Poster, Roxy Theatre

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West Chicago City Museum

Name/Title

Poster, Roxy Theatre

Entry/Object ID

1977.137.0235

Scope and Content

Advertisement Poster for a giveaway for an American Flyer Electric Train in the Roxy Theater Lobby. The give away started each Wednesday night from October 31 - Dec 19th. There are small advertisements from merchants that are sponsoring the giveaway: Harris-McConnell Inc (109 Main Wheaton), Bonnie Lee Dress Shop, Simmons Television (116 Main Street), Kisko Standard Station (Main and Neltor Blvd), Frank P. Weiss - State Farm insurance agent, Mann Coal Company, West Chicago State Bank (183 W. WAshingotn St.), C. E. Norris & Son (112 Main street), Tally-Ho Restaurant (North Ave), Markl Dairy Products (205 Main Street), Economy Portable Building Co., "Bim" Frazier Electric (113 Main Street), Day's Service Station (Fremont & Washington Street), Allen's Food Shop (572 MAin Street), John's Buffet (Winfield), Wheaton Motor Sales (228 W. Front Street), Harry's Mans Shop (Front Street, Wheaton), Hohm Garage (Roosevelt Rd)

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Poster

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

14"x 8.5"

Dimension Notes

Doesn't fit standard size of broadsides of lobby cards

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Roxy Theater, Harris-McConnell Inc., Bonnie Lee Dress Shop, Simmons Television, Kisko Standard Station, Weiss, Frank P., Mann Coal Company, West Chicago State Bank, Charles E. Norris and Son Quality Furniture and Funeral Director, Tally-Ho Restaurant, Markl Dairy Products, Economy Housing Company, Frazier Electric, Day's Phillips 66 Station, Allen's Little Store, John's Buffet, Wheaton Motor Sales, Harry's Mans Shop, Hohm Garage