Paramount Ballroom (Shanghai, China); Architecture--China--Shanghai; Buildings--China--Shanghai; Shanghai (China)--History--20th century; Shanghai (China)--Social life and customs--20th century
The Paramount Ballroom was an innovative urban space that challenged traditional
Chinese values. In doing so it played an important role in Shanghai's modernization.
Traditional Confucian morality set very strict regulations on the social...
This quantitative dissertation examines outcomes of a required service-learning program at a faith-based institution. Two hundred and ten students completed a pre/post survey administered to a sophomore level class about background, educational...
Large freight truck with Paramount Pickles Created by Hirsch Bros & Co. Inc. painted on the trailer parked on the side of a road. Title supplied by cataloger.
A Paramount Pickles delivery truck parked on the side of the road. The cab door is painted with the sign Hirsch Bros. & Co. Louisville, Ky. Title supplied by cataloger.
Times Square, New York City, with the Paramount Building. The shot is taken from above, and people and vehicles are visible in the street and on the sidewalks below. Other buildings in the vicinity are also visible. Published by Alfred Mainzer,...
Theaters; Motion picture theaters; Cultural facilities; Interiors; Motion picture posters
The entryway of Le Rose Theatre includes a carpet with an L and an R intertwined which sits in front of a set of double doors. On the far wall is a combination mirror and poster display. The poster reads, "Richard Dix, The Gay Defender, a...
A large group of young women pose for a picture in front of the swimming pool at Fontaine Ferry Park, Louisville, Kentucky. These are the contestants of the Bathing Beauty Contest. Each girl wears a bathing suit and a sash. Some sashes have a...
Six young women in bathing suits stand on a stage at Fontaine Ferry Park, Louisville, Kentucky, holding trophies. These are the winners of the Bathing Beauty Contest. Each young woman wears a sash across her chest with a number and the name of a...
Emily Thomas of Louisville, Kentucky posed on the Paramount Studio lot with Billy Lee, child star. The photograph is badly creased along the bottom and damaged in the corners. Stamped on back of image: December 5, 1935. Handwritten on back: (She is...
Buildings; Theaters; Cultural facilities; Majestic Theatre (Louisville, Ky.)
Address: 618 S. Fourth Street (Building no longer exists.) The Majestic opened as a vaudeville theater in 1908. Beyond that fact, however, its history is far less certain. The most commonly stated version is that the 1908 theater was torn down and...
