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A movie theater later turned fighting ring

This is an original newspaper photograph of the entrance to the Cambria Athletic Club in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia. This is where some famous boxing matches happened in the early 20th century.

Exterior of "11th St. Opera House," a Philadelphia(?) theater advertising Dumont's Minstrels, burlesque, and Buffalo Bill's Ranche 101.

This photo depicts what a production put on at the College Settlement would have looked like in the early 1900s. This specific production was put on by the Italian Women's Club, Settlement Music School in 1932. Women are folk dancing in native…

The New Olympia Theater located at 711-719 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Also known as: New Olympia Theatre; Palais Royal Theatre

A white blind man sings on the streets of Philadelphia for money

This photo shows the Midway Theatre on East Allegheny Avenue during the 1930s.

Image of two people dancing to jazz music in a night club.

Image of the The Earle Theatre on 11th and Market St. Philadelphia, Pa with workers fixing the sign.

These four men are performing a famous Irish dance called the Highland Fling. This dance is usually performed for social gatherings and events.