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Ahmad Alaadeen at the Orchid Room

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Ahmad Alaadeen (Richard White) performing at the Orchid Room, 12th Street and Vine near The Paseo; Kansas City, MO. Ahmad closes his eyes as he blows...

Date Published
1950
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen 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

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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

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 Mary Laird, Katherine Joffee and Jeanne Simpson at Muehlebach Hotel

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Jack Carson with Mary Laird, Katherine Joffee and Jeanne Simpson (left to right) after a performance at the Tower Theatre at Muehlebach Hotel, Kansas...

Date Published
1947
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

Looking north from the Jones Store toward the Paramount and Roxy Theatres

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Looking north from the Jones Store toward the Paramount and Roxy Theatres on 12th and Main, Kansas City, Mo.

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

Marquee advertising "Arabian Nights" at Esquire Theater

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Marquee advertising the film "Arabian Nights" at the Esquire Theater, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published
1942
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Marquee advertising "Moontide" at Esquire Theatre

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Marquee advertising the film "Moontide" at the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published
May-1942
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Marquee advertising "The Pied Piper" at Esquire Theatre

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Marquee advertising the film "The Pied Piper" at the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St; Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published
July-1942
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Marquee advertising "Comanche Territory"

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Marquee advertising the film "Comanche Territory" at the Tower Theatre, 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published
1950
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Marquee advertising "Hello, Frisco, Hello" at the Esquire Theatre

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Marquee advertising the film "Hello, Frisco, Hello" at the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.

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

Marquee advertising "How Green Was My Valley" at Esquire Theatre

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Marquee advertising "How Green Was My Valley" at the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published
October-1941
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Marquee advertising "Rose of Washington Square" at the Esquire Theatre

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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...

Date Published
1946
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Marquee advertising "Sweet Rosie O'Grady" at the Esquire Theatre

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Marquee advertising the film "Sweet Rosie O'Grady" at the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.

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

Marquee advertising "The Grapes of Wrath" and "Tobacco Road" at the Esquire Theatre

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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.

Date Published
1948
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Marquee advertising "The Meanest Man In The World" at the Esquire Theatre

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Marquee advertising the film "The Meanest Man In The World" at the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.

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

Marquee advertising Bob Hope at the Orpheum Theater

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Marquee advertising a performance by Bob Hope at the Orpheum Theater at 1214 Baltimore Ave.; Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published
April-1950
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Rooftop shot of the Tower Theater and the Esquire Theater

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Rooftop shot of the Tower Theater and the Esquire Theater, 211-213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published
1950
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Street promotion for the film "Convoy" at Esquire Theatre

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Street promotion for the film "Convoy" featuring unidentified men in uniforms and three vehicles with promotional banners; outside the Esquire Theatre...

Date Published
February-1941
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Tower Theater

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Tower Theater, 213 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published
1942
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Two unidentified men by marquee advertising "Immortal Sergeant" at the Esquire Theatre

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Two unidentified men standing near marquee advertising the film "Immortal Sergeant" at the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.

Date Published
January-1943
Member of
Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection
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  • 12th Street
  • 1941-1950

Member of

  • Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection (22)
  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (23)

Genres

  • Black & white photographs (23)
  • Gelatin silver prints (23)
  • Snapshots (17)
  • Portrait photographs (4)
  • Group portraits (3)
  • Publicity photographs (3)
  • Cityscape photographs (1)

Time Periods

  • (-) 1941-1950 (23)

Subjects

  • Theaters (20)
  • Advertising--Motion pictures (16)
  • Marquees (16)
  • African American jazz musicians (1)
  • Jazz musicians (1)
  • Men, White (1)
  • Saxophonists (1)
  • Soldiers (1)
  • Street photography (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (22)
  • Grand Avenue (16)
  • Paseo Boulevard (1)
  • Vine Street (1)
  • (-) 12th Street (23)

Subjects, People

  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (1)
  • Carson, Jack, 1910-1963 (1)
  • Joffee, Katherine Redman, 1912-1999 (1)
  • Laird, Mary Minor (1)
  • Simpson, Jeanne (1)

Date Published

  • 1943-01 (3)
  • 1949-02 (3)
  • 1950 (3)
  • 1942 (2)
  • 1941-02 (1)
  • 1941-10 (1)
  • 1942-05 (1)
  • 1942-07 (1)
  • 1943 (1)
  • 1943-03 (1)
  • 1943-09 (1)
  • 1946 (1)
  • 1947 (1)
  • 1948 (1)
  • 1949 (1)
  • 1950-04 (1)

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