Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.)

Ruth Gordon, an actress who performed with the Central City Opera, appears as Nora Helmer in the 1937 production of ''A Doll's House.''

Sally Hester as Elma Duckworth sitting behind the cafe counter while Albert Salmi as Bo Decker drinks a beverage in a scene from the 1955 Central City production of 'Bus Stop.'

Sally Hester as Elma Duckworth standing on the cafe counter while Glenn Anders as Dr. Gerald Lyman looks on in a scene from the 1955 central City production of 'Bus Stop.'

Photograph of Sally Hester, an actress who performed as Elma Duckworth in the 1955 Central City production of 'Bus Stop.'

Portrait of Sandor Szabo, an actor who performed with the Central City opera.

Saul Caston, a music director for the Denver Symphony Orchestra and the Central City Opera, plays an organ at an old home in Central City.

(from left ro right) Helen Olheim, Louis D'Angelo, and Norman Cordon appear in a scene in the Central City Opera production of ''The Bartered Bride.''

Unidentified performers appear in a scene in the Central City Opera production of ''The Bartered Bride.''

Photograph actor Scott Elliott who performed as Lt (Jr. Grade) Willis Seward Keith in a dressing room for the 1954 Central City production of 'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial.'

Informal portrait of Sheila Barrett, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera.