This stretch of Main Street in Danbury was referred to as The Thompson Block. On the second floor of 197 Main, notice Baisley Studios. Frank Henry Baisley was a hatter in his younger life before getting into the photography trade. He had a studio in New Rochelle, NY before he came to Danbury to conduct business. At one time, he took pictures for the International New Reel Company and he was the official photographer at the Danbury Fair. Many of his photographs of Danbury survive today in the archives of The Danbury Museum & Historical Society. Credit: Danbury Museum and Historical Society