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Trans-Lux Theater, 58th St. and Madison Ave., New York City; exterior corner view, April 8, 1931 – Antique Wall Art

Trans-Lux Theater, 58th St. and Madison Ave., New York City; exterior corner view, April 8, 1931 — historic photograph
Trans-Lux Theater, 58th St. and Madison Ave., New York City; exterior corner view, April 8, 1931. Historic photograph from the New York City 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Trans-Lux Theater, 58th St. and Madison Ave., New York City; exterior corner view, April 8, 1931. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Trans-Lux Theater, 58th St. and Madison Ave., New York City; exterior corner view, April 8, 1931

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This corner view shows the Trans-Lux Theater at the intersection of 58th Street and Madison Avenue, photographed on April 8, 1931. The Trans-Lux company was known for its illuminated screens that displayed news and information, and its Manhattan houses were built around short news and newsreel programs, a format that suited busy midtown streets. The photograph was copyrighted by the Trans-Lux Movies Corporation, which makes it a useful record of how a newsreel theater presented itself to the street during the early Depression years. Details of the record, including the date, come from an old caption card and have not been independently verified.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notesc1931 April 16.
SubjectsJO8756 U.S. Copyright Office. Photo copyrighted by Trans-Lux Movies Corp. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Theaters; NY--NYC--1931; Geogr.; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,230 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-137068

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