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This black and white photograph shows a group of men at the Granada Theater in Lawrence, Kansas. The men are gathered around a stock tank containing entry forms for the chance to win a free 1936 Chevrolet Town Sedan valued at $677 from Winter Chevrolet Co. The wining entry announced at 9:00 p.m. was Donny Dowers of 1704 Mississippi Street, Lawrence.
Creator: Lawrence Studio
Date: September 11, 1936
Item Number: 214747
Call Number: Lawrence, Alfred Coll. No. 20563
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 214747
Built Environment - Function - Recreation and Culture - Theater - Movie theater
Collections - Photograph - Lawrence, Alfred (photographer)
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Movies & Theater - Buildings - Movie theaters
Community Life - Scenes and views - Business districts
Date - 1930s - 1936
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Great Depression and Dust Bowl, 1929 - 1941
Transportation - Automobiles - Production - Chevrolet
Type of Material - Photographs
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