Call NumberZ-15312Date1920-1930SummaryView of a billboard at 20th and Blake Streets in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign consists of a narrow skirt with vertical uprights. The sign is mounted on steel posts. Shows a bottle of Original "Manitou" Sparkling Water, the head of an American Indian with a feather headdress, a snow covered peak and pine trees. Text reads: "Original 'Manitou" Sparkling Water' the World's Best Mixer."Physical Description1 photographic print ; 20 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.) mounted on linen.Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectAlden Sign Co.--ProductsDenver (Colo.)Beverage industryBeveragesBillboards.Geographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711015312Type of MaterialPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionEarl Stiegelmeyer collection of sign memorabilia and billboards.NotesInked on original and reproduced in photographic print: 20th and Blake. Photographs from the Earl Stiegelmeyer collection of sign memorabilia, billboard designers unknown. Title supplied. R7110153123DonorMark Oatis; May 2002 (gift)
Billboard for Original "Manitou" Sparkling Water (1920-1930). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 13/11/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1127173
