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A color postcard of a nine-story building lit up at night under a full moon that is partially hidden behind clouds.
A color postcard of a nine-story building lit up at night under a full moon that is partially hidden behind clouds.

Gas and Electric Building at Night, Denver, Colorado

Unknown

Object Details

  • Date

    ca. 1910

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Halftone print

  • Contributors

    Published by H. H. Tammen & Co.

  • Object Format

    Postcard

  • Dimensions

    5 5/16 x 3 7/16 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    l.c. printed: 7619 GAS AND ELECTRIC BUILDING AT NIGHT, DENVER, COLO. \ BEST LIGHTED BUILDING IN THE WORLD.

    Verso [vertical]:

    u.l. printed: GAS AND ELECTRIC BUILDING AT NIGHT \ Denver is the "City of Lights," both in fact \ and in reputation. Street lighting by electricity \ has reached a high state of development in Den- \ ver. Not only does the city spend a large sum \ of money annually for artistic and effective street \ lighting, but the merchants vie with one another \ in producing sign creations that are dazzling in \ the extreme. The Gas and Electric Building, \ famous throughout the country for its lights, \ is one of the biggest features of this city.

  • Collection Name

    Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1976.48.604

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
Part of: Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection
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