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Scissors hook for swings, Denver invention
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Call Number
X-27805
Date
1910-1920
Summary
A man in work clothes stands on a ladder and hangs a swing on a frame using metal scissor hooks at a playground in Denver, Colorado. A sign near the swing reads "for children only."
Physical Description
1 photonegative : glass ; 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.)
Born-Digital or Analog
Analog
Subject
Denver (Colo.). Dept. of Parks and Recreation--People
Employees--Colorado--Denver
Parks--Colorado--Denver
Playgrounds--Colorado--Denver
Swings--Colorado--Denver
Geographic Area
Denver (Colo.)
Collection
Photographs - Western History
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710027805
Type of Material
Glass negatives
Photographic prints
Black & white photographs
Notes
Formerly F10605. Title handwritten on back of print. R7100278052
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Denver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]
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Scissors hook for swings, Denver invention
(1910-1920). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 15/01/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1129723