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[Capitol Theatre and RKO Orpheum Theatre, State St. near North Fairchild St., Madison, Wisconsin] / AFD 1933. – Antique Poster Print

[Capitol Theatre and RKO Orpheum Theatre, State St. near North Fairchild St., Madison, Wisconsin] / AFD 1933., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster
[Capitol Theatre and RKO Orpheum Theatre, State St. near North Fairchild St., Madison, Wisconsin] / AFD 1933., 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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[Capitol Theatre and RKO Orpheum Theatre, State St. near North Fairchild St., Madison, Wisconsin] / AFD 1933.

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This ink drawing records the Capitol theater and RKO Orpheum theater on State Street near North Fairchild Street in Madison, Wisconsin, a building that served a downtown that was the center of the city's entertainment life. The drawing is dated 1933, a Depression-era year when theater owners often kept older movie houses running by updating and reworking them rather than building new ones. Like many buildings of its type, the theater combined film screenings with live stage shows, so its plans and elevations show both a public auditorium and the stage and backstage areas needed for performances.

Created / publishedAnd Engineering (ADE) Drawings
Medium1 drawing : ink on paper.
Genre1933
SubjectsTheaters--Wisconsin--Madison--1930-1940. Motion picture theaters--Wisconsin--Madison--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,129 × 3,315 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-210587

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