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Local Theaters, Propaganda & WWI

September 28, 2018 @ 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

FREE
  • « Town and Gown in the Great War: A Look Back at the Copper Country and Michigan Tech During WWI
  • Europe, America, and the World: An Outdoor Concert »

Talk by Dr. Sue Collins — During the war, local theaters were key spaces to capture audiences’ attention with propagandistic messages. Posters in lobbies, Four Minute Men speakers, slides, film trailers, newsreels, and official feature films were some of the ways the government reached movie-goers.

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Date:
September 28, 2018
Time:
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Cost:
FREE
Event Category:
Lectures

Venue

The Orpheum Theater
426 Quincy St
Hancock, MI 49930 United States
  • « Town and Gown in the Great War: A Look Back at the Copper Country and Michigan Tech During WWI
  • Europe, America, and the World: An Outdoor Concert »
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