Name/Title
Postcard, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
LU32.261Description
Palace Theatre/Waseca Opera House in State Street. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white postcard photograph of the Palace Theatre or the Waseca Opera House on main street Waseca; shown is the building with lionhead ornament supporting the decorative canopy and marquee; striped awnings cover businesses on both sides of the theatre; on the right is Jay J. Molter jewelry store; on the left is a cigar and candy store; a man and woman are standing on the sidewalk; and there is a bicycle parked on the curb.Context
Waseca business: Palace Theater; Opera House; Molter Jewelry.The donor is the great-grandson of William Everett, co-founder with Aughenbaugh, of the E. A. Co Mill in Waseca County. The Everett home, built by William's son Edward Everett, overlooking the east end of Clear Lake, was a showplace in its time, a classic Victorian-style home, it was demolished in 1958 it was an architectural and historical loss to Waseca County. This collection of photographs from Willard Everett is donated under our "Loaned to Us" program, where the donor allows WCHS to scan the images, but donor keeps possession of the original photographs. This photograph is from his postcard collectionCataloged By
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Object Name
Postcard, PhotographicClass
Documentary ArtifactCategory
Communication ArtifactsCreate Date
May 16, 2002Update Date
November 21, 2024