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Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Scope Note: DU scope note: Use for objects that actually are photographic prints on light-sensitive paper, or scans of photographic negatives or prints. For for originals, copies and scans of transparencies and slides, use: Slides (Photography) (lcsh). For works ABOUT photographs (diaries, logs, instructions, criticism, ...) use Photographs (lcsh).

AAT scope note: Refers to still images produced from radiation-sensitive materials (sensitive to light, electron beams, or nuclear radiation), generally by means of the chemical action of light on a sensitive film, paper, glass, or metal. It does not include reproductive prints of documents and technical drawings, for which descriptors found under "

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

''Ballad of Baby Doe'', between 1956-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00007
Abstract

Martha Lipton (left), Walter Cassel (center), and Dolores Wilson (right) appear in the Central City Opera premiere production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

Dates: between 1956-1959

''Ballad of Baby Doe'', between 1956-1959

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Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00019
Abstract "Horace Tabor (sung by Walter Cassel) and Baby Doe (Dolores Wilson) first married in secret, and then later wed again in a lavish ceremony in Washington, DC. Designer Donald Oenslager created the elegant ballroom of the Willard Hotel for the wedding scene, pictured here at the world premiere in 1956. Oenslager designed eleven different sets and lighting for The Ballad of Baby Doe, as well as costumes for a cast of thirty-seven. The same sets were used for subsequent productions, including...
Dates: between 1956-1959

''Ballad of Baby Doe'', between 1956-1959

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00022
Abstract

Dolores Wilson and Walter Cassel appear in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

Dates: between 1956-1959

''Ballad of Baby Doe'', between 1956-1959

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Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00034
Abstract

Dolores Wilson (with umbrella) and other unidentified performers appear in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

Dates: between 1956-1959

Ballad of Baby Doe Cast, 1956

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Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00003
Abstract

Martha Lipton, Walter cassel, and Dolores Wilson (from right to left) make up the cast of the 1956 production of 'The Ballad of Baby Doe', looking over score with musical director Emerson Buckley (left)

Dates: 1956

Central City Opera's Ballad of Baby Doe Wedding Celebration Scene, 1956-1959

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Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00002
Abstract

Walter Cassel and Dolores Wilson portray Horace and Baby Doe Tabor in the wedding celebration scene of a production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe'' at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1956-1959

Dolores Wilson

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Identifier: M123.03.0066.0008.00001
Abstract

Portrait of Dolores Wilson, a soprano singer from the Metropolitan Opera who performed with the Central City Opera as Elizabeth 'Baby' Doe in the world premiere of 'The Ballad of Baby Doe.'

Dates: 1956

Dolores Wilson as Baby Doe in Central City Opera's Ballad of Baby Doe, 1956

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Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00013
Abstract

Dolores Wilson poses for a publicity portrait. Wilson appeared as 'Baby Doe' in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe," performed at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1956

Dolores Wilson as Baby Doe in Central City Opera's Ballad of Baby Doe, between 1956-1959

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Identifier: M123.03.0069.0001.00017
Abstract

Dolores Wilson performs in the Central City Opera production of ''The Ballad of Baby Doe.''

Dates: between 1956-1959

Dolores Wilson Backstage for 'Ballad of Baby Doe', 1956

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Identifier: M123.03.0082.0001.00009
Abstract

Black and white photograph of Dolores Wilson as Elizabeth 'Baby Doe' in the world premiere of the 1956 Central City Festival production 'The Ballad of Baby Doe' in Central City, Colorado.

Dates: 1956