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Title supplied by cataloger. Photograph caption dated April 7, 1959 reads, "Theater lobby packed - Here at the last moment, crowds of ticket holders make a rush for the Hollywood Pantages door in anticipation of the two-hour telecast of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 31st annual awards presentation. More than 100 famed stars were on hand to regale the packed audience."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Pantages Theatre (Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.) Academy Awards (Motion pictures) Motion pictures--Awards Award presentations--California--Los Angeles Awards--California--Los Angeles Crowds--California--Los Angeles Fans (Persons)--California--Los Angeles Motion picture actors and actresses--United States Motion picture producers and directors--United States Theaters--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Streets--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Marquees--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Art deco (Architecture)--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Hollywood Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Night photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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