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08-24-1933 Kingston on Thames.jpg

24/08/1933
Projectionists at work at the New Odeon at Kingston-on- Thames.

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03-02-1939 Coventry.jpg

02/03/1939
A meeting of Midlands projectionist viewing scientific equipment at the Savoy.
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07/12/1933
Projection box of a cinema in Ashton-under-Lyne in 1933. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
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13/05/1933
Projection box of a West Midlands cinema in 1933. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1933.01.19 - Black's Theatre, Sunderland.jpg

19/01/1933
Projection box of a Sunderland cinema in 1933. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.12.27 - Odeon, Lewes.jpg

30/08/2019
Projection box of the Odeon cinema in Lewes 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.12.06 - Regal, Sunderland.jpg

30/08/2019
Projection box of the Regal cinema, Sunderland in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.11.29 - Savoy, Romiley.jpg

30/08/2019
Projection box of the Savoy cinema, Romiley in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.11.22 - New Royalty, Gosforth.jpg

30/08/2019
Projection box of the New Royalty Cinema, Gosforth in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.11.01 - Dominion, Leeds.jpg

30/08/2019
Projection box of the Dominion Cinema, Leeds in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.10.25 - Paragon, Sheffield.jpg

22/08/2019
Projection box and projectionists in the Paragon Cinema, Sheffield in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
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22/08/2019
Projection box of a Leicestershire cinema. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
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22/08/2019
Projection box of an Edinburgh cinema in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
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22/08/2019
Projection box of a Somerset cinema in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
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22/08/2019
Projection box of a Northampton cinema in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.08.16 - Regal, Uxbridge.jpg

22/08/2019
Projection box of an Uxbridge cinema in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.08.09 - Carlton, Maryport.jpg

20/08/2019
Projection box of the Carlton Cinema, Maryport, Cumbria in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.07.26 - Victoria, Cambridge.jpg

20/08/2019
Projection box of the Victoria Cinema, Cambridge in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.07.19 - Majestic, Darlington.jpg

20/08/2019
Projection box of the Majestic Cinema, Darlington in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.07.12 - Regent, Huddersfield.jpg

20/08/2019
Projection box of the Regent Cinema, Huddersfield in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.06.28 - Gaiety, Bristol.jpg

20/08/2019
Projection box of a Bristol cinema in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.06.21 - Ritz, Nottingham.jpg

20/08/2019
Projection box of a Nottingham cinema in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.06.14 - Ionic, Golders Green.jpg

20/08/2019
Projection box of Ionic Cinema, Golders Green, London cinema in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.06.07 - Embassy, Chadwell Heath.jpg

19/08/2019
Projection box of a cinema in Chadwell Heath in Greater London in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.05.17 - Capitol, Winchmore Hill.jpg

19/08/2019
Projection box of a North London cinema. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.05.10 - Cameo, Charing Cross Road.jpg

19/08/2019
Projection box of a London cinema in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.05.03 - Odeon, Worcester Park.jpg

19/08/2019
Projection box of a Sutton cinema in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.04.26 - Olton Cinema, Birmingham.jpg

19/08/2019
Projection box of a Solihull cinema. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.04.12 - Astoria, Purley.jpg

19/08/2019
Projection box of a London cinema in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.03.22 - Odeon, Tolworth.jpg

19/08/2019
Projection box of a London cinema in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.03.15 - Regal, Edmonton.jpg

19/08/2019
Projection box of an Edmonton cinema in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.03.08 - Princes kinema, Colwyn Bay.jpg

19/08/2019
Projection box of the Princes Kinema, Colwyn Bay in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.01.04 - Ice Rink, Oxford.jpg

19/08/2019
Projection box of an Oxford cinema in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1933.12.28 - Apollo,  Belfast.jpg

19/08/2019
Projection box of Belfast cinema in 1933. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1933.12.07 - The Playhouse, Oban.jpg

19/08/2019
Projection box of Scottish cinema in 1933. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1933.11.30 - St. James's Theatre, Harrogate.jpg

19/08/2019
Projection box of a North Yorkshire cinema in 1933. Used with permission from Screen International.​
1933.11.09 - Regal, Canterbury.jpg

18/08/2019
Projection box of a Canterbury cinema in 1933. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1933.02.23 - Regal, Lichfield.jpg

18/08/2019
Projection box of a Lichfield cinema in 1933. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.05.24 - Odeon, Weybridge.jpg

24/07/2019
Projection box of a Surrey cinema in 1934. ​​Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.12.13 - Playhouse, Whitley Bay.jpg

24/07/2019
Projection box in the Playhouse cinema, Whitley Bay in 1934. ​​Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.02.22 - Empire, Aldershot.jpg

19/07/2019
Projection box of Hampshire cinema in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.02.08 - Regent, Aberdeen.jpg

19/07/2019
Projection box of Scottish cinema in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
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19/07/2019
Projectionists and projection box of Surrey cinema in 1933. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1933.03.16 - Regal Twins, Manchester 2.jpg

03/07/2019
Projectionists in the projection box of a Manchester cinema in 1933. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
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03/07/2019
Projectionists in the projection box of an Edinburgh cinema in 1933. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1934.11.15 - Adelphi, Slough.jpg

26/06/2019
Team of projectionists in the projection box of a Slough cinema in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.
1934.10.18 - Victoria, Mablethorpe.jpg

26/06/2019
Two projectionists in the Victoria Cinema, Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.
1934.08.23 - Astoria, Hull.jpg

26/06/2019
Chief projectionist, second and third operators in the projection box of the Astoria Cinema in Hull, which opened in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.
1934.05.31 - Ambassadors, Hendon.jpg

26/06/2019
Three projectionists in the projection box of a London Cinema in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.
1934.04.05 - Playhouse, Felixstowe.jpg

26/06/2019
Projectionist in the projection box of the Playhouse Cinema in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.
1934.02.15 - Mayfair, Glasgow.jpg

26/06/2019
A projectionist in the projection box of the Mayfair Cinema in Glasgow, which opened in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.
1933.10.26 - Rialto, Bebington.jpg

26/06/2019
Two projectionists in the projection box of the Rialto, which opened in July 1933. Used with permission from Screen International.
1933.10.19 - Savoy, Shirehampton.jpg

26/06/2019
Two projectionists in the projection box of a Bristol cinema, which opened in October 1933. Used with permission from Screen International.
1933.10.05 - Odeon, South Harrow.jpg

26/06/2019
Projection box with two projectionists and Kalee 11 super sound projectors in 1933. Used with permission from Screen International.
1933.09.28 - Plaza, West Wickham.jpg

26/06/2019
Chief projectionist, Joseph Brewer, in the projection box of The Plaza cinema, which opened in September 1933. Used with permission from Screen International.

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