8mm (photographic film size)

Scope and Contents Motion picture films of downtown Denver, Colorado: buildings and events, Valley Highway, Lakeside amusement park, Brooks Tower, Tabor Opera House (1957-1968). Color slides of Denver, Colorado: First National Bank, Windsor hotel, Capitol building, Washington park, City park, Hilton hotel, Federal Reserve building, Valley Highway, Elephant Corral; Central City, Colorado: Teller House, Opera house, Williams stable; Fort Collins, Colorado: Portland Cement Plant; Aspen, Georgetown,...

Content Description The collection contains one color 8mm film reel from 1957. The four-minute film, which does not have audio, documents the Maurice H. Pride family having a picnic at the Anne Evans Observation Point in Central City, Colorado; hiking to several unidentified look-out points; and walking near Brown's Nook, a cabin located at 274 Olde Carter Lake Road in Golden, Colorado. The film reel was digitized in 2016, resulting in a 6290 MB MOV file and a 70MB MP4 file, which are now included in the...