Western History & Genealogy Blog
Photographs
DPL’s Pioneering Librarian John Cotton Dana: The Man Who Opened-Up America’s Book Stacks
Submitted by Noel on Fri, 05/03/2013 - 3:51pm
![Denver Public Library's John Cotton Dana Open Shelf Room. [1945?]](http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/files/Public_library_open_shelf_room_John_Cotton_Dana_rm.jpg)
Today you can go into nearly any public library and freely browse the book stacks.
Details, Details, Fascinating Details
Submitted by R Metz on Thu, 05/02/2013 - 10:56am
A person can spend hours browsing the seemingly endless supply of great photographs in our database.
Weird Macabre Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
Submitted by jrogers on Wed, 05/01/2013 - 12:32pm
Today we bring you something a bit different. The Digital Collections has many weird photographs, but we have many macabre ones as well.
Mother's Day Photo BOGO Special
Submitted by jrogers on Tue, 04/30/2013 - 5:49pm
From May 1st until May 10th, when you order one 7x5, 8x10, or 11x14 print, you get one of the same size free!
Coyote: From Western Resident to All-American Species
Submitted by Noel on Sat, 04/27/2013 - 10:39am
This may be unpopular opinion among farmers and ranchers where I’m from (including some in my own family), but I like coyotes.
Weird Photo Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
Submitted by jrogers on Wed, 04/24/2013 - 5:24pm
Talk about a weird photograph in our Digital Collections!
Weird Photo Wednesday, April 17th, 2013
Submitted by jrogers on Wed, 04/17/2013 - 1:21pm
As you can see, there are some some strange and weird photographs in the Digital Collections. Here we have an x-rayed hand!
Architectural Drama in the Queen City of the Plains
Submitted by R Metz on Mon, 04/15/2013 - 5:47pm
Our vast photo database is filled with treasures of every flavor.
Digital Archiving in the 21st Century! (or at least in the early part of it...)
Submitted by bdmiller on Mon, 04/01/2013 - 11:15am
When our program began not-so-long-ago in 1996-- I doubt very much that those involved could have conceived of the changes-- and new sets of challenges-- that technology would deliver in ten years'
Weird Photo Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
Submitted by jrogers on Wed, 03/27/2013 - 2:55pm
You wonder, why even exercise? The bulky clothes that these women are wearing make you want to lie down under a cool shaded tree, sipping lemonade and reading a book, not swinging around a gym.
