Screen With A Voice: A History of Moving Pictures in Las Cruces, New Mexico (Mesilla Valley History Series)

by David G. Thomas

The first projected moving pictures were shown in Las Cruces 110 years ago. Who exhibited those movies? What movies were shown? Since projected moving pictures were invented in 1896, why did it take ten years for the first movie exhibition to reach Las Cruces? Who opened the first theater in town? Where was it located? These questions began the history of moving pictures in Las Cruces, and they are answered in this book. But so are the events and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692576800
• ISBN13: 9780692576809
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Doc 45 Publishing
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 0.4" x 6.1"