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Mason Theatre

Description: Mason Theatre, 127 South Broadway, with its blank marquee. Vertical sign above says "MASON HOME OF MEXICAN FILMS." Overhead street banner welcoming Caballeros de Dimas-Alang, a Filipino American fraternal organization. 1950 Ford Club Coupe and 1953 Oldsmobile 98 Fiesta convertible parked in front.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1/16/55
Call number: photCL 486
Creator: Conner, Palmer(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Gina Dunseth, 2004.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.; RESTRICTED. Use digital reproductions in the Huntington Digital Library. Originals available by special permission only.
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