Joseph K. Redmond, Jr. Collection

Description
The Joseph K. Redmond Collection is rich in images reflecting Kansas City's theatrical legacy. Redmond was a theatre manager for the Uptown and Tower theatres in Kansas City, and he collected material about local theaters, both movie and stage.
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LaBudde Special Collections
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Marquee advertising "The Grapes of Wrath" and "Tobacco Road" at the Esquire Theatre

Marquee advertising a 1948 re-release of the films "The Grapes of Wrath" and "Tobacco Road" at the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-025.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007
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Joseph Redmond, and three others, for world premiere of "I Shot Jesse James" outside the Esquire Theatre

Joseph Redmond standing with three unidentified people in Western dress for the world premiere of the film "I Shot Jesse James" outside the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-026.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007
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Marquee advertising "How Green Was My Valley" at Esquire Theatre

Marquee advertising "How Green Was My Valley" at the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-014.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007
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Marquee advertising "Moontide" at Esquire Theatre

Marquee advertising the film "Moontide" at the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-015.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007
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Marquee advertising "Arabian Nights" at Esquire Theater

Marquee advertising the film "Arabian Nights" at the Esquire Theater, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-017.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007
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Group of soldiers lined up to see "Immortal Sergeant" outside the Esquire Theatre

Group of soldiers (all white men) lined up to see the film "Immortal Sergeant" outside the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-018.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007
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Marquee advertising "The Meanest Man In The World" at the Esquire Theatre

Marquee advertising the film "The Meanest Man In The World" at the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-023.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007
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Marquee advertising "Rose of Washington Square" at the Esquire Theatre

Marquee advertising a 1946 re-release of the film "Rose of Washington Square" (originally released in 1939) at the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-024.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007
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Two unidentified men by marquee advertising "Immortal Sergeant" at the Esquire Theatre

Two unidentified men standing near marquee advertising the film "Immortal Sergeant" at the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-019.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007
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Marquee advertising "The Pied Piper" at Esquire Theatre

Marquee advertising the film "The Pied Piper" at the Esquire Theatre, 211 E. 12th St; Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-016.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007
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Interior of the Esquire Theatre lobby

Interior of the Esquire Theatre lobby, 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-020.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007
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Esquire Theatre redecorated as an Old West building

Esquire Theatre redecorated as an Old West building for the release of the film "I Shot Jesse James"; 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-027.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007
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Esquire Theatre redecorated as an Old West building

Esquire Theatre redecorated as an Old West building for the release of the film "I Shot Jesse James"; 211 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-028.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007
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Fox Fairway Theater

Fox Fairway Theater at 2820 W. 53rd St., Fairway, Kan.; writing on photo (top): Fairway then, opened about 1940, Wolferman's now. Writing on photo (marquee): Once was a great theatre - now a grocery store! Writing on photo (bottom): picture taken 1947.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-029.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007
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Fox Midwest Management staff

Fox Midwest Management staff.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_redmond_photo-031.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0007