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  • Edbrooke Commercial/Shorthorn/Goodwill Industries Building
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    Interior view of ceiling detail of the Edbrooke Commercial/Shorthorn/Goodwill Industries building.
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    Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.; Industries--Colorado--History--19th century.; Business enterprises--Colorado--History--19th century.
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    undated
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  • Dr. John Elsner House, interior ceiling detail
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    Interior view of ceiling detail in Elsner House.
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    Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
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    undated
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  • Dr. John Elsner House, interior ceiling detail
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    Interior view of ceiling detail and light fixture in Elsner House.
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    Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
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    undated
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  • Pacific Express Stable/Francis J. Fisher Building, ceiling supports
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    Hung ceiling supports of the Pacific Express Stable/Francis J. Fisher Building.
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    Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.; Industries--Colorado--History--19th century.; Business enterprises--Colorado--History--19th century.
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    undated
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  • Mitchell School paneled ceiling
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    Photograph of the original paneled ceiling in Mitchell Elementary School with light reflecting off an unknown object below. The school was originally located on 32nd and Lafayette Street in Denver, Colorado.
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    Mitchell School (Denver, Colo.); Five Points (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
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    undated
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  • Park Hill School hand saw carrying lesson
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    Photograph of a first-grade lesson on the correct way to carry a hand saw at Park Hill Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Included in the photo are three unidentified children. One boy stands pointing to another boy who is holding the...
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    Saws.; Park Hill School (Denver, Colo.); South Park Hill (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
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    undated
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  • Decker Branch reading room
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    Photograph of the Decker Branch library reading room located in Denver, Colorado. Pictured is the vaulted ceiling with exposed wooden supports, long wood tables, large brick fireplace and mural.
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    Denver Public Library. Decker Branch.
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    undated
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  • Bryant-Webster School library
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    Photograph of the decorative molding along the walls and ceiling in the library of Bryant-Webster Elementary School in Denver, Colorado.
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    Libraries.; Bryant-Webster Elementary School (Denver, Colo.); Highlands (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
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    undated
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  • Bryant-Webster School library
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    Photograph of the library in the Bryant-Webster Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Seen in the picture are the decorative molding on the ceiling, the art deco doors and windows leading into the library, book displays, tables, librarian desk...
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    Libraries.; Bryant-Webster Elementary School (Denver, Colo.); Highlands (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
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    undated
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  • City Lover's House Tour
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    Brochure outlining a walking tour of historical homes in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Sponsored by: Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods
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    Citizens' associations--Colorado--Denver.; City planning--Colorado--Denver.; Neighborhood government--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.
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    Undated
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  • Capitol Hill Victorian House Tour
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    Pamphlet for the Capitol Hill Victorian House Tour sponsored by the Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods, Inc., outlines different house on the tour.
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    Citizens' associations--Colorado--Denver.; Neighborhood government--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.
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    Undated
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  • Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods, Inc. Historic Houses Narratives
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    Three separate narratives pertaining to different historic houses
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    Citizens' associations--Colorado--Denver.; Land use, Urban--Colorado--Denver.; Zoning--Colorado--Denver.; City planning--Colorado--Denver.; Neighborhood government--Colorado--Denver.; Transportation--Colorado--Denver.; Parks--Colorado--Denver.
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    Undated
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  • Informational Notice to All Families and Individuals Living In Model Cities Target Areas #1 and #2
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    Notice provided to residents displaced by the Auraria campus pertaining to vacation of property and rights afforded them
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    Urban renewal--Colorado--Denver--History--Sources.
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    undated
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  • Paramount Theater chandelier and ceiling frescos
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    Photograph of the ceiling decorations and chandelier of the Paramount Theater located in Denver, Colorado. Temple H. Buell, a well-known Denver architect, designed the 1930 Paramount Theater. As a representative of the Art Deco style, the theater...
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    Paramount Theater (Denver, Colo.) Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver.; Buell, Temple Hoyne, 1895-1990--Homes & haunts.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.;...
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    Undated
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  • Delos Allen Chappell house
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    Interior photograph of the coffered ceiling, light fixtures, decorative molding and mirrored mantel in the Delos Allen Chappell house located in Denver, Colorado. Delos Allen Chappell was closely associated with the early development of the coal...
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    Chappell, Delos Allen--Homes & haunts.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
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    Undated
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  • Dickens Opera House Decorative Ceiling
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    Interior photograph of a decorative, ceiling in the Dickens Opera House, during its renovation. The ceiling has a decorative scroll motif on each of its squares. Building is located in Longmont, Colorado. This 1881 building bears the name of...
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    Dickens Opera House.; Opera houses--Colorado--Longmont.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Longmont.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Longmont.; Architecture--Colorado--Longmont--History.
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    Undated
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  • Boulder Carnegie Library
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    Interior photograph of a room in the Carnegie Library, located in Boulder, Colorado. The room has both wood paneling around the bottom, and ceiling high windows. Designed by architect Thomas McLaren, the library opened in 1907 and is a fine...
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    Public libraries--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
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    Undated
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  • Baby and Navajo woman nearer in center of summer hogan
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    View of a Native American (Navajo) woman and child, they sit inside a brush covered summer hogan. The woman holds a large piece of cloth while the child looks on. Sheepskins, a blanket, and fur pelts are on the floor and hang from a wooden pole...
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    Indians of North America--Children--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Lodges--1900-1910.
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    summer, [1908?]
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  • Woman weaving near Butler's Trading Post
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    Interior view of a Native American (Navajo) woman and girl who sit on fringed blankets at a loom, and weave near Butler's Trading Post, possibly near Shiprock, New Mexico. The woman and girl are shaded by a dark cloth tied to wooden building...
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    Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Looms--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Weaving--New Mexico--1900-1910.
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    September, 1908
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  • Troutdale-in-the-Pines - ballroom & crowd
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    Guests sit at tables surrounding the ballroom dance floor, Troutdale-in-the-Pines mountain resort, Troutdale, Jefferson County, Colorado. The bandleader, orchestra, and singer are on stage platform; pine boughs decorate lattice work and ceiling.
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    Troutdale-in-the-Pines (Troutdale, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Troutdale (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Ballrooms--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Resorts--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.
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    September 4, 1935
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  • State Indust. School, boys in shoe shop
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    Boys at work in the shoe shop, State Industrial School (name change in 1961 to Lookout Mountain School for Boys) Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. They wear soiled white aprons and clothes as they hammer on soles on center repair table and sew...
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    Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Reformatories--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; State Industrial School (Golden, Colo.)
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    May 18, 1928
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  • Detective at Golden Eagle robbery
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    A detective looks over the Golden Eagle Department store the morning after a failed robbery. Robbers had attempted to blow up the store safes which contained $35,000 in cash. Shows shelves and tables of store merchandise. Signs hang from the...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Detectives--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Robberies--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
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    May 10, 1931
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  • San Juan Bautista Church, abandoned
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    Interior view of abandoned San Juan Bautista Church, La Garita, Saguache County, Colorado, includes a view of the ornamental High Altar with empty niches, ceiling decorated with molding, and wood pews.
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    San Juan Bautista Church (La Garita, Colo.)--1970-1980.; La Garita (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Churches--Colorado--La Garita--1970-1980.
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    March 19, 1974
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  • Edwin Carter funeral, Masonic Hall
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    At a funeral in Breckenridge, Colorado, an open casket on stands is surrounded by floral wreaths and men in sack suits and Masonic aprons. Framed portraits and posters hang from the walls, and the ceiling has a sloped section along one side. An...
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    Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900- 1910.; Interiors.
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    February, 1900
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  • Day nursery, Pueblo
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    Interior view of sleeping area, Pueblo Day Care Center (day nursery), Pueblo, Colorado, shows a large room filled with rows of single iron-frame beds. The room has a wood floor, curtained windows, and ceiling light fixtures.
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    Pueblo (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.; Day care--1930-1940.; Nurseries--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.
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    February 1939
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  • Day nursery, Pueblo
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    Interior view of Pueblo Day Care Center (day nursery), Pueblo, Colorado, shows a dining area with rows of wooden picnic tables and benches, each table decorated with a potted plant. Chairs are stacked on the rear wall, the windows are curtained, an...
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    Pueblo (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Day care--1930-1940.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.; Interiors--1930-1940.; Nurseries--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.
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    February 1939
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  • Lutes Drug Store
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    Interior view of Lutes drugstore in Longmont, Colorado, includes glass display cases and counters with candy, cigars, greeting cards and prescription drugs. Sunlight shines in the large store front windows with transoms. Glass dome lamps are...
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    Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Drugstores--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Interiors.
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    December 1926
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  • DeLaney Round Barn Ceiling
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    There are no plans or drawings describing the construction techniques used on the barn so the exact process is unclear. Restoration has provided a glimpse into how the barn may have been built. The barn rested directly on the ground with no...
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    Circa 2010
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  • Paramount Theater chandelier and ceiling
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    Photograph of the ceiling decorations and chandelier of the Paramount Theater located in Denver, Colorado. Temple H. Buell, a well-known Denver architect, designed the 1930 Paramount Theater. As a representative of the Art Deco style, the theater...
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    Paramount Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Buell, Temple Hoyne, 1895-1990--Homes & haunts.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic...
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    circa 1980
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  • Hoffman Heights Shopping Center, House of Fabrics
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    Black and white print of woman standing in House of Fabrics in Aurora's Hoffman Heights Shopping Center. Woman identified as Bebe Langston, and is standing with her arms behind her back. She is surrounded by bolts of fabric on display. In the...
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    Hoffman Heights Shopping Center (Aurora, Colo.); Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
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    circa 1965
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  • Hoffman Heights Development, Living Room Interior
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    Black and white print of living room interior from unidentified house in Aurora's Hoffman Heights Development. Peaked wooden ceiling with beams and a light fixture. Chest of drawers with plant and other items on top. Part of brick fireplace...
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    Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
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    circa 1955
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  • Emily Griffith Opportunity School ceiling construction
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    Photograph of three unidentified men during a class in ceiling construction at the Emily Griffith Opportunity School located in Denver, Colorado. The three men stand on platforms and are working on the curved oval structure.
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    Emily Griffith Opportunity School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
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    circa 1945
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  • Gilpin Hotel, Black Hawk, Colo.
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    View of the Gilpin Hotel located at 111 Main Street, Black Hawk, Colorado. Built in 1870, the three-story brick structure has a second-story porch, and decorative pediments above each window and doorway. Three large floor to ceiling doors with...
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    Gilpin Hotel (Black Hawk, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Hotels--Colorado--Black Hawk--1990-2000.; Black Hawk (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Gilpin Hotel (Black Hawk, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Black Hawk--Pictorial works.; Black Hawk...
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    ca. 1990
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  • Sections-dining hall, administration building, classroom building Denver Country Day School
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    Three sectional drawings showing cross sections for the modernist style administrative building, classroom building and dining hall at the Denver Country Day School (name later changed to Kent Country Day and currently known as Kent Denver), 4000...
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    Denver Country Day School--Buildings--1960-1970.; Englewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cherry Hills Village (Englewood, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Private schools.
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    between 1962 and 1965
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  • Perspective-view toward northwest Denver Botanic Gardens Tropical Conservatory
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    Perspective of the southeast side of the modernist style Mitchell Hall, Gates Hall, tropical conservatory and library at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, Cheesman Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, ca.1962. The site is dominated by...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Botanical gardens.; Greenhouses.; Denver Botanic Gardens--Buildings--1960-1970.; Conservatories.
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    between 1961 and 1963
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  • Perspective, interior Denver Botanic Gardens Tropical Conservatory
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    Perspective of the interior of the modernist style conservatory at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, Cheesman Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, ca.1962. The walls and ceiling of the conservatory are constructed out of cement formed...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Botanic gardens.; Green houses.; Denver Botanic Gardens--Buildings--1960-1970.; Conservatories.
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    between 1961 and 1963
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  • North Elevation Denver Botanic Gardens Tropical Conservatory
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    Elevation of the north side of the modernist style Mitchell Hall and tropical conservatory at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street., Cheesman Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, ca.1962. The walls and ceiling of the tropical conservatory...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Botanical gardens.; Greenhouses.; Denver Botanic Gardens--Buildings--1960-1970.; Conservatories.
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    between 1961 and 1963
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  • Res Mrs. James J. Brown
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    Interior view of the J. J. and Margaret Tobin (Molly) Brown house at 1340 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Plants and statues are near the carpeted staircase. Decorative tiles cover the ceiling and walls.
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    Brown, James Joseph--Homes & haunts.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
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    between 1910 and 1911
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  • Apts of Miss Mary McLean Bancroft
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    Interior view of the Bancroft house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes ceiling coves, a carved wood chair, and a curio cabinet.
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    Bancroft, Mary McLean--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
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    between 1900 and 1909
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  • Switchboard, Grand Junction
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    The interior view of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company switchboard office in Grand Junction, Colorado, shows a large switchboard with eight female operators and two female supervisors. All wear earphones and lamps hang from the...
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    Grand Junction (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Telephone operators--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.
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    between 1900 and 1909
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  • Second bedroom of Miss Mary McLean Bancroft in 1890's - Dr. F. J. Bancroft residence in 1755 Grant
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    Interior view of the Bancroft house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a wicker chair, ceiling coves, a hanging lamp, and framed art.
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    Bancroft, Mary McLean--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
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    between 1890 and 1900
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  • Confederate reunion
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    View of a conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. A laughing woman is dressed in a plaid cowboy shirt and bandana, and leather chaps. A gentleman with his back to the camera is in a Confederate uniform with embroidered sleeve; just next to his head...
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    Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Reunions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Finn, Eileen.
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    August, 1939
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  • Confederate reunion
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    View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. An elderly gentleman in a Confederate uniform holds the arm of a young woman wearing a gown with waist to floor flounces and possibly a hoop or bustle and a dogcollar necklace and cameo. A man in a...
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    Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Burrough, Margaret.; Davis, Jefferson Hayes.; Frazier, Sarah Ruth.; Harris, John W., fl. 1939.
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    August, 1939
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  • The old St. Louis Hotel
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    The St. Louis Hotel, half mile east and half mile south of Loveland, Colorado was built in 1877 by Mrs. Sullivan, before the survey for the railroad was completed. The contractor or carpenter was Mr. H. C. Smoke, father of Mrs. Fryberger and Mrs....
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    Loveland (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Loveland--1920-1930.; St. Louis Hotel (Loveland, Colo.)
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    August 1928
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  • Apex, Colo. recreation hall interior, piano on stage
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    Interior of the Apex Miners' Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; includes theater stage with square piano and painted backdrop of trees; flanked by arched doorways with steps leading onto stage; wood paneling in...
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    Apex (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Apex--1950-1960.
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    [May 1957]
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  • Oil Exchange and Board of Trade
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    Men sit and stand in the Oil Exchange and Board of Trade office in the Albany Hotel in Denver, Colorado. A board with the status of various oilfields is on one wall. Chandeliers hang from the ceiling.
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    Albany Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Oil Exchange and Board of Trade (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commodity exchanges--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Petroleum...
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    [March 15 1926?]
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  • Capitol Life Ins. Bldg. Denver
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    Interior view of a hallway in the Capitol Life Insurance Company Building in Denver, Colorado. The marble hallway has decorative tiles and light fixtures that hang from the ceiling.
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    Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Passageways--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
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    [either 1924 or 1925]
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  • Pueblo - Union Station - 1980's
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    Floor mounted, chrome stools edge the counter of this diner in Union Depot at Pueblo, Colorado. Neon and printed signs read: "7up," "City Cab Co. Taxi Baggage Transfer," and "Telegraph Western Union." A hand- written menu is under a glass frame,...
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    Pueblo (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Diners (Restaurants)--Colorado--Pueblo--1980-1990.; Interiors.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Pueblo--1980-1990.
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    [between 1980 and 1990?]
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  • Color concepts for Judicial Building mural, Denver, Colorado
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    Five, abstract, color drawings that conceptualize the radiance of justice.
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    Colors--1970-1980.
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    [between 1976 and 1977]
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  • Old Elitch's Gardens, Denver
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    Interior view of the theater at Elitch's Gardens in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A curtain depicts Ann Hathaway's cottage and William Shakespeare's cottage; also shows box seating and ceiling lights.
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    Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
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    [between 1975 and 1980?]

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