Exterior view of Daniels & Fisher building & tower, 16th (Sixteenth) & Arapahoe streets, Denver, Colorado; tower formally opened in November,1911; height of 330 feet, flagpole added 42 additional feet, "Campinile" tower idea possibly conceived by Major William Cooke Daniels influenced by his world travels, designed by architects Sterner & Williamson; tower with clock, clock made by Seth Thomas Clock Company, cost of $8,000, clock face was 16 feet in diameter, minute hand six feet long, & hour hand eight feet long; early automobiles & horse-drawn carriages on street, street railway cars, "Williamson Haffner Company - our cuts talk - printers & engravers" sign painted on adjacent right building, 14th & Arapahoe, Harry M. Williamson (president & general manager), Frank J. Haffner (secretary & general superintendent), name changed to Brock-Haffner in 1915; Spengel business with rooftop sign; smokestacks; Republican, across street from D. & F. tower.
Description
1 photonegative : glass ; 26 x 26 cm. (10 x 8 in.)
Is Part Of
L. C. McClure collection 1890-1935.
Subject
Denver (Colo.); Clock towers--Colorado--Denver
Format-Medium
Photograph
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Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700071612
Notes
Title and signature hand-lettered on glass plate.; R7000716122
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