Boys and staff members pose on the steps of the dining hall at Clayton College at 32nd (Thirty-second) and Colorado Boulevard in Denver, Colorado. The boys wear suits and ties and hold their hats. An arrow points to Angus (A.E.) Gowans, the first boy to be admitted to the college.
Description
1 photographic print ; 30 x 35 cm. (12 x 13 in.) on mat board.
Subject
Clayton College (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.); Orphanages--Colorado--Denver; Orphans--Colorado--Denver
Geographic Area
Denver (Colo.)
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR711001861
Notes
Condition: edges worn, soiled.; Penciled on front of photoprint: printers measurements and "p.58[crossed out], 29, Oct. 31."; Taped to the back of the photoprint is an article that appeared in the Oct. 24, 1965 Empire magazine of the Rocky Mountain News, it contains a short history of the school and information about the boys in the photograph. An envelope taped to the back of the photoprint reads: "This is the first class at George Clayton College in Denver. Put the picture in the paper. Some boy will like to have it."; Title penciled on front of photoprint.; R7110018616
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