Call NumberC-136CreatorCollier, JosephDate1870-1876SummaryThe Teller House stands in the left center background on Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. The hotel was named for Henry M. Teller, one of Colorado's first senators. Across Eureka Street is St. James Methodist Church. Houses and businesses line the dirt streets of the city. A concert hall and billiard room is at the intersection of Eureka and Main streets in the center background. A mine shafthouse stands on the hill in the distance with a pile of tailings next to it.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 17 x 12 cm (6 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.); 1 photoprint ; 21 x 20 cm (8 1/4 x 7 3/4 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCentral City (Colo.)--19th centuryMining--Colorado--Central City--19th centuryStreets--Colorado--Central City--19th centuryGeographic AreaCentral City (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700130136Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsNotesCentral City Before Fire of May 1876 written across lower part of negative. Negative has thin strips of red and tan tape on side edges. Title supplied by cataloger. R7001301360
Collier, Joseph, Central City before the fire (1870-1876). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 11/06/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1121799
