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[Maryland Theatre, W. Franklin St. near N. Howard St., Baltimore, Maryland] / AFD 1921. – Antique Poster Print

[Maryland Theatre, W. Franklin St. near N. Howard St., Baltimore, Maryland] / AFD 1921., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster
[Maryland Theatre, W. Franklin St. near N. Howard St., Baltimore, Maryland] / AFD 1921., 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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Step back in time with [Maryland Theatre, W. Franklin St. near N. Howard St., Baltimore, Maryland] / AFD 1921., a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Maryland Theatre, W. Franklin St. near N. Howard St., Baltimore, Maryland] / AFD 1921.

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Rather than the streetscapes that dominate this board, this ink drawing focuses on the Maryland theater on West Franklin Street near North Howard Street in Baltimore. It is dated 1921, a period when motion pictures were rapidly overtaking vaudeville and live stage shows as the country's favorite entertainment, and many downtown houses were remodeled or built to accommodate them. Drawings like this one, held in the Library of Congress's architectural and engineering collection, record a building's exterior and layout as they stood at the time, making them useful references for anyone studying American theater design.

Created / publishedAnd Engineering (ADE) Drawings
Medium1 drawing : ink on paper.
Genre1921
SubjectsTheaters--Maryland--Baltimore--1920-1930. Motion picture theaters--Maryland--Baltimore--1920-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,093 × 3,329 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-210372

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