View looking south down unpaved Main Street in Central City, Colorado, at about 9:00 a.m. The buildings consist of one and two-story clapboard storefronts with false fronts and rectangular windows. The street is littered with building materials, boards, and debris. In the foreground, a pile of plywood blocks the entire street, as men work. Two horse-drawn carts are parked along the street. Pedestrians walk along the street on wood-plank sidewalks. Signs include: "Drug Store" "Hardward Stoves & Tin Ware" "Bookstore" and "Books & Stationery." A few log cabins, one unfinished, are on the barren hills in background.
Date
1864
Notes
Formerly F45640.; Hand-written on back of photoprint: Looking south on Main Street Central City.; Title supplied by cataloger.; R7100026578
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 18 x 24 cm. (7 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.)
Subject
Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
Source
Source: Nolie Mumey Mss. Collection.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material
Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
