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Colorado - scenes in Denver during the great railroad jubilee of March 28th - 31st[reets]. Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Art Club, glimpses of the new clubhouse, on South Broad Street

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Call NumberZ-8791CreatorKirkland, Charles D., 1851-1926.ContributorKirkland, Charles D.; Shaw, J. D., illustrator.Date1880-1890SummaryViews of a parade to celebrate the opening of the Denver, Texas and Gulf Railroad in Denver, Colorado. Shows a float for the Denver Brewing Company, costumed men sit on an oversize beer keg. Letters on the keg read: "Denver Brewing Co. Vienna Lager Beer." A horse-drawn float travels down Lawrence Street, spectators line the street. View of a covered wagon, letters above the wagon read: "Pikes Peak or Bust." Views of The Denver Club, with arched windows, located at 17th (Seventeenth) Street and Glenarm Place and City Hall and the fire station, with a central clock tower, located at 14th (Fourteenth) and Larimer Streets. View of the Pennsylvania Art Club at 220 South Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Men play cards, read, and eat in the restaurant. Pedestrians stand outside the entrance to the club.Physical Description1 print : wood engraving ; 39 x 28 cm (15 1/2 x 11 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDenver, Texas, and Gulf Railroad Company--Commemoration--19th centuryPhiladelphia Art Club--19th centuryDenver (Colo.)--19th centuryPhiladelphia (Pa.)--19th centuryCelebrations--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryCity halls--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryClubhouses--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryClubhouses--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--19th centuryCommercial streets--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryFloats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--19th centuryInteriors--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--19th centuryParades--Colorado--DenverGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711008791Type of MaterialIllustrationsTear sheetsWood engravingsNotesColorado, scenes in Denver during the great railroad jubilee... from photos by Kirkland - see page 155.; "Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Art Club... from sketches by J.D. Shaw - see page 155."; Tear sheet consists of page 157 removed from "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper," April 21, 1888. Titles printed on tear sheet. R7110087916

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Colorado - scenes in Denver during the great railroad jubilee of March 28th - 31st[reets]. Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Art Club, glimpses of the new clubhouse, on South Broad Street