69.12.13

Print, Photographic

1954 Approximate

Elmer Philip Nelson and State Theater, Waseca. State Theater Interior. Waseca Main Street. Waseca State Street. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 10". Description: black and white photo; E.P. Nelson on stage at State Theater explaining his new CinemaScope movie screen to a woman.

Waseca business: State Theater. "State Theater to Install CinemaScope, Says Owner," Waseca Herald, 4 March 1954. Elmer Philip Nelson lived at 822 3rd Ave SE Waseca, MN and owned land south of 3rd Ave SE (Goodspeed Addition). The land south of 3rd Ave SE was home to Nelmoor Stables for about thirty years. Elmer Philip Nelson owned the State Theater in Waseca, MN.