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Theater Ushers

Date: 02 01 1931
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."
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Mayor Law and Chic Sale

Date: 07 20 1933
Description: Mayor James R. Law presenting the keys of the city to Chic Sale, former Dane County land owner and character impersonator performing at the Orpheum Theater...
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Orpheum and Capitol Theater Ushers

Date: 02 01 1931
Description: Group portrait of Capitol and Orpheum theater staff and ushers in uniform, standing and sitting around the Capitol Theatre lobby fountain.
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Dane and Arthur in Lobby of Park Hotel

Date: 11 30 1930
Description: Karl Dane and George K. Arthur, Hollywood movie stars, standing in the lobby at the Park Hotel. Left to right: Harold S. Knudson, assistant manager of the ...
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Theater Ushers

Date: 09 07 1930
Description: Group portrait of Capitol Theatre and Orpheum Theater ushers.
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Capitol Theatre and Orpheum Theater Ushers

Date: 09 07 1930
Description: Group portrait of Capitol Theatre and Orpheum Theater ushers.
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Orpheum Theatre Ushers

Date: 09 09 1928
Description: Group portrait of Orpheum Theatre ushers in uniform.
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"The Crime of Doctor Hallet" Theater Exhibit

Date: 1938
Description: Extensive promotional exhibit in front of an unidentified New York theater for the 1938 Universal film "The Crime of Doctor Hallet" starring Ralph Bellamy....
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Raff Brewster

Date: 05 08 1960
Description: Portrait of Raff Brewster, manager and organizer of the newly organized Westgate-Theater-Go-Round, which will operate in the West Side Business Men's Assoc...
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Theater Men and Plaque

Date: 05 02 1961
Description: Three men examining a plaque. The original caption states: "F.J. Williams, left, Portage theater owner and longtime Wisconsin showman, receives a plaque co...
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"Happening" — New Avant Garde Theater Experience

Date: 09 02 1965
Description: Lloyd Besant, author of a "Happening" and president of the Village Playhouse that will produce it, is shown discussing his script with Donna Zegarowicz (le...
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Theaters Collect Money for Polio Fund

Date: 01 31 1958
Description: March of Dimes treasurer, Frank Sackman, holding a check for money collected in four local theaters for the infantile paralysis fund campaign by teenage vo...
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Westgate Theater-Go-Round Troupe

Date: 06 23 1960
Description: The new theater troupe moving into its headquarters at the West Side Businessmen's Club. Left to right are: Raff Brewster, managing director, and David Thu...
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George Henderson Looking Over Tickets

Date: 10 14 1959
Description: A man is looking at a stack of tickets that are paper clipped together. Behind him, similar stacks are arranged on shelves. Caption reads: "With his bac...

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