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| Title | Charles Burnett with Henry Broderick in front of the Orpheum Theater, Seattle, 1967 |
| Photographer | Walters Studio, Seattle |
| Date | 1967 |
| Notes | Burnett and Broderick were at the Orpheum for a nostalgic visit prior to the demolition of the theatre. John J. Reddin covered the story in his column "Faces of the City" in the Seattle Times.
PH Coll 569.8 |
| Contextual Notes | Charles "Tiny" Burnett was known for his popular orchestra leadership in the Orpheum Circuit vaudeville theaters here from 1915-1933. Over the years, Burnett amassed a large collection of souvenir photographs from the performers with whom he worked. Many of the photographs are studio portraits signed with fond notes by the performers, who range from novelty acts and circus attractions to opera singers and silent film actors.
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| Subjects (LCTGM) | Entertainers--United States; Theaters--Washington (State)--Seattle; Civic leaders--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Burnett, Charles, 1888-1974; Broderick, Henry; Orpheum Theater (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Location Depicted | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Society and Culture Collection
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| Order Number | SOC1836
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collection Division |
| Repository Collection | Charles "Tiny" Burnett photograph collection. PH Coll 569 |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanner 1000x at 100 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2010 |
