OCEANSIDE, NY.- A collection of thirty- three 1920s signed photographs of New England movie theaters are currently open for online bidding until May 20 at Philip Weiss Auctions. The group of matt mounted 11 inch by 9 inch sepia toned prints are pencil signed by Paul J. Weber adjacent to each photo. The sale also features seven unmounted, unsigned prints. Images are of seven New England movie theaters that, judging by the visual references to the introduction of sound to movies and various movie poster displayed, date from the late 1920s. Each group of prints features a photo of the theater front plus interior views. Paul J. Weber ( 1882 – 195?) was an architectural, industrial, landscape photographer who worked in the New England area. Other examples of his work can be found in the Fletcher Steel Landscape Collection at Lake Forest College Library, Lake Forest, Illinois. Weber was hired by the New England Theater Operat