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Backdrop from theatre at Apex, Colo.

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Call Number	X-6661
Title	Backdrop from theatre at Apex, Colo.
Creator(s)	Newbury, Samuel S.
Summary	Interior of the Apex Miners' Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; includes theater stage with painted backdrop of a idealized 1900s Apex main street and a stool on wheels; businesses transformed from low wood and log frame into brick two and three-story structures with large glass storefronts and awnings; businesses include a grocer, hardware and miner's supply, O. T. Hazelburg, W. D. Converse, the Pine Cone newspaper office, Hotel De Richards; stage flanked by arched doorways with floral drapes; paneled ceiling with two lanterns hanging from it; stove with a long L-shaped pipe, wooden folding chairs in front of the stage.
Date	[between 1900 and 1910]
Notes	Back of photonegative is covered with adhesive.; Formerly F11284.; Title hand-written on back of photoprint.; R7100066617
Physical Description	1 photonegative ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint ; 17 x 25 cm. (6 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)
Subject	Apex (Colo.)--1900-1910. Interiors. Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Apex--1900-1910. Theaters--Colorado--Apex--1900-1910.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	F11284 DPLW
Filename	10006661.tif