Genre: Black-and-white photographs / Collection: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962 - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Vogue Theatre, South Gate, street elevation

Description:: The clean lines, light-colored stucco finish and modern typography tie the theatre and retail spaces together.
Date:: 1937-38
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Vogue Theatre, South Gate, poster case

Description:: A narrow aisle between the glass wall and the poster wall allows access to change the posters. This photograph reveals that the glass wall is not curved, but instead is composed of a series of flat glass panes butt-jointed together to form a curved shape.
Date:: 1937-38
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Luckhaus Studio
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Vogue Theatre, South Gate, lounge

Description:: The lounge is furnished with an elaborate over-scaled Neo-Baroque banquette topped by a large mirror. Lee often used over-scaled traditional-style furnishings to offset the sleek modernity of the overall design.
Date:: 1937-38
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Vogue Theatre, South Gate, lobby, ticket booth

Description:: The curved lines of the design of the terrazzo floor are echoed in the curved wall of the lobby. The posters cases are located behind a wall of glass (71105).
Date:: 1937-38
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Vogue Theatre, South Gate, foyer

Description:: The sweeping curves of the foyer are accentuated by the curves and circles of the panels of ceiling lights behind translucent glass and recessed into coves above the fixtures.
Date:: 1937-38
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Hoffman-Luckhaus
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Vogue Theatre, South Gate, exterior, night

Description:: The bright marquee and the tower sign attract attention to the theatre at night. Lee used a similar design for the tower sign on the Tower Theatre in Compton(62701-62707) of 1935-1936.
Date:: 1937-38
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Lee, S. Charles, 1899-1990
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Vogue Theatre, South Gate, auditorium

Description:: With plush upholstered seats, touches of gilt and glitter, formal pilasters, and the almost Japanese delicacy of a mural, Lee suggests an atmosphere of elegance to transport the audience from their daily lives
Date:: 1937-38
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Luckhaus Studio
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Visalia Theatre, Visalia, foyer

Description:: Lee used the frame motif from the exterior as a central feature in the foyer to advertise coming attractions.
Date:: 1946-49
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Visalia Theatre, Visalia, exterior, night

Description:: At night the brightly illuminated lobby, the large neon sign and the prominent illuminated box office all drew attention to the theatre.
Date:: 1946-49
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Visalia Theatre, Visalia, exterior

Description:: The finished theatre conforms closely to the design of the night-time rendering. The box office and sign focus attention on the corner. The use of artificial brick cladding was fashionable for both commercial and residential building of the period. (See also the Garmar Theatre in Montebello 30301-30305 for similar treatment of the exterior.
Date:: 1946-49
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Visalia Theatre, Visalia, auditorium

Description:: The auditorium interior reveals Lee's use of the inexpensive Quonset hut truss system, also used in the Puente Theatre (51101-51110) and the Garmar Theatre ((30301-30305) from the same period. In the immediate post-war period the system was used to build housing, commercial and factory buildings to satisfy the pent-up demand for new construction.
Date:: 1946-49
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Vern Theatre, Los Angeles, ticket booth

Description:: The curving forms of the box office echo others of the same era. The porthole motif appears burnished steel or aluminum entrance doors, the neon circles on the ceiling and the circle design in the terrazzo floor.
Date:: 1939-41
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Vern Theatre, Los Angeles, street elevation

Description:: Lee developed a simplified design which relied on the porthole motif to evoke the streamlined character of the great ocean liners of the era. Note on reverse: "Exterior, surfaced form concrete. Modern in appearance, it is three tones in color. The ribbed portion was created by casting concrete against corrugated forms."
Date:: 1939-41
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Vern Theatre, Los Angeles, proscenium

Description:: Distinctive grilles on side wall handle return air for ventilation. Shiny metallic painted designs on the ceiling and the walls, as well as the shiny surface of the elaborately draped curtain enhance the air of sleekness.
Date:: 1939-41
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Vern Theatre, Los Angeles, lobby

Date:: 1939-41
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Vern Theatre, Los Angeles, foyer

Description:: The modern spiralling forms in the foyer ceiling are offset by the traditional gilt trim behind the banquette.
Date:: 1939-41
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Vern Theatre, Los Angeles, exterior, night

Description:: At night the entire front of the theatre, including the tower sign, was brightly illuminated.
Date:: 1939-41
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Vern Theatre, Los Angeles, candy counter

Description:: Lee designed an unusual self-serve candy counter, which had a slot for customers to deposit 5c. Fluorescent lamps illuminate the plaster hood above the candy counter. The hood directs cool air from the air conditioning system over the candy, preventing chocolates from turning color.
Date:: 1939-41
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Vern Theatre, Los Angeles, auditorium

Description:: Two strips of neon, one blue and one white, in the ceiling cove, illuminate the auditorium. Neon is on a dimmer, which creates a theatrical atmosphere as well as controlling the light during picture operation. Pairs of buxom nudes painted in shiny metallic paint fly along the wall toward the screen.
Date:: 1939-41
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tumbleweed Theatre, Five Points (El Monte), wishing well

Description:: The wishing well stood in the yard, in front of the veranda attached to front of the barn which served as a marquee.
Date:: [1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: P.A.C Photographers
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tumbleweed Theatre, Five Points (El Monte), tower

Description:: The windmill tower, built of wood, is a heavier version of the usual graceful metal towers found on the Plains.
Date:: 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: P.A.C Photographers
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tumbleweed Theatre, Five Points (El Monte), street elevation, night

Description:: Lee illuminated the "barn" to highlight its forms in light and dark. The windmill tower with its illuminated revolving wheel attracted attention from afar, while the tower structure was used to display the name of the theatre. For good measure, a standard box sign on a pylon was added at the street frontage.
Date:: 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: P.A.C Photographers
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tumbleweed Theatre, Five Points (El Monte), street elevation, day

Description:: Built almost exactly as in the rendering, the Tumbleweed included a wishing well and a rail fence with wagon wheels to complete the farmyard theme.
Date:: 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tumbleweed Theatre, Five Points (El Monte) auditorium

Description:: The interior of the auditorium featured open trusses, exposed rafters and utilitarian metal light fixtures to lend authenticity to the building. Murals of cowboys and cattle along the side walls added a touch of Hollywood.
Date:: 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tumbleweed Theatre, Five Points (El Monte) aerial view

Description:: This aerial view of "Five Points", an important junction in El Monte, shows the siteýs potential for future commercial development in a thinly populated area.
Date:: 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: P.A.C Photographers
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Trabert & Hoeffer Store, street elevation before remodel

Date:: [between 1930-1940]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Graphic Studio
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Trabert & Hoeffer Store, street elevation

Date:: [between 1930-1940]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Luckhaus Studio
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Theatre, Los Angeles, Exterior

Description:: Lee uses elements of religious architecture, such as the tower, central niche with a statue, the large arched opening and the rows of window along the side of the building, as though to bring as much light into the building as possible, although exactly the opposite was true.
Date:: 1926-27
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Theatre, Los Angeles, Construction, view from above 5/9/27

Description:: Construction photos show the odd open steel frame along the top of the building to give it increased strength (70104), the scaffolding along the Broadway elevation (70105), a view down into the interior showing the steel framing (70106), and the process of applying the finish decoration on the balcony interior (70107).
Date:: 1926-27
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Dwyer Studio
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Theatre, Los Angeles, Construction interior, showing scaffolding at balcony 7/16/27

Description:: Construction photos show the odd open steel frame along the top of the building to give it increased strength (70104), the scaffolding along the Broadway elevation (70105), a view down into the interior showing the steel framing (70106), and the process of applying the finish decoration on the balcony interior (70107).
Date:: 1926-27
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Dwyer Studio
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Theatre, Los Angeles, Construction, Eighth Avenue elevation 8/3/27

Description:: Construction photos show the odd open steel frame along the top of the building to give it increased strength (70104), the scaffolding along the Broadway elevation (70105), a view down into the interior showing the steel framing (70106), and the process of applying the finish decoration on the balcony interior (70107).
Date:: 1926-27
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Dwyer Studio
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Theatre, Los Angeles, Construction, Broadway elevation 8/2/27

Description:: Construction photos show the odd open steel frame along the top of the building to give it increased strength (70104), the scaffolding along the Broadway elevation (70105), a view down into the interior showing the steel framing (70106), and the process of applying the finish decoration on the balcony interior (70107).
Date:: 1926-27
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Dwyer Studio
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Theatre, Los Angeles, auditorium, decoration at balcony

Date:: 1926-27
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Theatre, Fresno, lobby

Description:: The curves in the design of the terrazzo floor are repeated in the curves of the neon tubing on the ceiling. The neon would have been especially effective at night.
Date:: 1935-36
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Theatre, Fresno, foyer

Description:: Lee uses curved walls and a curved staircase accentuated by the curved ceiling panels that conceal the indirect lighting.
Date:: 1935-36
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Theatre, Fresno, fluorescent painted panel, detail

Description:: A close-up of the glowing panels reveals that they are not just organic leaf forms. The shapes depict a female nude facing a serpent spiraling up the leaves.
Date:: 1935-36
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Lee, S. Charles, 1899-1990
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Theatre, Fresno, exterior, night

Description:: Leeýs use of neon was especially effective in this tower with its starburst top, similar to the one at the Alex Theatre in Glendale (10301). Probably the starburst flashed on and off in different colors, creating a beacon for moviegoers.
Date:: 1935-36
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Theatre, Fresno, exterior, day

Description:: The streamlined form of the building accented by a tall tower is similar to concepts for the De Anza in Riverside and the Linda Vista in Mexico City.
Date:: 1935-36
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Theatre, Fresno, etched glass panel

Description:: The etched glass panel depicts a hunter with bow and arrow, a wounded stag and a hunting dog. Lee used this motif in other theatres, such as the Miami Theatre, although the motif seems to bear no relationship to any particular wider theme. The depiction itself, however, suggests a moving picture, with several exposures or frames overlaid on each other.
Date:: 1935-36
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Theatre, Fresno, auditorium, proscenium

Description:: Note on reverse: "Decorations in fluorescent paint, when illuminated by black light, concealed in fixtures, are visible with main lights turned off. Graded shades of blue; ceiling, blue; panels, silver field, fluorescent black ýlighted panels."
Date:: 1935-36
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Theatre, Fresno, auditorium entrance

Description:: The etched glass panel depicts a hunter with bow and arrow, a wounded stag and a hunting dog. Lee used this motif in other theatres, such as the Miami Theatre, although the motif seems to bear no relationship to any particular wider theme. The depiction itself, however, suggests a moving picture, with several exposures or frames overlaid on each other.
Date:: 1935-36
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Theatre, Fresno, auditorium

Description:: The auditorium walls curve to enclose the audience. Horizontal lines along the wall accentuate the curves.
Date:: 1935-36
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Theatre, Compton, ticket booth

Description:: Designed for a working class community in Los Angeles, the Tower Theater is a modest design which presents a stylish black and white Deco exterior (62701). The night view shows the effective use of neon and spotlighting to illuminate the fluted Moderne tower (62702). The box office is surrounded by circles of light bulbs on the lobby ceiling and a sunburst design on the lobbyýs terrazzo floor (62703). Poster cases are framed by scrolled pediments and simulated columns. The interior uses exaggerated columns, mirrors, white traditional-style furniture, and gilt to suggest a palatial elegance that is distant from the lives of the theatreýs clientele (62704-62705). Hanging lanterns and striped upholstery in the auditorium impart a subdued elegance (62706-62707).
Date:: 1935-36
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Theatre, Compton, lounge, entry

Description:: Designed for a working class community in Los Angeles, the Tower Theater is a modest design which presents a stylish black and white Deco exterior (62701). The night view shows the effective use of neon and spotlighting to illuminate the fluted Moderne tower (62702). The box office is surrounded by circles of light bulbs on the lobby ceiling and a sunburst design on the lobbyýs terrazzo floor (62703). Poster cases are framed by scrolled pediments and simulated columns. The interior uses exaggerated columns, mirrors, white traditional-style furniture, and gilt to suggest a palatial elegance that is distant from the lives of the theatreýs clientele (62704-62705). Hanging lanterns and striped upholstery in the auditorium impart a subdued elegance (62706-62707).
Date:: 1935-36
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Theatre, Compton - foyer

Description:: Designed for a working class community in Los Angeles, the Tower Theater is a modest design which presents a stylish black and white Deco exterior (62701). The night view shows the effective use of neon and spotlighting to illuminate the fluted Moderne tower (62702). The box office is surrounded by circles of light bulbs on the lobby ceiling and a sunburst design on the lobbyýs terrazzo floor (62703). Poster cases are framed by scrolled pediments and simulated columns. The interior uses exaggerated columns, mirrors, white traditional-style furniture, and gilt to suggest a palatial elegance that is distant from the lives of the theatreýs clientele (62704-62705). Hanging lanterns and striped upholstery in the auditorium impart a subdued elegance (62706-62707).
Date:: 1935-36
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Theatre, Compton, façade, night

Description:: Designed for a working class community in Los Angeles, the Tower Theater is a modest design which presents a stylish black and white Deco exterior (62701). The night view shows the effective use of neon and spotlighting to illuminate the fluted Moderne tower (62702). The box office is surrounded by circles of light bulbs on the lobby ceiling and a sunburst design on the lobbyýs terrazzo floor (62703). Poster cases are framed by scrolled pediments and simulated columns. The interior uses exaggerated columns, mirrors, white traditional-style furniture, and gilt to suggest a palatial elegance that is distant from the lives of the theatreýs clientele (62704-62705). Hanging lanterns and striped upholstery in the auditorium impart a subdued elegance (62706-62707).
Date:: 1935-36
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Theatre, Compton, façade, day

Description:: Designed for a working class community in Los Angeles, the Tower Theater is a modest design which presents a stylish black and white Deco exterior (62701). The night view shows the effective use of neon and spotlighting to illuminate the fluted Moderne tower (62702). The box office is surrounded by circles of light bulbs on the lobby ceiling and a sunburst design on the lobbyýs terrazzo floor (62703). Poster cases are framed by scrolled pediments and simulated columns. The interior uses exaggerated columns, mirrors, white traditional-style furniture, and gilt to suggest a palatial elegance that is distant from the lives of the theatreýs clientele (62704-62705). Hanging lanterns and striped upholstery in the auditorium impart a subdued elegance (62706-62707).
Date:: 1935-36
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Theatre, Compton, auditorium, rear, side view

Description:: Designed for a working class community in Los Angeles, the Tower Theater is a modest design which presents a stylish black and white Deco exterior (62701). The night view shows the effective use of neon and spotlighting to illuminate the fluted Moderne tower (62702). The box office is surrounded by circles of light bulbs on the lobby ceiling and a sunburst design on the lobbyýs terrazzo floor (62703). Poster cases are framed by scrolled pediments and simulated columns. The interior uses exaggerated columns, mirrors, white traditional-style furniture, and gilt to suggest a palatial elegance that is distant from the lives of the theatreýs clientele (62704-62705). Hanging lanterns and striped upholstery in the auditorium impart a subdued elegance (62706-62707).
Date:: 1935-36
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Theatre, Compton, auditorium, front

Description:: Designed for a working class community in Los Angeles, the Tower Theater is a modest design which presents a stylish black and white Deco exterior (62701). The night view shows the effective use of neon and spotlighting to illuminate the fluted Moderne tower (62702). The box office is surrounded by circles of light bulbs on the lobby ceiling and a sunburst design on the lobbyýs terrazzo floor (62703). Poster cases are framed by scrolled pediments and simulated columns. The interior uses exaggerated columns, mirrors, white traditional-style furniture, and gilt to suggest a palatial elegance that is distant from the lives of the theatreýs clientele (62704-62705). Hanging lanterns and striped upholstery in the auditorium impart a subdued elegance (62706-62707).
Date:: 1935-36
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Bowl, San Diego, street elevation

Date:: [1940]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Woodcock, W.P.
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Bowl, San Diego, spectator seats

Date:: [1940]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Woodcock, W.P.
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Bowl, San Diego, pylon sign

Date:: [1940]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Woodcock, W.P.
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Bowl, San Diego, luncheonette

Date:: [1940]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Woodcock, W.P.
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Bowl, San Diego, interior view of front entrance

Date:: [1940]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Woodcock, W.P.
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Bowl, San Diego, exterior, night

Date:: [1940]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Woodcock, W.P.
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Bowl, San Diego, cocktail lounge

Date:: [1940]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Woodcock, W.P.
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Bowl, San Diego, bowling area

Date:: [1940]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Woodcock, W.P.
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Tower Bowl, San Diego, bowling alleys

Date:: [1940]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Woodcock, W.P.
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Temple Israel, Hollywood, street elevation

Date:: 1948
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Temple Israel, Hollywood, S. Charles Lee at the construction site

Date:: 1948
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Temple Israel, Hollywood, auditorium, rear

Date:: 1948
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Stainback, Al
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Temple Israel, Hollywood, auditorium, front

Date:: 1948
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Stainback, Al
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Studio Theatre, Hollywood, lounge entry

Description:: Automatic photo machines and automatic vending machines epitomized the automatic theme of the Studio. The wallpaper with nude silhouettes added to the stylish atmosphere.
Date:: 1931
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Woodcock, W.P.
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Studio Theatre, Hollywood, façade

Description:: Revealing the mechanical equipment through a glass wall was an innovation in 1931.Leeýs Moderne theatre façade set into the façade of a French Revival style building located next to a Spanish Colonial style building on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood epitomizes the competition of forms for attention on the commercial streetscape of Los Angeles.
Date:: 1931
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Woodcock, W.P.
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Studio Theatre, Hollywood, exterior and interior views, collage

Description:: Published photographs of the finished theatre show how Lee used both styles by combining sleek lines with angular abstract patterns. The upward slanting marquee creates in lights the elaborate pattern of overlapping circles that stands out in the daylight.
Date:: 1931
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Studio Theatre, Hollywood, drinking fountain

Description:: Candy vending machines of elaborate Art Deco design contrast with the sleek black surround of the drinking fountain.
Date:: 1931
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Woodcock, W.P.
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Studio Theatre, Hollywood, air conditioning system

Description:: Revealing the mechanical equipment through a glass wall was an innovation in 1931.
Date:: 1931
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Woodcock, W.P.
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Steven's Clothing Store, interior, with shoppers

Date:: [between 1919-1962]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Steven's Clothing Store, interior, with shoppers

Date:: [between 1919-1962]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Steven's Clothing Store, façade at night

Date:: [between 1919-1962]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Luckhaus Studio
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Steven's Clothing Store, façade

Date:: [between 1919-1962]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

Steven's Clothing Store, display window at night

Date:: [between 1919-1962]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Luckhaus Studio
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

State Theatre, Stockton, ticket booth before remodel

Description:: These photographs of the State Theatre in Stockton show a early twentieth-century theatre that was used for stage acts and movies. These photographs were in Leeýs collection , because he was asked to submit a proposal for remodeling. The collection contains no records of his remodeling concepts.
Date:: 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

State Theatre, Stockton, proscenium and auditorium before remodel

Description:: These photographs of the State Theatre in Stockton show a early twentieth-century theatre that was used for stage acts and movies. These photographs were in Leeýs collection , because he was asked to submit a proposal for remodeling. The collection contains no records of his remodeling concepts.
Date:: 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962

State Theatre, Stockton, marquee before remodel

Description:: These photographs of the State Theatre in Stockton show a early twentieth-century theatre that was used for stage acts and movies. These photographs were in Leeýs collection , because he was asked to submit a proposal for remodeling. The collection contains no records of his remodeling concepts.
Date:: 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: S. Charles Lee Papers, 1919-1962