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Col. Sinn's New Park Theatre

Description: Image of a view of the three-story facade of the New Park Theatre in Brooklyn, New York, managed by Colonel William E. Sinn, with carriages, a dog, and people on horseback on the street out front, two posters visible including one with the legible words "Happy Man," "Edward," and "Curry," and signs for the theatre including the date "1873."
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1875
Call number: priJLC_ENT_001015
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.

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