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Denver (Colo.) -- Pictorial works.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 45 Collections and/or Records:

Amoco Building Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: C Photo Collection 71
Scope and Contents

Images of the construction of the Amoco Building located at 1670 Broadway, Denver, Colorado. The building was designed by Curtis Fentress of Kohn Pedersen Fox Architects.

Dates: circa 1980

Anna Mary (Miller) Heishman Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: C Photo Collection 205
Scope and Contents

One photobox containing approximatley 40 b/w photographic prints from 1915. The prints appear to have been pulled from an album and bear scraps of black paper on versos. Some silvering of prints. One image has a torn upper right corner; others have visible folds. Most images are identified.

Dates: 1915

Boyd-Fender-Wisdom photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: C Photo Collection 335
Scope and Contents

Images of three related Colorado families. The Boyd family of Denver, the Wisdom family of Littleton and the Fender family of Gunnison, Colorado. Snapshots of family and friends. Class portraits from various schools from 1922 to 1928. Images of Ken Caryl Ranch in Jefferson County, Colorado.

Dates: between 1913 and 1968?

Central Bank & Trust Company photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: C Photo Collection 332
Scope and Contents

Portraits and images of Central Bank & Trust Company president Elwood M. Brooks, his son Max G. Brooks and bank employees in Denver, Colorado. Includes publicity shots which include Elwood Brooks milking a cow as he is interviewed for radio station KGMC, Max Brooks speaking with Father Clarke at Regis College, and members of the board of the bank.

Dates: between 1956 and 1981?

Charles S. Grover photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: C Photo Collection 295
Scope and Contents

Charles S. Grover was a commercial photographer from Colorado. The collection includes nude studies and views of primarily Colorado, Aspen, Denver and the Front Range. Images of the ski industry, Frontier Airlines and other corporate and commercial enterprises. Many scenic views. Some images of New Mexico and Wyoming.

Dates: between 1937 and 1999?

Chris Wilson photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: C Photo Collection 218
Scope and Contents

Views of buildings and / or building construction in Denver, and miscellaneous views of Grand Junction (Mesa County) and Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Images of construction of the Ellie Caulkin's Opera House, the Denver Art Museum Hamilton Building, and the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Denver. Views of the Voorhies Memorial, Daniels and Fisher Tower, St. John's Episcopal Cathedral, the Jeffry and Mary Keating House and the Dunning Benedict House in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1972 and 2005

Colorado Front Range Photo Album

 Collection — Photoenvelope 1
Identifier: C Photo Collection 509

Colorado Scenery Slide Collection

 Collection
Identifier: C Photo Collection 530
Content Description

This collection contains 25 glass photograph slides of Colorado scenery. The b/w slides are in mounts produced by Victor Animatograph Corporation. Many of the images are copies of commercially produced postcard prints from circa 1900-1920. The photographer is unknown.

Dates: circa 1900-circa 1920

Colorado Snapshots

 Collection
Identifier: C Photo Collection 189
Scope and Contents

Snapshots of Colorado. Primarily views in El Paso County, Denver, Royal Gorge and unidentified images probably in Colorado. One informal portrait of an unidentified man.

Dates: 1898 and 1900

COVID19 Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WH2453
Scope and Contents Collection contains 260 images documenting the effect of the stay-at-home order (March 26 to April 27, 2020) signed by Colo. Governor Jared Polis. The stay-at-home order was generated in response to the possibllity of a pandemic caused by the spread of the COVID19 virus. Collection also contains face masks, Mother's Day cards and a 4th grade student project. Neighborhoods Represented: Berkeley -- Chaffee Park -- City Park -- City Park West...
Dates: April 7-May 12, 2020, 2021

Denver aerial photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: C Photo Collection 327
Scope and Contents

Aerial photographs of Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1950 and 1970?

Denver Children's Hospital designers showhouse: Shangri-la

 Collection
Identifier: C Photo Collection 232
Scope and Contents

Views of the designer showhouse "Shangri-la," decorated to benefit the Children's Hospital, in the Hilltop neighborhood, Denver, Colorado.

Dates: 1971

Denver Christian Serviceman's Center photo collection

 Collection
Identifier: C Photo Collection 439
Scope and Contents

Collection contains 22 b/w photographs documenting the location of and activities promoted by the center; newsletter (March 1960-April 1961).

Dates: 1960-1961

Denver Grand Prix photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: C Photo Collection 352
Scope and Contents

Views of the 1990 Denver Grand Prix held in Denver, Colorado. Action shots of the race and images of related events, Champ Car drivers and local and national celebrities.

Dates: 1990 August 26

Denver Herald Dispatch photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: C Photo Collection 404
Scope and Contents

1970-1979: subjects of coverage included area life, politics, education, sports, cultures, business, and community activities. Images in this collection include Denver-area construction, officials and military personnel, professional and high-school sports events, national figures in Denver, fire and police department people and events, Denver Public Schools activities, and other locations and events.

Dates: between 1970 and 1979

Denver Post Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: C Photo Collection 422
Scope and Contents

Collection contains a large selection of photographs from the Denver Post photo library (ca.1890s-ca.1980s). Subject and biography related files are arranged alphabetically by surname, building name, event, etc. See inventory for a complete list of file folder titles and collection arrangement.

Dates: 1890s-1980s

Eula Fay Duncan Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: C Photo Collection 265
Scope and Contents

Group portraits and views of African American men, women, social and business groups, church choir, dances, open houses, parades, hair style shows, an Easter Parade and the Five Points neighborhood in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: circa 1940's-1960's

Farrow family photograph album

 Collection
Identifier: C Photo Collection 441
Scope and Contents

1907-1913: The bulk of the photographs document some members of the Farrow and Farr family, friends, activities, parades, homes, parks, excursions, vacations: Knights Templar Conclave (1913), Cheyenne Frontier Days (1912), Cherry Creek flood (1912), summit, Mt. McClellan (1910), Garment's Workers Labor Day parade (1919), Elks conclave (n.d.), Pine Crest, Eldorado Springs, Colo., Colorado Springs, Colo., Tolland, Colo., Denver, Colo. Some images have been dated and identified.

Dates: 1907-1913

FRANK BINGENHEIMER PAPERS

 Collection
Identifier: WH952
Scope and Contents This collection contains Frank Bingenheimer’s papers and photographs, both professional and personal, including a few personal items belonging to his sister Margaret. Some of the papers pertain to his work at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado; the majority reference his travels throughout North America and research on various local and world topics. The bulk of the collection is comprised of photographs and color slides taken by Bingenheimer. ...
Dates: 1873-1984; Majority of material found within 1945-1984

George and Mae Cramer photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: C Photo Collection 216
Scope and Contents

View of Lakeside (Jefferson County) and Denver, Colorado. Miscellaneous views of identified and unidentified buildings, hotels, municipal buildings, businesses, houses, street scenes and people. Snapshots of George W. Cramer, his wife Mae Cramer and Norm Foley.

Dates: between 1890 and 1910

Gerhardt / Lowary families photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: C Photo Collection 251
Scope and Contents

Views of the West Elyrya House (boarding house) and Colorado Packing and Provision Company in Denver, Colorado. Portraits include Gracey Kissing [Lowary], Lawrence and Grace Lowary, Otto Bilz, Oscar Gerhardt (Gearhart) and George Gerhardt (Georgetown, Colo.).

Dates: between 1865 and 1910?

Haanstad, Albert, photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: C Photo Collection 366
Scope and Contents

1910-1940: nature photographs, mountainscapes, buildings in Denver, the cabin of Enos Mill, flower photographs, and miscellaneous subjects.

Dates: between 1910 and 1940

Heartz / Peterson photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: C Photo Collection 337
Scope and Contents

Group portraits of students from Swansea School in what is now the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood and the Argo School in the Globeville neighborhood , Denver, Colorado. The students from Swansea School pose in front of their school building with their teachers. The Argo school students pose for a studio portrait with their teachers.

Dates: between 1894 and 1900?

Helen Proctor photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: C Photo Collection 316
Scope and Contents

Views of Denver, images of the Barnum neighborhood, Barnum Park and the Barnum School alumni picnic. Snapshots of West High School, Civic Center Park, Alameda Parkway, Lowry Air Force Base, the Colorado State Capitol building, and YWCA. Miscellaneous images of Colorado scenery.

Dates: between 1930 and 1990?

Historic Denver, Inc. Records

 Collection
Identifier: WH662
Scope and Contents Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings on historical houses, photographs, letters from early settlers, milestones in Denver's growth, important dates, Denver landmarks; copy of This is Colorado, special magazine section of The Denver Post; architectural drawings of hyperbolic paraboloid, Zeckendorf Plaza (Denver, Colo.) designed by I.M. Pei. Organization generated publications, forms and surveys, reports on various historic properties, grants, plans, applications, correspondence, financial...
Dates: 1938-2012; Majority of material found in 1953-2012

Jim Raughton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WH2126
Scope and Contents

Collection includes materials on urban planning (some related to historic preservation and specifically the Whittier neighborhood, Denver, Colo.); drawings; b/w and color slides with views of Denver, Mesa Verde National Park, Colo., Dinosaur National Monument (Colo. and Utah), Ariz., Seattle, and other miscellaneous subjects. Some slides are commercially produced.

Dates: 1950-2004

John Wilcox photograph collection: John Wilcox

 Collection
Identifier: C Photo Collection 356
Scope and Contents

Views of the Central Denver business district and South Colorado Boulevard, Denver and Glendale, Colorado.

Dates: 1972

La Voz newspaper photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: C Photo Collection 406
Scope and Contents

1992-1996: subjects of coverage include children, dancers, sports, singers, groups, individuals, and other locations and events.

Dates: between 1992 and 1996

Lena Harper Trott photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: C Photo Collection 359
Scope and Contents

Views of private gardens in Colorado, these include the Swann residence, the Gates residence at Bear Creek, the Van Vleet Ranch, the Tammen residence in Genesee and unidentified Christmas light displays and home gardens in Denver. Views in Colorado include the Yampa Valley, Cameron Pass, Chicago Creek, Loveland Pass, the Poudre River and Maroon Bells, Independence Pass and Boulder. Views of Coolidge Dam, Hoover Dam, and Galveston and Raybolds Valley, Texas.

Dates: between 1949 and 1951?

Louis Luedtke Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: C Photo Collection 263
Scope and Contents

Views of Berkeley Lake in Berkeley Park located near 46th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard in the Berkeley neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Shows a lifeguard tower, diving platform, and trees and walkways. The Front Range mountains are in the distance.

Dates: 1942