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American screen and theater : photographs and lobby cards
MSS.PHOTO.0199
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English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: American screen and theater : photographs and lobby cards
Identifier/Call Number: MSS.PHOTO.0199
Identifier/Call Number: 323
Physical Description:
4 Linear Feet
(4 print boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1914-1965
Date (bulk): 1930-1949
Abstract: Includes 231 photographs and 231 lobby cards. Some of the photographs are signed by the stars. Many of the productions were
performed in San Francisco's Curran and Geary theaters, some in New York and Los Angeles, and only one, "Wedding Bells," in
London, 1920. The earliest photographs are from a production in Salt Lake City, "Back to the Country Store," 1914.
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Originally part of the Stanford Libraries Theater Collection.
[identification of item], American screen and theater photographs and lobby cards. MSS Photo 199. Dept. of Special Collections,
Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Includes 231 photographs and 231 lobby cards. Some of the photographs are signed by the stars. Many of the productions were
performed in San Francisco's Curran and Geary theaters, some in New York and Los Angeles, and only one, "Wedding Bells," in
London, 1920. The earliest photographs are from a production in Salt Lake City, "Back to the Country Store," 1914.
The collection is filed alphabetically by name of production. Playwrights and screenwriters are searchable on the database,
as are actors and actresses.
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Theater Collection.
Motion picture actors and actresses.
Theater -- London.
Theater -- California -- San Francisco.
Theater -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Motion pictures -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Boles, John
Halop, Billy
Hall, Huntz
Gorcey, Leo B.
Golbeck, Willis.
Holden, Fay
Hoctor, Harriet, b. ca. 1939.
Hayden, Julie.
Haugan, Emil.
Devon, Laura.
Dell, Gabriel.
Curran Theatre (Organization : San Francisco, Calif.)
Crabbe, Larry.
Geary Theatre (Organization : San Francisco, Calif.)
Gargan, William
Eagels, Jeanne, 1890-1929.
Douglas, Melvyn.
Lederer, Frances
Leslie, Joan
Jurado, Katy.
Laye, Evelyn.
Lorraine, Harriet.
Lubin, Arthur
Lockhart, Gene
Lockhart, Kathleen.
Howard, John
Hunter, Ian
Holliman, Earl
Horman, Arthur T.
Hutchinson, Josephine
Jordan, Bobby.
Huntley, George P.
Hussey, Ruth
Ruskin, Harry
Rooney, Mickey.
Shirley, Anne
Sheridan, Nancy.
Punsley, Bernard.
Price, Vincent.
Alda, Robert
Rogers, Will
Robinson, Edward G.
Nolan, Doris
Morgan, Frank
Parker, Cecilia
O'Hara, Maureen
MacLane, Barton
MacDonald, Jeanette
Merivale, Philip
Maharis, George.
Blondell, Joan.
Brazzi, Rossano
Brown, Tom
Carlisle, Mary.
Connolly, Walter
Cornell, Katharine
Crabbe, Buster
Westley, Helen
Angelus, Muriel
Young, Annabella.
Arden, Eve, 1908-1990
Young, Robert
Ayres, Lew
Barrymore, Lionel
Stone, Lewis
Belasco, David, 1853-1931
Taylor, Dwight
Bellamy, Ralph
Van Riper, Kay.
Bennett, Richard.
Watson, Bobs.
Bergman, Ingrid