1 50 1 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/8489/archive/files/f8b0d4af9585c8f3ced2a769aecb74de.jpg?Expires=1776902400&Signature=qS0-7NYvrVJonmmRvCA4i0OoxDcAooKD9m2zrR6DQx4IBIUn-4jMrJ85hG9iTT4c8s0Qkagupqt44lxmYTGC%7ERCIL3%7EepLcZpTtVzfpUhsW4lOpKiTrq-MxEZk1JkM7RqUABvqgFjG9IugiGVqs70iXN9aF3Ku5AvIJ7-6tX1r-UP6RBnW88zGWc5EZ1cEjkvMhlUcTGjpR1mSU4x4CZJx3EMWWy1KshkHZPRYYRK1BBfSso7GtexNIHtJxumsjMT7EOvJlCTMRqG2GQ7zmjCmB5A9W2DrSfxSaXmDlcPb2nYZGWq3nCJ4vptuZVWrW5XCZUT%7EMyFAyBifz9Y0MvEg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 708e0412d668527a2d44d357c9b44163 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Theo Buerbaum's Salisbury Subject The topic of the resource Historical postcards of Salisbury and Rowan County Description An account of the resource The 87 postcards in this project are from two collections from the Edith M. Clark History Room at the Rowan Public Library, The Miscellaneous Postcard Collection, MSS 9034 and The Johnny Young Postcard Collection, MSS 9908. The postcards in the project are those in some way connected with Theo Buerbaum, who was a photographer and bookstore owner in Salisbury, North Carolina from 1880-1926. Most of the postcards are from photographs he took, but others are ones that bear the imprint of his bookstore in some way. Included with the images are short histories researched by our staff of the events, places, or people depicted in the postcard. Our collection includes the images of Theo Buerbaum’s postcards, but this is by no means all that he produced. We are always looking out for images we do not have and we will happily take other donations. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rowan Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1880-1926 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The materials in this collection are made available courtesy of Rowan Public Library for use in research and private study. Images and text may not be used without prior permission from Rowan Public Library, Edith M. Clark History Room. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data postcard Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Meroney's Theatre Description An account of the resource Meroney Theatre Home of the Masons and Old Hickory Club, Seating Capacity 1200 The second Meroney Theatre opened in 1905 on South Main Street. The first Meroney Opera House had been owned by brothers T. J. and P.P Meroney, who purchased a building in disrepair called the Market House in 1873. The brothers repaired the building and fitted it in “theatrical style, to be used as a place of amusement.” The theatre was sold in 1892 to Dr. Leroy and Miss Lena Meroney. By 1904, it was clear to them that the building needed too much work, so a new site was purchased and work began building the new Meroney Theatre. Joseph Fels, a friend of the Meroney’s helped to finance the building. A few years later when the Empire Hotel was remodeled helped the actors to move to and from the theatre. Such notables as Sarah Bernhardt, Lillian Russell, John Phillip Sousa, and William Howard Taft appeared on the Meroney’s stage. The Old Hickory Club, a gentleman’s social club and the Masons have shared this building. In 1910, the theatre was sold to Clay Grubb. The Bijou, the first motion picture theatre in Salisbury, opened in one of the retail spaces on the Meroney’s first floor in 1907 and a new trend had begun. The theatre has at times been known as the Grubb Theatre, the Colonial, the Strand, the State, the Center, and the Fotosho. In 1995, it was refurbished and again became the Meroney Theatre, home to the Piedmont Players. Raphael Tuck & Sons Postcard series no. 0150 “Salisbury, N.C.” Source: Epperson, James Register The Combination Touring Company and Its Influence on Theatre in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina {Tallahassee, Fla.}: Epperson, c1977 Heritage of Rowan County, North Carolina, Volume 1, 1991, edited by Katherine Petrucelli, Salisbury: Genealogical Society of Rowan County, 1991 Piedmont Players Theatre Inc. <a href="http://www.piedmontplayers.com/">http://www.piedmontplayers.com/ </a> Sides, Susan Salisbury and Rowan County Charleston, SC: Arcadia, c1999 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Theo Buerbaum Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The materials in this collection are made available courtesy of Rowan Public Library for use in research and private study. Images and text may not be used without prior permission from Rowan Public Library, Edith M. Clark History Room. Bijou Buerbaum Downtown Salisbury Street Scenes Fels Grubb Grubb Theatre Market House Meroney Motion Picture North Carolina Old Hickory Club Piedmont Players Postcard Rowan County South Main Street The Center The Colonial The Fotosho The State The Strand Theatre Theo