Town Hall and Bell Theatre

Town Hall and Bell Theatre

The material in this collection may be reused so long as attribution is provided to its original source.

Undated

Casper (Inhabited place)

Photograph of an early town hall of Casper, Wyoming. The building was also known as the Bell Theatre, a sign to the left advertises that day's shows. The image is undated, but likely dates between 1890 and 1912. There was a fire in the building in 1912. The Frances Seely Webb Collection contains over 1,400 photographs, correspondence, handwritten research notes, the proof copy of Webb's book, Casper's First Homes, and a series of scrapbooks. Materials documents Casper buildings, cultural institutions, homes, and society from 1890-1978. Also included are photographs of individuals and groups visually documenting Casper society. In addition are items originally collected by Boney Earnest, a frontiersman and former member of the Natrona County Historical Society. Subjects documented in Webb’s correspondence, notebooks, and scrapbooks include things related to her ongoing research, obituaries, Casper and Natrona County homes, businesses, and cultural institutions.

Image

Frances Seely Webb

Frances Seely Webb Collection, NCA 01.v.1985.02 WyCaC US. Casper College Archives and Special Collections.

NCA 01.v.1985.02_Town Hall

JPG

Casper College Archives and Special Collections (Western History Center)

Photographic print