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Madison Picnic
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A Goldenberger Family picnic in the Madison area. The woman on the far right is Olivia Goldenberger, who performed on the operatic stage as Olivia Monona. On the far left is her first husband C.N. Johnson.
circa 1910-1919
Bergor, Ben
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German-American Wurst Roast
1913
The Benedict Goldenberger family enjoying a wurst roast in the Madison vicinity. Ben Goldenberger is the leftmost standing man, he was a cooper and vinegar-maker. The Goldenberger family came to Ma...
Olivia Monona
1910
Waist-up portrait of opera singer, Olivia Monona (Olivia Goldenberger) likely in costume for an unknown production.
Goldenberger Family
1900
Oval-framed group portrait of the Goldenberger family of Madison. Estelle ("Stella" Moessner), Benjamin (later Ben Bergor), Olivia (later Olivia Monona), and Benedict ("Dick").
Olivia Goldenberger as Little Lord Fauntleroy
1902
Olivia Goldenberger (later changed to Olivia Monona) in costume as Little Lord Fauntleroy for a theater production.
Diva
March 1912
Olivia Monona wearing a costume worn as a chorus member of the Chicago Opera. The image is a photographic postcard she sent to Oscar Hanke, a violinist with the company, and who later became her se...
Olivia Goldenberger Graduation
December 1909
Bust portrait of Olivia Goldenberger (later known as Olivia Monona) at the time of her graduation from the University of Wisconsin at the age of 20. It is inscribed: "Alla saintess, Olivia."
