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[Theaters, Washington, D.C. Gayety Theatre and Capitol Theatre. Elevations] – Historic Poster Reproduction

[Theaters, Washington, D.C. Gayety Theatre and Capitol Theatre. Elevations], And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster
[Theaters, Washington, D.C. Gayety Theatre and Capitol Theatre. Elevations], And Engineering (ADE) Drawings. Vintage poster from the Theater Posters collection.

(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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A window into the past: [Theaters, Washington, D.C. Gayety Theatre and Capitol Theatre. Elevations], preserved in this vintage poster. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Unlike the posters around it, this sheet is a working architectural drawing: two elevations, or flat front views, of the Gayety and Capitol theaters in Washington, D.C., dated 1918. Builders and owners used drawings like these to plan a building's street face before construction, so they show proportions, ornament, and entrance design rather than how the buildings looked in use. The subject headings place the sheet among designs for theaters and motion picture houses from the 1910s, when films were spreading quickly into American cities and purpose-built cinemas were joining older playhouses. The ink and graphite linework is worth a close look for its precision.

Created / publishedAnd Engineering (ADE) Drawings
Medium1 drawing : ink and graphite on paper.
Genre[1918]
SubjectsTheaters--Washington (D.C.)--1910-1920. Motion picture theaters--Washington (D.C.)--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,080 × 3,303 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-190396

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