Call NumberZ-15319CreatorMile 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" "Central Presbyterian Church." Shows the rusticated stone Central Presbyterian Church and bell tower. 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.--ProductsCentral Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)--Public relationsYeager Mortuary (Denver, Colo.)--Public relationsBillboardsChurchesMorgues & mortuariesPresbyterian churches.Geographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711015319Type 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. R7110153199DonorMark Oatis; May 2002 (gift)
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