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Call NumberX-29211Date1890SummaryMen sit on the upholstered sofa around a palm tree in the lobby of the American House hotel at 16th (Sixteenth) and Blake Streets in Denver, Colorado. White men and a white boy check in at the front desk; two African American (Black) bellhops carry their luggage.Physical Description1 photographic print on card mount ; 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectAmerican House--Facilities--19th centuryAfrican Americans--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryDenver (Colo.)--19th centuryBoys--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryHotel porters--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryHotels--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryInteriors--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryLobbies--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryMen--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710029211Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsNotesCondition: edges worn. Formerly F34230. Inked on back of print: "John Donovan. Ever your su[?] friend."; Title handwritten on back of print with "Flashlight photo."; R7100292111

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American House