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Opera House

Date: 1880
Description: The Opera House at the corner of Washington (now Main) and North Mill Streets. A sign at the back of the building reads: "Printing." A barber pole is in fr...
Photograph

Bijou Theater

Date: 1900
Description: The Bijou Theater with a horse and carriage parked in front of it. There is a law office above the theater and a jeweler's store beside it.
Postcard

Main Street at Night

Date: 1912
Description: Caption reads: "Main St. at Night, Fond du Lac, Wis." A car is parked along the curb in the foreground with its headlights on. A theater is across the stre...
Postcard

Main Street, looking North from Sheboygan Street

Date: 
Description: View of Main Street with the Retlaw Theater on the right. Automobiles and street car tracks are in the center of the street. Caption reads: "Main Street, l...
Postcard

Burning of the Ripon Opera House

Date: 1904
Description: Text on front reads: "Burning of the Ripon Opera House, Ripon Wis." A dramatic scene at night, with flames consuming an Opera House which is silhouetted ag...

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