[COLORADO]. A group of 3 early photographs of Black Hawk and Central City, Colorado, by Chamberlain, Weitfle, and Wakely, comprising:

CHAMBERLAIN, William G., photographer. Stereoview of Black Hawk, Colorado. Ca. 1861-1889. 6 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. stereoview on cardstock mount. Mount recto bears series imprint, "Chamberlain's Colorado Scenery." Verso bears affixed paper label with view number "299" inscribed in pencil and subject information printed below. "Central, is the centre of the chief gold mining district, 40 miles west of Denver. Black Hawk, Central and Nevada, form a continuous settlement over three miles in length. These places were the first mining settlements in Colorado, and, together with the very wild scenery through the famous Clear Creek Canon, presents unusual attractions."

[With:]WEITFLE, Charles, photographer. General View of Black Hawk, Colorado. Central city, CO: ca 1880. 6 x 3 1/2 in. stereoview. (Spotting, some soiling; chip to mount edge). Titled in negative. Mount verso featuring Weitfle's illustrated imprint. Mautz pg, 185. An outdoor image, taken from a height, showing the central square of Black Hawk, with a train and a horse-drawn wagon visible. Several stores, including one with a sign reading "Black Hawk Cracker Works, line the square.

[Also with:] WAKELY, George, attributed photographer. View of Central City, Colorado. N.p., ca. 1864. 2 7/8 x 2 1/16 in. albumen CDV on cardstock mount. (Minor toning.) Later pencil inscription to verso identifies subject. Mautz pg 184. An early carte de visite view of Central City, Colorado.