Flier for the Starlite Drive In Theatre: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A theatre flyer for the Starlite Drive In Theatre in Fort Myers, Florida. The flyer lists advertisements for the movies playing at the theatre. On the front of the flyer is an advertisement for the theatre with a drawing of palm trees and text that reads [ White Patrons Only/ TWO/ SHOWS/NIGHTLY/"MOVIES UNDER THE STAR]. Next to this are advertisements for the movies "The Return of Jack Slade" and "Yellowneck". On the reverse of the flyer are advertisments for the movies "Toward the unknown", "These Wilder Years", "Everything But the Truth", and "Marshals in Disquise".

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1955
• Printed by: Starlite Drive In Theatre, American
• Type: fliers (printed matter)
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (14 x 21.6 cm)
• Place used: Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Amusements
• Topic: Film
• Topic: Segregation
• Object number: 2011.160.8
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David A. Lowrance
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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