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Usher Uniform / Baraboo / Art, Sport & Entertainment / Related Stories / Sauk County / 1900-1920 / 1920-1940 / Region 7 - South Center

Stars of Silent Film

The Ringling Theatre featured many forms of entertainment throughout the years, including live theatrical performances as well as silent films. At the time when the theatre was built in 1915, silent films were becoming more popular because advancements in film technology allowed…

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July 18, 2024

Usher Uniform / Baraboo / Art, Sport & Entertainment / Related Stories / Sauk County / 1900-1920 / Region 7 - South Center

The Al Ringling Theatre

General View from the South, Al Ringling Theatre. Photo by Douglass C. Green for HABS (Survey #WI-261), ca. 1970. Albert (“Al”) Ringling was the eldest brother of the Ringling family and was credited with both the creation of the famous Ringling Brothers Circus and…

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July 18, 2024

Usher Uniform / Art, Sport & Entertainment / New Object Histories / Baraboo / Object Histories / Sauk County / 1900-1920 / Region 7 - South Center

Object History: Ringling Theater Usher Uniform

Usher's Uniform Coat, from the collection of the Sauk County Historical Society.Usher's Uniform Pants, from the collection of the Sauk County Historical Society.Usher's Uniform Hat, from the collection of the Sauk County Historical Society. On November 17, 1915, the Ringling Theatre opened…

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July 17, 2024

Lodi / Wooden Curling Stone / Art, Sport & Entertainment / Columbia County / New Object Histories / Object Histories / 1880-1900 / Region 7 - South Center

Object History: Wooden Curling Stone

A stone slides across the ice as millions of people hold their breath. Furiously, two men sweep their brooms across the ice, attempting guide the hurdling block of granite to its destination. The stone slows to a crawl, hovering across the slick…

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June 20, 2024

Wisconsin Dells / Art, Sport & Entertainment / Columbia County / Related Stories / Everyday Life / Nature & Environment / 1880-1900 / 1900-1920 / Region 7 - South Center / Lefeber Glass Plate Negatives

Images of the Wisconsin Dells (Waterparks Not Included!)

More than a century before the Wisconsin Dells became the "Waterpark Capital of the World," it was a famous tourist destination known for its scenic beauty. Guides began taking sightseers in rowboats along the Wisconsin River as early as the 1850s, and…

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February 21, 2024

Art, Sport & Entertainment / Milwaukee County / Wauwatosa / Related Stories / Everyday Life / 1900-1920 / 1920-1940 / Region 8 - South East / Lefeber Glass Plate Negatives

Images of a Treasured Childhood: At Home in Wauwatosa with the Lefebers

In the first decades of the 20th century, Wauwatosa was well on its way to becoming a bedroom suburb of Milwaukee. Families were moving into newly developed subdivisions built on land that once grew grain, fruit, and vegetables for the large Milwaukee…

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February 21, 2024