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| Keywords: Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U Street, next to Ben's Chili Bowl in Washington, D.C LCCN2011631585.tif 1 transparency color ; 4 x 5 in or smaller Notes Credit line Photographs in the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division ; Forms part of the Selects Series in the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Gift and purchase; Carol M Highsmith; 2011; DLC/PP-2011 124 ; The theater located on Washington's Black Broadway served the city's African American community when segregation kept them out of other venues It included a movie house and ballroom and hosted jazz and big band performers such as Duke Ellington The theater closed after the 1968 race-related riots It was restored and reopened in 1994 ; Title date and keywords provided by the photographer ; Digital image produced by Carol M Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images between 1980 2006 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2011631585 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/13300/13391a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 13391 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 13391 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ Photographs by Carol M Highsmith Lincoln Theatre | ||||