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Historic Saranac Lake needs your help identifying the who, what, where, when and/or why of this photo. This photograph shows staff of the Pontiac Theatre in the projection room on the occasion of the installation of the new Vitaphone sound system around 1928. Frank Kawatch is standing at left, but the man at right is unidentified. We know he was the organist, but we don’t know his name. Do you know anything about this photograph? Let us know by calling the museum at 518-891-4606 or emailing mail@historicsaranaclake.org! (Photo provided — Historic Saranac Lake Collection, 2023.68.1. Gift of Chris Brescia.)