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Capitol Theatre – Historic Print

Capitol Theatre, c1920. — historic photograph
Capitol Theatre, c1920.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive 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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This rare historic photograph captures Capitol Theatre in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Few Manhattan movie houses of the early 1920s drew as much attention as the Capitol theater on Broadway, which opened in 1919 near Times Square. Under Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel, it paired feature films with lavish stage presentations and a full orchestra, turning a night at the movies into a complete evening of entertainment. This c1920 photograph came from American Studio of New York, a commercial studio that registered its work for copyright. Its subject headings point to both the theater and the city life gathered around it, when moving pictures were becoming the most popular amusement in the city.

Created / publishedc1920.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1920.
NotesJ241637 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by American Studio, N.Y. No. 502.
SubjectsCity & town life--New York (State)--New York--1920. Theaters--New York (State)--New York--1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,212 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-189474

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