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Early Images of Central City, Colorado

Central City - 1878 Main Street
Central City, Colorado

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Central City, Colorado - Eureka and Lawrence Streets Central City, Colorado
Eureka and Lawrence Streets from
in front of the Opera House

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Central City, Colorado - 1881 Central City, Colorado
1881

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s00459.jpg - 11336 Bytes First train into Central City, Colorado
date unknown

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s00397.jpg - 16062 Bytes Central City, Colorado
1879

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s00348.jpg - 13358 Bytes Central City, Colorado
Packard Gulch
1880

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s00345.jpg - 13587 Bytes Central City, Colorado
1879

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s00342.jpg - 13736 Bytes Central City, Colorado
1878

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Central City, Colorado- 1878 (171k) Central City, Colorado
1878
This is a special view Ted created when he combined two of Charles Weitfles' early photograhs.
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Central City - 1878 - (Image 00234) (185k) Central City
1878

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Colorado Central Railroad - Central City - Mountain City Trestle - 1880 - (Image 00266) (158k) Main Street
Central City, Colorado
1878

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Colorado Central Railroad - Central City - Mountain City Trestle - 1880 - (Image 00253) (201k) Colorado Central Railroad
Central City
Mountain City Trestle
1880

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Central City - 1878 - (Image 00242) (174k) Central City
date unknow

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Central City - 1878 - (Image 00231) (185k) Central City
1878

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Central City - Lawrence Street - (Image 00230) (153k) Central City
Lawrence Street

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Central City - Before the fire of 1874 - (Image 00226) (167k) Central City
Before the fire of 1874

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Central City - After the fire of 1874 - (Image 00224) (145k) Central City
After the fire of 1874

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Colorado Central Railroad - Central City - Welcome address - (Image 00220) (171k) Colorado Central Railroad
Central City
Welcome address

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Colorado Central Railroad - Gregory Point - (Image 00212) (158k) Colorado Central Railroad
Gregory Point between Central and Black Hawk

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Gilpin Tramway Company - Central City near the Gunnell Mine - (Image 00211) (184k) Gilpin Tramway Company's 2' gauge
railroad crossing upper Eureka Street
in Central City

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Colorado Central Railroad - Packard Gulch near Central City - 1878 - (Image 00203) (182k) Colorado Central Railroad
Mountain City Bridge over Packard Gulch
near Central City
1878

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Colorado Central Railroad - long trestle over Running Gulch BR. 37.20 (a C&S number) - 1878 - (Image 00204) (168k) Colorado Central Railroad
long trestle over Running Gulch
BR. 37.20 (a C&S number)
1878

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Colorado Central Railroad - long trestle over Running Gulch BR. 37.20 (a C&S number) - 1878 - (Image 00205) (88k) Colorado Central Railroad
long trestle over Running Gulch
BR. 37.20 (a C&S number)
1878
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Colorado Central Railroad - Horse Shoe Curve near Central City - 1878
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Horse Shoe Curve near Central City
1878

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Colorado Central Railroad - Horse Shoe Curve near Central City - 1878
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Horse Shoe Curve near Central City
1878
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Colorado Central Railroad - Central City - Prior to 1874 - (Image 00200) (131k) Central City
Sometime between 1872 and
the disasterous fire of 1874

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Colorado Central Railroad - Central City, Colorado - (Image 00219) (183k) Colorado Central Railroad
Central City, Colorado

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Colorado Central Railroad - The Wonder RR - Central City - (Image 00196) (168k) Colorado Central Railroad
The Wonder Railroad
Central City

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Colorado Central Railroad - The Wonder RR - Central City -Close up view of image m00196- (Image 00197) (182k) Colorado Central Railroad
The Wonder Railroad
Central City
Close up view of image 00196

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Colorado Central Railroad -  Parade and celebration honoring the Colorado Central Railroads arrival in Central City, May 21, 1878 - The railroad was completed the day before.(Image 00182) (202k) Parade and celebration honoring the
Colorado Central Railroads arrival in
Central City, May 21, 1878.

The railroad was completed the day before.

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Colorado Central Railroad -  Parade and celebration honoring the Colorado Central Railroads arrival in Central City, May 21, 1878 - The railroad was completed the day before. Close up view of image 00182- (Image 00183) (202k) Parade and celebration honoring the
Colorado Central Railroads arrival in
Central City, May 21, 1878.

The railroad was completed the day before.

Close up view of image 00182

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Central City's very first train arrival -- May 21, 1878 -- (Image 00124) (103k) Central City's very first train arrival
May 21, 1878

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Colorado Central Railroad - Near Central City - 1879 - (Image 00186) (210k) Colorado Central Railroad
Near Central City
1879

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Colorado Central Railroad - Central City - 1880 (Image 00175) (140k) Colorado Central Railroad
Central City
1880

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Colorado Central Railroad -Between Black Hawk and Central City near Mountain City - 1879 (Image 00174) (152k) Colorado Central Railroad
Between Black Hawk and Central
City near Mountain City
1879

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Colorado Central Railroad --  Mountain City Bridge between Black Hawk and Central City - 1879 -- (Image 00143) (157k) Colorado Central Railroad
Mountain City Bridge between
Black Hawk and Central City
1879

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Above Central City, Colorado -- Colorado Central Railroad -- This view is from the east --1878 -- (Image 00131) (122k) Central City viewed from the east
Colorado Central Railroad
1878

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