Call NumberX-28822Date1948 October 3SummaryPeople crowd Champa Street by the Denver Post newspaper headquarters in downtown Denver, Colorado; clowns are by a stage. Storefront letters read: "Justice When Expelled From Other Habitations Make This Thy Dwelling Place" and "Tis a Blessing To Live in Colorado."Physical Description1 photographic print : black-and-white ; 11 x 23 cm (4 1/2 x 9 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver Post--BuildingsDenver (Colo.)Circus--Colorado--DenverCrowds--Colorado--DenverNewspaper industry--Colorado--DenverStages (Platforms)--Colorado--DenverGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage file: ZZR710028822Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromMax 1980.NotesCondition: fold crack. Title from newspaper clipping attached to back of photoprint; also reads: "Elephants did their bit in a big way Saturday noon to "back the attack" by boosting war bond sales in front of the Denver Post building in Champa Street. One of the biggest free outdoor entertainments ever presented in downtown Denver was staged by headline acts of the Polack Brothers' show, which will open as the El Jebel... city auditorium. The crowd responded gene... and stamp purchases made between circus ... showing part of the crowd watching the elephants."; R7100288227
Shrine Circus preview at Post Boost (1948 October 3). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 17/03/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1100261
