- Collection:
- Black History Society Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Roxy Theater
- Contributor to Resource:
- Hall County Black History Society (Ga.)
- Publisher:
- Forms part of: Black History Society photograph collection.
- Date of Original:
- 1948-08-31
- Subject:
- Roxy Theater
Athens Street - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Hall County, Gainesville, 34.29788, -83.82407
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Photograph of Roxy Theater. The Roxy Theater was located on Athens Street in Gainesville, Georgia. This theater for African-Americans opened on August 31, 1946. This picture was taken on stage at the Roxy's second anniversary celebration. Pictured here from left to right are Mr. D.S. Lowe, the theater manager; Dr. E. Butler; young George Hutchens; Mr. Charles Westbrooks; and George Oscar Hutchens, young George's father. Mr. Lowe is presenting a birthday cake to two year-old George who was born on the day of the opening of the Roxy Theater.
Caption: "Hall County Black History Society (0018) Gainesville, Georgia."
Digitized by: Digital Techniques, Inc.
Electronic version made available through a federal Library Services and Technology Act Grant and Georgia Public Library Services.
Courtesy of George & Linda R. Hutchens. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:hall_bhsp_hbh0018
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/hall/bhsp/do:hbh0018
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [Name of photograph], Black County History Society Photograph Collection, Hall County, Georgia Black History Society and the Hall County Library System.
- Extent:
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm.
- Holding Institution:
- Hall County Library System (Ga.)
- Rights:
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