In-Studio Blog - Page 19 of 23 - Theatre Historical Society of America

Samuel Lionel Rothapfel, as chronicled in Ross Melnik’s American Showman: Samuel “Roxy” Rothafel and the Birth of the Entertainment Industry,...

In the next weeks we will be exploring the Ben Hall collection’s selection of stage show photos from the Roxy...

The weirdest series in the Dwight Cleveland Collection is this collection of advertisements from the Sloan Auto Sales Co. Their...

These glass slides represent the period of American history before the mass implementation of the tuberculosis vaccine, which was invented...

Not everyone who wanted to advertise could afford specially made and designed slides, but luckily there were D.I.Y. options from...

While these glass slides offer a glimpse into the domestic marketplace of the past, they also shine a light on...

The most surprising advertising theme in the Dwight Cleveland Collection is lingerie ads. These ads show posed images of women...

Though the glass slide technology may seem extremely old-fashioned, many of these slides display savvy and innovative advertising techniques. The...

In regard to your February 18th posting, the answer is 1926. April 7, 1926, in fact, as it’s written in the lower right hand corner.

Thanks for the comment! This is a good catch, although we don’t know the exact date of photography (just the...

The newest addition to the American Theatre Architecutre Archive is the Dwight Cleveland Collection. This collection consists of over 200...