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McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 085

Item

Title
McCarthy Album 09, Photograph 085
Description
Caption: "Municipal Theatre - St. Louis," c. 1923. Built in 1917, the St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre was the first municipally-owned outdoor theatre in the United States. The amphitheater seats 11,000 people, and is still in use today.
Contributor
Audrey Fullerton-Samora of Sacramento, great niece of William and Grace McCarthy, donated the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection to the California State Archives in 1996.
Coverage
St. Louis, Missouri
Date
1923
Format
JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color
Identifier
96-07-08-alb-09-085
Language
English
Publisher
California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office
Rights
© 2017 by the California State Archives, a division of the Secretary of State’s Office. Contact the owner for more information at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246.
Source
Image of an item within the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)
Subject
The Muny (also known as the St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre), St. Louis
Type
Still Image