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Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun

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Call NumberX-14639Date1940-1950SummaryThe Will Rogers Shrine, above Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, is an 80 foot tower constructed from a single boulder of local pink granite. Commissioned by Spencer Penrose, the structure was dedicated to his friend, the "cowboy philosopher," Will Rogers. Battlements, a turret, and low walls finish the building, which has Westminster chimes and a vibraharp. Spencer and Julie Penrose, Horace DeVeroux and William Harry Leonard are interred under the Chapel floor.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 22 x 17 cm (8 1/2 x 7 in.) on sheet 25 x 20 cm (10 x 8 in.)SubjectDeveroux, Horace--TombLeonard, William Horace--TombPenrose, Julie Villiers Lewis McMillan, 1870-1956--TombPenrose, Spencer, 1865-1939--TombRogers, Will, 1879-1935--MonumentsColorado Springs (Colo.)Monuments and memorials--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940- 1950Sepulchral slabs--Colorado--Colorado SpringsGeographic AreaColorado Springs (Colo.)Related MaterialImage File: ZZR710014639Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsNotesFormerly F7074. Title supplied by cataloger. R7100146394

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Rights Statementhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/CreditDenver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]Digital Reproduction Available for PurchaseYes