Call NumberC-59CreatorCollier, JosephDatecirca 1872SummaryStereographic view of a large rock formation and Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado|scene includes the Central City Public High School on High Street, a small building across High Street used as the city's elementary school building until the Clark School was built in the adjacent lot in 1901, the Teller House, the National Hotel, and Gunnell Hill.Physical Description1 photonegative : glass, stereograph |17 x 22 cm (6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)|1 photoprint : half stereograph |18 x 12 cm (7 x 4 3/4 in.)|1 photoprint : half stereograph |23 x 20 cm (8 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)|1 photoprint : stereograph |on mat 10 x 18 cm (4 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCentral City (Colo.)--19th centuryGilpin County (Colo.)--19th centuryHotels--Colorado--Central City--19th centuryRock formations--Colorado--Gilpin County--19th centurySchools--Colorado--Central City--19th centuryGeographic AreaCentral City (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700130059Type of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsStereographsNotesCollier's Rocky Mountain Scenery Published at Central City, Colorado 36. Central City, from the north typed around edges of vintage stereographic print|words "No. 36 Central City, from the east. Central City is the oldest mining town in Colorado. It is situated in the heart of the mining region, is the county seat of Gilpin County, has a population of about five thousand people, and has an elevation of from 8,000 to 8,900 feet above the level of the sea. It is midway between Black Hawk and Nevada, forming with them a continuous town. It is connected by rail with the K.P. and U.P. railways." typed on paper stuck to back of stereographic print|name "Mrs. W.W. Fuller" stamped on back of photoprint. Flecks of emulsion have peeled from glass plate. Image also identified as "F1023."|Title supplied by cataloger. R7001300592Languageeng
Collier, Joseph, View of Central City from the north (circa 1872). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 23/03/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1121771
