[Davidson Theatre (Davidson Summer Stock Co.), 3rd St. near Grand Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin] / AFD 1926. – Vintage Poster Wall Art
![[Davidson Theatre (Davidson Summer Stock Co.), 3rd St. near Grand Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin] / AFD 1926., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d9/d96f48a0b53a-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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A window into the past: [Davidson Theatre (Davidson Summer Stock Co.), 3rd St. near Grand Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin] / AFD 1926., preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Davidson Theatre (Davidson Summer Stock Co.), 3rd St. near Grand Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin] / AFD 1926.
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The subject here is a specific building: the Davidson theater at Third Street near Grand Avenue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, rendered as an ink drawing rather than a photograph. It belongs to the Library of Congress's Architecture, Design and Engineering collection, which holds many commercial and theater plans from the early twentieth century. The Davidson was a playhouse associated with the Davidson Summer Stock Company, and the 1920s were a busy decade for Milwaukee theaters as live stage productions competed with the rapidly growing motion picture houses. The record's subject headings also list it among motion picture theaters, so the drawing documents a building serving both traditions.
| Created / published | And Engineering (ADE) Drawings |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink on paper. |
| Genre | 1926 |
| Subjects | Theaters--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--1920-1930. Motion picture theaters--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,093 × 3,311 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-210591 |
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