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Source Collection
Twentieth century photograph collection, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries
Identifier
sc.0462.011_013.004
Description
Orpheum Theatre on the corner of Beale and Main Streets, Memphis, Tennessee, ablaze on October 17, 1923. A note on the verso of the image states the photograph was taken at 12:02 am. The fire, that destroyed the building, began after a show that featured the singer Blossom Seeley, as the marquee sign advertises. A new theater opened on the same site in 1928.
Date Created
2021
Date
1923 October 17
Recommended Citation
"Orpheum Theatre, Memphis, on fire, 1923" (2021). Other images. 249.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-20thcenturyphoto3/249
Keywords
Orpheum Theatre (Memphis, Tenn.)
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