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Exploring Baltimore’s History: 1940s Crowd Outside a Movie Theater

Thursday night shoppers in a line outside a movie theatre
Take a trip back in time with this photo from the 1940s showing a crowd of people lined up outside a movie theater in Baltimore. Can you recognize this theater?
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Here’s a photo from the 1940s showing a crowd of people lined up outside a movie theater. Anyone recognize this theater?

Thursday night shoppers in a line outside a movie theatre
Thursday night shoppers in a line outside a movie theatre

Source: Library of Congress

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