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The New Kenosha Theatre

Date: 1927
Description: Illustration of the New Kenosha Theatre. The marquee is advertising "Swim, Girl, Swim" with Bebe Daniels. An advertisement is painted on the left side of t...
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Main Street, Looking West

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Description: Elevated view of a central business district. The Majestic theater is on the left, and a furniture store is on the right. A street car, pedestrians and aut...
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"Blockade" Blankets Havana

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Description: Movie theater marquee in Havana, Cuba advertising the 1938 film "Blockade" starring Henry Fonda. There is a man dressed in white standing on the sidewalk b...
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Marquee for "The Dictator" in Havana

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Description: A movie theater marquee on top of a building in Havana advertising Charlie Chaplin's film "The Dictator." The caption below the photograph reads: "HAVANA —...
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Josie's Restaurant

Date: 1955
Description: View across street towards Josie's Restaurant, at 906 Regent Street. The eatery was owned by the Schuepbach-Jensen family between 1964 and 2007, before bei...
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Historic Hollywood Theater Marquee

Date: 07 2015
Description: View of the marquee of the Hollywood Theater. On the left side it reads: "To help 784 3456 or visit hollywood theater lax.com," and on the right side it re...
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The Majestic Theater

Date: 1973
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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Stark Building and Andrew Schubert Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Mifflin Street towards the Stark building on the left, which has a sign in the ground floor window that reads: "1,000-2500 sq. ft. for lea...
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Lorenzo's Lounge

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Gilman Street, towards a brick building near the corner of University Avenue. A marquee above the door reads: "Lorenzo's Lounge: Hot Sandw...
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Esquire Movie Theater

Date: 1973
Description: View across East Mifflin Street towards the Esquire Movie Theater. The marquee above the doors reads: "3 Academy Award Nominations including Best Actor, Ja...
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Capitol View from Van Vleck Hall

Date: 08 22 1962
Description: Looking up State Street towards the Wisconsin State Capitol from the top of Van Vleck Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Singer

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards Singer, a fabric and sewing store in a small building. Signs in the window are advertising a sale, and a mannequin is wear...
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Capitol Theater

Date: 1974
Description: View across State Street towards the Capitol Theater, designed in a Spanish colonial style and highly decorative, including arched windows above the marque...
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Anna Weber Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards the Anna Weber Building. The upper two floors are apartments. The ground floor is split into two businesses: on the left i...
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Orpheum Theater

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards the Orpheum Theater, an art deco building with a large electric sign and a marquee. The marquee reads: "Al Pacino in Serpi...
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State Street

Date: 08 02 1961
Description: View down State Street from the Capitol Square towards Bascom Hill. Cars and pedestrians are along the street, which is lined with signs and businesses.
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State Street

Date: 1980
Description: Elevated view of State Street from Fairchild Street to Bascom Hill. The Orpheum and the Civic Center are in the foreground.
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Ascher's Capitol Theatre and South Eighth Street

Date: 1932
Description: View across street toward the Capitol Theatre on the left side of the street, with a marquee that reads: "Within the Law" starring Norma Talmadge. Caption ...
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"The Great Dictator" Press Photograph

Date: 10 15 1940
Description: Crowds gathering under the marquee of the Capitol Theatre for the New York premiere of Charlie Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" the evening of October 15, 19...
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"The Great Dictator" Press Photograph

Date: 10 15 1940
Description: Crowds gathering under the marquee of the Capitol Theatre for the New York premiere of Charlie Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" the evening of October 15, 19...

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