Squint Shot 061810

Usually I post one squint shot, maybe two if necessary; but today there are six shots. If you can click on the pictures to enlarge them, look closely and you will see initials, names, messages. A myriad of scratchings on the walls that stand at the back and one side of the stage for the Bell Opera House. It is nearly impossible to decipher any of the writings in complete form because time, dust, and hands running over the letters has faded what was written.

The Bell Opera House was a gathering place for entertainment, oration, concerts performed by the local cornet band, and a number of other purposes. Were these etchings made by the actors and actresses before or after performances? One will never know, but it is interesting to look closely and imagine a time a hundred years ago when this opera house was teeming with activity.