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.
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.)--19th century; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--19th century; Streets--Colorado--Central City--19th century
Geographic Area
Central City (Colo.)
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
Nolie Mumey Mss. Collection.
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710002657
Notes
Formerly F45640.; Hand-written on back of photoprint: Looking south on Main Street Central City.; Title supplied by cataloger.; R7100026578
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