Fond du Lac - Old Views from the Air

 Found some aerial views of downtown Fond du Lac from a few years ago, and these bring back a few memories.

Old Water Tower is in the forefront, and the old courthouse is in the distance.Rosalind Apartment building is easily identified on the left-center.

The old courthouse is in the lower right corner. The new Reporter building, new National Exchange Bank building  and post office as well as the Kohls Grocery store can be spoted along the river.

The street bisecting the picture is Western Ave. with the safety building on the right edge of the picture.

Pageant?

 Several times in the history of the city, Fond du lac residents have put on pageants to celebrate and tell the story of the founding of the city. This appears to be for some such event, but the photo is not labeled, so it is difficult to tell what the occasion is here.

The sign on the wall is titled "Grand Lodge" so I suspect that this photo was taken at the Elks.

If you know or recognize anyone in this picture, please comment or let me know.  It would be greatly appreciated.

Spanish-American War Veterans Reunion

 In 1920, the Spanish-American War veterans held a reunion in Fond du Lac.  This photo was taken to commemorate that event, and lists the Fond du Lac veterans who are somewhere in the picture.  They are Bruno A. Berghandler, Sturley D. Boreham, Ralph E. Canniff, Ernest Keilberg, William J. Kibler, Samuel H. Longdin, John C. McCullough, Axel Larson and Frank H. Markow.

If you know where any of the Fond du Lac men are in this picture, please comment.  One of the men is my own grandfather, (Bruno Berghandler) and Ernest Keilberg is his cousin, and I can't find them in the picture.  (I never knew my grandfather).