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Advertising Signs for Wallace Beery
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Man standing beside advertising signs for Wallace Beery in "The Secret Six — The answer to gang rule in America." Taken in front of the Strand Theatre.
May 14, 1931
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
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Dodge Boat Advertising "Young Sinners"
May 23, 1931
Madison Motor Car Co. — Tracy Boat Co. Dodge boat, mounted on the back of a truck, with 5 passengers and a sign advertising "Young Sinners." In front of Strand Theatre marquee featuring Wallace Bee...
"Shipmates" at the Strand Theatre
May 9, 1931
View of the front of the Strand Theatre, showing people in line to enter. There is a car with a sign on the roof that is advertising "Shipmates." 16 E. Mifflin Street.
RKO Parade Float
June 5, 1931
RKO parade float, with people on the float and ushers standing beside, advertising "cool and comfortable as a summer vacation" for the Orpheum and Capitol theaters. Partially visible is a Coca-Cola...
Mayor Welcoming New Strand Theater Manager
April 17, 1931
Charles Loewenberg and Mayor Albert G. Schmedeman welcoming new manager, James D. Kennedy, of Fox Strand Theatre.
Strand Theatre Marquee
April 27, 1931
View of the front of the Strand Theatre at 16 East Mifflin Street, advertising the film, "Trader Horn," flanked by Kinney Shoes, 14 East Mifflin Street, and Barton's, 18 East Mifflin Street.
Advertising Shapes American Life
February 14, 1956
Clark Hogan, operations manager of WKOW-TV, prepares advertising in the television studio.
