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| Description: | Street-level view of Seventh Street showing tall stone buildings, advertising signs, foot traffic, cars and a trolley. |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Front view of the Eastman Theatre, which opened in 1922, from across the street. The large curving stone building with classical details wraps around the ... |
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| Description: | A view of Gotham Theater and a surrounding street scene, featuring trolleys, horse-drawn vehicles, pedestrians, and an elevated railway. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Street scene showing a horse-drawn bus and pedestrians on a street. Signs read: "Music Hall, 1885" "Adair Brothers" and "E.H. Mobley Millinery." |
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| Description: | Walnut Street lined with storefronts, horse-drawn carts and pedestrians. Electric lights hang over the street. Signs on buildings read: "Opera House" and "... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Street lined with storefronts, horse-drawn carts and pedestrians. Electric power lines hang over the street. On the right an African American girl and a Ca... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | A view down Second Street, with horse-drawn carts, pedestrians and storefronts. Business signs on left read: "The Racket I. Robi," "Electric Theatre" and "... |
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| Description: | A view of the Opera House. Caption reads: "Opera House, Traer, Iowa." |
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| Description: | Smoke from a train is on the left side. Business signs read: "New York Store Dry Goods," "O'Neill's Shoe Shop," "Post Office," "CDI Son & (obscured) Phonog... |
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| Description: | Christmas greeting card or postcard with view of Main Street. Business signs read: "Hotel National," "National Bar," "McIntosh Pianos" and "Opera House." T... |
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| Description: | Interior of an amphitheatre at Lake Chautauqua, founded in 1874. Surrounding a platform, man wooden benches are seen. Above the center platform, a flag ha... |
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| Description: | View from an upper seat on the side of the stage of the interior of an amphitheatre at Lake Chautauqua, founded in 1874. The audience observes a woman on t... |
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| Description: | A view of the auditorium and stage at Putnam Catholic Academy. Windows line the left and right sides of the hall, and a piano stands to the left. The stag... |
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| Description: | Interior of Loew's Metropolitan Theatre. The main lobby features two railings that lead toward a staircase. Mirrors line both sides of the lobby along with... |
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| Description: | Interior of Loew's Metropolitan Theatre. The mezzanine lounge features a couch, tables, mirrors, and an ornate ceiling overlooking the seating of the groun... |
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| Description: | Interior of Loew's Metropolitan Theatre. The view, taken from the mezzanine, features the stage, seating, and side balconies and a chandelier hangs from th... |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Orpheum Theatre, which opened in 1900. Designed by Frank Freeman in the Beaux-Arts style, the facade features sculptures, a marquee, and ba... |
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| Description: | Interior of New Bradford Theatre, built in 1935 in the Hooker Fulton Building. The view taken from the stage left balcony features an ornate stage with a c... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Front view of the Lyric Movie Theatre. An arcaded ground floor features a ticket office and movie posters. Above, a central balcony is flanked by two signs... |
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| Description: | Interior of the Opera House. The view from behind the main floor seating includes the stage and the stage left balcony. In the foreground are columns suppo... |
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