CAPC collection, ca. 1885-1973.

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CAPC collection, ca. 1885-1973.

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Contains approximately 1,470 images of theaters, chiefly Chicago area theaters for Balaban & Katz (Paramount Publix), but also includes a few theaters in Illinois, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New York (State), Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington (State), and Wisconsin. Mostly contains 8"x10" film negatives, but also some 5"x7" and 4"x5" film negatives; some are copy negatives due to deterioration to damage of the original negative. Damaged and/or copy negatives are annotated in the index.

ca. 1,470 images (ca. 1,240 negatives and 230 glass plate negatives)

Theatre Historical Society of America

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SNAC Resource ID: 8128006

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Chicago Architectural Photo Company

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Organized ca. 1885 to serve the demand for architectural photography in the post-fire boom (after the great Chicago fire); firm survived in its original form until 1973 when the principals retired due to failing health; commonly known as CAPC. Some negatives were destroyed by CAPC as being superfluous or were damaged in the course of various moves over the years. A systematic purge began in the 1950s to reduce stock space. Many theatre negatives were destroyed during this time as they were consi...

Balaban & Katz

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Paramount Publix Corporation

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