Bird Cage Theatre, Tombstone, AZ Photos

Tombstone, AZ's Bird Cage Theatre in is now a museum covering the storied past (1881-9) when this building served wealthy miners as theater with famous performers, saloon, gambling parlor & brothel. Exhibits also cover the history of the silver boom town.

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Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Bar at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Imperial cash register & pistols on bar at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Collection of beer steins & bottles on bar at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Bird Cage Theatre (as preserved 1881). Tombstone, AZ.Bar at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Imperial cash register & pistols on bar at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Collection of beer steins & bottles on bar at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Collection of Kings Crown glassware & bottles on bar at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Kerosene lamp in bar at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Poster for Human Fly act wherein young women walked on ceiling using magnets at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Painting of Fatima who belly danced at Bird Cage Theatre in 1881 & later gained fame at the Chicago World's Fair at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Collection of Kings Crown glassware & bottles on bar at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Kerosene lamp in bar at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Poster for Human Fly act wherein young women walked on ceiling using magnets at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Painting of Fatima (aka Little Egypt) (c1881) who belly danced at Bird Cage Theatre in 1881 & later gained fame at the Chicago World's Fair (1893) at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Advertising poster features Custer's Last Fight by Anheuser Busch Brewing Assoc. at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Longhorn cow head with photo of Ed Schieffelin, founder of Tombstone in 1877, at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Original polyphon music box at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Theatre stage, curtain and orchestra pit at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Advertising poster features Custer's Last Fight by Anheuser Busch Brewing Assoc. at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Longhorn cow head with photo (r) of Ed Schieffelin, founder of Tombstone in 1877, at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Original polyphon music box at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Theatre stage, curtain and orchestra pit at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Theatre space ringed with private boxes & stage curtain at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Private boxes with curtains to allow prostitutes to ply trade over circus mural at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Lithographed circus poster with bareback horse male acrobat at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Lithographed circus poster with bareback horse female acrobat at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Theatre space ringed with private boxes & stage curtain at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Private boxes with curtains to allow prostitutes to ply trade over circus mural at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Lithographed circus poster (1883) with bareback horse male acrobat at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Lithographed circus poster (1883) with bareback horse female acrobat at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Lithographed circus poster with portrait of woman at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Lithographed circus poster with acrobats on crossbars at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Lithographed circus poster with trapeze artists at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Collection of Tombstone related antiques at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Lithographed circus poster (1883) with portrait of woman at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Lithographed circus poster (1883) with acrobats on crossbars at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Lithographed circus poster (1883) with trapeze artists at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Collection of Tombstone related antiques at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Royal boxes at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Furnishings of royal box at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Original square grand piano which sat on this spot since 1881 & which was ship around Cape Horn to San Francisco & then shipped overland by mule train at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Kerosene oil lamp at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Royal boxes at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Furnishings of royal box at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Original square grand piano which sat on this spot since 1881 & which was ship around Cape Horn to San Francisco & then shipped overland by mule train at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Kerosene oil lamp at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Advertising poster of famous game at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Original Faro gambling table where Doc Holliday played & beside which he fought duel with Johnny Ringo at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Alcohol burner used by Doc Holliday at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Tooth extractor used by Doc Holliday at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Advertising poster of famous game at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Original Faro gambling table where Doc Holliday played & beside which he fought duel with Johnny Ringo at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Alcohol burner used by Doc Holliday (1884) at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Tooth extractor used by Doc Holliday at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Ed Schieffelin, founder of Tombstone & discoverer of its silver, charcoal portrait at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Portrait of Dr. Hughart a Tombstone Doctor at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Photo of Dr. Hughart's wife who lived 100 years at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Garden hose pinup poster by Harry Morse Meyers at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Ed Schieffelin, founder of Tombstone & discoverer of its silver, charcoal portrait at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Portrait of Dr. Hughart (1879-1928) a Tombstone Doctor at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Photo of Dr. Hughart's wife who lived 100 years at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Garden hose pinup poster (c1913) by Harry Morse Meyers at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Graphic of cowboys with steer at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Saddle at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Noose & razor strop at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Foot-pumped organ at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Graphic of cowboys with steer at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Saddle at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Noose & razor strop at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Foot-pumped organ at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Safe once used by President McKinley brought to Tombstone by his secretary F.C. Butler at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Letter press to make copies of letters at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Letter press at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Letter press at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Safe once used by President McKinley brought to Tombstone by his secretary F.C. Butler at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Letter press to make copies of letters at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Letter press at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Letter press at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Paper clip at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Dinner bell at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Pressed glass sugar bowl & two-handled cups at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Soda glasses in holders from a Tombstone drugstore at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Paper clip at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Dinner bell at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Pressed glass sugar bowl & two-handled cups at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Soda glasses in holders from a Tombstone drugstore at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Slatted closing desk & large coffee grinder at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Coffee grinders at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Drill used for preparing mining timbers at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Black Moriah original Boothill hearse trimmed with pure gold & silver at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Slatted closing desk & large coffee grinder at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Coffee grinders at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Drill used for preparing mining timbers at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Black Moriah original Boothill hearse trimmed with pure gold & silver at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Curved front window of Black Moriah hearse at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Tombstone Undertakers poster at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Locomotive head lamp at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Glass ornament from stair post plus other antiques at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Curved front window of Black Moriah hearse at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Tombstone Undertakers poster at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Locomotive head lamp (c1880s) at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Glass ornament from stair post plus other antiques at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.
Basement gambling den at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Ceiling oil lamp with red glass shade at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.

Basement gambling den at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.Ceiling oil lamp with red glass shade at Bird Cage Theatre. Tombstone, AZ.

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