“SOMETIMES, THE MOST REVOLUTIONARY STORY YOU CAN TELL IS A STORY ABOUT EVERYDAY, NORMAL BLACK LIFE.”
— REGINALD HUDLIN
1917 advertisement for the Carey Theatre in The Baltimore Afro-American newspaper
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Street view of a school playground with a chain-link fence, basketball hoop, and a building in Baltimore, Maryland. Several cars parked along the street.
1917 advertisement for the Dunbar Theatre in The Baltimore Afro-American newspaper
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Source: Maryland State Archives
Newspaper article about a fire at Dunbar Theater on Central Avenue, causing a panic. The fire started in the operator's booth due to several rolls of film igniting. The operator, Charles Vodery, escaped with minor burns. Emory Howard was injured when
Street view of North Central Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland, with cars parked along the street, trees with fall foliage, a building with red brick and multiple floors, crosswalks, traffic lights, and a small grassy island with a sign, under a clear bl
1917 advertisement for the New Lincoln Theatre in The Baltimore Afro-American newspaper
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A residential street with cars parked along the curb, brick apartment buildings, trees, and a partly cloudy sky.
Source: Maryland State Archives
1917 advertisement for the Rainbow Theatre in The Baltimore Afro-American newspaper
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A row of abandoned buildings with boarded-up windows and doors, peeling paint, and overgrown vegetation along the sidewalk in Baltimore, Maryland.
A black and white newspaper schedule for the Queen Theatre, listing weekly shows and dates from April 2nd to Saturday, with borders made of small circles.
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Street scene in Baltimore, Maryland with parked cars, a multilevel parking garage, trees, and a sidewalk with a bench, signs, and a bus stop.
Source: Maryland State Archives
Source: Cinema Treasures