Call NumberX-2728Date1950-1960SummarySeveral run-down houses are above a masonry retaining wall in Central City, Colorado. The masonry, two-story house in the foreground, although not completely visible, appears to have a flat roof. It has rounded windows and a rounded doorway. The house across the walkway is a one-story clapboard structure with a gabled roof. Behind these two structures, above a retaining wall, is a one-story, L-shaped, vernacular wood frame house with a gabled roof and rectangular windows. A wood fence is in front. In the foreground are wood stairs and a railing; weeds and other vegetation grow in front of the retaining wall.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 6 x 8 cm (2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectBuildings--Colorado--Central CityHouses--Colorado--Central CityGeographic AreaCentral City (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710002728Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromCaroline Bancroft Collection. Transferred 9/89 to photo files.NotesPhotoprint has scalloped edges. Stamp on back of photoprint: [illegible] Sunshine Oua ... Aug 9 19 Denver n pencil: [Dupl.]; Title supplied by cataloger. R7100027281
Residences in Central City, Colorado (1950-1960). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 22/01/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1017566
