In-Studio Blog

The rehearsal photos, from productions with titles like “Gems of the Orient,” and “A Treasure Cruise,” give examples of the elaborate production...

All of the photos of Roxy Theatre stage shows in our collection are from rehearsals, including this 1931 shot of...

An evenings entertainment at the Roxy Theatre during its heyday is so alien to contemporary movie-goers, that a complete re-framing...

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...

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