A "Hurdy-Gurdy" pianola jukebox advertising the film "Coney Island" at the Uptown Theater at 37th and Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
American Red Cross building (once the Ararat Shrine Temple; later the Victoria, Capri and Lyric Theatres) at 11th and Central, Kansas City, Mo.
Chained cut-out of Betty Grable advertising the film "Coney Island" (the cut-out was previously stolen and replaced) at the Uptown Theater at 37th and Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
Crowd lined up to see the film "Claudia"; outside the Uptown Theater at 37th and Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
Crowd lined up to see the film "The Egg and I" outside the Uptown Theater at 37th and Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
Esquire Theatre redecorated as an Old West building for the release of the film "I Shot Jesse James"; 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Esquire Theatre redecorated as an Old West building for the release of the film "I Shot Jesse James"; 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Group of soldiers (all white men) lined up to see the film "Immortal Sergeant" outside the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Interior of the Esquire Theatre lobby, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Jack Carson with Mary Laird, Katherine Joffee and Jeanne Simpson (left to right) after a performance at the Tower Theatre at Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Mo.
Joseph Redmond standing with three unidentified people in Western dress for the world premiere of the film "I Shot Jesse James" outside the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Uptown Theater Kiddie Show at the Uptown Theater at 37th and Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
Looking north from the Jones Store toward the Paramount and Roxy Theatres on 12th and Main, Kansas City, Mo.
Marquee advertising the film "Arabian Nights" at the Esquire Theater, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Marquee advertising the film "Moontide" at the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Marquee advertising the film "The Pied Piper" at the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St; Kansas City, Mo.
Marquee advertising the film "Comanche Territory" at the Tower Theatre, 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Marquee advertising the film "Crash Dive" at the Uptown Theater at 37th and Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
Marquee advertising the film "Crazy House" at the Uptown Theater at 37th and Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
Marquee advertising the film "Hello, Frisco, Hello" at the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Marquee advertising "How Green Was My Valley" at the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Marquee advertising a 1946 re-release of the film "Rose of Washington Square" (originally released in 1939) at the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Marquee advertising the film "Sweet Rosie O'Grady" at the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Marquee advertising a 1948 re-release of the films "The Grapes of Wrath" and "Tobacco Road" at the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Marquee advertising the film "The Jungle Book" at the Plaza Theatre at 47th and Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo.
