Skip to main content

click zoom to display a high-res image
Photographs

Opera House

Image

Interior of the Opera House. The view from behind the main floor seating includes the stage and the stage left balcony. In the foreground are columns supporting the mezzanine. Caption reads: "Interior View, Opera House, Traer, Iowa."

Publication Information

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 13 x 11 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Albertype Company photographs, circa 1880s-circa 1950
Call Number (A6)03431

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W011FOL
Legacy ID
WHi 77236

Image

Digital Collections

Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
 
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.

View Our Curated Collections

Attribution

For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier. 

The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.

For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.

 

 

Accessing Collections

The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.

Plan Your Visit

Photographs
New Bradford Theatre

New Bradford Theatre

Interior of New Bradford Theatre, built in 1935 in the Hooker Fulton Building. The view taken from the stage left balcony features an ornate stage with a curtain and scenery, the ground floor seati...

View
Photographs
Loew's Metropolitan Theatre

Loew's Metropolitan Theatre

Interior of Loew's Metropolitan Theatre. The view, taken from the mezzanine, features the stage, seating, and side balconies and a chandelier hangs from the ornate ceiling. The theater was designed...

View
Photographs
Opera House

Opera House

1883

The Oshkosh Grand Opera House. This is the interior elevated view showing the curtain painted by Louis Kindt of Kenosha, which depicts a scene from Goethe's "Herman and Dorthea"; the rest of the de...

View
Photographs
Loew's Metropolitan Theatre

Loew's Metropolitan Theatre

Interior of Loew's Metropolitan Theatre. The mezzanine lounge features a couch, tables, mirrors, and an ornate ceiling overlooking the seating of the ground floor theater. The theater was designed ...

View
Photographs
The Opera House

The Opera House

A view of the Opera House. Caption reads: "Opera House, Traer, Iowa."

View
Photographs
P.E.O. Memorial Hall

P.E.O. Memorial Hall

Interior view showing the stage and reception hall of the Philanthropic Educational Organization, founded in 1869. Decorative seating, tables, draperies, and vases are shown in the hall.

View
Go to top
Wisconsin Historical Society
Search Dropdown