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[Theaters, Washington, D.C. Earle Theatre, E St. and 13th St. NW. Elevation] / AFD 1925. – Vintage Poster

[Theaters, Washington, D.C. Earle Theatre, E St. and 13th St. NW. Elevation] / AFD 1925., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster
[Theaters, Washington, D.C. Earle Theatre, E St. and 13th St. NW. Elevation] / AFD 1925., 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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[Theaters, Washington, D.C. Earle Theatre, E St. and 13th St. NW. Elevation] / AFD 1925. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Theaters, Washington, D.C. Earle Theatre, E St. and 13th St. NW. Elevation] / AFD 1925.

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The Earle theater stood at the corner of E and 13th Streets NW, and this 1925 ink drawing shows its street front as an elevation, a flat, measured view of the facade with no perspective. Drawings like this were used to plan construction, to secure approvals, and to guide the builders and craftsmen who would carry out the design. The 1920s saw a boom in large downtown theaters across American cities, when movie houses and vaudeville stages were built to impress as much as to entertain. Looking closely at the drawing shows how architects used ornament, entrances, and window and sign placement to draw crowds along the street.

Created / publishedAnd Engineering (ADE) Drawings
Medium1 drawing : ink on paper.
Genre1925
SubjectsTheaters--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,071 × 3,293 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-210729

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