Theatres (theaters)

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8 X 10” B&W photograph adhered to piece of glass. At Queen Theatre, Knoxville, Tenn. Six men in military uniforms with framed military portraits and large painting, Uncle Sam on poster. “Fighting In France” on posters and the marquee. 1918. .

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Carousel Theatre scrapbooks, ca. 1956-1964. Two scrapbooks (both poor condition) containing newspaper clippings, ephemera, and especially letters and drawings from school children. Gift of Ron Allen.

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Admission ticket for the Knoxville Drive-In Theatre. Billy Duck is the manager.

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Lamar House - Bijou Theater. Booklet for fundraising drive for restoration, published by Knoxville Heritage. [1977] 1 pc. (ephemera)

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Lyric Theatre, "Lyric Close Up" Oct. 1924. Peruchi Players. Week of Oct. 17, 1924 ,“The Cat and the Canary” (play) Interview with set painter Charlie Clapp.

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Political: J W. Elmore for Mayor (1951); Al Schmutzer for District Attorney

Business: M. F. Flenniken & Co. (4 pieces); McClamroch Co.; Preston White, C. L. U.

Cultural: Barter Theatre, Abingdon, Va.

Content Description 35mm preservation elements for 11 regional commercials and a newsreel. Sam Orleans and Associates (Knoxville, TN), produced the newsreel, THE TENNESSEE REVIEW: OPERATION TEXTBOOK, and may have produced the other shorts as well. Chace Audio (Burbank, CA) and Cinetech (Valencia, CA) created the preservation elements. Scope and Contents [All short subjects have narration or overlaid sound; some have synchronized sound.]THE TENNESSEE...

Content Description 35mm preservation elements for two regional commercials and a newsreel. Sam Orleans and Associates (Knoxville, TN) may have produced all three shorts. Cineric Inc. (New York, NY) created the preservation elements. Scope and Contents [All three shorts are scored with music; none feature synchronized sound.]THE BREEZIEST, SNAPPIEST HILL-BILLY BAND ON STAGE AND RADIO (ca. 1948): A short commercial for a country music-themed variety...

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Scrapbooks of Motion Pictures (Movies) Shown in Knoxville Theaters, 1936-1961. Box 1: 1936-1948 Box 2: 1948-1954, 1955-1961 Box 3: 1943-1945, 1946-1948, 1949-1952 Scrapbooks include clippings of advertisements for movies with theater names and dates, articles and reviews about the movies being shown.

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Ephemera 2018.003a: Staub's Theatre, program. No date. "Madame Sherry". Advertisements for Rosenthal’s, New South Brewery, Vienna Soda Parlor, Tennessee Beverage Co., The Gold Leaf pool room - “For Gentlemen only, No Blacks allowed except the porter,” and others. Ephemera 2018.003b: Staub’s Theatre Programme, April 1-6, 1907. “Man and Superman,“ “Cymbeline.,” Advertisements for Kerns Candy, Hope Bros. Jewelers, Chavannes Lumber Co., Rosenthal’s, etc.

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Wallace W. Baumann Collection on Knoxville and other theatres (theaters). Boxes 1-5 are on the Tennessee Theatre, Boxes 6-9 on other Knoxville Theatres, Boxes 10-12 on out of state theatres, Box 13 Misc. theatre material, Boxes 14-15 contain printed material and brochures, Box 16 oversized folders of architectural plans and posters, and Box 17 contains two scrapbooks.