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Hidden Gems

Submitted by abrown on Tue, 06/30/2009 - 2:41pm
Hidden Gems
Hidden Gems
Hidden Gems

LBJ visits Cheyenne.

Vice-Presidential candidate Lyndon Baines Johnson came to Denver in July 1960 at the invitation of Denver Post editor, E.

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Best of the Box: Mildred Biddick

Submitted by kinsey hamilton on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 1:52pm
Golden Gate Bridge etching into a sheet of celluloid with a sharp tool by Mildre

For the second installment of Best of the Box, I found a lovely box full of beautiful pieces of art. Discovered in one tiny acid-free box is our Mildred Biddick collection.

The collection includes two scrapbooks of original Christmas cards designed by Mildred Biddick, a copy of her 1933 Master's Thesis, Colorado & Regionalism, newspaper clippings of her w

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Best of the Box: Postcards!

Submitted by kinsey hamilton on Thu, 06/18/2009 - 11:15am
Postcard from collection WH816
Postcards
Nurse Postcard

Working in the scanning lab here at the Denver Public Library, I get to see and digitize a lot of beautiful materials.

My background is in art and design, so while my co-workers love to learn all about the materials and the history behind them, my favorite part is admiring the design.

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Tough Times?

Submitted by bdmiller on Thu, 04/16/2009 - 4:30pm

Not So Much...

What's news if it isn't bad?  The economy, world strife, general unrest-- pains in the neck to be sure.  But let's  take a historical look through some perspective-changing lenses.

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