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Elite Theater, Crawford, NE
TitleElite Theater, Crawford, NE
DescriptionThis 4" x 6" black and white photograph shows a two-story building with a large sign hanging from the front. The building has a ticket booth in the center, with an entrance door on either side of the booth.
PublisherCrawford Public Library
Date1950
SubjectMotion picture theaters
Crawford (Neb.)
Photographic prints
Owning InstitutionCrawford Historical Society and Museum
Local Accession NumberCHSM0030
NotesThe Elite Theater was built in 1909. Its owner and builder, Georgianna Higgins, was the first woman theater owner in the West. The theater was also one of the first to be wired for sound when the "talkies" appeared.
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