[Kearse Theatre, Summer St. near post office, Charleston, West Virginia] / AFD 1934. – Vintage Poster Wall Art
![[Kearse Theatre, Summer St. near post office, Charleston, West Virginia] / AFD 1934., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/84/840b6f047d57-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 vintage poster captures [Kearse Theatre, Summer St. near post office, Charleston, West Virginia] / AFD 1934. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Kearse Theatre, Summer St. near post office, Charleston, West Virginia] / AFD 1934.
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The Kearse theater stood on Summer Street near the post office in Charleston, West Virginia, and this ink drawing documents it as of 1934. It belongs to the Library of Congress's architecture, design and engineering holdings, which preserve plans of buildings from across the country. The 1930s saw many movie houses built or remodeled on American main streets as sound films made neighborhood theaters a central part of town life. The layout of the house, with its arrangement for both audiences and screen, is what makes the drawing worth a closer look.
| Created / published | And Engineering (ADE) Drawings |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink on paper. |
| Genre | 1934 |
| Subjects | Theaters--West Virginia--Charleston--1930-1940. Motion picture theaters--West Virginia--Charleston--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,106 × 3,311 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-210597 |
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