Farmington Opera House Sepia Souvenir Postcard
A Farmington NH Opera House sepia souvenir postcard. The view is of the front and left side of the building from Main Street. The three story building with an internal mezzanine or balcony was brick with wooden trim. It featured many double high windows on the front and both sides. It had a simple single story portico with a small roof balustrade. Four chimneys can be sen in the photo. The photo is set sometime in winter as snow is on the ground. Trees and surrounding building can be seen in the background. A February 10, 1928 fire effectively burned the Farmington Opera House to the ground. The library and town offices, along with most books, artifacts, and town records, from earlier periods perished in the fire.
Size 3.5" x 5.5"
FHS-Kyle Leach
Fletcher & Co. Vermont
For Baker & Jones Farmington ,NH
Fletcher & Co. Vermont
For Baker & Jones Farmington ,NH
Circa 1906
March 1926 Farmington Opera House American Legion Minstrel Show Program
A Farmington Opera House program for a Minstrel show on Friday, March 26, 1926. The document is printed ink on paper. The minstrel show appears to have been sponsored by the American Legion and features live music,dances, and singers. Program Size: 4.75"x 10"
This item was created during the early 20th century and contains biases stemming from that period.
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Farmington Opera House and/or the American Legion and/or others in the production
Farmington Opera House and/or the American Legion and/or others in the production
1926
Donated by Ms. Nancy Merrill, Alton Bay, NH
Delivered by Dottie Bean
MGM Farmington NH Strand Theatre Studio Card Photo Circa 1941 & 1950
MGM Farmington NH Strand Theatre Studio Cards circa 1941 & 1950. The theater was located in what was known as the Pythias Block or Pythias Hall on Central Street. The building was a filled with much activity and housed many important Farmington businesses and organizations over its' life.
The card indicates that this was a Strand brand theater and that it belonged to the Boston branch. It indicates the town population was around three thousand people and that no other competing theater was present. It had been playing MGM films for fifteen years. It details that the theater was built around 1925 and that it could seat three hundred patrons. The card is signed. The 1950 card is mainly blank except the affixed photograph and some basic information that mirrors the card from 1941. It is not signed.
Size: 5" x 8"
The 1941 item is in the physical museum collection. The 1950 item is a digital file and it does no exist in the physical museum collection.
PLEASE NOTE: This resource was created during the 19th or 20th century. It has biases stemming from those periods.
FHS-Kyle Leach
MGM-Metro Goldwyn Meyer
MGM-Metro Goldwyn Meyer
1941 & 1950
1941 card purchased for the society in May of 2018. The purchase was partially funded by a gift from Turner Liberty Insurance. 1950 card is a digital representation and is not housed in the physical museum collection.
Olympia Theatre Transfer-Strand Theatre Opening- Farmington News Articles
Article detailing the Olympia Theatre transfer to the Strand Theatre and the Strand Theatre Opening. These are Farmington News articles from September and October 1920.
This item is a digital file and it does no exist in the physical museum collection.
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PLEASE NOTE: This resource was created during the 19th or 20th century. It has biases stemming from those periods.
Farmington News
Farmington News
1920