Throwback Thursday: Orpheum Theatre

Check out what we found on the Nebraska Memories archive!

                    This week’s #ThrowbackThursday features a 3-5/8″ x 4-3/4″ black and white acetate negative of the Orpheum Theatre in 1940. This photo is part of the William Wentworth Collection provided by The Durham Museum. The collection consists of 4663 negatives of images that document life in Omaha, Nebraska from 1934 to 1950. William Wentworth worked as both a freelancer and a commercial photographer, providing a unique view of architecture, businesses, and community life in Omaha. Check out this collection and many more on the Nebraska Memories archive! Nebraska Memories is a cooperative project to digitize Nebraska-related historical and cultural heritage materials and make them available to researchers of all ages via the Internet. The Nebraska Memories archive is brought to you by the Nebraska Library Commission. If your institution is interested in participating in Nebraska Memories, see http://nlc.nebraska.gov/nebraskamemories/participation.aspx for more information.