Glass plate negatives show early 1900s Brookings life
The existence of the Frank Ross Glass Plate Negatives Collection is a case of right time, right place. The collection was produced by a Brookings area photographer named Frank Ross, according to a Nov. 17, 2022, Arlington Sun article. Ross captured portraits and images of daily life in and around Brookings County at the turn of the 20th century.
Doner Auditorium project progresses with SDHC grant
The Doner Auditorium digital preservation project is moving forward, thanks to a South Dakota Humanities Council grant.
³ÉÈËÊÓƵ theater history could be saved with donor help
There may be a second act in store for the ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ theater history left behind in Doner Auditorium. The auditorium’s green room and makeup rooms hold nearly four decades worth of inscriptions from theatre students who covered the walls, ceilings and other surfaces with their signatures, dates, season lineup schedules, quotes and favorite lines from plays.