Name/Title
New Star Theatre of JanesvilleEntry/Object ID
49.24Description
Exterior of the Janesville New Star Movie Theatre. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 6". The black-and-white image of a theatre with a marquee that reads "Vera Ralston in Jubilee Trail" in bold letters, while the facade displays two movie posters flanking the entrance, which consists of a set of wooden double doors beneath a detailed brick building of this mid-20th-century cinema.Photograph Details
Subject
Movie TheaterSubject Person or Organization
Sully and Tillie WaltherContext
Sully and Tillie Walther bought this building on Janesville's North Main Street and moved the theater business there in 1938. They named the business "the New Star Theatre". The last movie was shown there on August 28, 1955.Cataloged By
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Object Name
Print, PhotographicClass
Documentary ArtifactCategory
Communication ArtifactsCreate Date
February 21, 2025Update Date
April 15, 2025