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Denver received its first shipment of Cadillacs - parked in front of the St. James Hotel at 15th and Curtis Streets

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Call NumberRh-680CreatorRhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 1881-1975Date1900-1910SummaryThe first shipment of Cadillacs received in Denver, Colorado are lined up in front of the Saint James Hotel, 15th (Fifteenth) and Curtis Streets. Each car has at least one uniformed driver, spectators are behind. Signs: "Clarke's Restaurant," "G. T. Shelton, Coal," and "Bankrupt, Wholesale Hat Stock of James & Co. of Chicago." Posters: "Melville B. Raymond's Buster Brown," and "The Woman on the Case."Physical Description1 photonegative : glass, black-and-white ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCadillac Automobile Company--ProductsDenver (Colo.)Buildings--Colorado--DenverConvertible automobiles--Colorado--DenverGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700185680Type of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionHarry M. Rhoads photograph collectionNotesFormerly Engle #501000. Title hand written on back of print. R7001856802DonorMorey Engle

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Denver received its first shipment of Cadillacs - parked in front of the St. James Hotel at 15th and Curtis Streets