, Orville Roebken, Realto Schumacher, Otmar Tangeman, Orlando…
The Garnavillo Dutch Band in 1903. A national cigar manufacturer named a brand of cigars after this band. This picture of the band appeared on the cigar box cover and was used on a calendar. Left to right: Abner Roebken, Orville Roebken, Realto…
The Garnavillo Cornet Band during the July 4, 1901 celebration. Photo was taken in the Bandstand in the Garnavillo / Turner Park. Members in photo are: Henry Luehsen -snare drum, Fred Smith -tuba, W. Wagner -1st tenor, Cora Hudson -2nd tenor, Carl…
The Garnavillo Cornet Band, circa 1900. Members pictured are: Back row: John Walter, Carl Rantzow, Realto Schumacher, Orville Roebken, Louis Oelfke, Paul Rantzow. Front row: Abner Roebken, Fred Smith, Cora Hudson, Clara Roebken, Orlando Schumacher…
The Garnavillo Brewery was a large brick structure built west of Garnavillo along the Elkader road, just beyond the city limits on the banks of a branch to the Cedar Creek.
The brewery was built about 1855, one half mile west of the village of…
The Garnavillo Brewery was a large brick structure built west of Garnavillo along the Elkader road, just beyond the city limits on the banks of a branch to the Cedar Creek.
The brewery was built about 1855, one half mile west of the village of…
The Garnavillo Brewery was a large brick structure built west of Garnavillo along the Elkader road, just beyond the city limits on the banks of a branch to the Cedar Creek. The brewery was built about 1855, one half mile west of the village of…
