Call NumberC-341CreatorCollier, 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 work to build a wood frame in the left foreground next to the buildings remains. Additional damaged buildings are in the background.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 20 x 24 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCentral City (Colo.)--19th centuryBusiness districts--Colorado--Central City--19th centuryConstruction--Colorado--Central City--19th centuryGeographic AreaCentral City (Colo.)Related MaterialImage File: ZZR700130341Type of MaterialPhotographic printsNotesCentral City - Fires 1874 At right edge of picture is the merest suggestion of one corner of the Masonic Building. The large shell in foreground was Wells-Fargo Building, beyond it in front is Main St. The road in background is the Virginia Canon Road. penciled on back of photoprint; image also identified as "F3985."; "Central City - morning after Fire May 21" handwritten across lower side of photoprint; image identified as a photograph "probably by Joseph collier. Title supplied by cataloger. R7001303419
Collier, Joseph, After the fire, Central City, Colorado (1870-1880). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 15/09/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1129376
