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A sepia photo of the People's Theater Basketball Team, 1938.
l to r:
Front: Tony Lubin , Joe Columbo,Uno Norgoal, Lou Columbo, Don Mariano, Capt.
Back: John Creighton, Vic Milewski, Roger Mathewman, Burton Coughlan, Mgr.

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Pappas Fruits, Boston Clothing, Sexton's Lunch, Macurda's Drugs, People's Theater under construction, P. H Lee Rexall Drug
People's Theater built in 1921 by a group of local businessman, opened on May 6. James Ledgard was the manager. A very…

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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 series of black and white photos of the staff, management, and owners of the People's Theater at their Christmas Party in 1951. A note on the back of one of the photos is to Benny Sofka from Bert Lawton. One photo shows the window display next to…

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The Fashion Shop, a women and children's apparel store, occupied the building's first floor which housed the People's Theater at 14 Nason Street.

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The Fashion Shop at 14 Nason Street, the old People's Movie Theater.

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A bulletin from the People's/Colonial Theater which advertises currently showing movies. These are: Pygmalion, Stagecoach, Made for Each Other, Sweethearts Girls on Probation, Next Time I Marry, Secrets of an Actress, Hard To Get, Garden of the Moon,…

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A movie promotional booklet listing a number of movies to be shown from August 1923-July 1924.

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A black and white photo of a People's Theater Christmas event featuring Santa Claus greeting children in the theater lobby. Names of individuals include: Frank Taylor (Santa on the left); Joanne P. Ross, (left of Santa); Eddie Harper, (between…

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Two tickets to the People's Theater. People's Theater was located at14 Nason Street-opened on April 30, 1921, seating capacity - 700 on the floor, 250 in the balcony. Shows afternoons and evenings during the peak movie era. It gradually faded out of…

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Window card announcing the movies playing the week of Sept. 4, 1932.

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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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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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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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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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William Guard was 71 years old at time of photo. Projector might be either People's Theater or Colonial Hall.

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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.