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| Date: | 08 15 1930 |
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| Description: | Children dressed as circus performers at the Orpheum Theatre, inside the lobby which is advertising "Swing High." |
| Date: | 04 24 1932 |
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| Description: | Orpheum and Capitol ushers relaxing at the Orpheum Theatre, 216 State Street, where "Tarzan the Ape Man" is showing, at a kickoff for the Milk Bottle Fund ... |
| Date: | 10 13 1928 |
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| Description: | Electrical control board at the new Orpheum Theatre at 216 State Street. |
| Date: | 11 29 1930 |
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| Description: | Display at Orpheum Theatre of three women's dresses from the Lurose Clothing Store, 205 State Street. Dress styles are formal wear, sports wear and busines... |
| Date: | 02 26 1954 |
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| Description: | RCA Artcraft and IPC Simplex Cinemascope projector equipment used at Orpheum Theatre, 216 State Street. |
| Date: | 04 07 1927 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the stage at the Orpheum Theater, 216 State Street. A sign on the right side of the stage near the steps reads: "Rubber Tires." |
| Date: | 08 15 1930 |
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| Description: | A crowd of children, some in costume, gather at the Orpheum Theatre entrance behind a caricature labeled "Jack Holt" during a promotion for the film, "Swin... |
| Date: | 04 10 1927 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of new Orpheum Theatre ushers. Behind the group is a statue of a boy with a goat on a pedestal near the "Aisle 2" doors to the auditorium. |
| Date: | 04 02 1927 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from left side of stage of the new Orpheum Theater interior, showing the stage, orchestra pit, auditorium and balcony. A sign on the right si... |
| Date: | 11 17 1932 |
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| Description: | Male and female turkeys awaiting their fate in cages in the lobby of the Orpheum Theatre. A poster advertises "Next Tuesday is Poultry Night Here! 8 turkey... |
| Date: | 02 01 1931 |
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| Description: | Orpheum and Capitol theatre ushers listening to a talk about fire prevention as they are standing beneath a marquee that advertises the epic "Cimarron." |
| Date: | 10 14 1944 |
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| Description: | Orpheum Theatre lobby, 216 State Street, with sign with description of items on display at Baron's Department Store that were used to produce "American Rom... |
| Date: | 12 23 1930 |
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| Description: | Christmas Victor radio show display in Orpheum theater lobby. There are four console radios and two Christmas trees. On the wall is a depiction of Santa in... |
| Date: | 12 09 1932 |
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| Description: | Dorothy Hoffman, member of Phi Sigma Sigma sorority, is shown dropping money into milk bottle held by Harley Droster, an usher at the Orpheum Theatre. Mone... |
| Date: | 12 17 1930 |
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| Description: | View of a Christmas Add-a-Toy Mountain in the RKO Orpheum theater lobby, with a girl adding a doll to the mountain of toys. The toys are on and around a ta... |
| Date: | 11 03 1932 |
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| Description: | Fanchon & Marco girls, graduates of Carla Tormey School of Dance, Milwaukee, rehearsing a Homecoming show with University of Wisconsin cheerleaders, Joe St... |
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| Description: | Elevated view (possibly) from a room through the window of the UW-Extension building on Lake Street, looking towards the Wisconsin State Capitol. The Orphe... |
| Date: | 01 06 1962 |
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| Description: | View of a snow storm through a windshield of an automobile while driving west down State Street. This was the first snow storm of the new year with 4 inche... |
| Date: | 05 21 1957 |
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| Description: | Ruth Hogan, a home economist with the National Livestock and Meat Board prepares a dish during a demonstration at the three-day "Rhapsody of Recipes" Cooki... |
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