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Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
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Capitol Theatre Under Construction
February 1, 1927
Capitol Theatre, at 211 State Street, under construction. View is looking from the south toward State Street.
Capitol Theatre
April 2, 1927
Capitol Theatre, at 211 State Street, under construction. The view is from the northwest corner toward northeast corner. American Bridge Co. sign is on the beams.
State Street View of Capitol Theatre Construction
June 3, 1927
Elevated view above State Street of the Capitol Theatre, with construction nearly completed.
Capitol Theatre Under Construction
December 2, 1926
Capitol Theatre, at 211 State Street. View of the foundation excavation looking from the construction house toward State Street.
Capitol Theatre Under Construction
April 2, 1927
Capitol Theatre at 211 or 213? State Street. Entrance under construction is between Fred W. Kruse Co. and Peoples Clothing Co. stores.
Capitol Theatre Under Construction
December 2, 1926
Capitol Theatre, 211 State Street, with the foundation excavation as seen from Kruse's Store looking toward Dayton Street.
