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Acclaimed Western Photographers ~ Lloyd Rule

This gallery is a selection of photographs by Lloyd Rule, a 20th century Colorado commercial photographer who received a bronze star in the Korean War, and who later became the head photographer for the Denver Art Museum. Find out more here: Acclaimed Western Photographers ~ Lloyd Rule.

Acclaimed Western Photographers

People crowd the 16th (Sixteenth) Street entrance of the Tabor Theater in Denver, Colorado. The marquee reads: "Joel McCrea and Wanda Hendrix on the Stage, World Premiere of Saddle Tramp."

A man and woman eat sandwiches in (probably) Denver, Colorado; a baby hangs in a canvas baby carrier (cradleboard) from a hook on the wall.

A teenage newspaper delivery boy, with a "Denver Post" newspaper bag, walks down stairs in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado; a Newfoundland dog is with him.

View of James Motor Company at 1278 Lincoln Street (at 13th / Thirteenth) in Denver, Colorado; features include stone gothic arches, stepped pediments with shield motifs and spindles. Signs read: "Dodge," "Plymouth," and "Parts."

An elderly Korean man, his wife and a young boy pose near a stone and cement building in South Korea. The man wears linen knee length pants (paji) and a loose shirt with 3/4 length sleeves. He is balding and has a beard and long mustache. He smokes a long, bamboo and metal traditional Korean pipe. The woman sits beside the man and wears a white linen dress (hanbock). The child wears a sweater.

A teenaged boy and girl purchase popcorn at a stand festooned with balloons in (probably) Denver, Colorado. A sign reads: "Popcorn by Dunkin' 10 cents a Bag," a scale and shelves of liquor bottles are in a nearby concession; a neon sign reads: "Louie Gr...."

View of a rural dirt road in South Korea. Groups of people sit and stand near a large pine tree. A vendor's stand is under the tree. Mountains are in the distance.

View of the Triborough Bridge and the Hell Gate Railroad Bridge in the borough of Queens, New York City, New York. A woman in uniform and garrison cap sits on a bench in Astoria Park.

Interior view of probably the executive offices of the Acme Upholstery Supply Co., 1333 Wazee Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Shows the door to an office flanked with wooden doors decorated with panels with stamped brass insets. A man sits at a desk, a large decorative world map is on the wall behind him.

View of a pickup truck parked in a dirt backyard probably in the Sun Valley neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Shows stuccoed brick houses, wooden fences and sheds and garages.

Scott Brady, star of "Canon City," and Palmer Hoyt, editor and publisher of the Denver Post from 1946-1971, with a Denver Post newspaper, look at the headlines in an office in Denver, Colorado. A sheet with "The Denver Post Deadline Schedule" sits on the desk. The headline, about the 1947 prison break on which "Canon City" was based, reads: "2 Slain, 9 Captured, In State Pen Break, Stir Crazy Cons Lead Pen Break."

View of Arvada, Colorado, from Inspiration Point near 50th Avenue and Gray Street. Shows Clear Creek, the Wadsworth Drive-In Theater, the Arvada water tower, a two story stuccoed house, agricultural fields, and a bridge. Front Range mountains are in the distance.

A Red Cross nurse talks to a woman in an iron lung (respirator) at Denver General Hospital (Denver Health Medical Center) in Denver, Colorado. Her uniform has a patch that reads: "American Red Cross," and she holds a toy stuffed rabbit.

Pat Boone, a singer and actor, poses with an unidentified man, probably in Denver, Colorado. A Colorado State trooper is nearby.

View of a business in Denver, Colorado; signs read "Creamery Meadow Gold Ice Cream," "Rainbo Bread," "Coca Cola," and "3457."

A bride and groom pose for a wedding studio portrait in (probably) Denver, Colorado. The bride's wedding dress has a puddle train; she wears a wide brimmed hat and carries a trailing orchid bouquet. The man wears a suit and tie.

A man in a woodchuck costume poses with a taxidermy mounted groundhog in Denver, Colorado for a Cancer Society fundraiser.

View of a 1939 Chevrolet Deluxe coupe automobile in (probably) Denver, Colorado.

Young women models pose in swimming suits at the Lakewood Pool, in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado.

Women pose on exercise equipment in front of a wall mirror at the cub house in the Green Mountain Townhomes complex in Lakewood, Colorado. One woman sits on an exercise bike, another sits on the edge of a roller massager.

Men pose with a sheep by the Mayfair Shopping Center sign (in moderne letters) in Denver, Colorado; another sign reads: "Grand Champion Lamb, Free To Be Given To The Person Who Guesses The Nearest Dressed Weight. Register Your Guess at King Soopers Meat Dept."

Three men look at a model of a proposed building in Denver, Colorado. The model encompasses several blocks of downtown Denver, one of the men has his hand on the top of the proposed building.

An elderly Korean man squats near a large wagon wheel that leans against a stone and cement wall in South Korea. He wears linen knee length pants (paji) and a loose shirt with 3/4 length sleeves. He is balding and has a beard and long mustache. He smokes a long, bamboo and metal traditional Korean pipe.

View of the modernist style Bear Valley Branch of the Denver Public Library (Anderson, Barker, and Rinker Architects) at 5171 West Dartmouth Avenue in the Harvey Park South neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Features curved brick walls and arches, glass atriums, and spherical lamps.

A woman applies lip gloss to a model posed in front of a mirror in probably Denver, Colorado. The model wears veil in her hair and scarf around her neck. Bottles, jars, and boxes of cosmetics sit on a table, labels read: "Tributa's Studios." Shows floral wallpaper and a sconce.

Three men sit on the log frame of a roof and strap bamboo cross bars to the frame as they prepare to thatch the roof in South Korea. The elderly men wear beards. The younger man wears a cap.

Interior view of the Bear Valley Branch of the Denver Public Library in the Harvey Park South neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; decor includes molded plastic chairs, curved window frames, a dracena plant, and card catalog cabinets.

An African American (Black) boy mails a letter addressed to "Santa Claus" in (probably) Denver, Colorado.

An elderly man stand and holds a bundle of bamboo thatch, used for thatch roofs, in South Korea. The man wears linen knee length pants (paji) and a loose shirt with 3/4 length sleeves. He is balding and has a beard and long mustache.

View of tornado damage to the Safeway grocery store in Julesburg (Sedgewick County), Colorado; shows a Ford sedan crushed under beams. People walk among debris; lettering reads: "Collins Furniture Store."

View of "Farmers Feed Mill," at 5870 Wadsworth Boulevard in Denver, Colorado; signs read "Feed Nutrena," and "Rolling Grinding Seed Cleaning Moravian Malting Barley." The building has a pitched monitor roof and a porch.

An elderly woman squats near a corn field with a large, flat basket of chili peppers in South Korea. She wears a linen cloth on her head and a loose fitting linen dress ((hanbock)

Two unidentified men look at a star chart in a book beside a telescope in an unidentified observatory, probably in Colorado. The telescope is mounted on a large hydraulic base and has a eye-piece. Lettering on a piece of equipment mounted on top of the telescope reads: "General Electric."

A elderly Korean woman sits near a thatched stone house and prepares greens in South Korea. She wears a linen dress and her hair is pulled back. A large basket and a pile of unidentified greens are beside her.

Two unidentified men in suits pose near a Chevrolet El Camino in front of Premier Waterproofing Company located at 2311 South Inca Street in the Overland neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The brick building has a two story front glass and steel front. Lettering on the building reads: "Premier Waterproofing Co." Lettering on the truck reads: "Premier Waterproofing Co. 2311 So. Inca St. Denver, Colo. Phone: 936-3491."

A Korean woman stands near a large wooden mortar filled with grain and grinds it with a stone pounding mallet with a wooden handle in South Korea. She wears a linen dress and her hair is pulled back in a bun. A flat winnowing basket and iron cooking pots are in the distance.

An elderly Korean woman kneels beside an outdoor hearth and stirs an iron pot in South Korea. The lid of the pot is beside the pot. The woman wears a loose fitting white linen traditional dress (hanbock). She wears her gray hair pulled back.

United States Army soldiers in fatigues look at photos in (probably) Korea. One holds a rifle, he has his arm around the other, who holds a wallet; both wear helmets and hold cigarettes.

An elderly man sits on the ground and binds bamboo thatch together for a roof in South Korea. The man wears linen knee length pants (paji) and a loose shirt with 3/4 length sleeves. He is balding and has a beard and long mustache. He smokes a long, bamboo and metal traditional Korean pipe.

A young soldier in uniform walks down a street in the central Business District in Denver, Colorado. Shows a barber shop, a barber pole, and a sign for a drugstore. A woman leans against the wall of a hotel. She wears a blouse, skirt and high heels and carries a square plastic acrylic purse.

Green Mountain Townhouses

View of the clubhouse and swimming pool at the Green Mountain Townhouses in Lakewood, Colorado. The modern brick glass and steel building has an irregularly shaped pitch roof, wall to ceiling glass windows, balconies and external staircases. A woman sits in a chaise lounge near the pool. Shows outdoor tables, chairs and aluminum umbrellas.

A man and a woman pose in a bedroom of a show unit at the Green Mountain Townhouses in Lakewood, Colorado. The room has a Queen sized bed with mirrors behind the headboard. Chandeliers that hang from chains hang over bedside tables. The woman wears a dark dress, has her hair pulled back in chignon and sits on the bed. The man wears a suit and tie and stands in front of a glass door covered with curtains.

View of the kitchen area and breakfast bar in a unit at the Green Mountain Townhouses in Lakewood, Colorado. A glass patio door looks out on a brick patio with a table, an umbrella and chairs. A man sits at the breakfast bar on a stool. Women stand near the breakfast bar and a stove. Shows a refrigerator and cupboards. A valance is over the door.

Women in two piece bathing suits pose on or in a jacuzzi type mineral bath in the club house of the Green Mountain Townhouses in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. A reproduction of a classical style statue of a woman is beside the pool. A sign reads: "Hydro-Swirl Mineral Pool 3 to 5 Minutes in This Pool is Sufficient." The walls are tiled. Shows a trash container and an aluminum and plastic chair.

A woman stands in the kitchen of a model town home at the Green Mountain Townhouses in Lakewood, Colorado. She holds a tray of glasses and wears a white shirt, pink slacks, and an apron. Shows a built-in, wood grained, gas stove inset into a pink counter, an exhaust hood, a bronzed brown, built-in oven inset into a wooden enclosure and wood kitchen cabinets. Vases, artificial flowers and nic-nacs decorate the counters.

Women pose for a publicity shots near pop-art cubes in Denver, Colorado. A sign on the wall reads: "Columbia Savings," and signs on the cubes read "The Finanswer." The women wear mini-skirts and neckties.

A Goodwill delivery man holds kittens and a bag in Denver, Colorado; his bag lists items acceptable for donation. Letters on his truck read: "Rehabilitation and Employment of Handicapped Persons."

View of the Tabor Theater entrance at 1014 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs and marquee read: "Pioneer Theater of the West," "Invasion U.S.A.," "Prince of Pirates," "A Bomb Blasts in U.S. Cities," and "Highlander Blue and Gold Drill Team." Feltman & Curme and Leed's Shoe stores are to the sides.

View of a war bonds promotion in a Denver, Colorado theater lobby. A Japanese woman shows a man a brochure; signs read: "U.S. Bonds Here," "Defend America," and "On Sale Here - Tabor Luck by Caroline Bancroft."

View of a woman model's feet in a pair of high heeled, open toed sandals with cork soles, advertising copy for Neusteters department stores in Colorado.

A woman poses with a basket of apples and grapes at the York Food Mart at 2021 East Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado. She wears a hat with feathers and a veil.

Camp Fire Girls smile and pose in a tipi in Denver, Colorado.