[Opera House, Liberty St. near George St., New Brunswick, New Jersey, and Empire Theatre, Westminster St. opposite Aborn St., Providence, Rhode Island] / AFD 1934. – Historic Poster Reproduction
![[Opera House, Liberty St. near George St., New Brunswick, New Jersey, and Empire Theatre, Westminster St. opposite Aborn St., Providence, Rhode Island] / AFD 1934., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/13/1347d3df08a0-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of [Opera House, Liberty St. near George St., New Brunswick, New Jersey, and Empire Theatre, Westminster St. opposite Aborn St., Providence, Rhode Island] / AFD 1934.. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Opera House, Liberty St. near George St., New Brunswick, New Jersey, and Empire Theatre, Westminster St. opposite Aborn St., Providence, Rhode Island] / AFD 1934.
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This ink drawing sets two theaters from different states on one sheet: an opera house on Liberty Street near George Street in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and the Empire theater on Westminster Street opposite Aborn Street in Providence, Rhode Island. Both were recorded in 1934, a period when many older opera houses were being remodeled for motion pictures as sound films drew audiences away from live stage productions. Comparing the two buildings on one page shows how theater design of the decade followed the same pressures across different cities.
| Created / published | And Engineering (ADE) Drawings |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink on paper. |
| Genre | 1934 |
| Subjects | Opera houses--New Jersey--New Brunswick--1930-1940. Theaters--New Jersey--New Brunswick--1930-1940. Theaters--Rhode Island--Providence--1930-1940. Motion picture theaters--New Jersey--New Brunswick--1930-1940. Motion picture theaters--Rhode Island--Providence--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,106 × 3,302 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-210585 |
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