Call NumberZ-15331CreatorMile High Photo Company.Date1930-1940SummaryView of a billboard located 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 two boxes of salt, one with a lily on it and letters that read: "Carey-ized Lily Table Salt" "The Carey Salt Co. Hutchinson, Kan." The second, a round box has letters that read: ""Will Not Cake" "2 lbs. net" "Carey's Iodized Salt for Table and Cooking" "Hutchinson, Kans." Text reads: "Carey-ized Salt" "Without a Fault" "Free Running."Physical Description1 photographic print ; 20 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.) mounted on linen.Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectAlden Sign Co.--ProductsCarey Salt Company--Public relationsDenver (Colo.)BillboardsBoxesSalt industrySalt.Geographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711015331Type 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. R7110153319DonorMark Oatis; May 2002 (gift)
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