Call NumberZ-15324CreatorCarlSonDate1930-1940SummaryView of a billboard located at East 18th (Eighteenth) Avenue and Grant Street, 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 Scotsman in a tam o'shanter, he wears a plaid scarf, carries a shillelagh and holds a bottle of wine, the label reads: "Ambrose Fine California Wine." Letters near the Scotsman read: "Hoot Mon! What a Wine Value" "Full Quart 59 Cents All Taxes Paid." Text on the sign reads: "Ambrose Brand America's Finest Wine" "Available in Port - Sherry - Muscatel - Tokay - Angelica - Madeira, At Reputable Dealers."Physical Description1 photographic print ; 20 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.) mounted on linen.Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectAlden Sign Co.--ProductsAmbrose Wine (Calif.)--Public relationsDenver (Colo.)BillboardsWine industryWineGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711015324Type of MaterialPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionEarl Stiegelmeyer collection of sign memorabilia and billboards.NotesPhotographer's stamp and : "E. 18th Ave. & Grant Street" inked on original and reproduced in photographic print. Photographs from the Earl Stiegelmeyer collection of sign memorabilia, billboard designers unknown. Title supplied. R7110153246DonorMark Oatis; May 2002 (gift)
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