Call NumberX-2595CreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1880-1890SummaryImage of Mountain City, Colorado, in a winter scene that shows the hillside and the gulch filled with houses and several mines. The road that leads to the town of Blackhawk is in the center of the picture. The mountains on the left side of the image are covered mostly with snow. Mountain City, a mining district outside of Central City, was never considered its own municipality. Central City is in the distance.Physical Description1 copy photonegative : black and white ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint on cabinet card ; 10 x 17 cm (4 x 6 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCentral City (Colo.)--19th centuryMountain City (Colo.)--19th centuryGeographic AreaCentral City (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710002595Type of MaterialCabinet photographsFilm negativesNotesFormerly F13912; Hand-written on back of photoprint: Central City Mountain City. Printed on back of photoprint: Description of topography and towns in Clear Creek Canyon. W.H. Jackson & CO., Photographers (Chain & Hardy. Trade Agents.) 414 Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado. Photoprint's edges dirty and image yellowed and faded. Printed on Negative: 1885 View Toward Central From Blackhawk. Printed on Matboard on Image Side: W.H. Jackson & CO., Photographers Denver, Colorado. Title supplied by cataloger. R7100025954DonorMiss Mary C. Baker, 842 Rosecranz, San Diego, Calif.
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942, Mountain City, Colorado (1880-1890). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 18/11/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1123970
