Richard L. Worthen photo collection
Scope and Contents
Collection contains b/w and color photographs and slides of Metro-Denver, the state of Colorado and the West. Images document buildings and locations, urban areas, construction and demolition projects, national parks, mining towns, historic sites, nature, wildflowers.
Dates
- ca1955-2003
Creator
- Worthen, Richard L.,1917-2012. (Person)
Language of Materials
Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Conditions Governing Access
Contact Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, Denver, Colo.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the author of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Professional photographer born in Watertown, N.Y. on August 21, 1917. After developing an interest in photography as a teenager, during WWII Worthen worked as a photographer with the Army Air Corps stationed at Lowry Air Base, Denver, Colo. After the war he worked as commercial photographer specializing in medical and photomicrography, as well as photo finishing and the design and repair of photographic and electronic equipment. Worthen also worked as a fine art photographer specializing in nature and historic buildings and began exhibiting his work in 1972. He died in Denver, Colo. on March 13, 2012.
Extent
7 photo boxes
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift;Carol Worthen;2013.
General
Title from inventory.
General
Images are identified and dated.
General
For a complete list of photographic prints and photographs see inventory sheet.
Processing Information
Physical condition: materials are in good condition.
- 35mm (photographic film size) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Black-and-white photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Buildings -- Colorado -- Denver -- Photographs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Buildings -- Colorado -- Photographs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Color prints (photographs) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Color slides. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Colorado -- Photographs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Denver (Colo.) -- Photographs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Landscapes -- West (U.S.) -- Photographs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.) -- Photographs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photograph collections -- Colorado. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographic prints. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Wild flowers -- West (U.S.) -- Photographs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Worthen, Richard L., 1917-2012 -- Archives.
- Wrecking -- Colorado -- Denver -- Photographs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Richard L. Worthen photo collection
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared from MARC data.
- Description rules
- Rda
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
