Call NumberZ-9927CreatorMcClure, Louis Charles, 1867-1957Date1900-1910SummaryView of the newly constructed Denver Public Library (Carnegie) building in what was later Civic Center in the Central Business District of Denver, Colorado. The stone Greek Revival style building has fluted columns with Corinthian capitals, a low pitched, hipped roof with dentils, and the words "Erected in the Year of Our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Nine and Dedicated to the Advancement of Learning" carved along the frieze. Two men sit above the cornice. Construction debris is on the ground beside the building. Shows brick buildings nearby.Physical Description1 photographic print : collodion ; 20 x 25 cm (8 x 9 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver Public Library--BuildingsDenver (Colo.)Libraries--Colorado--DenverStone buildings--Colorado--DenverGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryType of MaterialCollodion printing-out paper printsPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionWH2300. Louis Charles McClure papersNotesAttribution penciled on verso. Title supplied. R7110099272DonorL.C. McClure
McClure, Louis Charles, 1867-1957, Denver Public Library building (1900-1910). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 11/04/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1130979
