Barter Theatre, Abingdon, Virginia

Subjects: Crowds & Gatherings Street Scenes Theaters & Opera Houses
Card type: Chrome
Date: c. 1945 (Linen)

Back of Barter Theatre, Abingdon, Virginia, c. 1945 chrome postcard — Back

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A crowd gathers on the sidewalk outside the Barter Theatre, a brick playhouse with a prominent marquee and banner advertising the Barter Players. The marquee reads 'Playing Year 'Round' and 'Curtain at 2:00 and 8:00'; the awning identifies it as 'The State Theatre of Virginia.'

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PublisherHaynes Distributing Co.

PLAYING YEAR 'ROUND BARTER THEATRE CURTAIN AT 2:00 AND 8:00 THE WORLD-FAMOUS BARTER PLAYERS 75c-50c-MAT.2:00 EVE.8:30 The State Theatre of Virginia --- THE BARTER THEATRE ABINGDON, VIRGINIA The Barter Theatre, State Theatre of Virginia, is the oldest and largest legitimate year 'round professional theatre south of the Mason-Dixon Line. This theatre was founded by Robert Porterfield during the Depression on the theory that drama and food could be bartered. Matinee & evening performances at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. EST. BARTER PLAYHOUSE - Adjacent, gives children's plays daily at 2:00 p.m. EST. Photography by Joyce L. Haynes Post Card PLACE STAMP HERE Pub. by Haynes Distributing Co., 2930 Fleetwood Ave. S.W., Roanoke, Va. MADE BY DEXTER PRESS, INC. WEST NYACK, NEW YORK 76797-B

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Condition	Very good
Place mentioned	Barter Theatre, Abingdon, VA
Publisher	Haynes Distributing Co., 2930 Fleetwood Ave. S.W., Roanoke, VA
Notes	Chrome color photo postcard; no white border; appears unused on front. No postmark; unused card. Divided back, glossy chrome-era color card. Printed publisher imprint and caption on back; no handwritten message or address. Slight corner wear.

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Barter Theatre, Abingdon, Virginia, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/barter-theatre-abingdon-virginia. Accessed October 5, 2026.