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Colorado State Capitol
Architect Elijah E. Myers' sketch ca. 1883.
He named the design "Corinthian."
This sketch by the capitol's architect shows a statue on top of the dome. That was
what the Colorado people wanted, but it never happened.
The rest of the design seems to match the finished capitol.
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State Capitol from Civic Center
Vintage, pre-linen postcard published circa 1920.
The detail in the foreground and the capitol looming in the background create this artistic view. The sky fading to pink is typical of antique and vintage postcards.
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Colorado State Capitol, Denver
Antique postcard from the private collection of Valerie Mockaitis.
Published by H. H. T. Co, © 1913.
Antique view cards in color are normally hand-painted views
based on black-and-white daytime photographs. For night
views, the dark areas are tinted heavily, and the night lights
and, in this case the moon, are added.
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Colorado State Capitol, Denver, Colo.
Antique postcard from the private collection of Valerie Mockaitis.
Postmarked 1912.
In this oblique view of the capitol, the vantage point outside the fence shows off the park-like grounds.
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State Capitol, Denver, Colorado
Antique Undivided Back postcard published circa 1905 by Detroit Publishing Co.
Taken from nearly the same spot as the view above, the younger trees show this is from an earlier photo.
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The Colorado State Capitol.
Denver, Col.
Antique postcard published circa 1905 by
Raphael Tuck & Sons. Printed in England.
This slightly aerial view provides a look at the buildings in the area behind the capitol.
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"Columbine" Colorado State Flower
State Capitol, Denver, Colorado
Antique postcard published circa 1910.
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Symbol of greatness, mountains rise,
'Neath Colorado's sunny skies.
Both pure and royal is her sign,
The white and purple columbine.
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Colorado State Flower and Capitol
Antique postcard published circa 1900.
Very early view postcards like this one often had a large portion of the card devoted to artistic decoration.
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Denver, Colorado State Capitol
Antique, UB postcard published circa 1900.
The view of Denver across the top of this postcard is from the capitol dome. A large area was intentionally left blank to provide space for a message. The back was to be used only for the addressee information.
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Colorado State Capitol, Denver.
Antique, UB postcard. Copyright, 1900, by Detroit Photographic Co.
This view and the architect's sketch are the only ones showing the capitol from this other oblique angle. This is a very early postcard with an Undivided Back.
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State Capitol and Grounds. Denver, Colo.
Antique postcard published circa 1915.
The Colorado capitol building sits on a hill in ten acres of grounds. The steps to the main, west entrance are marked at one mile above sea level.
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