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  • <p>Here I am working the booth at Sky-Vue D/I in 1978. I was 16 years old. The first reel of “Smokey and the Bandit” is running on the projector! Equipment was Century C projectors, R6 reproducers, Ashcraft Cinex Special carbon arc lamps running an 11mm trim, and Altec 287W field amplification. Those were the days…</p>
  • <p>Ben Sack’s projection booth at the Cheri at launch.</p>
  • <p>That’s Manager Tommy Fisher in the Academy booth circa 1966</p>
  • <p>South 31 Drive-In owner Sam Kantor in the booth circa 1966</p>
  • <p>Paul M. Merrill and Joe Williams in the booth in 1966</p>
  • <p>The Fox Theatre opened March 5, 1965 with Jack Lemmon in “How to Murder Your Wife” and it could play 16mm, 35mm, and 70mm</p>
  • <p>Marbro Drive-In Theatre in Chattanooga projection booth.</p>
  • <p>The Gemini Drive-In Theatre projection booth in 1965 in Dallas</p>
  • <p>Village Theatre projection booth with Norelco projectors in 1965 in Fairlawn, Ohio</p>
  • <p>Ronnie’s Drive-In projection booth in 1964 in St. Louis</p>
  • <p>Irving Mueller operates the 70mm projector at the North Drive-In in 1964</p>
  • <p>Projection booth of the Holiday Drive-In in 1964</p>
  • <p>Plainfield Edison Drive-In projection booth facing the outside screen circa 1964</p>
  • <p>The Mai-Kai Theatre booth in Livonia shown at launch on April 10, 1963.</p>
  • <p>Community Theatre booth in 1963 with Simplex projectors.</p>
  • <p>Cinema 1’s projector circa 1964 in New York City</p>
  • <p>In 1962, the Arcade Theatre got a shocking makeover including all new Victoria-X 70mm projectors, wider seat spacing and six channel sound.</p>
  • <p>In 1962, the Arcade Theatre got a shocking makeover including all new Victoria-X 70mm projectors and six channel sound.</p>
  • <p>The Strong Electric Corporation of Toledo used this photo of the North Star Drive-In Theatre to sell its JetArc line in the early 1960s.</p>
  • <p>Roy W. Mitchell, Jr. ready for the Thunderbird Drive-In Theatre launch in 1962 in Atlanta with the Norelco projectors.</p>
  • <p>New 70mm installation at the Grand Theatre in Terre Haute circa 1959.</p>
  • <p>The Stanley Theatre booth shown here after a refresh in 1959 bringing 70mm to the downtown Philadelphia venue with Philips Todd A-O capable projectors with Ashcraft lamps</p>
  • <p>Capri Theatre projection booth in 1959 with Century projectors and Ashcraft lamps for Boston</p>
  • <p>A busy night at the Y & W Drive-In in Merrillville in 1960 as Tom and Spike are having issues in a Tom & Jerry cartoon.</p>
  • <p>Jack Schaeffer with the Center Theatre’s new 70mm Victoria X projector in St. Pete.</p>
  • <p>Victoria-X 70mm projection with Strong 35/70 special lamps at the State Theatre circa 1959 in Wichita Falls</p>
  • <p>New projectors at the Academy Theatre in Minneapolis in 1959 with Norelco projection and Strong lamps.</p>
  • <p>A 1959 shot of the remolded Memrose Theatre booth with its National Seventy projector showing wide format films in Norfolk.</p>
  • <p>The St. Louis Park Theatre projection feature the Century JJ 70mm projector in 1959.</p>
  • <p>The Villa Theatre operators opened the Valli Drive-In in Malta in 1957 with this projection booth.</p>