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Filter: Creator Name of McVicar, Angus B., 1903-1964
| Date: | 04 21 1927 |
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| Description: | The projection room in the Orpheum Theatre, with projectors and other equipment ready for movie viewing. |
| Date: | 12 27 1929 |
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| Description: | A crowd lined up on opening night at the Eastwood Theatre at 2090 Atwood Avenue. This view of the facade shows an unfinished dome on top of the building. |
| Date: | 11 02 1930 |
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| Description: | Group of people, including dwarfs and midgets, posing with "the worlds largest tire" in front of the RKO Orpheum Theatre as part of a promotion for Goodyea... |
| Date: | 02 05 1930 |
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| Description: | View from across the street of the Capitol Theatre tower. "Love Parade" is advertised on the marquee. Three automobiles are in the street in front of Peopl... |
| Date: | 08 17 1933 |
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| Description: | Crowd assembled outside the RKO Orpheum Theatre to watch "Tugboat Annie" on MGM's traveling theatre. Speths Clothing and other businesses in the 200 block ... |
| Date: | 01 24 1936 |
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| Description: | The Orpheum Theatre canopy and sign at night on the 200 block of State Street. The Orpheum Theatre marquee notes: "Shep Fields" on stage, and "Kind Lady" o... |
| Date: | 09 09 1936 |
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| Description: | Orpheum Theatre marquee, 216 State Street, featuring William Powell, Myrna Loy and Luise Rainer in "The Great Ziegfeld." View also includes Weber's Restaur... |
| Date: | 11 17 1936 |
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| Description: | Refurbished facade of Madison Theatre, 111 Monona Avenue. The building includes the temporary quarters of Savidusky's Cleaners and Dyers. |
| Date: | 04 17 1928 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Capitol Theatre at night with sign and marquee, located at 209-211 State Street. On the left is the Fred W. Kruse Co., and on the righ... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view from street towards ushers posing in front of the Capitol Theatre. The marquee reads: "Maurice Chevalier in 'The Love Parade.'" |
| Date: | 02 01 1931 |
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| Description: | Orpheum and Capitol theatre ushers listening to a talk about fire prevention as they are standing beneath a marquee that advertises the epic "Cimarron." |
| Date: | 04 22 1934 |
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| Description: | Howard Morey delivering the film "Hell's Holiday" to R.E. Mutchler of American Legion Post No. 57 for Parkway Theatre. (The man in the top coat is unidenti... |
| Date: | 06 11 1945 |
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| Description: | Lobby of the Orpheum Theatre, 216 State Street, showing a display of coming MGM movies, and a poster of "National Velvet," starring Mickey Rooney, Donald C... |
| Date: | 12 03 1936 |
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| Description: | Madison Theatre marquee. "Lombard — Foster in 'Love Before Breakfast,' also 'Two In Revolt'" on the marquee. |
| Date: | 11 19 1936 |
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| Description: | Night view of the Madison Theatre at 111 Monona Avenue. Two women are in the box office. The marquee reads "Premiere Opening Day." Jimmy Dodge's restaurant... |
| Date: | 11 19 1936 |
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| Description: | Front view of Madison Theatre, 111 Monona Avenue, with the Madison Theater building and Jimmy Dodge's restaurant. On the left is the temporary location of ... |
| 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: | 03 13 1936 |
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| Description: | View from street of Barney Miller, the driver, feeding hay to Ned, the oldest dairy horse in service in Madison. The horse is hitched to a Kennedy Dairy wa... |
| Date: | 08 17 1934 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of "Madame White" cosmetics sales staff with car and signage for an event at the Capitol Theatre with Richard Barthelmess in "Midnight Alibi... |
| Date: | 05 27 1934 |
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| Description: | Window display at The Hub, 22 W. Mifflin Street, for the movie "Tarzan and His Mate." Window also shows Johnny Weissmuller in BVD Swimsuit. |
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