Call NumberX-2558CreatorCurrent, Ira B.Date1932SummaryView of Central City at a distance from the west. The town is nestled in a valley and surrounded by barren hills. Founded after the "Pike's Peak or Bust" gold rush of 1859, Central City flourished as one of the biggest and wealthiest towns in Colorado Territory. Mining mostly gold, the hills around the town produced $105,000,000.00 for miners and investors.Physical Description1 photoprint : black-and-white |6 x 9 cm (2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCentral City (Colo.)Geographic AreaCentral City (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710002558Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsNotesHand-written on back of photoprint: Central City, 1932. Title supplied by cataloger. R7100025580DonorMuriel Sibell Wolle estate, 1977
Current, Ira B., Central City, Colorado (1932). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 25/01/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1123942
