Call NumberZ-968CreatorRocky Mountain Photo CompanyDate1928, Apr. 14SummaryPanoramic view of the cast of the musical comedy "Hit the Deck," presented at the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Men dressed in sailor whites and women dressed in white middy blouses, short white skirts and gob hats pose in front of the theater. Other men and women wear Asian costumes. Some men wear officers' uniforms; some women wear mufti. Sign above the theater door reads: "Starting Mon. April 9. Last Time Tue April 17. The Merriest of all Musical Comedies. 'Hit the Deck.' Company of 64. Mostly Girls." Klieg lights that read "Hit the Deck" sit at each end of the group. A woman stands on the stairs of the Cosmopolitan Hotel Coffee Shoppe.Physical Description1 photographic print ; 26 x 105 cm (10 x 36 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectBroadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--PeopleActors--Colorado--DenverCostumes--Colorado--DenverSingers--Colorado--DenverTheaters--Colorado--DenverWomen--Colorado--DenverGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711000968Type of MaterialGroup portraitsPanoramic photographsPhotographic printsNotesTitle supplied. R7110009683
Rocky Mountain Photo Company, Hit the Deck at the Broadway Theatre (1928, Apr. 14). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 11/12/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1098714
