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Description
Photograph of an exterior view of the Pantages Theater in San Diego, ca.1920. At center, "America's Finest. Pantages. America's Finest" is visible on a sign above a wide street-level entrance, while "Viola Dana in the Beauty Prize" can be seen on another sign below the first. Rectangular windows can be seen on the floors above the signs, on which signs are visible reading, "Geo. A. Malette. Lewis R. Kirby. Law Offices", "Kirby", "Lewis R. Kirby Law Offices", "Kirby", "Lewis R. Kirby. Geo. A. Malette. Law Offices", and "Dr. Brace. Dentist". At left, "Furriers" is printed on a canopy over a storefront while a car is parked on the street in front of it. The street continues throughout the foreground in front of the buildings. An inset playbill at right reads, "Pantages 5th at B. Week Mon May 18. Marion Davies 'Zander the Great'. Prof Louis Winsel. Wolf the War Dog. Iseo Ilari Operatic Tenor. Papa's Boy. Fashions. The Lomas Company".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 9 x 14 cm. photographic prints photographs
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