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This photograph shows the auditorium of the Jayhawk Theater in Topeka, Kansas. The 1,500 seat theater located at 720 SW Jackson Street opened to the public on August 16, 1926. For a number of years the facility hosted movies, live performances, concerts and pageants. In 1974 the theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. However, due to changing times in the entertainment industry the Jayhawk Theater closed its doors in May of 1976. In 1993 the Kansas Legislature recognized the Jayhawk Theater as the state theater of Kansas.
Creator: Harrison, Paul
Date: Between 1926 and 1936
Item Number: 446623
Call Number: FK2.S5 T.723 Jay *7
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 446623
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Entertainment/Recreation
Built Environment - Function - Recreation and Culture - Theater - Movie theater
Built Environment - National Register of Historic Places
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Movies & Theater - Buildings - Theaters
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Movies & Theater - Movies
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Movies & Theater - Plays
Date - 1920s
Date - 1930s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Type of Material - Photographs
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