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The Cinema Projectionist Archives hold a range of audio-visual resources documenting the working lives of cinema projectionists in Britain from the 1890s to the 2010s. Here you can find extracts from audio interviews with projectionists, videos, documents, magazine articles and possibly the world’s largest online collection of images of projection box. Navigate through the material by decade, theme, or type of material.
1953.12.03 - Gainsborough, Leeds.gif

03/12/1953
The projectionist of the Gainsborough next to the projection booth in 1953. Published with permission from Screen International.
1953.04.16 - Gaumont, Doncaster.jpg

16/04/1953
H. Pearce, a projectionist, alongside the projection box of the Gaumont, Doncaster in 1953. Published with permission from Screen International.
1952.08.14 - Odeon, Newton Abbot.gif

14/08/1952
A portrait of Joan Bridgman, a projectionist at the Odeon in 1952. Published with permission from Screen International.
1952.01.10 - Paramount, Wardour Street.gif

10/01/1952
The projection box of the Paramount in 1952. Published with permission from Screen International.
1952.01.10 - Republic, Wardour Street.gif

10/01/1952
The projectionist at work in the projectionist of the Republic in 1952. Published with permission from Screen International.
1952.01.10 - RKO, Wardour Street.gif

10/01/1952
A portrait of the projection at the RKO in 1952. Published with permission from Screen International.
1952.01.10 - MGM, Wardour Street.gif

10/10/1952
A photo portrait of projectionist of the M.G.M in 1952. Published with permission from Screen International.
1949.12.15 - Unknown.jpg

15/12/1949
Projectionist at Work
1949.08.11 - Savoy, Worcester.gif

11/08/1949
Projectionist Tommy Willetts next to the projection box of The Savoy in 1949. Published with permission from Screen International.
1942.11.05 - R.A.F..gif

18/12/1941
The projection box of the Astra RAF cinema in 1941. Published with permission from Screen International.
1934.10.25 - Paragon, Sheffield.jpg

22/08/2019
Projection box and projectionists in the Paragon Cinema, Sheffield in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.​​
1927.06.09 - Tivoli, London.jpg

18/08/2019
Projection box, equipment and projectionist in the Tivoli, London in 1927. ​​Used with permission from Screen International.​​ ​​
1934.04.05 - Playhouse, Felixstowe.jpg

26/06/2019
Projectionist in the projection box of the Playhouse Cinema in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.
1934.02.15 - Mayfair, Glasgow.jpg

26/06/2019
A projectionist in the projection box of the Mayfair Cinema in Glasgow, which opened in 1934. Used with permission from Screen International.
1933.10.26 - Rialto, Bebington.jpg

26/06/2019
Two projectionists in the projection box of the Rialto, which opened in July 1933. Used with permission from Screen International.
1933.10.19 - Savoy, Shirehampton.jpg

26/06/2019
Two projectionists in the projection box of a Bristol cinema, which opened in October 1933. Used with permission from Screen International.
1933.10.05 - Odeon, South Harrow.jpg

26/06/2019
Projection box with two projectionists and Kalee 11 super sound projectors in 1933. Used with permission from Screen International.

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