Call NumberZ-15317CreatorMile High Photo Company.Date1920-1930SummaryView of a billboard 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. Electric lights are mounted on top of, and pointed at the sign.The billboard reads: "Denver City of Churches Beautiful" "Rex B. Yeager" "269 Churches, 131,752 Members" "St. John's Cathedral." Shows the apse and towers of Saint John's Cathedral and trees. The billboard was an advertisement for Yeager Mortuary.Physical Description1 photographic print ; 20 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.) mounted on linen.Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectAlden Sign Co.--ProductsSaint John's Cathedral (Denver, Colo.)--Public relationsYeager Mortuary (Denver, Colo.)--Public relationsBillboardsChurchesEpiscopal churchesMorgues & mortuaries.Geographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711015317Type of MaterialPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionEarl Stiegelmeyer collection of sign memorabilia and billboards.NotesPhotographer's stamp inked on original and reproduced in photographic print. Photographs from the Earl Stiegelmeyer collection of sign memorabilia, billboard designers unknown. Title supplied. R7110153173DonorMark Oatis; May 2002 (gift)
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