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- Leadville Opera House scenery project, 1933
- Photoprint of two watercolors of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House original scenery. Painted by Muriel Wolle's as part of her University of Colorado scenery project, one painting is a three panel scene of water and sky; the other is of a...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Leadville Opera House scenery project, 1933
- This watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House original scenery was painted by Muriel Wolle as part of her University of Colorado scenery project and includes details of a Rococo doorway arch and decorative panels. In December 1933 a...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Leadville Opera House scenery project, 1933
- Photoprint of a watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House original scenery. Painted by Muriel Wolle as part of her University of Colorado scenery project, the painting has four elements, each of a room interior with decorative stenciled...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Leadville Opera House scenery project, 1933
- Photoprint of of a watercolor of Tabor Opera House original scenery, Leadville, Colorado. Painted by Muriel Wolle as part of her University of Colorado scenery project, the painting has two elements. The left one is of a front end of locomotive...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Leadville Opera House scenery project, 1933
- Photoprint of a watercolor of the Tabor Opera House original scenery in Leadville, Colorado. Painted by Muriel Wolle's as part of her University of Colorado scenery project, the painting has three elements that include details of Lake County...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Leadville Opera House scenery project, 1933
- Photoprint of a watercolor of the Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House's original scenery. Painted by Muriel Wolle as part of her University of Colorado scenery project, the painting has four elements, with the two pairs stacked and each pair...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- [1933]
- Leadville Opera House project, 1933
- Photoprint of a watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House original scenery. Painted by Muriel Wolle as part of her University of Colorado scenery project, the painting depicts two women in togas on pedestals flanking a center pedestal...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Scenes above Georgetown "Terrible Lode"
- Stereographic view of the head frame, tailings, and shafthouse of the Terrible Mine on Brown Mountain near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Terrible Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1860-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1860-1880.; Silver mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- Leadville Opera House scenery, 1933
- In this original scenery drop from the Tabor Opera House in Leadville, Colorado, we see a mountain scene with a winding road that follows a river with a waterfall in the background. A piano and music stands with lamps show in the foreground. The...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.
- [1933]
- Leadville Opera House scenery, 1933
- Original scenery drop, with dramatic angle lighting, at the Tabor Opera House, Leadville, Colorado. The tops of music stands with lamps and chair backs show in the foreground. The painted scene depicts marble columns, an archway, a balustrade and...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.
- [1933]
- Leadville Opera House scenery, 1933
- In this original scenery drop from the Tabor Opera House in Leadville, Colorado, there is a formal garden scene used with Metroplitan Opera Company productions, a balustrade with foliage and potted urns, a fountain and a castle in the background....
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.
- [1933]
- Jefferson Station
- View of the tent city of Jefferson, Colorado, in Park County in the San Luis Valley shows a horse drinking out of a stream and, in the foreground, a man next to a horse.
- Jefferson (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Horses--Colorado--Jefferson--1870-1880.
- [1878?]
- The Horseshoe, from West Ouray, Colorado
- View of Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, and the Horseshoe, also called the Amphitheater. Town buildings are in the foreground.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Rollinsville, Colorado
- Rollinsville, in Gilpin County, Colorado, consists of a quartz stamp mill, outbuildings and dwellings along a dirt road; Boulder Creek meanders through the adjacent meadow.
- Rollinsville (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1865?]
- Georgetown from Democrat Mt.
- Stereograph view of Georgetown, Colorado, looking southeast; shows the west fork of South Clear Creek covered by several bridges and many wood construction buildings including the brick school house, built in 1874. The Cushman Block, on Alpine...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1880?]
- Kelso cabin
- Exterior view of a one-story log cabin with a gable roof near Georgetown, Colorado. Two large pine trees are on either side in the foreground; a covered wagon is to the left of the cabin. Six people stand in front of the cabin: two men in suits;...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Log cabins--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1875?]
- Manitou in winter
- View of Manitou Springs, Colorado, in winter. Unstripped rail and barbed wire fence is in the foreground, and snowy fields with two two- story frame buildings partly obscured by trees are in the midground. Foothills are in the background. Men in...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [1878?]
- Denver
- Rooftop view of downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Arapahoe School in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Stevens Mine
- View of the Stevens Mine works includes the tunnel entrance, tramway, and buildings near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Stevens Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1860-1880.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Silver Plume--1860-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- Cotopaxi
- The Arkansas River flows past the town of Cotopaxi, Colorado, in Fremont County. Buildings in the town consist of a boarding house, several, wood-frame structures, and several tents. Trees grow on the banks of the river, and the mountains that...
- Cotopaxi (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Camp Nizhoni '29-30
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-13] Come on in, the water's swell!!!, [ARL-14] Oh, how we loved our morning wash!, [ARL-15] Look what we have! ???Beauties???, [ARL-16] Camp Staff and Visitors. White shorts! Why, Woody!!, [ARL-17]...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1920-1930.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1920-1930.; South Boulder...
- [between 1929 and 1930]
- Ft Benton, Mont
- A ferry boat crosses the Missouri River at Fort Benton (Chouteau County), Montana; town buildings are on the river bank.
- Fort Benton (Mont.)--1880-1900.; Missouri River--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Montana--Fort Benton--1880-1900.; Ferries--Montana--Fort Benton--1880-1900.; Rivers--Montana--Fort Benton--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Up Fall River Pass
- View down on the town of Fall River, Colorado, in Clear Creek County. A steep slope is behind the town. A group of people stand in the middle of the street. A horse is hitched to a carriage in the background. Sign: "Toll Gate $10 Fine to Pass...
- Fall River (Colo. : Town)--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- Up Fall River
- Panoramic view of Fall River, Colorado, in Clear Creek County. Fall River flows through the center of town. Clear Creek is in the foreground.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Fall River (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Fall River (Colo. : Town)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Fall River--1860-1870.; Streams--Colorado--Fall River--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Canyon of the Grand [sic]
- View of the Colorado River as it enters a canyon near Hot Sulphur Springs in Grand County, Colorado. Shows talus, trees, shrubs and log fences near the river.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1860-1880.; Grand County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Grand County--1860-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Grand County--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- Canyon of the Grand
- Dense trees and the Colorado River are in a narrow valley in Grand County, Colorado. Shows rock pillars near the top of the canyon.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1860-1880.; Grand County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Grand County--1860-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Grand County--1860-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--Grand County--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- Colorado River
- A man stands on a hill above the Colorado River as it enters a canyon near Hot Sulphur Springs in Grand County, Colorado. Shows sediment at the river's edge, talus, trees and shrubs in the valley.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico.)--1860-1880.; Grand County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Grand County--1860-1880.; Valleys--Colorado--Grand County--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- Black Hawk
- View west from Swede Hill, of downtown Black Hawk, Colorado. Shows Presbyterian Church and schoolhouse on Bates Hill, Gregory #2 mine on top of Bates Hill, tram tracks for loading raw ore down to the smelters, Mammoth Hill, and mines working...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1878?]
- Central City
- View of Central City, Colorado; shows Main Street, the Teller House, and St. James' Methodist Church. Houses surround the town, with barren hills in the background.
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1877]
- State University, Boulder, Colo.
- Old Main, at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is a four- story, ornate brick building with a stone foundation. It has arched windows and mansard roofed, ridgecrested towers. The largest, projecting from the body of the structure, houses the...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1870-1880.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- [between 1878 and 1880?]
- Central City
- Panoramic view of Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Landmarks: the Teller House, Central City Opera House, and St. James's Methodist Church. Signs: "Teller House" and "Temple of Fashion Dry Goods Carpets."
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1879 and 1880?]
- Boulder City No-
- View of the town of Boulder, Colorado in Boulder County. Two- story, brick house with hipped roof in foreground.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 32, 1912 August 10
- Bookplate
- Bookplate in front of "The J.W. Carpenter album of Western Slope photography." The bookplate reads: "Album of photographic views Colorado scenery, taken by W.J. Carpenter, photographer. Offices: Silverton and Telluride, Colorado. Duplicate views of...
- Bookplates--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Denver
- Rooftop view of commercial district, Denver, Colorado, shows brick two, three, and four story buildings and a few wood false fronts. A delivery wagon and carriage park along boardwalk. Signs include: "Confectionery," Denver Athenaeum," "C. T....
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- Larimer Street
- Rooftop view of Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado, shows a busy business district with brick, two and three story buildings and a few wood false fronts. Delivery wagons and carriages park along boardwalk. Signs include: "Market," "Frank Winfield...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Colorado scenery
- View of mountain scenery in Colorado.
- Colorado--1930-1970.; Mountains--Colorado--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Colorado scenery
- View of Colorado mountain scenery.
- Colorado--1930-1970.; Mountains--Colorado--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Near Bishop Wooley's mill, Little Cottonwood Canyon
- Oxen haul a wagon load of timber over a wooden bridge near Bishop Wooley's mill, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah.
- Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County, Utah)--1860-1880.; Utah--1860-1880.; Bridges--Utah--1860-1880.; Carts & wagons--Utah--1860-1880.; Mining--Utah--1860-1880.; Ox teams--Utah--1860-1880.
- [between 1867 and 1880]
- Bound for Little Cottonwood mines
- Men pose with their pack horses and a dog on their way to the mines in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah. Each horse is loaded with tools and both miners hold rifles.
- Utah--1860-1880.; Horses--Utah--1860-1880.; Miners--Utah--1860-1880.; Mining--Utah--1860-1880.; Pack animals--Utah--1860-1880.
- [between 1867 and 1880]
- Scenery - Mesa Verde country
- View of the mesa and valley scenery, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1929?]
- Scenery - Mesa Verde country
- View of aspen trees and mountain scenery in the vicinity of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1929?]
- Scenery - Mesa Verde country
- View of mesa and valley scenery, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1929?]
- Scenery - Mesa Verde country?
- View of a sunset and scenery, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.; Sunrises & sunsets--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1929?]
- Georgetown, Colorado
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, northeast from Leavenworth Mountain, with Saxon and Griffith Mountains in the background. Argentine Street is the most clearly-seen street; the Hamill House is on the corner of Argentine and Third (3rd) Streets in the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1874 and 1891.]
- The Indian pueblo of Cochiti and vicinity, Jose Hilario Montoya, "our guide,"
- A Native American stands next to his horse in Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico. He wears moccasins, leggings, a loose shirt, a decorative belt and headband, and has a pendant around his neck; two white men stand behind him
- Cochiti Indians--New Mexico--Cochiti--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Cochiti--1880-1890.; Cochiti (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Guides & scouts--New Mexico--Cochiti--1880-1890.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Cochiti--1880-1890.; Montoya, José ...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Ruined pueblo of the Pecos, interior of the old Pecos church
- Interior view of the old Pecos Church, Pecos Pueblo (Pecos National Monument), New Mexico, shows the Native American structure in a state of eroded disrepair. Walls and wooden beams have fallen; a man stands inside.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--1880-1900.; Pecos National Monument (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Churches--New Mexico--1880-1900.; Interiors--New Mexico--1880-1900.; Missions--New...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Larimer Street Denver, Colo.
- Roof-top view of Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado. Signs in the business district storefronts read: "Market", "Sands & Cline Dry G[oods]", "Hense & Gottesleben Jewelry Silverware", "Boots Shoes", "Dentists", "Restaurant Confectionery Candy...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Denver, Colorado
- View of possibly 14th (Fourteenth) and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado. City Hall is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1876
- Male - outdoor scenery
- A man in a suit poses on a decayed tree trunk; mountain scenery in the background, Colorado.
- Men--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1894