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.
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
WH2300. Louis Charles McClure papers, 1898-1943.; WH2300. Louis Charles McClure papers, 1898-1943, album I.
Subject
Denver (Colo.); Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
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: ZZR700071817
Notes
Glass plate with oxidation.; Title and signature hand-lettered on glass plate.; Vintage photographic print.; R7000718174
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