DENVER ARRIVAL
Saturday, July 10,1915
ED NOTE: John C. Marshall was the last surviving signatory of the
Declaration of Independence.
Declaration of Independence.
...ED NOTE: Columbine is the State Flower of Colorado.
Pullman, known widely of its passenger rail coaches, sleepers, and dining cars, also provided services for those cars such as porters, chefs, waiters, and housekeeping under contract with the various railroad companies including both ATSF and Union Pacific. Denver was a major dispatch center for these en-route crews.
Pullman, known widely of its passenger rail coaches, sleepers, and dining cars, also provided services for those cars such as porters, chefs, waiters, and housekeeping under contract with the various railroad companies including both ATSF and Union Pacific. Denver was a major dispatch center for these en-route crews.
SIDEBAR: The Daniels and Fisher Tower:
Based on an Italian design and completed just three years earlier, the Daniels and Fisher Tower was, at 374 feet, the tallest man-made structure west of the Mississippi. This 1913 composite photo from the DPL Western History Collection shows the panoramic views our Philadelphia guests experienced. ( -- more -- )
ED NOTE: This photo showing the automotive procession described above did not occur in the newspaper, but occurs in the Western History Archive in the portfolio of the photographer.
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