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Capitol Theatre Tower

Date: 02 05 1930
Description: View from across the street of the Capitol Theatre tower. "Love Parade" is advertised on the marquee. Three automobiles are in the street in front of Peopl...
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Oxygen Delivery

Date: 11 04 1940
Description: James Robinson and E. Newton of the Professional Pharmacy prepare to load a Linde oxygen tank for home delivery.
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Orpheum Theatre Marquee at Night

Date: 10 04 1937
Description: Orpheum Theatre marquee advertising "Lost Horizon" starring Ronald Colman. 216 State Street.
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Strand Theatre Box Office, Military Display

Date: 06 02 1931
Description: View towards a woman sitting in the Strand Theatre box office surrounded by a display of helmets, guns and sand bags for the motion picture "Women of All N...
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Advertisement for Movie "Lightnin'"

Date: 01 10 1931
Description: Advertisement for Movie "Lightnin'" starring Will Rogers. The marquee at the Strand Theatre reads: "Break all dates — see Will Rogers in Lightnin." 16 E. M...
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"Monte Carlo"

Date: 10 24 1930
Description: Display advertising "Monte Carlo" movie featuring roulette wheel in Capitol lobby? A man is standing behind a table on the right.
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"Half Shot at Sunrise" on Marquee

Date: 09 29 1930
Description: Capitol Theatre marquee featuring Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey in "Half Shot at Sunrise." Next to the theater on the left is the Lurose women's clothing...
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Capitol Theatre Marquee

Date: 08 24 1930
Description: Capitol Theatre marquee advertising "Dixiana." 209 State Street.
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Orpheum Advertisement in Window

Date: 07 31 1930
Description: Orpheum advertisement for "The Sap from Syracuse," and a Capitol Theatre advertisement for "Let Us Be Gay" in Collyer's Pharmacy window in the Mayer Buildi...
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Eastwood Theatre Entrance Lobby

Date: 01 04 1930
Description: Entrance Lobby of Eastwood Theatre, 2090 Atwood Avenue.
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Capitol Theatre Lobby

Date: 11 22 1929
Description: Capitol Theatre lobby showing Harold Lloyd advertising for "Welcome Danger." 209 State Street.
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 11 03 1926
Description: Exterior view from street towards the front of the Orpheum Theater under construction, at 216 State Street. Posters on the temporary wood facade are for th...
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Cinemascope Projector

Date: 02 26 1954
Description: RCA Artcraft and IPC Simplex Cinemascope projector equipment used at Orpheum Theatre, 216 State Street.

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