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Filter: Creator Name of McVicar, Angus B., 1903-1964
| Date: | 10 31 1930 |
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| Description: | View from the stage of a full audience of costumed Halloween party-goers in the auditorium at the Orpheum Theatre, 216 State Street. |
| 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: | 09 02 1928 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the Orpheum Theatre's staff of ushers. |
| Date: | 04 02 1927 |
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| Description: | Interior view from the stage of the auditorium with balcony, at the New Orpheum Theatre at 216 State Street. |
| Date: | 06 02 1927 |
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| Description: | An interior view of the Capitol Theatre as it is being built at 211 State Street, as viewed from the stage toward the balcony. |
| Date: | 01 23 1928 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the Capitol Theatre balcony in the auditorium. |
| Date: | 01 23 1928 |
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| Description: | View from the back towards the RKO Capitol Theatre stage. |
| Date: | 09 17 1929 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Capitol Theatre tower, with Farness Furniture store on the right. |
| Date: | 06 03 1927 |
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| Description: | An interior view of the Capitol Theatre auditorium and balcony under construction. |
| Date: | 07 02 1927 |
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| Description: | An interior view of the Capitol Theatre, 211 State Street, from the stage looking into the auditorium under construction. |
| Date: | 08 03 1927 |
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| Description: | View from the balcony of the Capitol Theatre auditorium under construction, looking toward the stage. |
| 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: | 11 24 1933 |
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| Description: | View from center aisle of Hommel's Cooking School set up on the Parkway Theater stage, 6-10 W. Mifflin Street. Displayed is a layout of the cooking demonst... |
| Date: | 10 28 1935 |
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| Description: | Promotional display of Salem china, Tricorne pattern, in the lobby of the Eastwood Theatre, 2090 Atwood Avenue. The sign reads: "China Night Every Tuesday ... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Orpheum Theatre usher, Rolland W. Hamelin, who had recently received an appointment to West Point. 216 State Street. |
| Date: | 11 28 1933 |
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| Description: | Four children in costume surround a cardboard cutout of a sailing ship for a play about Christopher Columbus. The play was performed at Longfellow School, ... |
| Date: | 01 28 1928 |
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| Description: | Lobby of the Capitol Theatre, featuring a tiled fountain with ornate chairs on either side. |
| 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: | 01 24 1928 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the Capitol Theatre's entrance flanked with staircases. |
| 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... |
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