Two men sit across from each other in chairs on the boardwalk in front of the Teller House in Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Signs: "G. B. Berns" "Register" "Groceries" "Goldman's Fruit Store" "Tobacco" "Cigars" "Chemicals" "Drugs" "Jacob Hoefle" "Casino" "Union Bakery & Grocery" and "Wines & Liquor."
Date
[between 1878 and 1890?]
Notes
Formerly F5536a.; Photographer's stamp on back: "Colorado Industrial Association Omnia Vincit Laror" and "Awarded to Charles Weitfle Best Collection Photographic Views of Colorado Scenery 1878."; Photoprint and card mount yellowed and faded.; Printed on back of photoprint: "Views on Colorado Central R. R. from Black Hawk to Central City. The most wonderful piece of railroad engineering in America. A distance of nearly five miles is run to overcome one mile and a quarter, at an elevation of 600 feet in that distance. The track forms the letter Z, and as you pass along the Snowy Range above and the thriving towns below, it affords a sight never to be forgotten, and no one visiting Colorado should fail to take a trip over this wonderful road. Some of the best views are "The Snowy Range." "Switch Back." "End of Track." "High Trestle Bridge." "Packard Gulch." "Deep Cut." &c, &c."; Title printed on front of photoprint.; R7100115961
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint on stereo card ; 10 x 15 cm. (3 3/4 x 6 in.)
Subject
Central City (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.; Teller House (Central City, Colo.)
Source
Source: Mrs. Irving Hale.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
