Neville Public Museum of Brown County

Snapshots in Time

Since April 6, 2005, the Green Bay Press-Gazette's weekly Community Snapshots section has included an historic image from the Neville Public Museum's photograph collection. Although only one image is featured each Wednesday, all of the images continue to be available for reproduction.

To place an order, please contact the Neville Public Museum's Curator of Collections who handles the film, photographs, and library materials at:
920-448-7845 or BC_Museum_Collections@co.brown.wi.us.

Snapshots featured in 2010

• Big DayPG Starr, Bart (Tribute to) 10_18_70 Featured 2010

Demonstrators were fenced off by barricades, but still made themselves heard as city officials and spectators greeted President Richard Nixon at Austin Straubel Field on October 18, 1970. The event was organized as a tribute to Packers quarterback, Bart Starr, but the demonstrators used it as an opportunity to voice opposition to the president’s policies.

• Bird's Eye ViewPG Starlite Drive-In Theatre 11_30_1981 Featured 2010

The large screen at the Starlite Drive-In Theater is visible at the center of this image taken in November 1981. When the theater opened in the early 1950s its address was listed as Cass St. at the city limits. By the time it closed for good in 1983, city expansion caused an address change to 1680 E. Mason St. This view looks north and east toward Main St.

• East West PremontrePG Green Bay City Satdium 9_14_60 Featured 2010

High school football team captains strike a friendly pose in this 1960 image taken at Green Bay City Stadium. Left to right are Allen Reichwald, Bill Ehlinger and Jerome Weyenberg.

• Matt Dillon Arrives18_1988_3136 Featured 2010

James Arness, popular for his role as Matt Dillon on the TV series Gunsmoke, signs autographs for excited fans at Austin Straubel Field. Arness was in Green Bay to serve as the grand marshal in the new City Stadium dedication parade on September 28, 1957. The Henry Lefebvre Collection of the Neville Public Museum of Brown County, #18.1988.3136.

• Morrow St. Factories2.2009.15 Featured 2010

Morrow St. on the north east side of Green Bay was once home to a variety of manufacturers. This late 1940s image shows the Pauly Cheese Co. and The Great Atlantic and Pacific Cheese Warehouse. Also in the area were the Wheeler Cheese Co., Schuster Construction Co. and The Northern Glove and Mitten Co.

• Narrow EscapePG Nitschke, Ray 9_1_60 Featured 2010

On September 1, 1960, veteran linebacker, Ray Nitschke, shows his punctured helmet after narrowly escaping injury and possibly death when strong winds toppled a photographer’s tower during practice.

• Outstanding Players18_1988_3529 Featured 2010

Willie Davis (left) and Jimmy Taylor (right) receive outstanding player awards from Bishop Bona (center) at the second annual Bishop’s Charities Game on September 3, 1962. The Packers beat the NY Giants 20 to 17. The Henry Lefebvre Collection of the Neville Public Museum of Brown County, #18.1988.3529.

• Popcorn and Peanuts6209.89 Featured 2010

This 1914 image shows Edward and Robert Streckenbach with their popcorn and peanut wagon. The wagon was usually parked at the corner of Washington and Cherry Streets in Green Bay. Its corn popping mechanism was operated by a tiny steam engine. The Otto Stiller Collection of the Neville Public Museum of Brown County, #6209.89.

• The Big BatsPG Blue Jays 4_27-28_59 Featured 2010

The 1959 Green Bay Bluejays were a farm team for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Managed by Stan Wasiak, the team ended the season with 74 wins and 51 losses. Shown here are team members Willie Davis, Gus Sancimino, Ron Rossi and Tony Lembo.

• The Press BoxPG Sports 9_15_67 Featured 2010

This September 1967 image shows Art Daley (standing), Lee Remmel and Len Wagner paying close attention to the action on Lambeau Field from the press box. The 1967 season was the last one for Vince Lombardi as the Packers' head coach. The Press-Gazette Collection of the Neville Public Museum of Brown County #PG Sports 9_15_67.

• Traffic on the lock18_1988_10002 Featured 2010

The Lower Fox begins at the north end of Lake Winnebago, where it flows north past Neenah, Menasha, and Appleton as it begins its 39-mile course towards the Bay of Green Bay. The river drops approximately 164 feet over this short stretch, and prior to the construction of European-style dams and locks after 1850, the river had many sizable rapids. This image shows pleasure boats using the lock at De Pere in 1950. Correction: It is actually the lock at Kaukauna. The Wisconsin Avenue bridge is visible in the background. Thanks to all the readers who called in! The Henry Lefebvre Collection of the Neville Public Museum of Brown County, #18.1988.10002.

• USS Green BayPG Peterson Builders Inc 6_15_69 Featured 2010

The first US Navy ship to bear the name USS GREEN BAY (PG-101) is launched at the Peterson yards on June 15, 1969. Built by Peterson Builders Inc, in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, it was the sixth ship of the Tacoma-Class Patrol Gunboat and home ported in Little Creek, VA. It supported the Atlantic Fleet until decommissioning in 1977. This image shows its launching at the Peterson yards on June 15, 1969.