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Call Number	MCC-1817
Title	Denver from D. & F. Tower
Title-Alternative	L. C. McClure collection 1890-1935, album I, 17
Creator(s)	McClure, Louis Charles, 1867-1957.
Summary	Bird's eye view of Denver, Colorado southwest from Daniels & Fisher Tower; Curtis street in view; Gas & Electric building, 15th & Champa, later called Insurance Exchange building, foreground left; Charles building, 15th & southwest corner of Curtis, built in 1880 by John Q. Charles & designed by architect Leonard Cutshaw, razed in 1939 for a parking lot, foreground center; two former Victorian residences remodeled into business storefronts on corner of 14th & Curtis adjacent to Charles building; American Telegraph & Telephone building with sign painted on side of building (also Colorado Telephone Company, later became Mountain Bell); City Auditorium, Loop Hotel (1431 Curtis) with sign painted on building, City Jail across Cherry Creek prior to construction of Speer Boulevard; Farmers' Market (flat roof sheds where produce was sold) along Cherry Creek, to right of City Jail; numerous industrial smokestacks & coal- burning buildings adding substantial haze to cityscape view; industrial complex near West 12th Avenue & Quivas, background upper right; Burnham Shop complex of Denver & Rio Grande Western, middle background; distant view of Loretto Heights College on horizon; early automobiles, horse-drawn delivery wagons & carriages parked on street; foundation under construction for building at 15th & Curtis; bridges crossing Cherry Creek; Sunken Gardens, background left.
Date	[between 1912 and 1918]
Notes	Glass plate with oxidation.; Title and signature hand-lettered on glass plate.; Vintage photographic print.; R7000718174
Physical Description	1 photonegative : glass ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.); 1 photoprint ; 19 x 24 cm. (7 1/2 x 9 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. Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
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	Glass negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Relation	Image File: ZZR700071817
Format-Medium	Photograph
Filename	00071817.tif
CONTENTdm number	4322

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