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Matted & ready to pop into a standard frame: This interesting 8 in. x 10 in. photo that is about 30 years ols.. This is a contemporary reprint made directly from a high resolution digital scan of the vintage photograph. The piece is crisply printed on matte finish photo paper & placed in a white acid-free matte, ready to be popped into a standard 11 in. x 14 in.; frame, which can be bought anywhere locally. From the web: Fun. Laughter. Excitement. These words describe the Kalaupapa Social Hall. Built in 1916, the hall hosted numerous recreational events & gatherings for all the residents of Kalaupapa. Isolated from the outside world both physically & socially, people needed a place for coming together, for socializing, for "talk story." Now they had a suitable structure for hosting movies, dances, theater performances & concerts. "Everybody looked forward to the movies. There was nothing else to do on Monday & Friday except go to the movies unless there was a baseball game, then maybe they would go to the game & then come to the movie. But other than that, nobody misses the movie because it starts at 7:00. During the War, [World War II] at one time they started it at 3:30 in order for it to get through before dark. They blacked out all the windows inside & then they showed the movie." - Kalaupapa resident, 1986 "The building is 110 feet by 40 feet & set upon 124 concrete piers. A space 35 by 40 will be used as a social hall. There is also a stage 12 by 20 for the moving-picture curtain & amateur theatricals. The seating capacity of the new hall will be 350."- Territory of Hawai'i Board of Health Annual Report, 1916. The building served as the primary entertainment center for Kalaupapa, offering silent movies among other things, for the enjoyment of residents. in step with the times, the Board of Health in 1931 had equipment installed to handle talking pictures. It must have been an exciting day, October 9, 1931, when the first "talkie" was shown in Kalaupapa. No rights are granted or implied other than for personal collectible use. Makes a terrific gift for the historic Hawaii or Kalaupapa, Moloka'i Island, Hawaii collector or an addition to your historic collection! pub places folder Matted Photograph | 8x10 - Kalaupapa Social Hall, Moloka'i Island, Kalaupapa, Kalawao County, Hi Hawaii
