Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Scenery project
- Photoprint of a watercolor of Leadvill, Colorado's opera house scenery. The painting is a part of the "Gothic set", used during the Elks era (after 1903). The scene looks down the East Fifth Street business district to the Leadville Courthouse on...
- 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, 1933 scenery project
- Photoprint of a watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's opera house scenery. The painting depicts a scene with marble columns, balustrade and archways with a castle in the background with onion and hemispheric domes. Draped curtains frame the scene. In...
- 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
- Scenery project
- Photoprint of a watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House scenery. The painting includes a formal garden scene used with Metroplitan Opera Company productions, a balustrade, foliage and potted urns, a fountain, tall trees, and a castle...
- 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
- Scenery project
- Photoprint of a watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House scenery. The painting is of four flats of a penitentiary set, including stone block walls, two flats with iron doors, an arched transom window with bars, and one flat with large...
- 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
- Scenery project
- Photoprint of a watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House scenery. The painting depicts sea waves with large clouds in the sky. In December, 1933, a group of students, a former Tabor stage manager, and professors set up original canvas...
- 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
- Scenery project
- Photoprint of watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House scenery. The painting includes a road crossing a river with tree lined banks. In December, 1933, a group of students, a former Tabor stage manager, and professors set up original...
- 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
- Scenery project
- Photoprint of a watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House scenery. The painting depicts a Rococo interior with an ornate doorway and cupids atop the decoration. In December, 1933, a group of students, a former Tabor stage manager, and...
- 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
- Scenery project
- Photoprint of watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House scenery. The painting has two elements. The large one contains marble columns and draped curtains, with decorative borders above kick molding. The smaller band depicts the bottom...
- 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
- Scenery project
- Photoprint of a watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House scenery. The painting has four elements of room interiors. The two end ones have marble columns, draped curtains, and decorative borders above the wainscot. The center left one...
- 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
- Scenery project
- Photoprint of a watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House scenery. The painting depicts a forest with tops of tree branches forming an archway. In December, 1933, a group of students, a former Tabor stage manager, and professors set up...
- 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
- Scenery project
- Photoprint of a watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House scenery. The painting depicts a mountain scene with a winding road along a river and a waterfall in the background. In December, 1933, a group of students, a former Tabor stage...
- 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
- Scenery project
- Photoprint of two watercolors of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House scenery. The paintings is of decorative interior wall painting and moldings. In December, 1933, a group of students, a former Tabor stage manager, and professors set up...
- 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
- Scenery project
- Photoprint of a watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House scenery. The painting depicts ancient ruins with columns, arches, and stairways around water and a raised stone plaza area with an inscription which is partly visible "So [?] the...
- 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
- Scenery project
- Photoprint of a watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House scenery. The painting is of original flats used for forest and garden sets with tropical vegetation and nymphs. In December, 1933, a group of students, a former Tabor stage...
- 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
- Scenery project
- Photoprint of a watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House scenery. The painting depicts a front gabled house with trees and clouds. In December, 1933, a group of students, a former Tabor stage manager, and professors set up original...
- 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, 1933 scenery project
- Photoprint of two watercolors of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House scenery. The paintings depict Rococo room interiors; one has a doorway, the other has a fireplace with a grate inside and a mirror above. In December, 1933, a group of...
- 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
- Residences in Central City, Colorado
- A horse-drawn carriage with two young men sitting in it is stopped in front of a two-story brick house in Central City, Colorado. A man and a woman stand on the front porch leaning against support columns. A wood fence borders the property of the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; Porches--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1877?]
- 1878 Lawrence Street, Central City, Colorado
- right background.; Stereographic view of the offices of the Kansas Pacific Railway Co.'s Express on the second level of a brick building on Lawrence Street in Central City, Colorado. On the first level of the building are the offices of the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1877?]
- 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 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
- 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
- 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]
- Poster ad from Georgetown Courier
- Copy of an advertisement that appeared in the April 1, 1886 edition of the Georgetown Courier. Ad reads "2d Silver Benefit McClellan Opera House, One Night Only. Saturday Evening, April 3d. The Only and Original Buffalo Bill Hon. W.F. Cody, Late...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1900 and 1925?]
- Above hanging rock looking up
- View of Clear Creek near a rock formation identified as "Hanging Rock" in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows trees near the creek and eroded rock spires in the narrow canyon.
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.;...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Golden public school
- Exterior view of the Golden Public School (South School), Cheyenne Street, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the two-story brick structure with stone quoins, arch and keystones above windows, a double door entry, stone foundation and bracketed hip...
- Golden (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Schools--Colorado--Golden--1870-1880.
- [between 1873 and 1880]
- Golden, looking north
- Early view north over Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows a group of young boys playing in a open field with wood frame and brick buildings and the Rocky Mountain Front Range in the distance. Information printed on back of stereo card: "This...
- Golden (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Mountains--Colorado--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Golden, looking east
- Early view east of Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows wood frame and brick buildings along the gridlines of dirt streets, with North and South Table Mountains in background. A wash or irrigation ditch shows in foreground. Information printed...
- Golden (Colo.)--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- The falls
- View of whitewater rapids on Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon in probably Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows fallen logs in the river, and steep rock canyon walls.
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.; Logs--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.;...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Castle Rock, Golden
- Overview of Golden, Colorado, includes Castle Rock and fenced residences.
- Golden (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1877]
- Golden from Table Mountain
- Early view west from South Table Mountain over Golden City (Golden), Jefferson County, Colorado, shows wood frame and brick buildings along gridline dirt streets on both sides of Clear Creek. Information printed on back of stereo card: "This...
- Golden (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Canon City Penitentia[ry]
- Aerial view of stone buildings and a stone wall with rounded, corner guard towers at Colorado State Penitentiary in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. Shows two and three-story brick buildings, the administration building with a smokestack, and...
- Colorado State Penitentiary--Buildings--1880-1890.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Sweat lodge, Sioux Village
- A Native American (Sioux) man sits on the ground near the uncovered frame (wickiup) of a sweat lodge. A fire pit is in the center of the lodge, teepes are in the background.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Indian encampments--1890-1910.; Sweatbaths--1890-1910.; Tipis--1890-1910.
- [between 1896 and 1905]
- Yanktonais camp
- View of a Native American (Yanktonais) camp, shows tepees among bare trees and snow.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Yanktonai Indians--1890-1910.; Indian encampments--1890-1910.
- [between 1896 and 1905]
- Colorado mining
- View of two arrastras, large horizontal wheels, powered by water brought in by flumes, somewhere in early mining camp in Colorado. The wheels were possibly used for crushing ore or as a sluice box.
- Mining--Colorado--1870-1880.
- 1876
- 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?]
- Glen Park, Colo. Chatauqua
- View overlooking Glen Park (El Paso County), Colorado shows residences, commercial buildings, and mountain scenery.
- Glen Park (Colo.)--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1923?]
- C. C. Depot, Georgetown
- Large crowd gathers along Clear Creek as a Colorado Central narrow gauge excursion train pauses in front of the depot, 1106 Rose Street, Georgetown, Colorado. The men wear suits, some with top hats; women wear dresses and bonnets. Several men stand...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Colorado Central Railroad Company.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Canyon of the Arkansas
- View of the Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado shows the Arkansas River.
- Arkansas River--1860-1880.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1860-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1879?]
- The waterworks
- View of the Denver Waterworks building located at 15th (Fifteenth) and Bassett Streets in the Union Station Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building, built by the Denver City Water Company, is a one story brick structure with arched windows....
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1870-1880.; Pumping stations--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Waterworks--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Denver
- People, horses, wagons, and buggies stand outside the American House, a hotel at 16th (Sixteenth) and Blake Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows a three-story brick lodging house with stone trim, a covered entry, and adjacent storefronts.
- American House--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879?]
- American House
- People, horses, and stagecoaches are outside the American House, a hotel at 16th (Sixteenth) and Blake Streets in Denver, Colorado; other people stand on the balcony, and a man stands on the roof. The hotel is a three-story brick lodging house with...
- American House--Buildings--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1899?]
- Turn table [sic] on the C.C.R.R., Clear Creek Canyon
- View of the Hunter Bridge, a wood strut Colorado Central Railroad bridge over Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows canyon walls, Clear Creek, tracks, wood frame building, stones, tree stumps and a wooden turn table.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1860-1880.; Turntables (Railroads)--Colorado--Jefferson County--1860-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1860-1880.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Jefferson...
- [between 1868 and 1880?]
- Mrs. Power's boarding house
- View of a boarding house at Stout and 15th (Fifteenth) Streets, in Denver, Colorado; shows people and a horse drawn buggy.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; People--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Bird's eye view of Denver Col. Ter.
- Three men stand in a field near Denver, Colorado. Houses are in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Croplands--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1876?]
- Northwest from 18th St.
- View of houses and commercial buildings in Denver, Colorado. Buildings include Wolfe Hall and the Arapahoe School.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Mormon emigrant train Echo Canon [sic]
- Members of a Mormon emigrant wagon train stand by and sit in covered wagons near the Arkansas River in Echo Canyon (Lake County), Colorado.
- Lake County (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Emigration & immigration--Colorado--Lake County--1860-1870.; Wagon trains--Colorado--Lake County--1860-1870.
- [between 1864 and 1867]
- Denver, Colorado
- View, from the Arapahoe School, of houses and streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include Wolfe Hall.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Larimer Street Denver, Colorado
- Rooftop view of buildings in downtown Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons are parked near the sidewalk. Signs read: "Denver Photographic Rooms," "J. J. Reithman & Co.," "S. L. Holzman," "Rickard Men's Furniture," "Railroad Tickets," "Cigars...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [1879]
- Denver from tower looking east
- Rooftop view of houses and buildings in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A church with an arched window and tower is in the distance.
- Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Neighborhoods--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Larimer Street Denver, Colorado
- Rooftop view of Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons are parked near one and two-story buildings. The Tabor Block is in the distance. Signs read: "Cyrus Eaton & Co. Liquors and Cigars," "Candy Factory," "Kuner & Hauck...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1879