Central City Opera Festival

Black and white photograph of Brian Sullivan (left) with two unidentified affiliates reading a book titled,'The Bonanza Trail.'

Black and white photograph of (from l to r) author Caroline Bancroft, writer Thomas Hornsby Ferrill and photographer Louise Pote all holding certificates from the 'Wheel of the West' from an unknown event in Central City, Colorado.

Black and white photograph of Anton Mainente (left), Lois Holmes (right) and two unidentified affiliates carry luggage in a unknown location for the 1956 Central City production of 'The Lark.'

Black and white photograph of a portion of the cast (Julie Harris (in polka dot coat) and Sam Jaffe (middle left) )for the 1956 Central City production of 'The Lark' in an unknown location in Central City, CO.

Black and white photograph of (from L to R) top row: Dan Hogan, Tom Ruisinger, Michael Price, second row: Anton Mainente, Lois Holmes, Eugene Wood, and Charles Forsythe (kneeling) posing in front of billboard for the 1956 Central City production of 'The Lark.'

Black and white photograph of (from L to R) Charles Forsythe, Lois Holmes, Eugene Wood, Anton Mainente, Dan Hogan, Loy Nilson posing in front of billboard for the 1956 Central City production of 'The Lark.'

Black and white photograph of cast members at a social gathering during the 1953 festival production of 'The Time of the Cuckoo' at the Central City Opera House.

Black and white photograph of Nancy Carroll performing as (back row) Edith Lambert, Janis Young as kate Clinton, (seated) William Bendix as Harry Lambert and Will Hutchins as Charlie Clinton in the 1963 Central City Opera Festival production of the theater piece 'Never Too Late.'

Black and white photograph of (from l to r) William Bendix as Harry Lambert, Janis Young as Kate Clinton, Will Hutchins as Charlie Clinton and Nancy Carroll as Editc Lambert in the 1963 Central City Opera Festival production of the theater piece 'Never Too Late.'

Black and white photograph of the cast of the 1954 Cenrtal City Festival production of 'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial' seated in an unknonw location in Central City, Colorado.