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Photograph of the Air-Dome Theater located in Alma, Kansas. At the time the photograph was taken, the theater was featuring the Perils of Pauline, a famous American film serial released in 1914. The Air-Dome Theater was an outdoor theater owned by Arthur "Boss" Simon, located at 220 Missouri Street. Simon's brother, Charlie, had a small printing shop located in the stone building seen just to the left of the theater storefront, and the brothers constructed the theater building shell in 1910. The theater operated for about five years.
Date: Between 1914 and 1915
Item Number: 306460
Call Number: 2014-169
Holding Institution: Wabaunsee County Historical Society
Built Environment - Function - Recreation and Culture - Theater
Business and Industry - Media/Communications
Business and Industry - Retail - Theatres
Collections - Contributing Institutions - Wabaunsee County Historical Society
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1910s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Alma
Places - Counties - Wabaunsee
Type of Material - Photographs
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