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The Gas-Electric building, Denver

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Call Number	MCC-1400
Title	The Gas-Electric building, Denver
Title-Alternative	L. C. McClure collection 1890-1935, album I, 117
Creator(s)	McClure, Louis Charles, 1867-1957.
Summary	Exterior view of Gas & Electric Company building, 15th (Fifteenth) & northwest corner of Champa, Denver, Colorado; opened November 10, 1910 with dazzling display of 10,000 light bulbs illuminating building; Public Service Company moved to another building in 1962, Gas & Electric building renamed Insurance Exchange building & still lit each evening; early automobiles parked at curb, electric sign around perimeters of first floor stating "the Christmas gift will please if it's an electric iron, chafing dish, toaster, coffee percolator or artistic electric stand lamp - looking for a useful Christmas gift? - see our household electrical appliances"; "Edelweiss Beer" vertical sign on building across street; Christmas trees attached to street lamps, window awnings, street railway tracks; brick residence and Colorado Telephone Company sign painted on building, adjacent left to Gas & Electric building.
Date	[between 1910 and 1912]
Notes	Copy negative made from vintage photographic print.; Title and signature originally hand-lettered on glass plate.; R7000714007
Physical Description	1 copy photonegative ; 15 x 12 cm. (6 x 4 3/4 in.); 2 photoprints ; 24 x 19 cm. (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of	L. C. McClure collection 1890-1935. L. C. McClure collection 1890-1935, album I.
Subject	Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920. Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920. Electric lighting--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920. Public utility companies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920. Gas & Electric Company (Denver, Colo.)
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
Relation	Image File: ZZR700071400
Format-Medium	Photograph
Filename	00071400.tif
CONTENTdm number	1501

The Gas-Electric building, Denver

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