Mayor Benjamin Stapleton, surrounded by a large group of onlookers, dumps a shovelful of dirt during the ground breaking ceremony for the Denver City and County Building, Denver, Colorado.
Date
1929 March 26
Notes
Note accompanying album reads: "Album was given to Mayor Tom Currigan from Mrs. R. F. Horlbeck in 1965 and then was later transferred to the Western History Department of the Denver Public Library. Views include the groundbreaking ceremony with Mayor Ben Stapleton and others (March 26, 1929) and the early stages of construction (primarily foundation excavation and work) of the Denver's City and County Building through July, 1929."; Title supplied.; R7100208015. Album cover reads "Denver Municipal Building."
Physical Description
1 photoprint on album page ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Is Part Of
C Photo Album 190. Denver Municipal 'City and County Building' construction.
Subject
City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--Rites & ceremonies--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; City & town Halls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Stapleton, Benjamin Franklin, 1869-1950.
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
