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Point of View: Photographs taken from the Colorado State Capitol Building

Colorado State Capitol

View looking northwest towards downtown from State Capitol steps, Denver, Colorado, includes cable street cars, carriages, Engine Company No. 1's victorian firehouse across the intersection of Broadway and Colfax and the Arapahoe County Courthouse in distant haze. Signs on billboards and foreground businesses read: "Palace Stables," "Plymouth Hotel," "$25.00 Rio Grande," "Denver Clothes Pressing Co., $3.00 for 3 Months," "Automobiles, Repairs, Storage."

Rooftop view of downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Arapahoe County Courthouse, Majestic Building, and the YMCA Building.

Rooftop view of downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Arapahoe County Courthouse. Signs read: "The Shannon Reid Plumbing and Heating Co" and "Uhland's Drug Store."

A northwestward, bird's-eye view of downtown Denver, Colorado; County Courthouse is the predominant structure at left-center of image (built 1883 at 16th & Tremont); Brown Palace Hotel at far right (opened 1892 at 17th & Broadway).

Aerial view of downtown Denver, Colorado and the Capitol Life Insurance Company building at 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue and Grant Street. Buildings include the Bank Western Building, Security Life Insurance Building, and the Hilton Hotel.

Aerial view of the North Capitol Hill neighborhood and downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Capitol Life Insurance Company Building, Farmers Union Building, Petroleum Building, Continental Oil Company Building, and the Federal Courthouse.

Rooftop view of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Street cars and horse-drawn wagons are on the street. Buildings include the Arapahoe County Courthouse, Kittredge Building, and Equitable Building.

View of Denver, Colorado, shows downtown buildings including the Arapahoe County Courthouse. Clouds top front range mountains; signs read: "I.A. (Mrs. Ida Alkire) Lehman Specialty Shop (or The Toggler Shop, 1538 California)", "Overland Cars," and "YMCA."

Right side of panorama view taken from Colorado State Capitol Building, Denver, Colorado; includes part of Capitol roof and turret, Sherman and Lincoln streets, corner of Y.M.C.A., and Trinity Church steeple. Signs read: "Hotel Metropole."

Right center of panorama view taken from Colorado State Capitol Building, Denver, Colorado; includes downtown business district with. Signs read: "Plymouth Hotel," "Tours," " Overland Auto Co.," "The Byron Motor Car Co.," "F. C. Ayres, Fireproof Grain Elevator," The Front Range with snow covered Longs Peak is in the distance.

Denver, Colo.

View of the Denver City and County Building at 1437 Bannock Street, in downtown Denver, Colorado; classic columns and entablature flank a pedimented entrance. A cupola / clock tower tops the curved facade; buildings, Front Range mountains and Mount Evans are in the distance.

Denver, Colo.

Rooftop view of downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Arapahoe County Courthouse, Orpheum Theater, Daniels and Fisher Tower, Kittredge Building, and the Majestic Building. Signs read: "A. T. Wilson," "Automobiles Repairs Storage," and "Plymouth Hotel."

Rooftop view of downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Arapahoe County Courthouse, Orpheum Theater, Daniels and Fisher Tower, Kittredge Building, and the Majestic Building. Signs read: "The Stanley Motor Carriage Co.," "Orpheum Modern Vaudeville," "Kelly Springfield Tires," "Boss Rubber Co.," "Plymouth Hotel," and "Auto Equipment Co."

Panoramic view of Denver, Colorado looking west; landmarks include the Arapahoe County Courthouse, Fire Engine House Number One, Brown Palace Hotel, the Majestic Building, and Hotel Metropole. Signs read: "Hair Dressing," "The "M" Company of America," "Palace Stables," "Geo. Sell's Bakery," "A. T. Wilson. Automobiles. Repairs. Storage.," "Denver Clothes Pressing Co. $3.00 For # Months.," and "Drugs, Prescriptions, Cigars At Corner."

A view of Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. Shows the City and County Building, the Denver Public Library, the Voorhies Memorial and the Greek Amphitheater. The Denver skyline and the foothills are in the background.

A view of Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado from the State Capitol Building. Shows the Civil War Memorial from behind, the City and County Building, landscaping, and a canon.

View of Civic Center in Denver, Colorado. The Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors and the Voorhies Memorial are on either side of the grassy area bisected by walkways. The Denver Public Library is in the park.

View west from dome of State Capitol Building over Civic Center, Denver, Colorado, shows the cruciform plan located between West Fourteenth (14th) Avenue and West Colfax. The Denver Public Library and the United States Mint show prominently among buildings that later would be raised for Civic Center exspansion. Signs on Cleveland Place read: "The Manualo," "The Baldwin Piano Co." and "Thurney Auto Co."

View west from dome of State Capitol Building over Civic Center, Denver, Colorado, shows the cruciform plan located between West Fourteenth Avenue and West Colfax. Landmarks include: Pioneer Monument, the Andrew Carnegie funded 1909 Denver Public Library, United States Mint, Arapahoe County Courthouse and the Daniels and Fisher Tower. Signs read: "Boss Rubber Co.," "Goodyear Tire & Rubber," "The Manualo," "The Baldwin Piano Co." and "Thurney Auto Co." Snowcovered Front Range shows in background.

View of Civic Center and Denver, Colorado; shows the Denver Tramway Company power house, Denver Fire Department's Engine House Number One, the Imperial Apartments, the Araphahoe County Courthouse, the Kittredge Building, and the Majestic Building.