Children and the theatre owners in front of the Rhumba Theatre on Fullerton Street

ca. 1954-1960

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Children and the theatre owners in front of the Rhumba Theatre on Fullerton Street

Title
Children and the theatre owners in front of the Rhumba Theatre on Fullerton Street
Creator
Harris, Charles Teenie
Date
ca. 1954-1960
Identifier
1996.69.285
Source Identifier
Carnegie Museum of Art 1996.69.285
Description
A large group of children pose with the owners in front of the Rhumba Theatre, owned by Jacob Soltz and located at 53 Fullerton Street in the Hill District by 1938. It originally showed silent movies, with musical accompaniment from a piano player or record player. In the background are several movie posters, including one for Copper Sky" released in 1957."
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Rhumba Theatre (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Group portraits--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Fulton Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Children--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
African Americans--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Hill District (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Boys--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Girls--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Men--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Movie theaters--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
Soltz, Jacob.
Source
Teenie Harris Photograph Collection, 1920-1970
Contributor
Carnegie Museum of Art
Collection
Teenie Harris Photographs
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Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh