Martin Digital History

The Lyric Theatre, 1940

Item

Title

The Lyric Theatre, 1940

Description

Front exterior view of the Lyric Theatre, featuring the 1940 film Strange Cargo. A few other businesses are located around the theatre: Hardware & Paint Co. (first part of name cut off), Postal Telegraph, Key, Locks, & Tackle Store (large fish sign attached to the building), and Davis Drug Store which opened in 1938 (business appears to have closed around 1943).

Source

Scans gift of Stuart Heritage Museum.

Publisher

L. L. Cook Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Date

Rights

No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Format

Black and white printed postcard; 5.4x3.4 inches

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

SHM-2023-011-244
2023.011

Coverage

Original Format

Postcards

Collection

Citation

“The Lyric Theatre, 1940,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/2368.