Single, tan sheet folded to 7 X 11 inches, creating four panels of printed information about the event, with the rear panel displaying a Coca-Cola ad and a picture of cowboy film star Hoot Gibson. Horizontal crease, edge tears, a shallow corner chip, and some faint staining along the fold. Writing on the rear panel in green ink indicating the attendance date. Cover photo of a cowboy on a bucking bronc. Opening the program to the interior panels reveals credits for the production of the event and a list of rodeo events, with blanks to fill in name and place for contestants, and circus-like perf... View More...
Stapled booklet, 48 pages with photos of skaters and administrative personnel. Ads on just about every page for Chicago area businesses. Upper-corner crease throughout the program and some soiling on the rear cover, otherwise a nice copy of this rare publication (we find none through OCLC nor in the trade). The Peirce Skating Club formed in 1939 to help meet the recreational needs of Chicago's Peirce School children. They soon began competing in local meets and in 1948 the Club organized officially as The Peirce Skating Club and elected officers. This Program of Events covers some of that firs... View More...
Barely a trace of wear. 5 X 8 ¾ inches. Two programs for the musical play "Blossom Time." Shea Theatre Programme: Orange-colored covers, stapled, with black print. Eight-page theatre programme for the perdormance of " Blossom Time," based on the life and music of Franz Schubert. No publication date, but an ad for a Sonja Henie movie (Wintertime) indicates 1943. Cast information and synopsis of scenes carry through several pages, mixed in with local business ads. The theatre opened as the Majestic Theatre in 1904 and had changed its name to Shea's by 1941. The theatre building was torn down in ... View More...
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