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Denver Public Library
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Central City, Col. 1866
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Call Number
C64-19 ART
Creator
Morse, Charles Walker, 1823-1887
Date
1866
Summary
Color lithograph of the town of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado Territory from the south. Includes views of houses and buildings along Lawrence Street, Gregory Street, Eureka Street, and Main Street. Lithograph by Calvin M. Smith from a drawing by Charles Walker Morse (1823-1887). Charles Walker Morse was the son of Samuel Finlay Breese Morse (1791-1872), artist and inventor of the modern magnetic telegraph.
Physical Description
1 print : color lithograph on paper ; 35 x 61 cm (13 3/4 x 24 in.)
Born-Digital or Analog
Analog
Subject
Color lithographs
Smith, Calvin M.--Specimens. lithographer
Cities and towns--Colorado Territory--Pictorial works
Lithography--19th century--Specimens
Central City (Colo.)--19th century--Pictorial works
Colorado Territory--Pictorial works
West (U.S.)--19th century--Pictorial works
Geographic Area
Central City (Colo.)
Collection
Photographs - Western History
Type of Material
Originals
Works of art
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Original work held by Denver Public Library
Original Material Found in Collection
Denver Public Library Western Art Collection
Notes
Title from print. Signed lower left in plate: "CMS"; Written in pencil on border below print: "From a drawing by Chas W. Morse." (LL); "Son of Prof S.F.B. Morse" (LL); "Central City, Col. 1866." (Cen); "on stone by Calvin M. Smith" (LR); Image size: 8 5/8 x 19 7/8 in.
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Denver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]
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Morse, Charles Walker, 1823-1887,
Central City, Col. 1866
(1866). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 07/03/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1015039