Details
Title

A. A. Paddock collection: Boulder County towns photographs

Date

1870-1970

Call Number

BHS 213

Contents

ca. 685 photographs, in 5 boxes.

Description

This collection is a photographic record of Boulder County communities on the plains and in the mountains, covering a century from the 1870s through the 1970s.

Summary

Box 1. Altona-Gold Hill -- Box 2. Jamestown-Marshall -- Box 3. Nederland-Springdale -- Box 4. Sugar Loaf-Ward -- Box 5. Oversize.

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
Mountain life--Colorado--Boulder County

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.

Pages

Gold Hill
Gold Hill: views with people
Call Number 213-1-35a
Date [1880-1919]
Contents 8 photographs.

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Glendale
Glendale
Call Number 213-1-36
Date [1880-1900]
Contents 4 photographs (2 views).
Description Views of Glendale in Left Hand Canyon; one is of the Patterson house.

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Gresham buildings
Gresham buildings
Call Number 213-1-37
Date 1890-1905
Contents 3 photographs (2 views).

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Allenspark town, buildings, and views
Allenspark town, buildings, and views
Call Number 213-1-Allenspark
Contents 16 photographs (14 views).
Description Only one of the views is dated; the 1900-1950 date span is a broad estimate.

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Camp Frances after snowstorm
Camp Frances after snowstorm
Call Number 213-1-Camp
Date 1899
Contents 1 photograph.
Description This envelope contains a single photograph taken in April 1899 of a woman standing in front of a house buried under the snow. Written on negative: "Frances Camp Colo April 1899."

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Cardinal, Colo
Cardinal, Colo
Call Number 213-1-Cardinal
Date undated
Contents 1 photograph.

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Duncan Camp
Duncan Camp
Call Number 213-1-Duncan
Date [1885-1890]
Contents 3 photographs (2 views).

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Eagle Rock rocks
Eagle Rock rocks
Call Number 213-1-Eagle
Date 1915
Contents 2 photographs (1 view).
Description This envelope contains a single closeup photograph of a pile of rocks or rock wall. There is a large rock in the center top on which is carved: "Febr. 1915. Eagle Rock. Tynan's." There are at least two more words beneath that are illegible.

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Jamestown, Colorado, [1885-1900]
Jamestown, Colorado, [1885-1900]
Call Number 213-2-1
Date [1885-1900]
Contents 26 photographs (8 views)
Description Views of Jamestown in Left Hand Canyon, sometimes called Jimtown.

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Early views of Jamestown, Colo., 1883-1899
Early views of Jamestown, Colo., 1883-1899
Call Number 213-2-2
Date 1883-[1899]
Contents 13 photographs (8 views).
Description Views of Jamestown in Left Hand Canyon.

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Jamestown structures, 1870-1899
Jamestown structures, 1870-1899
Call Number 213-2-3
Date 1870-1899
Contents 14 photographs (13 views).
Description Views of buildings in Jamestown, mostly businesses. Jamestown was also called Jimtown. The view of Streamer Drugstore shows several ethnic minorities, including African Americans and Chinese.

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Structures near Jamestown, [1890]-1900
Structures near Jamestown, [1890]-1900
Call Number 213-2-4
Date [1890]-1900
Contents 7 photographs (3 views)

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