Call NumberZ-15336Date1930-1940SummaryView 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 has a narrow skirt with vertical uprights. Electric lights are mounted on top of, and pointed at the sign. The sign shows the head of a German Short-Haired pointer and a bottle of Hill and Hill bourbon, a high-ball glass and a shot glass filled with whiskey. Text reads: "Point Up Your Drinks with Hill and Hill Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey" "Bourbon at Its Best" "Bottled in Bond, 100 proof, National Distillers Products Corporation, New York."Physical Description1 photographic print ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectAlden Sign Co.--ProductsNational Distillers Products Corporation--Public relationsDenver (Colo.)BillboardsBreweriesWhiskeyAlcoholic beverage industry.Geographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711015336Type of MaterialPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionEarl Stiegelmeyer collection of sign memorabilia and billboards.NotesModern copy print. Photographs from the Earl Stiegelmeyer collection of sign memorabilia, billboard designers unknown. Title supplied. R7110153369DonorMark Oatis; May 2002 (gift)
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