Detail View: Image Archives: Gamewell Police Telegraph Box
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File Name:
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CI-IA3D-1.a.jpg
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catalog number:
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IA.3D-04-03-12.3
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collection:
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Library and Archives
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title:
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Gamewell Police Telegraph Box
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creator:
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Richard M. Wicker
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creator type:
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photographer
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creator:
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Clayton Powers
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creator type:
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creator of digital collection
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description:
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Gamewell Police Telegraph Box, the first police/fire alarm system for the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Every hour someone must call the Police Department from this box or the police or fire department are sent. Denver installed their Fire Alarm Telegraph System in 1876, by 1890 Gamewell systems are installed in 500 cities.
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date:
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4/4/2012
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date type:
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date of photograph
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location:
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USA, Colorado, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
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modified:
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no
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format:
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image/jpg
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file size:
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3.35MB
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source:
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Nikon D300
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rights:
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use with permission Denver Museum of Nature and Science
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