Call NumberZ-15323CreatorMile High Photo Company.Date1930-1940SummaryView 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 sign shows a boy wearing a single roller skate, pulled by a small terrier on a leash. He carries a bag of groceries with a can of Bluhill Coffee sticking out of the top. He skates past a fence with lettering that reads: "Denver's Home Coffee" "Bluhill Coffee Hitting for Home" and "It's Sure Nuts, Bluhill Peanut Butter."Physical Description1 photographic print ; 20 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.) mounted on linen.Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectAlden Sign Co.--ProductsBluhill Coffee--Public relationsDenver (Colo.)BillboardsBoysCoffee industryDogsPeanut butterRoller skating.Geographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711015323Type of MaterialPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionEarl Stiegelmeyer collection of sign memorabilia and billboards.NotesPhotographs from the Earl Stiegelmeyer collection of sign memorabilia, billboard designers unknown. Title supplied. R7110153238DonorMark Oatis; May 2002 (gift)
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