View of the United States Post Office at 16th (Sixteenth) and Arapahoe Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Second Empire style building has a central tower with a mansard roof, pediments, columns, and arched windows. People and horse drawn buggies are on the sidewalk or in the street. Shows street car rails, vendor carts and a bicycle. Nearby commercial businesses include: W.F. Robinson & Co. Printers and the P. Casey Building with a sign that reads: "Denver Furniture Carpet House, Draperies, Curtains and Oil Cloths. Stoves, Ranges and Queensware. Fine Folding Beds. P. Casey, successor to Hax Gartner Furniture Company." The Mining Exchange building is at 15th (Fifteenth) and Arapahoe Streets. A banner over 16th Street reads: "You need a change. Go to Paris."
Date
[between 1891 and 1905?]
Notes
Accession number: 86.200.6703; History Colorado.; Condition: stained, emulsion chipped.; Formerly Jackson 302; Title and number "0302" inked on negative.; Title on negative envelope reads: "Denver, Post Office and Court House."; R7201036569
United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
