Rock Springs - Ableman Wisconsin
Photographic Collection
Photo’s Identification
RS1
RS2
RS3
RS4
RS5
RS6
RS7
RS8
RS9
RS10
RS11
RS12
RS13
RS14
RS15
RS16
RS17
RS18
RS19
RS20
RS21
RS22
RS23
RS24
RS25
RS26
RS27
RS28
RS29
RS30
RS31
RS32
RS33
RS34
RS35
RS36
RS37
RS38
RS39
RS40
RS42
RS43
RS44
Streetcar on Broadway “gag” photo - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Kiefer Hall on left, 1909 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1966, Broadway - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Lower Narrows - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1966, Broadway - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Narrows Creek on Hwy 154 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Narrows Creek on Hwy 154, “Old Mill Stream”- Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1966, Broadway - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1966, Broadway - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1966, Broadway - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1966, Broadway - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood, Feb. 11, 1966 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1966 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1966 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Ableman School Forest, Ranger Mac, 1941 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood March 1961 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood March 1961 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood March 1961 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood March 1961 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood March 1961 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1966 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Outhouse behind apartments 1959 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood, Floating dog house, Flood 1956 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood, Behnke’s gas tank, April 1956 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood, Between Berty’s Bar & Terry’s 1956 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Inside Community Center, March 29, 1951 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Building of Community Center - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Building of Community Center - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Rock Springs Community Center - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Girls in front of Farmers State Bank, ca 1900 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood, March 1966, Bank - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1993 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1993 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1993 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1993 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1993 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1993 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1993 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1993 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1993 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1948, house behind Community Center - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1948, Behnke’s Bar in background - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1948 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
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RS45
RS46
RS47
RS48
RS49
RS50
RS51
RS52
RS53
RS54
RS55
RS56
RS57
RS58
RS59
RS60
RS61
RS62
RS63
RS64
RS65
RS66
RS67
RS68
RS69
RS70
RS71
RS72
RS73
RS74
RS75
RS76
RS77
RS78
RS79
RS80
RS81
RS82
RS83
RS84
RS85
Flood 1948, Eddie Baumgarten & Eugene Klipp - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1942, house on Hy 136 behind bank - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Building of Community Center - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Building of Community Center - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Building of Community Center - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Horseshoe Bend - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Upper Narrows - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Van Hise Rock - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
August Schoenbeck’s Wagon Shop - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1966, Broadway - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1961, Hoyd’s house, Roger & Faye Framb’s Tavern - Photo from R. S. History Archives
Flood 1966, Behnke’s Supper Club - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1966, Jenkin’s Grocery - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1942, looking south on Hwy 136, Harold Mente place - Photo from R.S. History Archives
Flood 1942, looking west Elm St. - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1966, Bank - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Room 3, Public School, Ablemans - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Rock Springs Women’s Club - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Rock Springs Women’s Club - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Quarry in Winter - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Train rounds Horseshoe Bend - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Train rounds Horseshoe Bend - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Stoeckman’s Quarry, Illinois Steel Co., left side Hwy 136 going towards Reedsburg - Photo from
Rock Springs History Archives
Buildings across from artesian spring on Hy 136, possibly powder storage - Photo from Rock
Springs History Archives
The Narrows, Ableman, WI - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
The Narrows, Ableman, WI - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Quarry, early 1900's - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Wm Gall Stone Quarry, 1903 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Kitchen Band, May 20, 1943 at a school picnic. Front: Veda Granger, Clara Baumgarten, Hazel
Struebing, Ida Stoeckmann, Elizabeth Meyer. Middle: Elsa Behnke with flag, Adeline
Weidman, half hidden are Wava Herritz, Eula Hart. Back: Ellen Behnke, Adeline Lehman,
Mabel Miller, Florence Schmidt. - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Hardware Store - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Parade 1984. Big clown, Audrey Messner; Hat, Derek Crany; Little clown, Stephanie Crary;
Bear, Chris Elleffson; Cat in hat, Craig Elleffson. - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Same as RS75 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Parade June 3, 1984 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Same as RS77 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Ableman School Forest, 1941 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Parade, ca. 1960's - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Wm Gall Stone Quarry, 1903 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Parade, ca. 1960's - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1966, Behnke’s Sportsmans Bar - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Parade, ca. 1960's - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Flood 1942, River & Elm Sts., Lou Sturdevants (James), Al Templins (Paul Heritz) - Photo from
Rock Springs History Archives
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RS86
RS87
RS88
RS89
RS90
RS91
RS92
RS93
RS94
Parade, ca. 1960's - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Parade 1981 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Parade 1981 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Parade 1981 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Parade 1981 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Parade 1981, center Lisa Geyman; R: Tracy Lemoine - Photo from R.S. History Archives
Parade 1981 Audrey Messner holding sign - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Parade 1981 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
Audrey Messner (R.S. Library Hist. Comm.), Sheri Giese (R.S. Postmaster), June 4, 1999 Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS95 C&NW depot, Ableman, WI - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS96 Railway derailment just past Van Hise Rock, 1978. - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS97 Railway derailment just past Van Hise Rock, 1978. - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS98 Railway derailment just past Van Hise Rock, 1978. - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS99 Railway derailment just past Van Hise Rock, 1978. - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS100 Railway derailment just past Van Hise Rock, 1978. - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS101 Railway derailment just past Van Hise Rock, 1978. - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS102 Railway derailment just past Van Hise Rock, 1978. - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS103 Railway derailment just past Van Hise Rock, 1978. - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS104 Bus accident near Van Hise Rock, Feb. 1969 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS105 Bus accident near Van Hise Rock, Feb. 1969 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS106 Quarry - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS107 Ableman School - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS108 Ed L. Baumgarten, barber in R.S. from 1917-1962 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS109 Herman Heinrich Steinhorst, b. 11-16-1959, d. 9-17-1928. Came from Germany and settled in
Ableman at age of 21. - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS110 Steinhorst homestead, ca. 1920's, west of R.S. (Denise Radtke lives there in 1999) - Photo from
Rock Springs History Archives
RS111 Rock Springs Park on Hwy 136 near artesian spring. R-L: Hazel Steinhorst, Clara Steinhorst,
Elsie Steinhoust Eggert, Alfred Eggert. - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS112 Col. Stephen Van Rsnsselaer Ableman, founder of Rocks Springs, U.S. Marshall under President
Polk. - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS113 Elsie Steinhoust, b. 10-11-1897 in Ableman, d. 3-19-1959 - Photo from R.S. History Archives
RS114 Lee Cline home, 1941, located corner 2nd & Oak, looking South. - Photo from R.S. History
RS115 Same as RS114 above. - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS116 Clara Marie Steinhorst, b. 4-27-1895 in Ableman, d. 6-11-1977 - Photo from Rock Springs
History Archives
RS117 Elsie Eggert with her sister, Clara - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS118 Rock Springs depot, June 1963 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS119 Parade, Bill Mittlesteadt, Fritz Brockow, Bill Knuth, Hugo Jolitz, John Oetzman, John Huebbe,
August Beth. - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS120 Parade - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS121 R.S. U.S. Postoffice, 1997 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS122 Postoffice, Jan. 30, 1966 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS123 Briggs Ruins Tavern, 1966 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS124 Post Office, Feb. 11, 1966 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS125 Anita Steinhorst wedding, married Erman Hillstead at R.S. church, June 1931 - Photo from Rock
Springs History Archives
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RS126 R.S. library, located basement of Community Center, cleaning after flood in summer of 1978 Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS127 Marcella Finder in R.S. library, located basement of Community Center, cleaning after flood in
summer of 1978 - Photo from Rock Springs History Archives
RS128 Ableman, ca. 1907 - Photo from Reedsburg Library
RS129 Ableman depot, ca. 1907 - Photo from Reedsburg Library
RS130 Ableman Band, 1910. Seated, L-R: ?, ?, Will Barthenbach, ?, Will Holtz, ?, Will Dwars;
Standing, L-R: Ernest Dettman, ?, Paul Bittrich, ?, Mack Daniels, Ernest Mueller, Bentley, ?,
Gus Bender.
Photo from Reedsburg Old Settlers’ Association @ Reedsburg Library
RS131 Ableman Quarry, ca. 1907 - Photo from Reedsburg Library
RS132 Ableman Quarry, ca. 1907 - Photo from Reedsburg Library
RS133 Ableman Quarry, ca. 1907 - Photo from Reedsburg Library
RS134 Ableman Quarry, ca 1907 - Photo from Reedsburg Library
RS135 Ableman Quarry, ca 1907 - Photo from Reedsburg Library
RS136 Narrows, Ableman, WI, ca. 1908 - Photo from Reedsburg Library
RS137 Narrows, Ableman, WI, ca 1908 - Photo from Reedsburg Library
RS138 Narrows, Ableman, WI, ca 1908 - Photo from Reedsburg Library
RS139 Stoeckman Quarry, Ableman - Photo from Reedsburg Library
RS140 Stoeckman Quarry, Ableman - Photo from Reedsburg Library
RS141 Van Hise Rock - Bill Schuette Collection
RS142 Frank Kleb Restaurant, store & Hotel, May 4, 1903 - Bill Schuette Collection
RS143 Flood - Bill Schuette Collection
RS144 Flood - Bill Schuette Collection
RS145 Flood - Bill Schuette Collection
RS146 Old covered bridge, Ableman - Donna Lange Collection
RS147 Old covered bridge in winter, Ableman - Donna Lange Collection
RS148 Horse shoe bend, Ableman - Donna Lange Collection
RS149 Horse Shoe curve, Ableman - Donna Lange Collection
RS150 Horse Shoe curve, Ableman, ca. 1907 - Donna Lange Collection
RS151 Scene on Baraboo River, bridge - Donna Lange Collection
RS152 New bridge, Ableman, Aug. 16, 1924 - Donna Lange Collection
RS153 Horse shoe bend, Ableman - Donna Lange Collection
RS154 Horse shoe bend, Ableman - Donna Lange Collection
RS155 Road near Van Hise Rock - Donna Lange Collection
RS156 Construction crew - Donna Lange Collection
RS157 Rock Springs Gravel Pit - Donna Lange Collection
RS158 Quarry - Donna Lange Collection
RS159 Lower Narrows, Baraboo River - Donna Lange Collection
RS160 Scene in the Narrows near Ableman - Donna Lange Collection
RS161 Railroad tracks at quarry, Ableman, ca. 1907 - Donna Lange Collection
RS162 Ableman Narrows, ca 1910 - Donna Lange Collection
RS163 Quarry - Donna Lange Collection
RS164 The Narrows, 1908 - Donna Lange Collection
RS165 Quarry - Donna Lange Collection
RS166 Narrows, ca 1908 - Donna Lange Collection
RS167 Quarry - Donna Lange Collection
RS168 Quarry, 1924 - Donna Lange Collection
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RS169 Stone building - Donna Lange Collection
RS170 Machinery , L: Mr. Kemp, Superintendent; R: Ralph Mattix - Donna Lange Collection
RS171 Stone building - Donna Lange Collection
RS172 Damaged tracks, Sep. 1930 - Donna Lange Collection
RS173 Debris, Sep. 1930 - Donna Lange Collection
RS174 Damaged equipment, Sep. 1930 - Donna Lange Collection
RS175 Damaged equipment, Sep. 1930 - Donna Lange Collection
RS176 Scene on Baraboo River, Ableman, 1911 - Donna Lange Collection
RS177 Scenic view at the Narrows near Ableman, 1911 - Donna Lange Collection
RS178 Quarry scenic view - Donna Lange Collection
RS179 Quarry - Donna Lange Collection
RS180 Iron bridge - Donna Lange Collection
RS181 High view of Ableman, ca 1908 - Donna Lange Collection
RS182 Wm Gall family, 1904, Ableman; L-R: Otto, Wm holding Selma, Hanna, Sarah, Emil, Willie, Walter
RS183 “Going out of Ableman towards Reedsburg. First house on left was Stoeckman house, later
moved to the village & became Stoeckman home in town. Now (?) first house north of
Chully Schneiders. Second house on left was Vogel house. House on right was Harding
house. Burned down when sparks from train ignited it.” - Donna Lange Collection
RS184 Scene in Narrows. ca 1917 - Donna Lange Collection
RS185 Walter “Boom” Behnke - Donna Lange Collection
RS186 John Geisser - Donna Lange Collection
RS187 Broadway in winter, looking west - Donna Lange Collection
RS188 Broadway looking west - Donna Lange Collection
RS189 Business district, looking east, 1908 - Donna Lange Collection
RS190 Broadway looking west - Donna Lange Collection
RS191 Broadway looking east, ca. 1920's - Donna Lange Collection
RS192 Parade, kids with flags, looking east on Broadway - Donna Lange Collection
RS193 Broadway looking east - Donna Lange Collection
RS194 Broadway looking west, 1911 - Donna Lange Collection
RS195 Broadway looking west, 1908 - Donna Lange Collection
RS196 Parade - Donna Lange Collection
RS197 “Streetcar” on Broadway, joke photo, 1908 - Donna Lange Collection
RS198 Flood, Broadway - Donna Lange Collection
RS199 Broadway looking west, ca. 1940's - Donna Lange Collection
RS200 Resturant - Donna Lange Collection
RS201 Tavern - Donna Lange Collection
RS202 Winter scene - Donna Lange Collection
RS203 Broadway looking west - Donna Lange Collection
RS204 View in residence section, Ableman - Donna Lange Collection
RS205 Man standing on bridge under construction - Donna Lange Collection
RS206 Inside (hardware?) store, L: Charles Geissler, R: Henry Geissler - Donna Lange Collection
RS207 Foreground, seated with 2 horses: Henry Schanke; standing in wagon center picture: Fred
Lewrenz with horse Fan; standing in wagon with black & white horses: John Deltman with
horse Pete; man & woman on porch ran the creamery: Belle & Wilbur Douglas. - Donna
Lange Collection
RS208 J.J. Geisser Blacksmith Shop - Donna Lange Collection
RS209 Men inside blacksmith shop - Donna Lange Collection
RS210 Man inside (feedmill?) - Donna Lange Collection
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RS211 L: Chas Geissler, Mr. Verthein - Donna Lange Collection
RS212 Shoe Shop - Donna Lange Collection
RS213 Bank construction - Donna Lange Collection
RS214 Bank - Donna Lange Collection
RS215 People in front of bank - Donna Lange Collection
RS216 C&NW Depot - Donna Lange Collection
RS217 Ableman - Donna Lange Collection
RS218 ca. WWI, section crew just finished new roof on crossing ramp. R: E.C. Bently, depot
agent; 5th from right: John Hindes, C&NW bridge foreman; 8th from right: John
Hubbe, section man - Donna Lange Collection
RS219 Depot & Yards, Ableman, 1911, Ralph Pierce Collection
RS220 C&NW Depot of left, Broadway, ca. 1907, Ralph Pierce Collection
RS221 Flood - Donna Lange Collection
RS222 Looking North, March 14, 1913 - Donna Lange Collection
RS223 Flood, June 17, 1920 - Donna Lange Collection
RS224 Flood, June 17, 1920 - Donna Lange Collection
RS225 Flood, June 17, 1920 - Donna Lange Collection
RS226 Flood, June 17, 1920 - Donna Lange Collection
RS227 Village School - Donna Lange Collection
RS228 “Ablemans”, two men - Donna Lange Collection
RS229 Rocks Springs Park sign - Donna Lange Collection
RS230 Street scene, ca. 1907 - Donna Lange Collection
RS231 Business, 1911 - Donna Lange Collection
RS232 Hotel? - Donna Lange Collection
RS233 Bird’s eye view - Donna Lange Collection
RS234 Bird’s eye view - Donna Lange Collection
RS235 Man on street - Donna Lange Collection
RS236 Baptist Church, Ableman - Donna Lange Collection
RS237 Mill & dam on Hy 154 near Rock Springs - Donna Lange Collection
RS238 Quarry, 1900 - Donna Lange Collection
RS239 Men at quarry - Donna Lange Collection
RS240 Man - Donna Lange Collection
RS241 “Wisconsin Granite Company” shed in quarry - Donna Lange Collection
RS242 Men standing by building in quarry - Donna Lange Collection
RS243 Store & Post Office - Donna Lange Collection
RS244 “New Drugstore” Ableman, ca. 1914 - Donna Lange Collection
RS245 Tracks into quarry, ca. 1907 - Donna Lange Collection
RS246 Quarry, ca. 1907 - Ralph Pierce Collection
RS247 Wisconsin Granite Company crusher house at quarry, ca. 1907 - Ralph Pierce Collection
RS248 Wisconsin Granite Company crusher house at quarry - Ray Burmester Collection
RS249 Blasting, ca. 1907 - Donna Lange Collection
RS250 Quarry - Donna Lange Collection
RS251 Narrows, ca. 1907 - Donna Lange Collection
RS254 Quarry - Donna Lange Collection
RS255 Quarry, ca. 1907 - Donna Lange Collection
RS256 Quarry - Donna Lange Collection
RS257 Quarry - Donna Lange Collection
RS258 Three men, right is Dan Edwards - Donna Lange Collection
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RS259 L: Henry Geissler, Mildred Geissler, Little Henry Geissler; R: Charles Geissler, Mabel
Geissler - Donna Lange Collection
RS260 Quarry - Donna Lange Collection
RS261 Quarry, men, horse - Donna Lange Collection
RS262 Quarry, men by steam crane - Donna Lange Collection
RS263 Quarry, 1911 - Wis. State Historical Society Collection
RS264 Men in steam crane - Donna Lange Collection
RS265 Quarry, Oscar Lange - Donna Lange Collection
RS266 Men at quarry - Donna Lange Collection
RS267 Men at quarry - Donna Lange Collection
RS268 Men at quarry - Donna Lange Collection
RS269 Train derailment - Donna Lange Collection
RS270 Train derailment - Donna Lange Collection
RS271 Train derailment - Donna Lange Collection
RS272 Emma Geissler & dau., Mabel (Donna Lange home in 1999) - Donna Lange Collection
RS273 Flood, March 25, 1917 - Donna Lange Collection
RS274 Street - Donna Lange Collection
RS275 Bridge construction? - Donna Lange Collection
RS276 Broadway, ca. 1920's - Donna Lange Collection
RS277 Broadway, ca. 1920's - Donna Lange Collection
RS278 L. Behnke farm, Tornado? - Donna Lange Collection
RS279 Ableman Hardware Store - Donna Lange Collection
RS280 Ableman Hardware Store - Donna Lange Collection
RS281 Parade float, “Village Blacksmith J.J. Geisser” - Donna Lange Collection
RS282 Flood - Donna Lange Collection
RS283 Parade, “Meyer’s Transfer” - Donna Lange Collection
RS284 School & kids - Donna Lange Collection
RS285 (color) Train on curve near Ableman - Sauk Co. Historical Society Archives
RS286 Broadway, looking west, ca. 1940's - Donna Lange Collection
RS287 Ableman School, turn of century - Donna Lange Collection
RS288 Classes of 1911, 1912, 1913: 1. Lola Weidman, 2. Minnie Holtz, 3. Marie Voltz,
4. Elsa Pfaff, 5. Walter Geisser, 6. Mabel Wiseman, 7. vida Peck, 8. Roger Fenwick,
9. Rollin Manthey, 10. Belle Morley, 11. Mildred Schranke, 12, Richard Luedtke, 13. ?,
14. Ray Warren, 15. Henry Schneider, 16. Reinhart Pope, 17. Mr. Heinz (teacher). - Donna
Lange Collection
RS289 Classes of 1914, 10915: 1. Ed Martin or Walter Holtz, 2. Emil Mueller, 3. Vane Peck,
4. Harry Wiseman, 5. Emil Gall, 6. Margaret Hines, 7. Elsie Steinhorst, 8. Esther Zarstke,
9. Grace Frank, 10. Marie Stoeckman, 11. Freda Peters, 12. Maggie Steinhorst,
13. Mabel Britzke, 14. Clara Haines (teacher) - Donna Lange Collection
RS290 Girls in front of bank: 1. Selma Herritz, 2. Selma Hints, 3. Erma Bender, 4. Phyllis
Bentley, 5. Hazel Goedecke, 6. Ruth Cooper, 7. Lucy Lange, 8. Sylvia Pfaff, 9.?,
10. Wanda Zarstke, 11. Arlene Bender, 12. Ellen Coleman, 13. Marion Cooper, 14. Mona
Hackett, 15. Selma Gall, 16. Margaret Hines, 17. Edith Mielke, 18. Virginia Lee,
19. Marie Zarstke, 20. Lillian Rindfleisch. - Donna Lange Collection
RS291 Ableman YMCA Group, ca. 1915 or 1916: 1. Frank Moldenhauer, 2. Lawrence Hines,
3. Reuben Black, 4. Glenn Dyer (Principal), 5. Harold Goedecke, 6. Henry Manthey,
7. Reuben Stoeckman, 8. Hubert Hines, 9. Enrich Huebbe, 10. Irving Goedecke,
11. Walter Zarstke, 12. Grier Wwidman, 13. Walter Frank, 14. Melville Lange 7
Donna Lange Collection
RS292 Class of 1916, 1917, 1918 Ableman School: 1. Rachel Noyes, 2. Grace Bittrich, 3. Irving
Perk, 4. Harold Anderson, 5. Hugo Nimmow, 6. Charles Steinhorst, 7. Irvin Pfaff,
8. Walter Zarstke, 9. Hubert Hines?, 10. Henry Manthey, 11. Walter Steinhorst,
12. harold Goedecke, 13. George Rindfleisch, 14. Evan Black, 15. Hugo Schroeder,
16. Ernest Voltz, 17. Emil Frank, 18. Hubert Hines?, 19. Virginia Lee, 20. Gertrude
Bainbridge, 21.?, 22. Max Schneider, 23-28?, 29. Thekla Nimmow, 30. Martha Carlin,
31. Nellie Noyes, 32. Martha Geisser, 33. Annie Hintz, 34. Selma Gall, 35. Madeline
Stoeckman, 36. Lucie Mischalow, 37. Pauline Geisser, 38-39?, 40. Lucille Pierce,
40. Sophie Steinhourst, 41. Marie Kleb (teacher) - Donna Lange Collection
RS293 Class of 1916, 1917, 1918, Ableman School: 1. Billy Dwars, 2. Hubert Hines, 3. Evan
Black, 4. Harold Goedecke, 5. George Rindfleish, 6. Eitel Driefke, 7. Gertrude
Bainbridge, 8. Thekla Nimmow, 9. virginia Lee, 10. Melville Lange, 11. Lillian
Rindfleish, 12. Martha Geisser, 13. Se.ma Gall, 14. ? - Donna Lange Collection
RS294 Class of 1917 & 1918 Ableman School: 1. Walter Steinhorst, 2. Harold Retzloff, 3. Bill
Dwars, 4. Irving Perk, 5. Harold Goedecke, 6. Evan Black, 7. Henry Manthey, 8. Irvin
Pfaff, 9. Walter Zarstke, 10. Eitel Driefke, 11. Hubert Hines, 12. Norman Wickus?,
13. Charles Steinhorst, 14. Hugo Nimmow, 15. Gertrude Bainbridge, 16. Musa Hawkins
(teacher), 17. Annie Hintz, 18. Lena Huebbe, 19. Marion Cooper, 20. Sophie Steinhorst,
21. Virginia Lee, 22. Selma Gall, 23. Thekla Nimmow, 24. Martha Geisser, 25. Lillian
Rindfleisch, 26. Pauline Geisser, 27. Grace Bittrich, 28. Elsie Carlin, 29. Madeline
Stoeckman, 30. Ella Steinhorst - Donna Lange Collection
RS295 Class of 1917, Ableman School: Back: 1. Eitel Driefke, 2. Lillian Rindfleisch (Max
Schneider), 3. Glenn Dyer (Principal), 4. Selma Gall (Ed Ratsch), 5. Hubert Hines,
6. Martha Geisser (Martin Roever); Front: 1. Thekla Nimmow, 2. Gertrude Baingridge
(Arthur Verthein), 3. Virginia Lee (Emil Mueller), 4. Melville Lange - Donna Lange
Collection
RS296 Will be class of 1919 & 1920, Ableman School: 1. Phyllis Bentley, 2. Lucille Britzke,
3. Arthur Link, 4. Hazel Goedecke, 5?, 6. Willie Peck, 7. Albert Stoeckman, 8?, 9. Myrtle
Block, 10-11?, 12. Sylvia Pfaff, 13. Mabel Geissler, 14. Carl Schanke, 15. Lawrence
Hines, 17. Edna Steinhorst, 18?, 19. Emma Bartenbach (teacher), 20. Edith Mielke,
21. Edith Anderson, 22-23?, 24. Frank Moldenhauer, 25. Lawrence Driefke, 26. Amy
Pfaff, 27. Reuben Black, 28?, 29. Herbert Nackinghagel, 30. Erma Hinz, 31. Lucy
Lange. - Donna Lange Collection
RS297 Class of 1920, Ableman: Back: 1. Herbert O. Schneider, 2. Emil A. Herritz, 3. Erma J.
Bender, 4. Marie Bartenbach (Principal), 5. Reuben R. Black, 6. Verne R. Driefke;
Front: 1. Lucy B. Lange (Irvan Lassalette), 2. Amy M. Pfaff (Paul Conley), 3. Rosella A.
Steinhorst (Arthur Veith), 5. Mabel A. Geissler. - Donna Lange Collection
RS298 Will be classes of 1921, 1922, 1923: 1. Victor Moldenhauer, 2. Frank Moldenhauer,
3. Fred Steinhorst, 4. Willis Black, 5. Robert Cooper, 6. Sigmund Nimmow, 7. Lawrence
Driefke, 8. Louis Goedecke, 9. Ehrenrich Huebbe, 10. Reuben Zarstke, 11. Roy
Goedecke, 12. Richard Breitzke, 13. Fritz Geisser, 14. Selma Hintz, 15. Lucille Britzke,
16. Adella Meyer (Friede), 17. Leona Steinhorst, 18. Hazel Goedicke, 19. Myrtle Dwars
(Herritz), 20. Carolyn Schroeder, 21. Hilda Gall (Baumgarten), 22. Viola Stoeckman,
23. Grace Marshall (teacher) - Donna Lange Collection
RS299 Class of 1921, Ableman: Back: 1. Edwin Roever, 2. Lawrence Driefke, 3. Fred Geisser;
Front: 1. Phyllis Bentley (Carl Gluth), 2. Prof. Dressler, 3. Golda Bryant (Lawrence
Schroeder) - Donna Lange Collection
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RS300 Classes of 1923 & 1924, Ableman: Front: 1. Earl Alexander, 2. Willis Black, 3. Kenneth
Meyer, 4. Edwin Mielke, 5. Lawrence Behnke, 6. Klitzman, 7. Clarence Steinhorst,
8. Victor Klitzman; Middle: 9. Arleen Bender, 10. Pearl Holtzman, 11. Isabelle Rader,
12. Marietta Pfaff, 13. Esther Bartenbach, 14. Esther Nimmow, 15. Margaret Block;
Back: 16. Ruth Alexander, 17. Esther Meyer, 18. Lillian Driefke, 19. Florence
Bartenbach, 20. Huldina Steinhorst, 21. Anita Steinhorst, 22. Eva Linde, 23. Florence
Alexander, 24. Irene Schneider, 25. Margaret Gall - Donna Lange Collection
RS301 Class of 1923-1924, Ableman: names not given - Donna Lange Collection
RS302 Class of 1926, Ableman School: Back: 1. Ida Rhode (Reuben Stoeckman), 2. Anna
Geisser (Leo Erpelding), 3. Nellie Black, 4. Ernest Maulwurf (Principal), 5. Ruth
Schneider (Arno Driebel), 6. Lillian Zarske (John Schultz), 7. Emma Rhode (Arnt
Bjeirke); Front: 1. Victor Repka, 2. William Hummell, 3. Elvera Jolitz (Victor
Moldenhauer), 4. Margaret Bainbridge (Donald Squires), 5. Roland Zarske, 6. Karl Pope
- Donna Lange Collection
RS303 Class of 1925, Ableman: Back: 1. Pia Marini (James Adkins), 2. Phyllis Behnke (Elwood
Young), 3. Eva Paff (Jerome Blied), 4. Mercedes Dettman (E.J. Maulwurf), 5. Lena
Steinhorst (Hilmer Soelle), 6. Esther Dwars (Bill Herritz), 7. Adela Ninneman (Ed
Berg);
Front: 1. Herb Herritz, 2. Richard Meyer, 3. Ernest Maulwurf (Principal), 4. Clare
Fleming, 5. Victor Rindfleisch - Donna Lange Collection
RS304 Class of 1927, Ableman: Back: 1. Hans Schuck, 2. Carl Behnke, 3. Ernest Maulwurf
(Principal), 4. Fred Hintz; Front: 1. Wilma Lange (Clarence Henning), 2. Hermina
Carlin (Waldemar Nimmow), 3. Varie Block - Donna Lange Collection
RS305 Class of 1924, Ableman: Back: 1. Marguerite Gall (Bill Commerson), 2. Anita Steinhorst
(Ermin Hillstad), 3. Eva Linde (Wilfred Braun), 4. Irene Schneider (James Lemon),
5. Arleen Bender, 6. Pearl Holtzman (L. Prange). Front: 1. Victor Klitzman, 2. Edwin
Mielke, 3. Lawrence Behnke, 4. Ernest Maulwurf (Principal). - Donna Lange Collection
RS306 Would graduate in 1924 & 1925, Ableman: 1.?, 2. Victor Rindflesch, 3.?, 4. Harry
Haskins, 5. Bill Haskins, 6. Richard Mattix, 7. Goedecke, 8-12?, 13. Fred Ovard,
14. America Ovard, 15-16?, 17. Clarence Moldenhauer, 18. Ann Geisser, 19. Elvira
Jolitz,20-21?, 22. Eva Pfaff, 23?, 24. Helena Hinz, 25. Alice Moldenhauer, 26. Esther
Dwars,
27. Nellie Black, 28?, 29. Flossie Haskins, 30. Margaret Gall, 31. Anita Steinhorst,
32. Irene Schneider, 33. Huldina Steinhorst, 34. Isabell Rader, 35. Lillian Stoeckman,
36. Arlene Bender, 37-38?, 39. Parr Godfrey, 40. Delbert, 41. Reinhardt Britzke,
42. Elmer Wishman, 43?, 44. William Herritz, 45. Edwin Mielke, 46. Richard Meyer,
47. Elsie Luedtke (teacher). - Donna Lange Collection
RS307 Class of 1928, Ableman: Back: 1. Elliott Carlin, 2. Carl Schanke, 3. Ruth Janzen
(Lawrence Dreifke), 4. Santo Ovard, 5. Ernest Stoeckman. Front: 1. Hilda Beth (Vernon
Harrison), 2. Ernest Maulwurf, 3. Vera Frambs (Lloyd Bender) - Donna Lange
Collection
RS308 Class of 1929, Ableman: Back: 1. Marion Pfaff, 2. William Kumke, 3. Russel Paff,
4. Kermit Kintz, 5. Dan Schulte. Center: 1. Lillian Brockow, 2. Willis Holtz, 3. Julius
Geisser, 4. Harold Schneider, 5. Gustav Schranke, 6. Marjorie Fleming (Virgil
Alexander). Front: 1. Marie Dettmann (Harold Fenster), 2. Wanda Zarske (Charles
Phillips), 3. Ruth Kosmoske, 4. Ernest Mulwurf (Principal), 5. Elsie Jahnke (Walter
Wilzewski), 6. Margaret Frambs (LeRoy Munger), 7. Gladys Repka (Fred Putz). Donna Lange Collection
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RS309 Would graduate in 1929 & 1930, Ableman: Back: Ruby Driefke, Dorothey Bainbridge,
Hazel Brokow, Olga Gall, Lillian Brockow, Wanda Zarske, Viola Steinhorst, Iva
Moldenhauer, Caroline Hummel, Pauline Gall, Arlene Pfaff. Center: James Jansen,
Harold Schneider, Donald Behnke, Rose Mielke, Anita Behnke, Ruth Kosmoski,
Dorothy Frambs, Jane Jolitz, Erma Ninneman, Lillian Dwars. Front:Gustav Schranke,
Russell Paff, Robert Jansen, _____ Roper. - Donna Lange Collection
RS310 Class of 1930, Ableman: Back: Anita Behnke, Ruby Driefke, ______?, Evelyn
Bartenbach, Olga Gall, Arlyne Pfaff, Pauline Gall. Center: Carolyn Hummel, Hazel
Brokow, Rose Mielke, Erma Ninneman, Jayne Jolitz, Lillian Dwars, Lucille Alexander.
Front: ____?, Harold Kowalke, Wilbur Hintz, Ralph Alexander, Ted Block, Dorothy
Frambs, Myrtle Retz. - Donna Lange Collection
RS311 Class of 1930, Ableman: Back: Evelyn Bartenbach (Harold Van Wormer), Pauline Gall
(Max Grover, Carl Behnke), Caroline Hummel, Hazel Brockow, Rose Mielke, Lucille
Alexander (Clare Fleming), Anita Behnke (Floyd Brooks). Center: Irma Von Der
Linden, Olga Gall (Floyd Thompson), Ruby Driefke (Wm Behn), Myrtle Retz, Dorothy
Frambs
(Walter Koroch), Erma Ninneman. Front: Ted Block, Arlyne Pfaff (Victor Rindfleisch),
Harold Kowalke, Ernest Maulwurf (Principal), Wilbur Hintz, Lillian Dwars (Robert
Wickus), Ralph Alexander. - Donna Lange Collection
RS312 Class of 1931, Ableman: Back: Izola Ovard, Clarence Steinhorst, Henry Eschenbach,
Ralph Bentley, Lorna Bartenbach (Richard Filhaurer). Center: Genevieve Pfaff (Robert
Lehman), Paul Schuette, Ida Mae Doro (Fred Hintz), Gordon Volz, Eleanor Kosmoske.
Front: Wilma Koph, Lawrence Uphoff, Frances Marini (Edwin Pagel), Ernest Maulwurf
(Principal), Mary Ovard, Evan Holtz, Edith Fleming (G. Cop) - Donna Lange Collection
RS313 Class of 1932, Ableman: Back: John Schranke, Lloyd Mattix, Ellsworth Bloss, Camillo
Marini, Fred Peters. Center: Lorraine Holtz (Earl Geyman), Ruby Rehr (Ward
Markham),
Adeline Schneider (Paul Lehman), Lolabelle Harvey (Lawrence Uphoff), Elizabeth
Schuck. Front: Emelia Born (Merriwel Huebing), Hazel Breitzke, Ernest Maulwurf
(Principal), Marjorie Dwars, Mary Marks (Walter Alexander) - Donna Lange Collection
RS314 Class of 1933, Ableman: Back: John Lange, Lionel Hammermeister, Roger Schuette,
Carl Rhode. Center: Adeline Herritz (Harold Schneider), Russell Behn, Orland O’Day,
William Behn, Dale Verthein, Frank Marini, Lorraine Klipp (Peter Retgen).
Front: Virginia Luckensmeir (H.C. Johnson), Kathryn Baumgarten (Santo Ovard),
LaRetta Mattix (Ralph Hearn), Ernest Maulwurf (Principal), Marjorie Bloss (Carl
Schanke), Clare Krey (Bliss Crane), Virginia Verthein (Ted Church). - Donna Lange
Collection
RS315 Class of 1932 & 1933, taken in 1929, Ableman: Back: Marjorie Dwars, Lolabelle
Harvey, Irene Nimmow, Miss Agnes Grover (Teacher), Clara Krey, Adeline Schneider.
Center: Adeline Herritz, Lorraine Klipp, Agatha Frambs, Virginia Luckensmeir, Loretta
Mattix, Kathryn Baumgarten, Lorraine Holtz, Elizabeth Schuck, Fred Peters.
Front: Burdette Exkstein, Frank Marini, Lional Hammermeister,John Schranke, Camillo
Marini, Gerhart Hammermeister, ___?, ___?, Lloyd Mattix. - Donna Lange Collection
RS316 Class of 1933, taken in 1931, Ableman: Back: Wm Behn, Dale Verthein, Roger Schuette,
Lionel Hammermeister, Virginia Verthein, Margie Bloss, Lorraine Klipp, Clare Krey,
E.J. Maulwurf (Principal). Front: Carl Rhode, Russell Behn, John Lange, Kathryn
Baumgarten, Adeline Herritz, Virginia Luckensmeir, LaRetta Mattix, Frank Marini. Donna Lange Collection
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RS317 Class of 1933 & 1934, taken in 1930, Ableman: Back: Lorna Gall, Kathryn Baumgarten,
Loretta Mattix, ____ Pierce, Elizabeth Behnke, Laureen Dwars, Lorraine Klipp, Clara
Krey, Miss Hewitt (Teacher). Center: Emma Marini, Agatha Frambs, Burdette Eckstein,
Adeline Herritz, Gordon Doering, Virginia Luckensmeir. Front: Frank Marini, John
McGarrity, ___ Robolt, Lyle Hammermeister, John Dettman,Marvin Beth. - Donna
Lange Collection
RS318 Class of 1934, Ableman: Back: Clarence Driefke, Marvin Beth, Evan Schuette, Ernest
Maulwurf (Principal), Mohn McGarrity, Clarence Bloss, Harold Meyer. Front: Ella
Schanke, Elwyn Harvey, Laureen Dwars (Floyd Bender), Pearl Hinz (Rhode), Emma
Marini, John Dettman, Elizabeth Behnke (Vic Wytenbach) - Donna Lange Collection
RS319 Class of 1935, Ableman: Back: Walter Repka, Floyd Bender, Gordon Doering, Herman
Alwin (Principal), Milton Repka, William Koph. Front: Doris Lehman, Lucille Klipp
(Gilbert Retzlaff), Marion Harvey, (Wm Thorne), Dorothy Barnard, Ida Ovard, Elvira
Marini, June Clark (William Kunke), Eleanor Uphoff. - Donna Lange Collection
RS320 Class of 1936, Ableman: Back: Herman Alwin (Principal), Roy Dwars, Walter Koph,
Clarence Holtz, August Ovard, Allen Zautke. Center: Dean Weidman, Ralph Dwars,
Betty Mielke (Walter Repka), Mildred Fleming, Ardis Meyer, Cedilia Dwars (Clarence
Bloss), Edgar Krey, Wilbert Zautke. Bottom: Helen Meyer, Pearl Behnke (Ralph
Edwards), Pearl Beth, Susan Doering (Durlin Harnack), Bertha Stoeckman. - Donna
Lange Collection
RS321 Class of 1937, Ableman: Back: Henry Rehr, Mervin Jacobson, Raymond Krey, Roger
Shew. Front: Josephine Manthey, Jane Doering, Herman Alwin (Principal), Gilma
Schroeder (Ray Schultz). - Donna Lange Collection
RS322 Class of 1938* & 1939, Ableman: Back: Guido Marini, James Barnard, Ella Reddeman
(Teacher), Marcella Hardey, Meta Paff, Audrey Schroeder, Beatrice Jacobson, *Norma
Behnke, *Dorothy Doering, *Carolyn Jolitz, *Richard Beth, *Lester Krey, Donald
Mielke. Front: Robert McGonigle, *Charles Driefke, Elwym Dwars, Milo Dwars,
Robert Doro, *Lwellyn Herritz, Sisto Marini, Robert Funk, Carol Weidman, Roger
Frambs, *___ Barnard? - Donna Lange Collection
RS323 Class of 1939, Ableman: Back: Robert Funk, Herman Alwin (Principal), Robert
McGonigle. Front: Audrey Schroeder, Lucille Tessmer, Meta Pfaff. - Donna Lange
Collection
RS324 Class of 1940, Ableman: Back: Esther Klipp (Evan Holtz), Esther Knuth (Waldemer
Nimmow). Center: Herman Alwin (Principal), William Manthey, Doris Wiseman (Harry
Rector), Antonio Marini, Donald Meilke. Front: Marcella Holtz (Ray Spaulding), Irene
Brockow (Al Boyles), Sylvia Bartenbach (Robert Leece), Marlyn Meyer, (___
Rockhill), Delores Schroeder, Lois Behnke. - Donna Lange Collection
RS325 Class of 1941, Ableman: Back: Charles Doro, Everett Janzen, Victor Rehr, Harold Koph.
Front: Donald Mayfield (Principal), Lena Marini, Jeanne Kuykendahl, Ruth Lehman. Donna Lange Collection
RS326 Class of 1942, Ableman: Back: Eugene Klipp, Alvin Schroeder, Donald Mayfield
(Principal), Orville Bradley. Front: Dorothea Dettman, Joyce Behnke (Fred Karg),
Bonnie Goff (William Doro). - Donna Lange Collection
RS327 Class of 1943, Ableman: Back: Dorothy Krayer (Zimmerman), LaVerne Krayer, Donald
Mayfield (Principal), Patricia Finder (Stone), Durlin Behnke. Front: Jean Smith,
Margaret Schroeder, Gloria Verthein, Mary J. Finder (Farber), Evelyn Klipp (Holtz) Donna Lange Collection
RS328 Ableman Tree Forest, tree planting ca. 1940, Ableman School: 1-2?, 3. Neil Campbell,
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4. Roger Roznos, 5. Norman Nimmow, 6. Dorothy McGonigle, 7. Walter Hoskins,
8. Wyman Schmidt, 9. Joyce Behnke, 10. Donna Behnke, 11. Ardell Harmon, 12. Ralph
Roznos, 13. Donald Moldenhauer, 14-16?, 17. Valeria Weidman, 18. Donald Nommow,
19. Phyllis Klipp, 20. Diane Stoeckman, 21?, 22. Junior Doro, 23. Gene McGonigle,
24. Harley Behnke, 25. Alma Schaeffer, 26, Donna Meyer, 27. Juanita Ribbke, 28.
AudreyHerritz, 29. Evelyn Mente, 30. Marie Herritz, 31?, 32. Bonnie Goff, 33. Mary
Jeanette Finder, 34. Margaret Schroeder, 35. Gloria Verthein, 36. Patricia Finder. 37.
Joyce Roznos, 38. Dorothea Dettman, 39. Jean Smith, 40. Delores Ribbke, 41. Edward
Baumgarten, 42. Joy Mae Dwars, 43. Maxine Schroeder, 44. Joan Mayfield, 45. Audrey
Moldenhauer, 46. Dora Nimmow, 47. Donald Doro, 48. Eleanor Brockow, 49. Ranger
Mac, 50. Donald Mayfield (Principal), 51. Bill Stoeckman, 52. Durlin Behnke, 53.
LeRoy Holtz, 54. Loretta Schaefer, 55. Leon Bender (teacher), 56. Wm Smith, 57?, 58.
Alvin Schroeder, 59. Gene Klipp, 60. Evelyn Klipp, 61. Richard Doro, 62-64?, 65.
Waldemar Nimmow. - Donna Lange Collection
RS329 Lutheran Ladies Aid, 1952: 1. Leda Haefer, 2. Minnie Luckensmeir, 3. Hulda Wiseman
(Edward), 4. Emma Meyer (Otto), 5. Lillian Hummel, 6. Tillie Hammermeister (Wm),
7. Clara Mente, 8. Elfreida Driefke (Herman), 9. Bertha Dettman (Carl), 10. Clara
Baumgarten (Edward), 11. Rev. Ave-Lallement, 12. Florence Luehrs (Alvin),
13. Florence Steinhorst (Walter), 14. Freda Wischmann, 15. Millie Malmquist (Albin),
16. Bertha Pfaff, 17. Anna Gall, 18. Pearl Prange (Lee), 19. Emma Geisser (John),
20. Mary Kowalke (Reinhold), 21. Emma Schultz, 22. Ella Hinz (Edward), 23. Adeline
Weidman (Grier), 24. Marcella Spaulding (Ray), 25. Ruth Driefke (Lawrence), 26. Mrs.
Paul Mente, 27. Mrs. Ave-Lallement, 28. Emma Driefke, 29. Mrs. Wm Schulte,
30. Amelia Verthein (Henry), 31. Leona Ribbke (Herman), 32. Bertha Grubb (Wm),
33. Eva Mente (Harold), 34. Agnes Licht (Herman), 35. Amanda Holtz (Wm), 36. Hilda
Schwanke, 37. Agnes Behn, 38. Janet Schinker (Peter), 39. Rosella Dettman (Paul),
40. Elsie Behnke (Walter), 41. Lucille Pfaff (Marion), 42. Emma Bartenbach (Wm),
43. Edna Behnke (Arthur), 44. Polly Koph (Arthur), 45. Myrtle Janzen (Arthur), 46.
Tillie Bentley (Ernest), 47. Anita Brooks (Floyd), 48. Mrs. Lehman (Roger), 49. Ruth
Driefke (Clarence), 50. Bernice Bloss (Ellsworth), 51. Lucille Hillman (Harold), 52.
Mrs. Lindloff (Herbert), 53. Alma Bauer, 54. Ida Stoeckman (Rueben), 55. Anna Frambs
(Wm), 56. Iva Dettman (Fritz), 57. Louise Ninneman (John), 58. Lorraine Geyman (Earl)
59. Mabel Doro (Herman), 60. Caroline Wiseman (Harry), 61. Savern Schroeder (Hugo).
On picture but no number: Mrs. Martin Baumgarten (Clara), Mrs. Gilbert Baumgarten
(Irene). - Donna Lange Collection
RS330 Street, Ableman?
RS331 Lutheran Ladies Aid, Summer of 1915, taken at Wm Baumgarten residence on
Broadway,
Ableman. 1. Anna Frambs (Wm) 2. Dorothy Frambs 3. Vera Frambs 4. Mercedes
Dettman 5. Carl Pope 6. Ella Pope 7? 8. Allen Bartenbach 9. Enrich Schranke 10. Tillie
Hammermeister (Wm) 11. Margaret Frambs. 12. Minnie Holtz 13. Carl Behnke 14.?
15. Polly Gall (Julius) 16. Pauline Gall 17. Margaret Gall 18. Marie Bartenbach 19.
Emma Bartenbach 20. Anita Behnke 21. Anna Behnke 22. Selma Hinz 23. Ida
Bartenbach (Carl) 24. Rev Pope 25. Mrs Pope 26. Bertha Dettman (John) 27. Mrs.
Tessmers Mother 28. Emma Geisser (John) 29. Tessmer girl 30. Mrs. Tessmer 31. Mrs.
Herritz (Carl)
32. Mrs. Wm Britzke 33. Lillie Hummel 34. Mrs. Heinz or Hinz 35. Amelia Maske
36. Mrs. Langenhan 37. Mrs. Wm Holtz 38. Marie Dettman (Ernest) 39. Agnes Behn
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40. Mrs. Jacob Geisser 41. Mrs. Franz Frank 42. Minnie Luckensmeir 43. Annie Hinz
Gall 44. Mrs. Leverenz 45. Mrs. Wm Bartenbach Sr. 46. Mrs. Yek 47. Mrs. Krueger
48. Verna Mathews 49. Laura Hines (John) 50. Mrs. Kemp 51. Lydia Waren 52. Hulda
Wiseman (Edward) - Donna Lange Collection
RS332 Confirmation Class 1908 - Donna Lange Collection
RS333 Emil & Virginia Mueller, took many Rock Springs photographs, operated Mueller’s Bar (later
Behnke’s) - Donna Lange Collection
RS334 Loading “dumpies” at quarry - Donna Lange Collection
RS335 Mueller’s Bar from the back (later Behnke’s) - Donna Lange Collection
RS336 Bridge construction across Baraboo River in R.S., ca. 11940's - Donna Lange Collection
RS337 Bridge construction across Baraboo River in R.S., ca. 1940's - Donna Lange Collection
RS338 Lumber to be used in construction of R.S. Community Center - Donna Lange Collection
RS339 Harvesting lumber near Zion Church for R.S. Community Center - Donna Lange Collection
RS340 Sawing lumber for R.S. Community Center, Martin Schuette on right - Donna Lange
Collection
Ableman Band, 2-2002DG, 1910, seated, L-R: ?, ?, Will barthenbach,?, Will Holtz, ?, Will
Dwars. Standing: Ernest Dettman,?, Paul Bittrich, ?, Mack Daniels, Ernest Mueller, Bentley, ?,
Gus Bender
Ableman Band, 1906, front row, 2nd from left is Edward H. Pfaff (married Adeline Lange,
July 13, 1912 in town of Excelsior. Loaned to copy by Mrs. Carol McIntyre, 432 Berkley
Blvd., Bbo, 2004
Ableman Commencement, 2-2002EE, Mar. 26, 1920, State Graded School. Class: Lucy B.
Lange, Erma J. Bender, Reuben R. Black, Myrtle V. Block, Verne P. Dreifke, Mabel A.
Geissler, Amy M. Pfaff, Herbert O. Schneider, Rosella A. Steinhorst, Emil A. Herritz.
Ableman Curve, c. 1909, Loaned to copy by Mrs. Carol McIntyre, 432 Berkley Blvd., Bbo, 2004
Ableman Home, UN898
Ableman Quarry, UN1097, early 1900's
Ableman Quarry, UN1140, c. early 1900's, Wis. Granite Co.
Ableman, UN793, 1920
Covered Bridge, Loaned to copy by Mrs. Carol McIntyre, 432 Berkley Blvd., Bbo, 2004
Covered Bridge, 2-2005AA, “Bridge over Baraboo River, north of Ableman. Taken 1924. Torn
away in1924. See Baraboo Weekly News, Aug. 7, 1924.
Covered Bridge, 2-2005P, 1924. Bridge over Narrow’s Creek. From left: Dr. A. B. Stout, Miss
Jacobson, Mrs. H.E. Cole
Damaged engine, UN1894, at Ableman, 1884
Damaged engine, UN1922, at Ableman, 1884
Float, “Bum’s Roost”, “Up to date Sports, Effinger Beer on Tap”, Loaned to copy by Mrs. Carol
McIntyre, 432 Berkley Blvd., Bbo, 2004
Flood, 15-2001J, rear of building
Flood, 15-2001K, Main St., near gas pumps
Flood, 15-2001L, looking down Main St.
Flood, 15-2001M, looking down Main St.
Krey Saloon, Ed. Krey Saloon, Rock Springs. Px loaned from Ardell Albers (via Donna Lange)
Krey, Mrs., in Rock Springs. Px loaned from Ardell Albers (via Donna Lange
Machinery, 2-2002DH, L: Mr. Kemp, superintendent; R: Ralph Mattix
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Men, 2-2003KD, from Rock Springs area. L-R: Elrich Bender, Herb Goe__cke, Henry Behnke,
Henry Hole?, Otto Meyer, Everet Beth, Adolph Holz, Henry? Behnke, Wm Kimke?,
Wm C. Holtz, Walter Behnke, Albert Beth, Bill Carlin, Bill Holtz.
Narrows, 16-2001DP, c. 1912, Railroad tracks in background
Narrows Creek, UN792, confluence of Narrows Creek & Baraboo River at Rock Springs
Narrows Creek, UN1111, near Ableman
Photo Gallery, 79-1907C, gallery of Samuel D. Coates
Quarry, 9-2002F, the Narrows, Ableman
Red Rock Quarry, UN649, Men working
Rock Springs School, 10-1984F [R34-F], Excelsior Twp, 1856-present, located 306 Elm St.,
built 1900, photo c. early 1940's
Train Wreck, 2-2004EZ, neg. from Diane Ritt
Train Wreck, 2-2004FA, neg. from Diane Ritt
Train Wreck, 2-2004FB, neg. from Diane Ritt
Train Wreck, 2-2004FC, neg. from Diane Ritt
Train Wreck, 2-2004FD, neg. from Diane Ritt
Train Wreck, 2-2004FE, neg. from Diane Ritt
Van Hise Rock, Un1204, May 9, 1999
Van Hise Rock, 16-2001QS, H.E. Cole photo
Van Hise Rock, 16-2001PD
Van Hise Rock, 16-2001UC, marker dedication, 2001, L-R: Loren Bender, Dorothy Coens, Mary
Ann Ableman Behn, Audry Giese, official from the state.
White Rock Quarry, UN648, men working with machinery
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