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"Hurdy-Gurdy" pianola jukebox advertising "Coney Island" at the Uptown Theater

Image

A "Hurdy-Gurdy" pianola jukebox advertising the film "Coney Island" at the Uptown Theater at 37th and Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published
1943
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Auditorium of the original Orpheum Theater

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Auditorium of the original Orpheum Theater at 9th and Central, Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published
1901
1910
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Candy girls Loretta Bruce and Lillian Peterson

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Candy girls Loretta Bruce and Lillian Peterson at an unknown theater.

Date Published
1931
1940
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Chained cut-out of Betty Grable advertising "Coney Island" at the Uptown Theater

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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...

Date Published
May-1943
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Crowd lined up for Irving Berlin's "Alexander's Ragtime Band" at Esquire Theatre

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Crowd lined up to see Irving Berlin's "Alexander's Ragtime Band" outside the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo. Note attached to photo...

Date Published
August-19-1938
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Crowd lined up to see "Bowy Bill" in the lobby of the Tower Theatre

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Crowd lined up to see the film "Bowy Bill" in the lobby of the Tower Theatre, 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published
1935
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Crowd lined up to see "Claudia"; outside the Uptown Theater

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Crowd lined up to see the film "Claudia"; outside the Uptown Theater at 37th and Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published
August-20-1943
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Crowd lined up to see "One Night of Love" at Tower Theatre

Image

Crowd lined up to see the film "One Night of Love" outside the Tower Theatre at 213 E 12th, Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published
September-15-1934
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Crowd lined up to see "She Couldn't Take It"; outside the Tower Theatre

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Crowd lined up to see the film "She Couldn't Take It"; outside the Tower Theatre, 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published
1935
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Crowd lined up to see "The Egg and I" outside the Uptown Theater

Image

Crowd lined up to see the film "The Egg and I" outside the Uptown Theater at 37th and Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published
March-1947
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Crowd lined up to see "The Robe" outside the Orpheum Theater

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Crowd lined up to see the film "The Robe" outside the Orpheum Theater, 1214 Baltimore Avenue; Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published
September-20-1953
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Crowd lined up to see the film "One Night of Love" in the lobby of Tower Theatre

Image

Crowd lined up to see the film "One Night of Love" in the lobby of the Tower Theatre, 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published
September-15-1934
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Esquire Theatre redecorated as an Old West building

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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.

Date Published
February-1949
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Esquire Theatre redecorated as an Old West building

Image

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.

Date Published
February-1949
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Fox Fairway Theater

Image

Fox Fairway Theater at 2820 W. 53rd St., Fairway, Kan.; writing on photo (top): Fairway then, opened about 1940, Wolferman's now. Writing on photo...

Date Published
1947
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

George Baker, Joe Neger, and Earl Jameson distribute candy to children in the lobby of the Uptown Theater

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George Baker, Joe Neger, and Earl Jameson (left to right) distribute candy to children following a showing of the film "Bambi" as part of "Santa Claus...

Date Published
August-1957
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Group of children lined up for "Santa Claus in August" outside the Uptown Theater

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Group of children lined up for "Santa Claus in August" (Joseph Redmond as Santa) outside the Uptown Theater at 37th and Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published
August-1954
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Group of children lined up with Joseph Redmond for "Santa Claus in August" outside the Uptown Theater

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Group of children lined up with Joseph Redmond dressed as Santa for "Santa Claus in August" outside the Uptown Theater at 37th and Broadway, Kansas...

Date Published
August-1954
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Group of soldiers lined up to see "Immortal Sergeant" outside the Esquire Theatre

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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.

Date Published
January-1943
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Interior of the Esquire Theatre lobby

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Interior of the Esquire Theatre lobby, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published
January-1943
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Jack Carson with the Tower Adorables at Tower Theatre

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Jack Carson with the Tower Adorables performing onstage at Tower Theatre, 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published
1936
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Joseph Redmond dressed as Santa and an unidentified clown greeting children at the Uptown Theater

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Joseph Redmond dressed as Santa and an unidentified clown greeting children as they exit a bus to participate in "Santa Claus in August" at the Uptown...

Date Published
August-1957
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Joseph Redmond with a group of children lined up to see "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" outside the Uptown Theater

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Joseph Redmond dressed as Santa with a group of children lined up to see the film "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" as part of "Santa Claus in August"...

Date Published
August-1961
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Joseph Redmond, and three others, for world premiere of "I Shot Jesse James" outside the Esquire Theatre

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Joseph Redmond standing with three unidentified people in Western dress for the world premiere of the film "I Shot Jesse James" outside the Esquire...

Date Published
February-1949
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Kiddie Show at the Uptown Theater

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Uptown Theater Kiddie Show at the Uptown Theater at 37th and Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published
1945
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

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Genres

  • Gelatin silver prints (67)
  • Black & white photographs (65)
  • Snapshots (55)
  • Portrait photographs (10)
  • Group portraits (8)
  • Publicity photographs (6)
  • Collages (2)

Time Periods

  • 1941-1950 (35)
  • 1951-1960 (16)
  • 1931-1940 (13)
  • 1961-1970 (2)
  • 1901-1910 (1)

Subjects

  • Marquees (36)
  • Advertising--Motion pictures (30)
  • Children, White (5)
  • Lobbies (Rooms) (5)
  • African American children (4)
  • Children (3)
  • Women dancers (3)
  • Audiences (2)
  • Crowds (2)
  • Men, White (2)
  • Monster films (2)
  • Women, White (2)
  • Candy (1)
  • Clowns (1)
  • Jukeboxes (1)
  • Musicians (1)
  • Soldiers (1)
  • Vaudeville (1)
  • (-) Theaters (67)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (63)
  • 12th Street (37)
  • Broadway Boulevard (21)
  • Grand Avenue (18)
  • 11th Street (3)
  • Fairway (Kan.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Santa Claus (Fictitious character) (4)
  • Grable, Betty, 1916-1973 (2)
  • Redmond, Joseph K., 1913-1996 (2)
  • Bruce, Loretta (1)
  • Carson, Jack, 1910-1963 (1)
  • Collins, Simon D.J. (1)
  • Peterson, Lillian (1)

Date Published

  • 1943 (6)
  • 1943-01 (3)
  • 1949-02 (3)
  • 1960 (3)
  • 1960-07 (3)
  • 1934-09-15 (2)
  • 1935 (2)
  • 1940 (2)
  • 1942 (2)
  • 1943-03-01 (2)
  • 1950 (2)
  • 1951 (2)
  • 1953-09-20 (2)
  • 1954-08 (2)
  • 1957-08 (2)
  • 1961-08 (2)
  • 1901 (1)
  • 1910 (1)
  • 1931 (1)
  • 1933-08 (1)
  • 1935-04 (1)
  • 1935-04-13 (1)
  • 1936 (1)
  • 1936-08 (1)
  • 1938-08-19 (1)
  • 1940-05 (1)
  • 1941-02 (1)
  • 1941-10 (1)
  • 1942-04 (1)
  • 1942-05 (1)
  • 1942-07 (1)
  • 1943-03 (1)
  • 1943-04-15 (1)
  • 1943-05 (1)
  • 1943-08-20 (1)
  • 1943-09 (1)
  • 1943-12 (1)
  • 1945 (1)
  • 1946 (1)
  • 1947 (1)
  • 1947-03 (1)
  • 1948 (1)
  • 1950-04 (1)
  • 1955 (1)
  • 1956 (1)
  • 1957 (1)
  • 1959-08 (1)

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