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| Title | Moore Theatre marquee advertising 'The Pajama Game, ' Seattle, 1955 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1955 |
| Caption | The building housing the Moore Theatre and Moore Hotel opened on Second Avenue and Virginia Street in December 1907. The theater seated over 2, 000 people, and it soon became one of Seattle's leading cultural centers. |
| Notes | Signs in image include: Hugh Becket's Moore Theatre, The Pajama Game, Musical Hit, May 24 Thru June 2.
Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, THEATERS, Moore, 'Beckett' re-opens, 'Pajama Game'.
Caption information source: MOHAI staff.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): May 1955. |
| Subjects | Theaters--Washington (State)--Seattle; Commercial streets--Washington (State)--Seattle; Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Marquees--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.12651.1 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 acetate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
