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Silents, please: silent film buffs say these classic movies still have much to say in a movie-going world dominated by the eardrum-numbing, high tech sound systems of today's theaters
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AuthorBlankenship, Bill
PublisherTopeka Capital-JournalSubjectKansas Silent Film FestivalSocial life and customsMoviesSilent filmsFestivals and fairsDescriptionPhotocopied newspaper article from the Topeka Capital-Journal, published on February 23, 1997, from the front page of the Arts & Leisure section; article details films shown at the first Silent Film Festival, held March 1, 1997, at White Concert Hall at Washburn University; films shown that year include "The Great Train Robbery" (1903), "The Tramp" (1915), "Broken Blossoms" (1919), and "The General" (1927)Issue Date1997-02-23Original FormatNewspaper clippingDigital FormatjpgLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionTopeka & Shawnee County Public LibraryRights StatementCopyright the Topeka Capital-Journal (please contact Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections for use).
PublisherTopeka Capital-JournalSubjectKansas Silent Film FestivalSocial life and customsMoviesSilent filmsFestivals and fairsDescriptionPhotocopied newspaper article from the Topeka Capital-Journal, published on February 23, 1997, from the front page of the Arts & Leisure section; article details films shown at the first Silent Film Festival, held March 1, 1997, at White Concert Hall at Washburn University; films shown that year include "The Great Train Robbery" (1903), "The Tramp" (1915), "Broken Blossoms" (1919), and "The General" (1927)Issue Date1997-02-23Original FormatNewspaper clippingDigital FormatjpgLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionTopeka & Shawnee County Public LibraryRights StatementCopyright the Topeka Capital-Journal (please contact Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections for use).Geographic Location
City, StateTopeka, KansasCountyShawnee County, Kansas
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Blankenship, Bill, Silents, please: silent film buffs say these classic movies still have much to say in a movie-going world dominated by the eardrum-numbing, high tech sound systems of today's theaters. Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 08/08/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/6200