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Lot 232
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Bird’s Eye View of Central City Colorado in 1946

"Artistic Maps of Central City and Surrounding District - An Artist's Version of Central City [on verso] Airplane View of "The Richest Square Mile on Earth""

Subject: Central City, Colorado

Period: 1946 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
20.8 x 13.5 inches
52.8 x 34.3 cm
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This bird's-eye view of Central City was drawn by Margaret Kerfoot and printed on beige paper. It features a key at bottom to important buildings (15), hills (3), and streets (21) including the Court House, Opera House, The Mines Hotel, and Monument of the Masons. The verso contains an aerial view of "The Richest Square Mile on Earth" printed on blue paper with green tint. Text below this view states "These roads…do not offer especially difficult driving. An exception might be made of the Glory Hole which is now unmarked and you could plunge over the edge - as soon as you come to where the road widens out and forks, park immediately and approach the last few yards on foot." These maps were produced as Central City was transitioning from active gold mining to a tourist destination featuring its rich mining history. Self-folding with 15c price on front cover.

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Condition: A

Issued folding with minor wear along the fold lines.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Price: $100

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$50 - $99$5
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