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Central City,CO - Clear Creek, Gilpin County - c1875 - Bird’s Eye View Stereoview :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Photographic Images Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 800.00 USD
Central City,CO - Clear Creek, Gilpin County - c1875 - Bird’s Eye View Stereoview :
Each side measures 3 ¼’’ x 3 ¼" and 6 ¾x 3 ¼ ". Medium contrast and focus is sharp. A fingerprint smudge can be seen on the top center of the stereoview. Watermark can be seen on the upper left corner. Bottom right corner is slightly worn. Bottom edge of is also worn slightly. Description on the back “No.111 Beauties of the Rocky Mountains For the Stereoscope. Central City. C. Duhem & Bro., Denver, Colorado. Shows the town of Central City from above several wood and brick buildings and a lovely white church can be seen in the forefront with a view of the mines in the distance. Central City grew out of the Pikes Peak Gold Rush of the 1850s. The population grew to the thousands by the turn of the 20th century, but profits diminished by the 1920s. The Duhem brothers were active in Denver from 1869 to 1872. And owned a studio at 448 Larimer from 1872-1879. They produced a great number of stereoviews of Colorado scenes. The studio ended in bankruptcy in 1874 [Mautz, 1997].