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Earl Copping and Jim Carey Working on Scenery, 1963 June 16

 Item
Identifier: M123.03.0081.0005.00003

Abstract

Black and white photograph of stage hands Earl Copping (foreground) and Jim Carey (balcony), working on stage props for the 1963 opera season festival at the Central City Opera Festival.

Dates

  • 1963 June 16

Extent

1 Items (photograph)

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This series contains photographs and other graphic materials pertaining to the Central City Opera House and the Central City Opera festivals from the 1932 - 2013 festival seasons.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

8 x 10 inches black and white

General

Title supplied by archivist.

Inscription and Marks

Typed and attached to back of image: ' The balcony scene provides carpentry work for Earl Copping, foreground, and Jim Carey, on the stage prop. Both are property men at Central City. The productions during the summer opera season have been noted for outstanding staging as well as for music.'

Typed in black ink on back of image: ' Central City Opera and play festival.'

Handwritten on back of image in pencil: 'Earl Copping - Foreground, Jim Carey - Balcony.'

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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