Call NumberX-28727Date1916-1917SummaryConstruction workers stand on a balcony of Children's Hospital located at East 19th Avenue and Downing Street in Denver, Colorado. The building, designed by Hoyt Architects and completed in 1917, has a decorative, terra-cotta entrance. Wood scaffolding is braced against the building. Construction equipment including: lumber, a tool box, a ladder, and a saw horse is scattered near the building. Signs on the structure read: "Peter Morrison, General Contractor, Denver," "McCray Refrigerators Installed Here, Salesroom, 1642 Arapahoe St.," and "This Roof is Elaterite, for Western Elaterite Roofing Company."Physical Description1 negative : glass ; 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.); 1 photographic print ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectChildren's Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--BuildingsBuilding construction--Colorado--DenverHospitals--Colorado--DenverScaffolding--Colorado--DenverGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710028727Type of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsNotesCondition: negative oxidized, emulsion chipped. Formerly F15282. Title supplied. R7100287271
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