Academy of Music

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The Academy of Music in Northampton, Massachusetts, was built in 1890, by Edward H.R. Lyman at a cost of over $100,000, plus another $25,000 for the interior. Tickets were $1.00, or $1.50 for big name acts such as Sarah Bernhardt, Ethel Barrymore, Lillian Gish, Mae West, Harry Houdini, Boris Karloff, William Powell, Basil Rathbone, John Philip Sousa, Jeanette MacDonald, and Ruth Gordon. In 1898, the Academy began to show moving pictures.

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Item typePostcard
Documentary Photograph
Datecirca 1910
PlaceNorthampton, Massachusetts
TopicArchitecture, Buildings
Art, Music, Literature, Crafts
EraCounterculture, Civil Rights, and Cold War, 1946–1989
Great Depression and World War II, 1929–1945
New Millennium, 1990–Present
Progressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
Rise of Industrial America, 1878–1899
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography; Printing
Catalog #1997.08.01.0053
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Academy of Music. Photograph. ca. 1910. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1997-08-01-0053/. Accessed on December 6, 2024.

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