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| 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: | 09 17 1942 |
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| Description: | Health for Victory stage, set up with posters, stove and refrigerator for Oscar Mayer at the Eastwood Theater. On the stage is a woman pointing to a poster... |
| Date: | 05 27 1939 |
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| Description: | Roundy Coughlin in a police uniform, standing in front of a motorcycle and a life-sized poster of four movie stars on a tandem bicycle. This event occurred... |
| Date: | 03 12 1936 |
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| Description: | Poster of Harold Lloyd in "The Milky Way," and a bale of hay, on display in the lobby of the Parkway Theater, 6-10 West Mifflin Street. |
| Date: | 10 10 1930 |
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| Description: | Man dressed as an African standing beside poster advertising the movie, "Africa Speaks," in front of the Capitol Theatre, 209 State Street. |
| Date: | 08 15 1930 |
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| Description: | Capitol Theatre entrance advertising "Joe Cook Rain or Shine." The doorman is standing at the entrance with a child. 209 State Street. |
| Date: | 01 30 1930 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Eastwood Theatre entrance lobby, showing details in the tower, including a large chandelier, and mirrored faux window, murals on the w... |
| 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: | 04 23 1947 |
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| Description: | Marquee of the Parkway Theater, 6 West Mifflin Street, advertising the movie, "The Best Years of Our Lives". |
| Date: | 11 29 1947 |
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| Description: | In the lobby of the Capitol Theatre, manager Fred Reeths is holding Johnny Heitz while he drops a coin into the Empty Stocking Club stocking. Johnny's moth... |
| Date: | 02 22 1949 |
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| Description: | Laurence W. and Virginia Hall at the premiere production of the Alfred Lunt-Lynn Fontanne play "I know My Love" at the Wisconsin Union Theater. |
| Date: | 02 22 1949 |
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| Description: | Harriet Hass and her daughter Georgia Hass at the premiere performance of the Alfred Lunt-Lynn Fontanne play "I Know My Love" at the Wisconsin Union Theate... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View across King Street towards the Majestic Theater. The marquee has signs that read: "George Segal, Glenda Jackson, 'A Touch of Class' and 'Continuous Da... |
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