Central City Opera Festival

Black and white photograph of Lillian Cushing and an unidentified female affiliate during the dedication ceremony of the McFarlane Fountain on July 3, 1965 in an unknown location in Central City, CO.

Black and white photograph of Lillian Cushing and an unidentified female affiliate during the dedication ceremony of the McFarlane Fountain on July 3, 1965 in an unknown location in Central City, CO.

Black and white photograph of Frank Ricketson Jr., Lillian Cushing and an unidentified affiliate speaking during the dedication ceremony of the McFarlane Fountain on July 3, 1965 in an unknown location in Central City, CO.

Black and white photograph of Frank Ricketson Jr. and Lillian Cushing during the dedication ceremony of the McFarlane Fountain on July 3, 1965 in an unknown location in Central City, CO. Memorial reads: ' Frederick McFarlane, A native of Central City, A donor with the members of his family - of the opera house, A gentle and kindly man, Greatlly beloved by all who knew him. Their rich memory of him, friends dedicate this fountain, 1965.'

Black and white photograph of (far left) Frank Ricketson Jr., Lillian Cushing and two unidentified affiliates during the dedication ceremony of the McFarlane Fountain on July 3, 1965 in an unknown location in Central City, CO. Memorial reads: ' Frederick McFarlane, A native of Central City, A donor with the members of his family - of the opera house, A gentle and kindly man, Greatlly beloved by all who knew him. Their rich memory of him, friends dedicate this fountain, 1965.'

Black and white photograph of (left) Frank Ricketson Jr., Lillian Cushing and an unidentified affiliate during the dedication ceremony of the McFarlane Fountain on July 3, 1965 in an unknown location in Central City, CO.

This file contains photographs and publications from the July 3, 1965 dedication of the Frederick McFarlane Fountain.

This file contains photographs from the dedication of the Ida Kruse McFarlane memorial.

Black and white photograph of three unidentified male affiliates standing at the McFarlane Memorial located next to the Cour D'Alene Mine in Central City, CO. Memorial reads: ' 1949, Ida Kruse McFarlane, - He who leaves work well done is with us still-'

Photograph of a chorus of unidentified performers sitting around an unidentified performer as Mephistopheles in the 1954 Central City Opera production of 'Faust' in the Central City Opera House in Central City, Coloado.