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| Date: | 09 03 1934 |
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| Description: | View down street towards a line of people waiting to view a rhinoceros enclosed in a truck parked in front of the Orpheum Theatre. The marquee reads: "Clar... |
| Date: | 07 16 1934 |
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| Description: | View from street towards the Orpheum Theater marquee, which reads: "Shirley Temple - James Dunn - Claire Trevor in Baby Takes a Bow, Laurel & Hardy - Mills... |
| Date: | 04 25 1931 |
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| Description: | Capitol Times Boys Band in uniform with intruments standing in front of the Orpheum Theatre, 216 State Street. Marquee says "Our Gang Stars — in Person, Sc... |
| 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... |
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| Description: | View looking up the 200 block of State Street. On the left are Goodman's Jewelers and the Orpheum Theatre marquee, and on the right is the Capitol Theatre.... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Family Shoe Store, 214 State Street. The Orpheum Theatre is to the left and the Photoart House to the right. |
| Date: | 09 09 1936 |
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| Description: | Orpheum Theatre marquee, 216 State Street, featuring William Powell, Myrna Loy and Luise Rainer in "The Great Ziegfeld." View also includes Weber's Restaur... |
| Date: | 03 19 1936 |
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| Description: | View from street towards a crowd lined up in front of Orpheum Theater to see Jan Garber orchestra and revue and Gene Raymond in "Love on a Bet," 200 block... |
| Date: | 04 10 1927 |
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| Description: | Orpheum Theatre, 216 State Street. View includes Speths Clothing, Weber's Restaurant, Family Shoe Store, Rentschler Floral Co. Featured photoplay is "Wolf'... |
| 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... |
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| Description: | Elevated view down State Street. The Orpheum Theatre sign is visible, and in the distance is Lake Mendota. |
| Date: | 1980 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of State Street from Fairchild Street to Bascom Hill. The Orpheum and the Civic Center are in the foreground. |
| Date: | 07 31 1930 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 07 31 1930 |
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| 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... |
| 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: | 11 03 1926 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 08 17 1933 |
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| Description: | Crowd assembled outside the RKO Orpheum Theatre to watch "Tugboat Annie" on MGM's traveling theatre. Speths Clothing and other businesses in the 200 block ... |
| 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... |
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