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Exterior view of the Belasco Theater, ca.1910-1919

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Title	Exterior view of the Belasco Theater, ca.1910-1919
Description	Photograph of the exterior view of the Belasco Theater, ca.1910-1919. The facade of the theatre is symmetric. Above the balcony there's a light bulb advertisement sign that reads "Belasco Theatre" in large font. It's attached to the building with small metal beams and a clearly visible chain. On either side of the sign are two distinct windows, which have label moldings, and label stops. The building has a fire escape ladder that extends from the roof to the second floor. In front of the theatre, on the sidewalk, are two lamps with signs advertising what is showing tonight.; Legible signs include: "339, The Elite Tailors", "Be[...]ard & Geyer Liquor Co.", "Alpine Plaster Co.", "Bradley's Theatre Express', "Thos. Storie electrical contractor", "Fred L. Bradley stage equipment", "W.A. Duncombe contractor and builder", "G.D. Taylor physician and surgeon", "On and Off", "Friends", "Belasco Theatre", "Belasco, Belasco Mayer and Co., proprietors, one week, Sept. 11, matinee Thursday and Saturday, The Belasco Theatre Stock Company presents the great laughing success 'On and Off', nothing but uproarious laughter from beginning to end, tonight", "brand", ..."[oy]ster company, fish, poultry, [...] last".
Subject	Belasco Theater
Subject (adlf)	buildings
Subject (file heading)	Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Commercial -- Theaters -- General
Subject (lcsh)	Theaters
Geographic subject (roadway)	337 South Main Street
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (county)	Los Angeles
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	circa 1910/1919
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1910/1919
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	2 photographs : photonegatives, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Format (aat)	negatives (photographic) photographs
Contributing entity	California Historical Society
Accession number	5103
Call number	CHS-5103
Microfiche number	1-6-19; 1-6-119
Legacy record ID	chs-m1432; USC-1-1-1-1478
Part of collection	California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection	Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Project	USC
Rights	Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-5103
Archival file	chs_Volume27/CHS-5103.tiff

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