Title |
Corinne Opera House P.1 |
File Name |
39222001698443.tif |
Photo Number |
No. 7901 |
Classification |
725.8 |
Creator |
Anderson, Bernice Gibbs |
Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
Date of Photograph |
1950 |
Date |
1950 |
Subject |
Theaters, Resorts, Amusement Halls/Parks |
Corporate Name |
Corinne Opera Company, Inc |
Other Subject |
Opera houses; Dance halls; Buildings |
Spatial Coverage |
Utah; Box Elder County; Corinne |
Description |
Built by Corinne Opera Company, Inc. and dedicated on July 4, 1870. Largest opera house outside of Salt Lake City. All the prominent stock companies on their way west on the new railroad stopped here and played one night or more stands in the early days. Had a spring dance floor. (Springs from coaches and railroad pullmans were placed under the floor to give it bounce). Center of recreation and LDS Meeting House for several years until it was razed in 1951. Photog. and Donor; Bernice Gibbs Anderson, 1950. Used in U.H.Q. Vol H2-3 (1974). |
Rights Management |
Digital Image © 2009 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
Holding Institution |
Utah State Historical Society |
Relation |
Classified Photograph Collection |
Source Format |
Print Photograph |
Source Size |
3.3 inches x 1.8 inches |
Source Donors |
Anderson, Bernice Gibbs |
Type |
Image |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Format Creation |
Original scanned on Epson Expression 10000 XL and saved as 400 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000 pixels on the long axis. Archival resolution: 1333 x 733 |
Scanned By |
Jacob Trauscht |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s64461g3 |
Setname |
dha_cp |
ID |
444635 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64461g3 |