Papers, 1911-1958.

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Papers, 1911-1958.

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Papers of the owner/manager of several motion picture theaters located in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Documentation primarily concerns the Superba and Stockton theaters, both of which were located in Freeport, Illinois, and it best covers the period 1917 to 1933. Included are box office records, check registers, contracts, advertising, extensive correspondence (mainly 1920-1925) with film distributors, and other records pertaining to the details and problems of theater operation. Also included are a small collection of film trailers and public relations films of the March of Dimes and the Red Cross. Miscellaneous material relates to organizations including the Ku Klux Klan. The photographs include images of Blanchardville, Wisconsin, theaters in Illinois, theater interiors and equipment, and unidentified towns and people.

5.6 c.f. (14 archives boxes and 1 flat box),88 photographs (1 archives box), and3 films.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6925337

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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