Call NumberX-2501Date1925-1934SummaryView of Eureka Street of Central City, Colorado|shows left side of the street, adjacent sidewalk, dirt road, telegraph poles, and wires. In foreground is the First National Bank building, a Victorian, brick structure, with the name of the bank painted on two of the window panes. The building has large, arched windows on the lower level and smaller, rectangular windows on the top level. A plaque above the window that is directly above the entrance reads: "First National Bank Block 1874." Nearby are telegraph posts, signs that read: "Idaho Springs," and "Telephone," a fire hydrant, and a parked car. The Teller House is up the street and across a road that separates the bank block. It is a Victorian, brick, four-story building with arched windows and an entrance on the lower level and rectangle-shaped windows with mantles. The building has three signs attached to it: "Chanomine's," an image of a telephone bell, and "Teller House Dining Room." A small one-story building stands up the street from the Teller House and "Office." The Central City Opera House is in the background.Physical Description1 copy photonegative |10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.)|1 photoprint |12 x 17 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectBanks--Colorado--Central CityBusiness districts--Colorado--Central CityGeographic AreaCentral City (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710002501Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsNotesCopy negative (formerly negative number F47032) made from photographic print. Crease on upper left corner and slightly worn around edges. Hand-written note on reverse side of photoprint reads: First National Bank of Central City and the Teller House (in background) named after the west's champion of free silver and former Secretary of the Interior, Senator Henry M. Teller. When President Grant visited Central City in the early seventies the walk from street to entrance was paved with solid silver bricks. Title supplied by cataloger. R7100025019
Central City Main Street (1925-1934). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 14/06/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1123938
