Call NumberWH2129-2018-374CreatorSchieltz, Melvyn E.DateOctober 17, 1972SummaryDenver's crusade to keep the 1976 Winter Olympics is being advertised on a billboard which the city's zoning administration feels is flatly illegal. The advertisement urges voters to defeat two initiated amendments that would cut off funds for the games. Formerly the illegal sign displayed an ad for Johnny Dee, a candidate for district attorney. The billboard, owned by the Eller Outdoor Advertising Co., is at Speer Boulevard and W. 13th Avenue. City officials say Eller violated the law in two ways when it erected the sign last spring—by not obtaining a building permit and by ignoring Denver's new sign code which prohibits the construction of new billboards. Litigation against the firm is still pending in Denver County Court.Physical Description1 photographic print : black-and-white ; 18 x 16 cm (6 3/4 x 6 inches)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWinter Olympics--Colorado--DenverOlympic Winter Games (12th : 1976 : Denver, Colo.)Olympic host city selection--Public opinionBillboards--Law and legislationGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRocky Mountain News Photograph CollectionFinding Aidhttps://archives.denverlibrary.org/repositories/3/resources/8879Type of MaterialBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromBox 419Original Material Found in CollectionWH2129. Rocky Mountain News photograph collectionNotesTitle and summary taken from back of photograph.DonorRocky Mountain News
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Rights Statementhttps://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=enCreditDonated to the Denver Public Library by the Rocky Mountain News / [name of author or photographer if known]Digital Reproduction Available for PurchaseYes
Schieltz, Melvyn E., Torch of Controversy Lighted (October 17, 1972). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 21/04/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1133913
