Central City Opera House (Central City, Colo.)

Portrait of Don Ameche, a performer who worked with the Central City Opera in the 1968 production of "There's a Girl in my Soup."

Portrait of Don Elliot, a composer who worked with the Central City Opera and wrote the music for the theater piece ''A Thurber Carnival.''

Portrait of Donald T. Carney; affiliated with the Central City Opera.

Informal portrait of Donna Zimmermann, a child actress who performed with the Central City Opera in the 1961 production 'the Miracle Worker' as Helen Keller, next to the billboard for the show.

Donna Zimmermann, a child actress who performed with the Central City Opera as Helen Keller in the 1961 production 'The Miracle Worker,' looks at the painted 'Lady on the Bar Room Floor.'

Donna Zimmermann, a child actress who performed with the Central City Opera as helen Keller in the 1961 production 'The Miracle Worker,', thows rocks off a cliff in the mountains.

Informal portrait of Donna Zimmermann, a child actress who performed with the Central City Opera as Helen Keller in the 1961 production 'The Miracle Worker,' and her six brothers between halves of their football game.

Photograph of Dorothy Chapman in costume backstage in the 1935 Central City production of 'Central City Nights.'

Black and white photograph of Dr. Elemer Nagy reading a photo album with two unidentified affiliates as part of the 1951 Central City Opera Festival.

Photograph of Emerson Buckley (left), a conductor and music director who worked with the Central City Opera from 1965-1960, 1964, 1967, 1969, and 1976. Emerson Buckley was the music director for the first three productions of "The Ballad of Baby Doe" at Central City, poses for a photograph with Mr. And Mrs. Acter.