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Manuscript Monday: Railway Passes

Submitted by Jennifer on Tue, 06/28/2011 - 12:26

In a world where airline and train tickets are issued on the internet, the Railroad Pass Collection in the Western History and Genealogy Department is a special treat.  Read more in this week’s Manuscript Monday.

 

 Did you know that railroad passes used to sometimes be made from silver, gold, and even buckskin?

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Kuhler is Kool

Submitted by jrogers on Wed, 04/27/2011 - 17:07

Come see our Kool Kuhler paintings

Next time you're in the WHG department, check out our wonderful Otto Kuhler paintings on the south wall near the genealogy area. Kuhler was an American industrial designer trained in mechanica

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Exhibit: Colorado Face to Face

Submitted by lauriekm on Mon, 03/21/2011 - 13:01
Caroline Bancroft, Age 25; (1900-1985); Pastel; by Mark Richard Milbanke, 192
General James W. Denver (1817-1892); Oil on Canvas, Artist Unknown.
Leopold H. Guldman (1853 - 1936); Oil on Canvas; by Paul Theodore Koenig, c.1
Muriel Sibell Wolle (1898-1977); Oil on Canvas; by Gwendolyn Dufill Meux

Colorado Face-to-Face:
Portraits from the Denver Public Library Collection

March 21 - May 22, 2011
Mon - Sat 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The Central Library, Vida Ellison Gallery - Level 7

Denver Public Library presents Colorado Face-to-Face: Portraits from the Denver Public Library Collection, on view in the 7th floor Vida Ellison Gallery at the Denver Central Library.

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Mystery Painting

Submitted by jrogers on Mon, 09/14/2009 - 11:09
Mystery Painting

Help identify a mystery painting

In the foyer leading to the Library Commission Room at the Denver Public Library, the Western History and Genealogy Department installed a restored oil painting and gilded frame.

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