[Theaters, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania] / AFD 1928. – Antique Poster Print
![[Theaters, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania] / AFD 1928., And Engineering (ADE) Drawings — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/fb/fb1298371d22-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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of [Theaters, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania] / AFD 1928.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Theaters, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania] / AFD 1928.
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This 1928 ink drawing shows theaters in Wilkes-Barre, a coal-mining city in northeastern Pennsylvania, and it is a technical drawing rather than a photograph. Its subject headings list both motion picture houses and opera houses, a reminder that in the 1920s many American cities built or remodeled venues that screened films and hosted live stage shows. Architectural and engineering drawings of this kind were made to guide construction, so they emphasize structure, dimensions and layout over decoration. The Library of Congress holds it in the Prints and Photographs Division as a record of local theater design from that decade.
| Created / published | And Engineering (ADE) Drawings |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink on paper. |
| Genre | 1928 |
| Subjects | Theaters--Pennsylvania--Wilkes Barre--1920-1930. Motion picture theaters--Pennsylvania--Wilkes Barre--1920-1930. Opera houses--Pennsylvania--Wilkes Barre--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,316 × 4,124 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-210528 |
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