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Denver Public Library
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Cornerstone laying ceremony at City and County building
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Call Number
Rh-669
Creator
Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 1881-1975
Date
1930-1940
Summary
A man reads a speech into a microphone during the cornerstone ceremony at the City and County Building, Denver, Colorado. Participants wear mason aprons over their clothing, one man holds a time capsule box. The platform is decorated with bunting and an American flag.
Physical Description
1 photonegative : glass ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)
Born-Digital or Analog
Analog
Subject
City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)
Freemasons
Cornerstone laying--Colorado--Denver
Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver
Geographic Area
Denver (Colo.)
Collection
Photographs - Western History
Type of Material
Glass negatives
Photographic prints
Black & white photographs
Original Material Found in Collection
Harry M. Rhoads photograph collection
Notes
Formerly Engle #50195. Title hand written on back of print.
Donor
Morey Engle
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Credit
Denver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]
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Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 1881-1975,
Cornerstone laying ceremony at City and County building
(1930-1940). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 17/12/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1129468