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Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.)

 Organization

Biography

__ __ __Work cat.: The glory that was gold, 1992: t.p. (Central City Opera House) p. vii (built in 1878 in Central City, Colo.)

Biography

Central City Opera House is given to the University of Denver by the McFarlane family in 1932 (Ida Kruse McFarlane, Professor of English at DU, good friends with Anne Evans). The CCOHA was administered as a non-profit corporation during this time.

Sources

Breck, From the Rockies to the World, 1997, 126.

Found in 2690 Collections and/or Records:

Unidentified Group of Men in Tuxedo's

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0082.0003.00011
Abstract

Black and white photograph of a group of unidentified Central City male affiliates in tuxedo's including CCOHA Board of Director member Milton Bernet (third from left) on a set of stairs in the Opera House garden.

Dates: 1930-1969

Unidentified Group of Women

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0082.0003.00010
Abstract

Black and white photograph of a group of unidentified Central City female affiliates in an unidentified location.

Dates: 1930-1969

Unidentified Male Dancer

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0074.0001.00005
Abstract

Photograph of unidentified dancer, who performed in a Central City Festival, in costume.

Dates: 1930-1959

Unidentified Man Holding a Clay Bowl and Sitting Next to a Jewelry Display

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0067.0001.00006
Abstract

An unidentified man affiliated with the Central City Opera sits next to a display of necklaces and holds a painted clay bowl.

Dates: 1930-1969

Unidentified Man In Front of a Stuffed Peacock

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0067.0001.00004
Abstract

An unidentified man affiliated with the Central City Opera stands in front of a stuffed peacock.

Dates: 1930-1969

Unidentified Man in Tail Coat Sitting on a Stool

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0067.0001.00005
Abstract

An unidentified man affiliated with the Central City Opera wearing a tail coat and sitting on a stool.

Dates: 1930-1969

Unidentified Man Leaning on Iron Stair Railing

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0067.0001.00007
Abstract

An unidentified man affiliated with the Central City Opera leans on an iron railing at the bottom of stairs.

Dates: 1930-1969

Unidentified Man Outside a White Wood Door

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0067.0001.00003
Abstract

An unidentified man affiliated with the Central City Opera smokes a cigarette in front of a rock wall.

Dates: 1930-1969

Unidentified Man Singing in a Studio

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0067.0001.00008
Abstract

Eight small images of an unidentified man affiliated with the Central City Opera singing into a microphone in a recording studio.

Dates: 1930-1969

Unidentified Man Sitting in a Chair and Surrounded by Rolled Papers

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0067.0001.00009
Abstract

Unidentified man affiliated with the Central City Opera sitting in a chair and surrounded by miniature stage models and piles of large, rolled papers.

Dates: 1930-1969

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