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| Title | Egyptian Theatre, Seattle, November 11, 1940 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1940 |
| Caption | The Egyptian Theater at 4543 University Way N.E. opened on Christmas Day of 1925. Built by T.E. Murphy, it seated 1300 people and claimed to be one of the largest and finest suburban movie houses in the Northwest. The building was later altered and used for retail stores. |
| Notes | Signs in image: [...] [Miller?] Men's Shop. [Ode O'Day?]. Avenue Bakery. Horluck. Harris Shirt Shop - Call Me Milt - Men's Wear. Sutliffs Candies. Egyptian - "Lucky Partners" - Ronald Colman, Ginger Rogers - Also "Man I Married." Dress [Egy...].
Handwritten on sleeve: Murphy Bldg, Egyptian Theatre, U-Dist. 11-11-40. Caption information from: UniverCity: The Story of the University District, by Roy Nielsen, p.67. |
| Subjects | Motion picture theaters--Washington (State)--Seattle; Commercial streets--Washington (State)--Seattle; Automobiles--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
University District (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.13438 |
| 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 | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 safety film negative: b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made 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. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 148359 |
