Call NumberX-29145CreatorRoach, Otto, 1891-1965Date1960SummaryAerial view of Denver, Colorado. Shows Civic Center park, the Colorado State Capitol Building, Denver City and County Building, Voorhies Monument, Colonnade of Benefactors, Denver Public Library, Carnegie Building, Petroleum Building, Farmers Union Building, Metropolitan Building, Republic Building, Majestic Building, Mile High Center, Brown Palace Hotel, First National Bank Building, Daniels and Fisher Tower, Hilton Hotel, Mountain States Telephone Building, Denver Gas and Electric Building, Denver City Auditorium, and U.S. Mint building. The foothills of the Front Range are in the distance.Physical Description1 photographic print : black-and-white ; 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver (Colo.)Business districts--Colorado--DenverCities and towns--Colorado--DenverGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710029145Type of MaterialAerial photographsCityscape photographsPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsNotesFormerly 637A. Formerly F27213. Title typewritten on paper attached to back of print. Typewritten note attached to back of print: "Denver Aerial -- The snow capped Rockies form a spectacular backdrop for the shining new skyscrapers of downtown Denver. At far left is the Queen City's classic Civic Center. In the center foreground is the gold-domed State Capitol Building, modeled after the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. The thirteenth step of the west side of the Capitol is exactly one mile (5280 ft.) above sea level. Denver's tallest buildings are Brooks Towers, 42-stories, in the background at left center, and the 31-story Security Life Building at right center."; R7100291458
