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A poster (likely a lobby card given the condition)

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An account of how motion pictures (movies) came to Maynard: from the silent picture shows of the early 1900s to the arrival of talking motion pictures in 1913 to multiple theaters in Maynard during the 1920s.

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Leo Comeau is in the straw hat, the keystone cop is unknown. No information available about the nature of the event.

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A box office window card advertising the movies playing at the Maynard Theater (in Gruber's Block) the week of November 3, 1930

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A heavily weathered box office window card announcing movies at Maynard Theater (Gruber's Block) during the week of May 10th, 1931

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A box office window card advertising the movies playing at the Maynard Theater during the week of October 11, 1931. (The Maynard Theater was located in the Gruber's Block on Main Street)

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A box office window card advertising the movies showing at the Maynard Theater the week of July 24, 1930 including: Across the World, Children of Chance, Alias the Bad Man

Maynard Theatre Movie Poster - 1931
The Maynard Theatre was on the second floor of the Gruber Building, 177 Main St.

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A poster used to advertise and promote the silent movie, often mounted in the window or lobby. The movie was shown at the People's Theatre on Nason Street.

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Poster used to advertise and promote the silent movie, often mounted on an exterior wall or in the lobby of the theater. The film was shown at the Peoples Theatre on Nason Street.

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The poster advertised and promoted the current silent movie being shown in the movie housel. The Rialto was on the second floor of the Riverside Block, Main St. opposite the intersection of Walnut Street. It operate until 1934 until a fire destroyed…

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The poster advertised and promoted the silent movie. Riverside Theatre was located on the second floor of the block at the intersection of Walnut and Main Street.

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A black and white photo of People's Theater taken at the 25th Anniversary of the Theater's opening in 1921. It opened May 6, 1921. The manager was James Ledgard and was owned by a number of local businessmen.

The movie playing is "The Enchanted…

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A box office window card for the People's Theater and Maynard Theater advertising the movies of the week of Oct 2, 1932 including Love Me Tonight, The Doomed Battalion, Back Street, Tom Brown of Culver, Midnight Patrol.

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People's Theater poster for the movie "Black Diamond Express" (studio issued poster with theater information pasted to the top)

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A poster announcing the movies playing at the People's'Theater (on Nason Street) during the week of Oct 11, 1931, including the Marx Brothers "Monkey Business"

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Movie poster for "Painting the Town" at People's Theater. (The movie is also known as "Hot Heels")

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A box office window card showing the movies playing at the People's Theatre the week of August 21 1922. These silent movies are some of the first films shown at the newly constructed theater.

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Movies playing at the Rialto the week of May 17th, 1926. The Rialto Theatre was originally Colonial Hall, upstairs of 60 Main Street.

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A lobby card for the (silent) movie "Those Who Dance"