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Title: 1916 Theatre DeLuxe
Contributor: Arbuckle, Clyde, 1903-1998 (collector)
Date Created and/or Issued: 1916
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 Theatre DeLuxe, which eventually became the first stage theatre in San Jose to show "talking pictures," opened in 1912 at 236 South First Street. This photo, taken in 1916, shows a crowd gathered around actress Edith Storey (draped in fur and flowers), who appeared in person for the San Jose premiere of "The Tarantula." The theatre was closed in 1952.
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: 9.9 x 7.9 in.
Identifier: http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/cdm/ref/collection/arbuckle/id/1035
Language: English
Subject: Actresses
People
Theaters
Place: San Jose
California
Source: Clyde Arbuckle Photograph Collection

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