Call NumberC-342CreatorCollier, JosephDate1870-1880SummaryThe shell of the Wells-Fargo Building stands in the foreground after a large fire in 1874 that ravaged through Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. Several chimneys stand near the damaged building, and several workers walk among the rubble surrounding the buildings. Additional damaged buildings are in the background.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 20 x 25 cm (7 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCentral City (Colo.)--19th centuryBusiness districts--Colorado--Central City--19th centuryFires--Colorado--Central City--19th centuryGeographic AreaCentral City (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryType of MaterialPhotographic printsNotesCentral City - Fires 1874 Building at right edge of picture is undoubtedly a back corner of the Masonic Building on Eureka St. Main St. is just past the large stone shell in foreground. The road in background toward right leads to the Virginia Canon road. The large brick shell was Wells-Fargo Building, at head of Main St. penciled on back of photoprint. Image identified as a photograph "possibly by Joseph Collier". Title supplied by cataloger. R7001303427
Collier, Joseph, Central City after the fire (1870-1880). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 10/07/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1129365
