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- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Washington Theatre on the corner of Clifford Street and Washington Boulevard, with pedestrians and cars in front. Postmarked Feb 4, 1913.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Washington Theatre on the corner of Clifford Street and Washington Boulevard, with pedestrians in front. The marquee reads "Louise Gunning, 45 Min From Broadway". Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Mar 24, 1915.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Postcard
- Description:
- Half-folded program for a screening of "While New York Sleeps," at the William Fox Washington Theatre for the week of October 17, 1920. The program is printed in green on beige paper and features the theatre's name printed in a circular frame above comedy and tragedy masks in front of a striped background. Cast information, and the full bill of features including an overture, a news reel, a Mutt and Jeff short, and a song performed by Miss Eva Tremayne are found inside. The upcoming films, "The Texan," and "Kiss Me Quick," are advertised on the back cover. "10/23/20" is handwritten at the top of the front cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo of a group of people dressed as circus performers promoting the film, "Her Elephant Man," posed in front of the exterior of the William Fox Washington Theatre, as taken from Washington Boulevard. The group consists of several clowns, musicians, and a pair of men in dark suits and hats. A pair of large signs promoting the film, flank the entrance, and a banner posted above reads, "William and Farnum Greatest Show on Earth, To Day, Main Entrance." A Spencer and Wyckoff Commercial Photographers stamp is on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Booklet published by the Washington-Detroit Theatre Company promoting investment in the construction of the Washington Theatre on the northwest corner of Washington Boulevard and Clifford Street. The booklet describes the opportune circumstances present for the project, the modern planned amenities it will contain, and projected earnings for investors. An illustration of the planned theatre is on the cover. The booklet is printed on tan paper.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo of the exterior of the William Fox Washington Theatre, as taken from Washington Boulevard. Posters and lobby cards promoting the film, "The Town that Forgot God," are posted around the entrance. A phonograph's horn speaker and several books are displayed in the store window to the left of the theater. "1314-13," is printed in the lower right corner. A Commercial Photo Service Company stamp is on the verso. The photo is mounted on linen, with a flap on the left edge for binding it into a photo album.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Theatre/Theater
- Description:
- Color postcard depicting the Washington Theatre on the corner of Clifford Street and Washington Boulevard, with pedestrians in front. The marquee reads "Louise Gunning, 45 Min From Broadway". Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Mar 24, 1915.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Booklet published by the Washington-Detroit Theatre Company promoting investment in the construction of the Washington Theatre on the northwest corner of Washington Boulevard and Clifford Street. The booklet describes the opportune circumstances present for the project, the modern planned amenities it will contain, and projected earnings for investors. An illustration of the planned theatre is on the cover. The booklet is printed on tan paper.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo of the exterior of the William Fox Washington Theatre, as taken from Washington Boulevard. Posters and lobby cards promoting the film, "The Town that Forgot God," are posted around the entrance. A phonograph's horn speaker and several books are displayed in the store window to the left of the theater. "1314-13," is printed in the lower right corner. A Commercial Photo Service Company stamp is on the verso. The photo is mounted on linen, with a flap on the left edge for binding it into a photo album.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Half-folded program for a screening of "While New York Sleeps," at the William Fox Washington Theatre for the week of October 17, 1920. The program is printed in green on beige paper and features the theatre's name printed in a circular frame above comedy and tragedy masks in front of a striped background. Cast information, and the full bill of features including an overture, a news reel, a Mutt and Jeff short, and a song performed by Miss Eva Tremayne are found inside. The upcoming films, "The Texan," and "Kiss Me Quick," are advertised on the back cover. "10/23/20" is handwritten at the top of the front cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
