Saenger Theater, Monroe, La. – Vintage Poster
(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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This historic photograph of Saenger Theater, Monroe, La. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Saenger Theater, Monroe, La.
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The Saenger Theater in Monroe, Louisiana, is the subject of this photographic print, which the Library of Congress dates to somewhere between 1900 and 1930. The Saenger name is tied to a chain of movie and vaudeville houses that spread across the South in the 1920s, when theaters like this one served as the main public venues for films, live acts, and community gatherings. Photographs of such buildings from this period are useful for seeing how Southern towns presented entertainment before television and how the new movie palaces stood out on their streets.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [between 1900 and 1930] |
| Subjects | Theaters--Louisiana--Monroe--1900-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,180 × 4,161 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-210675 |
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