rare set of original graven and mayger-designed tennessee theater prints salvaged from the firm's office

complete set of original 8 x 10 silver gelatin photographic prints of the tennessee made specifically for the architectural firm of graven and mayger shortly after the theater was completed in 1928. the reinforced prints are likely the only surviving visual record of the theater's interior and exterior documented after it was completely furnished and ready for occupancy. the images are from what survives of the graven and mayger archive, which includes ledgers, blueprints, contracts and other related ephermera. graven and mayger’s tennessee theatre is an extant movie palace in located downtown knoxville, tennessee. the theater was completed in 1928 within the existing burwell building (1908), considered knoxville's first skyscraper. the spacious and heavily ornamented theater with a 2,000 seat auditorium was billed as "knoxville's grand entertainment palace.” it was designed by the architectural firm of architects graven & mayger in the spanish-moorish style, with design elements including, but not limited to czechoslovakian crystals in the french-style chandeliers, italian terrazzo flooring in the grand lobby and oriental influences in the carpet and drapery. the building was built by chicago-based george a. fuller, who built many of the earliest skyscrapers in 19^th century chicago. tennessee enterprises hired the george a. fuller company because of his prominent works in new york city (e.g. flatiron building), and his work on the tennessee proved fuller's expertise. on christmas day the news-sentinel reported that the theater was pouring concrete. the theater was one of the first public buildings in knoxville to have air conditioning, and it also featured a wurlitzer organ. the asking price is for the entire collection of images as shown in the photographs. other materials from the firm's archive will be listed in future listings.