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Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun

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Call Number	X-14639
Title	Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun
Summary	The Will Rogers Shrine, above Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, is an 80 foot tower constructed from a single boulder of local pink granite. Commissioned by Spencer Penrose, the structure was dedicated to his friend, the "cowboy philosopher" Will Rogers. Battlements, a turret, and low walls finish the building, which has Westminster chimes and a vibraharp. Spencer and Julie Penrose, Horace DeVeroux and William Harry Leonard are interred under the Chapel floor.
Date	[between 1940 and 1950?]
Notes	Formerly F7074.; Title supplied by cataloger.; R7100146394
Physical Description	1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 22 x 17 cm. (8 1/2 x 7 in.) on sheet 25 x 20 cm. (10 x 8 in.)
Subject	Deveroux, Horace--Tomb. Leonard, William Horace--Tomb. Penrose, Julie Villiers Lewis McMillan, 1870-1956--Tomb. Penrose, Spencer, 1865-1939--Tomb. Rogers, Will, 1879-1935--Monuments--1940-1950. Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950. Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940- 1950. Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.
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	Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	F7074 DPLW
Filename	10014639.tif