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Call Number	AUR-293
Title	Addison Baker monument, Riverside Cemetery, Denver
Creator(s)	Noel, Thomas J. (Thomas Jacob)
Summary	View of grave marker for Addison Elton Baker, a farmer and real estate investor, located in block 17, lot 118, in Riverside Cemetery (incorporated 1876), 5201 Brighton Boulevard in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. An Italian marble sculpture of Baker's horse "Frank" by sculptor J.A. Byrne, stands on top of an arch supported by columns. The horse has a broken front and hind leg. The inscription on the base reads, "Baker."
Date	1987
Notes	From inventory: "Addison Baker (March 24,1818-January 20,1884), a farmer and real estate investor, owned land south of the Colfax viaduct in what became known as West Denver. A spring on his property reputedly served as Denver's first fresh water supply, which Baker delivered to homes in barrels. His heirs platted his homestead as Baker's Subdivision."; Scanned image from loaned collection.; Title and content derived from inventory prepared by Jacquelyn Ainlay-Conley.; Digitization sponsored by the Kenneth King Foundation.; R7001512937
Physical Description	1 photographic print ; 18 x 13 cm. (7 x 5 in.)
Is Part Of	Tom Noel photograph collection. Tom Noel photograph collection, notebook Brighton Boulevard to Broadway.
Subject	Baker, Addison Elton, 1818-1884--Tomb. Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990. Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990. Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990. Cemeteries. Horses. Tombs & sepulchral monuments. Baker, Addison Elton, 1818-1884--Tomb--Pictorial works. Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works. Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works. Horses in art--Pictorial works. Sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works. Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works. Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.
Source	Tom Noel.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Black-and-white prints (photographs); Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	(OCoLC)469227885
Filename	00151293.TIF
CONTENTdm number	220

Addison Baker monument, Riverside Cemetery, Denver

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