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Photo Playhouse
Tintype of Estella Moessner Goldenberger of Madison, (in the window), with her friend Celia Gibson posing in front of a painted backdrop.
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").
Madison Picnic
circa 1910-1919
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. ...
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 Goldenberger as Little Lord Fauntleroy
1902
Olivia Goldenberger (later changed to Olivia Monona) in costume as Little Lord Fauntleroy for a theater production.
Olivia Monona
June 1904
Olivia Goldenberger, who was born in Madison, but went on to perform under the stage name Olivia Monona with the Chicago Opera and the Metropolitan Opera, is seen here in a costume she wore to perf...
