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The John Hancock of Movie Men
Produced by Fred Quimby
The John Hancock of Movie Men

The John Hancock of Movie Men

The name Fred Quimby may not ring a bell, but you certainly know him.  (Well,…
July 6, 2025
Fight the Power
The Empress in Chewelah, ca. 1914. ("Empress Theater, Chewelah, Wash.," Moving Picture World, 4 April 1914, p. 66)
Fight the Power

Fight the Power

The rise of motion picture entertainment came at a time when large swaths of rural…
July 6, 2025
Watching the Stars Under the Stars
Undated photo of an airdome theatre in Cedarhurst, NY, originally opened in May 1899.
Watching the Stars Under the Stars

Watching the Stars Under the Stars

For the most part the picture business in the Northwest followed the exhibition methods seen…
July 6, 2025
My initial mea culpa. There will be others.
My initial mea culpa. There will be others.

My initial mea culpa. There will be others.

So the great thing about Northwest Picture Show as a web project rather than a…
July 6, 2025
Meet the Author…
Meet the Author…

Meet the Author…

Wondering who in their right mind would publish something like Northwest Picture Show?  I’m a…
July 6, 2025