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Title: 1903 Grauman's Unique Theatre
Contributor: Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998 (collector)
Date Created and/or Issued: 1903
1904
1905
Contributing Institution: San José Public Library, California Room
Collection: Historic Photograph Collection
Rights Information: Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use. For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact the California Room: http://www.sjlibrary.org/research/special/ca/contacts_index.html
Description: The staff and performers of Unique Theatre photographed in front of the building at 20 East Santa Clara Street. Two sign boards advertize the moving pictures and Vaudeville performances. Opened by Sid Grauman in 1903, the Unique Theatre was irreparably damaged in the 1906 earthquake. Grauman then moved to Southern California and opened a string of movie theaters, including the famous Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg2000
Scanned with Epson Expression 10000 XL as a 600 dpi TIFF image in 16-bit Grayscale. Compressed 8-bit, JPEG format. Auto Level image adjustment applied using Photoshop CS2.
Extent: 8 x 9.9 in.
Identifier: http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/arbuckle/id/1023
Language: English
Subject: Electric signs
Men
Theaters
Place: San Jose
California
Source: Clyde Arbuckle Photograph Collection

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