Program of Edison's moving pictures at Donnelly Hotel – Vintage Print
![Program of Edison's moving pictures at Donnelly Hotel, [no date recorded on caption card] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/22/22502c462a24-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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This rare historic print captures Program of Edison's moving pictures at Donnelly Hotel in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Program of Edison's moving pictures at Donnelly Hotel
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A printed announcement for Edison's moving pictures at the Donnelly Hotel is the detail that sets this picture apart from other views of early film. The record gives no date, but the subject suggests the early 1900s, when Thomas Edison's company toured short films through hotels, halls, and theaters before permanent movie houses were common. Notices like this one usually listed the program and performance times, showing how a new novelty was packaged for local audiences. Edison's name on the bill was itself a selling point, since his inventions were widely known.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on caption card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print . |
| Subjects | Photo of advertisement. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Motion pictures--Theater announcements; BI; Motion pictures--History; Edison, Thomas Alva; Advertisements; Motion Pictures; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 598 × 1,536 px · prints to 2 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-135131 |
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