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Saint Charles Theatre, New Orleans – Historic Print

Saint Charles Theatre, New Orleans, [no date recorded on shelflist card] — historic print
Saint Charles Theatre, New Orleans, [no date recorded on shelflist card]. Historic print from the New Orleans 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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A window into the past: Saint Charles Theatre, New Orleans, preserved in this historic print. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Saint Charles Theatre, New Orleans

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The Saint Charles theater was one of the largest and most fashionable playhouses in 19th-century New Orleans, a city where French and American theatrical traditions met. Several theaters bearing the name were built and destroyed by fire over the decades, and the house hosted touring opera and drama companies. The record gives no date for this print and mentions a possible associated name only on an unverified shelflist card, so its exact age and maker remain open questions. The building's façade and street setting are the best clues to the period it shows.

Created / published[no date recorded on shelflist card]
Medium1 print.
NotesThis record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Tolti.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,215 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-118318

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