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Front of the Mystic Theatre in downtown, Petaluma, California in August 1927

Title

Front of the Mystic Theatre in downtown, Petaluma, California in August 1927

Creation Date (Original)

1927

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Description

Shows the front of the theater with posters, banners and other items advertising Million Dollar Mystery, the 1927 Charles J. Hunt movie starring James Kirkwood, Lila Lee and John Elliott.

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Sports and Recreation"]

Subject (Topical)

["Motion picture theaters","Theaters"]

Subject (Corporate Body)

["Mystic Theater (Petaluma, Calif.)"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection"]

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_033932

Item Details
Image Details

Item Details

Title

Front of the Mystic Theatre in downtown, Petaluma, California in August 1927

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Description

Shows the front of the theater with posters, banners and other items advertising Million Dollar Mystery, the 1927 Charles J. Hunt movie starring James Kirkwood, Lila Lee and John Elliott.

Biographical or Historical Note

Built in 1911, The Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd. No., near "B" St., was built in 1911 for John McNear and was operated as a vaudeville theatre by his son, Dr. John McNear, Jr. It was designed by Brainerd Jones. The Mystic's name changed to the State Theatre in the late 1920s and in the 1930s it was closed temporarily to install electrical wiring for "talkies." It remained the State Theatre through the mid-1970s, during which time it showed primarily X-rated fare. The State was reborn as the Plaza Theatre and showed art and foreign films before being renovated in 1992 to accommodate live music performances for up to 550 guests as McNear's Mystic Theatre. The Mystic Theater (named State Movie Theatre at that time) appeared in "American Graffiti." In the film, the marquee on the movie theater read "Dementia 13," which was one of George Lucas' first films. Lucas also inserted another reference to one of his earlier movies by having the license plate on one of the main hot rods read "THX 138."

Creation Date (Original)

1927

Reprinting Date (Original)

2007

Item Type

["Still image"]

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Number of Parts or Pages

1 photographic print

Item Physical Dimensions

21 x 26 cm.

Local History and Culture Theme

["Sports and Recreation"]

Subject (Corporate Body)

["Mystic Theater (Petaluma, Calif.)"]

Subject (Time Period)

1927

Subject (Topical)

["Motion picture theaters","Theaters"]

Country

["United States"]

State or Province

["California"]

California County

["Sonoma"]

City or Town

["Petaluma"]

Geographic Feature

["Petaluma Boulevard North"]

Street Address

23 Petaluma Boulevard North, Petaluma, California

Latitude

38.233447

Longitude

-122.640137

Geocoding Status

["Exact geocoding"]

Source of Title and Description Note

Title supplied by cataloger.

Original Creation or Publication Details

Original film print taken in 1927.

Credit line

Courtesy, Sonoma County Library

Local System Identifier

1162147

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_033932

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection"]

Digital Collections Area Group(s)

["Local History & Culture"]

Physical Item Barcode(s)

37565006067085 (ANNEX PHOTO 33932);37565039760573 (ARCHIVES PHOTO 33932);37565009073049 (PETALUMA PHOTO 33932)

Item Call Number(s)

ANNEX PHOTO 33932;ARCHIVES PHOTO 33932;PETALUMA PHOTO 33932

Shelving Location of Physical Item(s)

Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library, 211 E Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 https://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library; Petaluma History Room, 100 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma, CA 94952 https://sonomalibrary.org/locations/petaluma-history-room

Copyright Statement

The Sonoma County Library makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to digitized images and can claim only physical ownership of the image(s) described in this records. However, these images are intended for Personal or Research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Library. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use. Preferred credit line is: Courtesy, the Sonoma County Library. Please see additional reproduction and reuse information at https://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library/order-photo .

Project Affiliation

Sonoma County Advertising Grant (2008-2009)

Contributing Organizations

Owned by Sonoma County Library.

Fiscal Sponsor

Grant provided to the Sonoma County Library through the Sonoma County Advertising Program

Date Digitized

2011

Digitizing Agency

Backstage Library Works, 533 East 1860 South, Provo UT 84606 http://www.bslw.com)

Digitization Note

Scanned from original print on Feb. 19, 2007

Archival File Data Quality

["High resolution master file image (600 ppi)"]

Acquisition Type

["Gift"]

Date of Acquisition

2008

Filename

cstr_pho_033932.jp2

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