Denver Post Historical Collection

Title

Denver Post Historical Collection

Subject

Denver post
Newspapers

Description

Photographs in this collection include photos featuring several Illinoisians in the news including victorious United States Senate candidate James Hamilton Lewis, Harold McCormick, Ganna Walska McCormick, and Lillian Mitchell.

Collection Items

"Lewis Reads Messages of Congratulations"
Photo caption: "James Hamilton Lewis reading messages of congratulation at his campaign headquarters in Chicago after early returns showed him leading Ruth Hanna McCormick; Republican, three to one for United States Senator from Illinois."

"Straight Up or Over?"
Photo caption: "Mattoon, Ill., Matoon business men fry an egg on the sidewalk as the temperature hits 112 degrees in the shade for the third successive day, L to R, Lawrence Gordon, H. Ray Monson, Helen Walters, Melvin Faller and George Taylor."

"The Honeymooning McCormicks"
Photo caption: "Here are Harold F. McCormick, Chicago millionaire, and his wife, Mme. Ganna Walska McCormick, who were photographed in Switzerland, where they have been honeymooning. They are soon to come to the United States, for Mrs. McCormick has…

Ganna Walska McCormick Arrives in New York
Photo caption: "Mme. Ganna Walska McCormick, who has not been in the U.S. for the past five years, shown on her arrival in New York Oct. 31 aboard the Ile de France. She is here to rejuvenate and repair her Park Avenue home. She denied coming to be a…

"Young Millionaire's New Flying Boat"
Photo caption: "This photograph shows the flying boat "Trix", owned by Harold McCormick, of Chicago, about to start off on a trip at Hammonsport N.Y. The owner can fly or sail along the top of the water at his will."

"Ganna Walska Receives Roses from Ex-Hubby"
Photo caption: "Chicago, Ill...The alluring Ganna Walska, beautiful opera star, thrilled Chicago music lovers at a concert at the Chicago Auditorium, with her splendid voice. In return, Miss Walska herself, was thrilled when she received a bouquet of…

Lillian Mitchell
Mrs. Lillian Mitchell sits down while appearing in Chicago where she is being held for questioning in the murder of Lillian Klemz last November. Mrs. Mitchell is the sweetheart of Mr. Charles A. Klemz, Village Trustee of Elmwood Park, and husband of…

"Twin Brothers are Track Stars"
Photo caption: "Blaine (left) and Wayne Rideout, 16-year-old twins of Tuscola, Ill., who are rapidly coming into the spotlight of fame as running stars. High school juniors, they are in bed every night at nine o'clock, neither knows the taste of…

J. Ogden Armour Arrives in New York
Photo caption: "J. Ogden Armour, "beef baron", photographed upon his arrival in New York on Friday (Nov. 17) from Europe, where he spent the summer. Mr. Armour, it is said, is anxious to go over the whole ground of the anti-trust case against himself…

"Beauty and 'Ideal Man' Wed"
Photo caption: "Wilmette, Ill...Ruth Winter, radio singer and holder of four beauty titles, pictured with her new husband, Paul Cummins, Northwestern University law student who was selected as the "Ideal Man" by co-eds. They were photographed…

"Designs for Diving, By Claudia Eckert"
Photo caption: "Washington D.C...The lady of the pictures is a seventeen-year-old Miss of Chicago, and Northwestern University, Miss Claudia Eckert, and she is demonstrating her natitorial accomplishment in the pool of the Showham Hotel here. Claudia…
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