Call NumberX-2523Date1933SummaryPhotograph of a Central City Opera House Bell Ringer. He is standing in the middle of unpaved Eureka Street with his back toward the Opera House. He is dressed completely in a black frock coat with satin lapels, black trousers, and black, leather knee-length boots. He is holding in his right hand above his head a brass bell attached to a black, wooden handle. Behind him is the granite facade of the Opera House with its rounded entrances. An iron light fixture hangs from the wall to the right entrance above a billboard. People, mostly women, stand on the sidewalk along the front of the Opera House.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 13 x 18 cm (7 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 24 x 17 cm (9 1/2 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectBells--Colorado--Central City--1830-1940Opera houses--Colorado--Central CityCentral City Opera HouseGeographic AreaCentral City (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710002523Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsNotesFormerly F5741. Hand-written on back of photoprint: Bell Ringer Opera House Central City, Colo. 1933. Photoprint has tack holes are in all four corners. Edges of corners worn. Red mark on lower right side of image. Image yellowed with age. Title hand-written on back of photoprint. R7100025239
Bell ringer Opera House Central City, Colorado (1933). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 12/06/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1124138
