Volume 13 , Issue 7

Pictures From Yesteryear

Roy of Perry, Oklahoma brings us these pictures from yesteryear of the Ritz Theatre in Britton, Oklahoma and the three Kendrick projectionists at a young age.

Roy says, "The photo taken in the projection booth at the Ritz Theatre shows me (age 17, probably) on the right, then my brother Ray (age 14) and Allan (age 12). All 3 were projectionists at this time. That's Larry Owens in front.

"Although Owen was a close friend, I don't think he ever worked at either of the theatres. Allan was working as relief operator at the Britton Theatre (the "B" house) but had already been trained by me in the Ritz booth, too. Ray worked in both booths as did I.

"The other operators at that time were Wayne LaBourne, Paul Ferguson, and Floyd Love. The meter on the wall above Ray and me told us what the voltage was at any given moment (it varied; especially when the big air conditioner kicked on) so that we could make rapid adjustments to the carbon arc when necessary."   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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