High-class moving pictures Lyman H. Howe and the forgotten era of traveling exhibition, 1880 - 1920 - Musser, Charles 1951- (Princeton Univ. Press, 1991)
Introduction – Traveling exhibits: Howe's early years, 1856-1890 – Photographers of sound: Howe and the Phonograph, 1890-1896 – Lifelike pictures: Howe's animotiscope, 1896-1897 – Cultur in coflict: Howe moves into the Opera Houses, 1897-1899 – Hard times or the roadmen: Lyman H. Howe, the Premier traveling exhibitor, 1899-1902 – The proliferation of traveling exhibitors: Howe forms multiple companies, 1903-1905 – The Nickelodeon crisis: Howe moves into the Big Cities, 1905-1908 – Motion Pictures under Attack: Howe provides a model cinema, 1908-1911 – A new Generation of Roadmen: Howe faces renewed competition, 1911-1915 – Later years: 1916-1933 – Conclusion – Appendix A. Howe: a civic leader – Appendix B. Exhibition patterns among traveling Motion Picture Showmen, 1896-1904 – Appendix C. Selected film exhibitions in Wilkes-Barre, 1896-1919 – Appendix D. Selected film exhibitions in Philadelphia, 1908-1916 –Appendix E. Howe exhibitions in selected cities – Appendix F. Howe filmography – Appendix G. Documents