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Manuscript Monday: Edwin Palmer Hoyt

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/31/2011 - 2:42pm

Welcome back to Manuscript Monday. Forgive the absence last week as we were busy processing, planning, and plotting. This week’s feature is the Edwin Palmer Hoyt collection, a diverse collection from former editor of the Denver Post.

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Manuscript Monday: Denver's first house?

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/16/2011 - 5:27pm

There are conflicting accounts of who built the first “house” in Denver. This week’s collection highlights Anselm Holcomb Barker, thought to have built the first permanent house in the city. What do you think?

Anselm Holcomb Barker, born 1822, was an Ohio native. Early in his life he was a blacksmith, and later became a businessman.

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Snow Baths and Elephant Hunts...

Submitted by smcdonald on Tue, 08/03/2010 - 3:53pm

From Denver Municipal Facts: Voume 10 Numbers 5 and 6, 1927 May-June

From Denver Municipal Facts: Voume 13 Numbers 7 and 8, 1930 July-August

Did you ever try to take a snow bath on a hot summer day?

It’s 9:00 in the morning and as I sit in the air-conditioned photo lab of the Western History Department, I’m thinking that it’s about time to put my sweater on. Yes, you he

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House History Anyone?

Submitted by rdudley on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 1:56pm

Bruce Hanson axplains nuances of house hunting

WHG staff got the inside information on locating a home or business at the Denver Public Library from Bruce Hanson at a recent staff meeting.

Bruce Hanson passed along some of the house history expertise he has acquired in the past 18 years to other members of the staff of the Western History/Genealogy Department of the Denver Public Lib

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WHG receives a DAM

Submitted by jrogers on Mon, 04/19/2010 - 2:43pm

Western History receives a DAM

A new digital asset management system for Western History!

The Western History and Genealogy Department is proud to announce that OCLC's CONTENTdm (Cdm), a digital asset management system, or DAM will be coming to the Department.

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Let Us Entertain You

Submitted by smcdonald on Thu, 09/10/2009 - 8:51am

Exterior view of the Palace Theatre on 15th & Blake Streets in Denver circa 1885

"Hotel Metropole" and "Restaurant" written over front entrances.

Interior view of the Broadway Theatre circa 1900

View of 18th (Eighteenth) and California Streets in Denver, Colorado

Interior view of the Denham Theatre crica 1915

Signs read: "The Old Timers Hang Out," and "Eva Lang and the Denham Players."

"Harry Huffman's Tabor Now Musical Comedy," "F & C Shoes,"...

Interior view of the Tabor Theatre circa 1925

Another interesting aspect to the “amusements” in Denver were...

In a recent trip my hometown in the Sierra Nevada’s I realized that I have become way to reliant on technology for entertainment. I have to admit, that I was very lost without a wireles

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Creating Communities project

Submitted by jrogers on Fri, 04/17/2009 - 8:43am

Have you walked around your neighborhood lately?

Have you ever wondered about its history, famous events, or famous people that might have even lived on your block?

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