Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of an exterior view of the Art Theatre in Redondo Beach, ca.1910. To the right, the box office can be seen, a decorative sign encrusted with lights to the above it which reads "Art Theatre" and below presents a sign that says "Paramount Pictures". To the left, a larger, less ornamental section of the building is shown, with windows that appear to be covered by curtain on the interior. In front of this section, a cart can be seen which advertises pop corn and peanuts. Legible signs from left to right include: "Cigar Factory No. 121", "Paramount Pictures. 'Heliotrope'", "Heliotrope: a Paramount Pictures Cosmipolitan Production", "Nature's Contrasts. To travel is to possess the world. Burton Holmes", "Exit", "Entrance", and "Art Theatre. Opens 6:45. Night Shows continuous from 7:00. Matinees as Announced".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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