A. A. Paddock collection

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Title: A. A. Paddock collection: Boulder views
Date: 1865-[1969]
Call Number: BHS 208
Contents: 490 photographs, in six boxes.
Description: This collection is a photographic record of the way Boulder looked, covering a century from the earliest known photo taken in 1865 through the 1960s, as recorded in panoramic views.
Terms of Use: RIGHTS: The historic photographs and documents, with the Source BHS, belong to the Boulder Historical Society/Museum of Boulder and require attribution when used. These items are on permanent loan to the Carnegie Library for Local History. No duplicated materials may be deposited, or placed on file in any other archive, museum, library or similar repository. Questions of copyright are the responsibility of the user.
Format: Photographs.
Author/Donor: Paddock, Laurence T.
1927-
Subjects: Paddock, Alva A, 1887-1961--Photograph collections
Boulder (Colo.)--History
Ownership Note: The photographs in this collection came to A. A. Paddock and his son Laurence Paddock from numerous sources, primarily from pioneer Boulder families who had these photos in their possession and knew of Paddock's efforts to collect and preserve Boulder's historic past. A.A. Paddock was a founding member of the Boulder Historical Society in 1945, and began donating his collection to the Society over a period of years.
Note: This collection is on permanent loan from the Boulder Historical Society.

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: Panoramic view of Boulder from Red Rocks stereographic photograph, 1907

Call Number 208-2-39

Date 1907

Contents 1 photograph.

Description A stereographic view of a man and a boy standing below the Red Rocks, looking down at the city of Boulder in 1907. View is looking north northeast (Tangen photo #204)

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: Boulder from Mapleton hill photographs, 1889

Call Number 208-2-40

Date 1889

Contents 5 photographs (3 views).

Description Views of Boulder from Mapleton Hill.

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: Aurora Avenue, looking west, photographs

Call Number 208-2-41

Date [1930-1950]

Contents 2 photographs.

Description Two views looking West from Aurora Avenue.

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: Boulder from 8th and Marine Streets after snowstorm of September, 22, 1895 photographs, 1895

Call Number 208-2-42

Date 1895

Contents 5 photographs (1 view).

Description View of city taken from doorway of J.B. Sturtevant's home at 8th and Marine Streets, looking north, with heavy snow on trees with leaves. Visible are Highland School, the courthouse, houses on Mapleton Hill and railroad cars in the center of the photo. Houses in the foreground are 743 and 753 Marine Street.

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: Boulder from Marine Street looking west photographs, 189-

Call Number 208-2-43

Date [1890-1899]

Contents 6 photographs (2 views).

Description Views of Boulder taken from Marine Street.

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: Views of entrance to Boulder Canyon photographs, [between 1883 and 1911]

Call Number 208-2-44

Date [1883-1911]

Contents 12 photographs (7 views).

Description Views of the entrance to Boulder Canyon. Sites include Yount Flour Mill, the Boulder-Colorado Sanitarium, Red Rocks, Dakota Ridge, Mt. Sanitas, Douty Placer, the Atlas and Delano Mill.

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: Green Mountain and Flatirons from the base of Flagstaff Mountain

Call Number 208-2-45

Date [1880-1900]

Contents 19 photographs (9 views).

Description Early photos taken from the base of Flagstaff Mountain in the areas of Rose Hill, Vermont, Weavers, Geneva Park, or Spackmans additions. Saddle Rock visible in several photos., To view a scan of an original negative (if available), do a Keyword search on the S-#.

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: Miscellaneous views of early Boulder photographs, [between 1895 and 1902]

Call Number 208-2-46

Date [1895-1902]

Contents 6 photographs (4 views).

Description Early photos taken from the about 17th and Broadway and from the Marshall area, looking west and northwest.

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: Night view of Boulder from the northeast, with snow photographs, [between 1910 and 1930]

Call Number 208-2-47

Date [1910-1930]

Contents 2 photographs (1 view).

Description View looking southwest, across snowy fields, houses, foothills towards the Flatirons.

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: View to east from west side of 4th Street

Call Number 208-2-48

Date 1950

Contents 2 photographs.

Description Views from the west side of 4th Street. Newland's Addition and North Boulder Park are each visible.

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: Views of Green Mountain and the Flatirons

Call Number 208-3-1

Date [1899-1930]

Contents 5 photographs.

Description Landscape views of the Flatirons and Green Mountain.

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: Views of Baird Park and Chautauqua Heights photographs, [between 1890 and 1930]

Call Number 208-3-2

Date [1890-1930]

Contents 10 photographs (6 views).

Description Landscape views of the Flatirons and Chautauqua Heights.

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