Undigitized Photograph Collection
Dates
- 1870-2000
- Majority of material found within 1900-1980
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Copyright
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.
Biographical / Historical
This collection of photographic prints was assembled and arranged by various librarians at the Denver Public Library as a way to increase accessibility of images prior to the use of computer databases. The collection contains items dating from around 1870 to 2000, with the bulk of the materials dating between 1900 and 1980. Photographs have been arranged into series by subject and then arranged alphabetically.
Extent
13,600 envelopes
Language of Materials
English
General
Contact WHG reference desk for access to this collection.
- Black-and-white photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Buildings -- Colorado -- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Business enterprises -- Colorado -- Photographs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cities and towns -- Colorado -- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Colorado -- Photographs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Denver (Colo.) -- Photographs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Leisure -- Colorado -- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographic prints. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Railroads -- Colorado -- Photographs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Streets -- Colorado -- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
