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Colorado
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Colorado State Archives 
 The website for this Colorado state government division contains a number of resources for researching the history of this state, including digital and photograph collections, descriptions of state symbols and emblems, a virtual tour of the state capitol, and a state history chronology. Also includes links to related websites. From the Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration. http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/ Topics: U.S. History By Place Last updated Jul 25, 2007 Colorado State Archives Photograph Collections
A sampling of photos from a variety of collections, some dating back to the 1870s. The exhibits include the "Postcard Collection," which captures "public buildings, main street scenes, town panoramas, amusements, and transportation"; "Department of Corrections Mug Shot Collection"; WPA projects; photos and a virtual tour of a couple orphanages; and other images depicting early 20th century life in Colorado. http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/photo/home.htm Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 18, 2004 Colorado's Historic Newspaper Collection
This project includes digital versions of more than 100 newspapers from Colorado, dating from the 1850s to the 1920s. The database includes thousands of articles, graphics, letters to the editor, and advertisements. Searchable, or browsable by newspaper and date or by featured topic. Includes a FAQ. A collaborative project of the Colorado Digitization Program, the Colorado State Library, and the Colorado Historical Society. Note: may not work properly in all browsers. http://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/ Topics: Newspapers by Place: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated Oct 16, 2009 History of the American West, 1860-1920
"Over 30,000 photographs, drawn from the holdings of the ... Denver Public Library ... illustrate Colorado towns and landscape, document the place of mining in the history of Colorado and the West, and show the lives of Native Americans." The site features special presentations on Native American women, Denver, and World War II troops, as well as thousands of photos browsable by photographer, place, or topic. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/codhtml/hawphome.html Topics: Geology, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Technology, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated May 18, 2004 The Photography Collection
A searchable collection of photographs of the American West, primarily Colorado, that provides access to images of a portion of the over one million item collection. Over 100,000 "images of North American Indians, pioneers, railroads, mining, Denver and Colorado towns. ... Notable collections depict the daily lives of the Tenth Mountain Division ski troops and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show." From the collections of the Denver Public Library and the Colorado Historical Society. http://photoswest.org/ Topics: Geology, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Technology, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Feb 13, 2005 |
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