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(CINEMA MARQUEES) Archive containing 99 professional photographs of American movie marquees on Broadway and Main Streets in (largely) small towns from the Northeast to Midwest to Southern California, including Utica and Elmira, New York; Clinton and Lynn, Massachusetts; Bristol, Connecticut; York and Altoona, Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; Wilmington, Delaware; Racine and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Whittier and Santa Barbara, California; as well as signage on movie palaces in New York City and Philadelphia. Silver prints, 13 are 5x7 inches (12.7x17.8 cm.), and the reverse, and the remaining prints approximately 4 1/4x6 1/4 inches (10.8x15.9 cm.), several with the photographer's credit or the location identified in the negative, most with handwritten notations, in pencil, a hand stamp, or a typewritten caption on verso. 1930s
A vernacular extravanganza of images reflecting photography's relationship to social history and multiple roles. The marvelous buildings, neon displays, and commercial signage reflect an architectural focus that occupies center stage. For aficionados of consumer culture, the range of movie titles and tag lines ("Star Witness--Guaranteed To Thrill You"), plus mom-and-pop diners, markets and shops are other star elements. And, for enthusiasts of automobiles, there's a host of pictures in which trucks, roadsters and sedans play a leading role.
