A. A. Paddock collection

Details

Title: A. A. Paddock collection: parades, festivals, celebrations, holidays, events, etc
Date: [1880]-1979
Call Number: BHS 222
Description: This collection consists of photographs of special events in Boulder.
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
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

: Colorado Quarto-Centennial Celebration, 1901 August 3

Call Number 222-1-1

Date 1901

Contents 5 photographs.

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: Floral Parade, 7 July 1905

Call Number 222-1-2

Date 1905

Contents 20 photographs, 17 views (13 digitized).

Description Views of the Floral Parade in Boulder. The automobiles, horse-drawn carriages and horseback riders were decorated with flowers, mostly made of crepe paper.

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: Boulder Semi-Centennial Celebration: stereographs, 1909 November 24

Call Number 222-1-3

Date 1909

Contents 27 photographs (12 stereoviews).

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: Boulder Semi-Centennial Celebration: parade forming on Pine Street, 1909 November 24

Call Number 222-1-4

Date 1909

Contents 4 photographs (3 views)

Description Views of the parade and floats forming up in the 1700 block of Pine Street.

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: Boulder Semi-Centennial Celebration: parade on Pearl Street

Call Number 222-1-5

Date 1909

Contents 17 photographs (4 views).

Description Views of the parade and floats in the 1200 block of Pearl Street.

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: Boulder Semi-Centennial Celebration: floats, 1909 November 24

Call Number 222-1-6

Date 1909

Contents 12 photographs (8 views).

Description Views of the floats in the parade, including those from the Federal Gas Company, B.P.O. Elks, Left Hand Grange, the maids of honor, the Nederland Tungsten Band, Wallstreet, the Up-To-Date Mining Company and Earl's Department Store.

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: Boulder Semi-Centennial Celebration: stage coach robbery, 1909 November 24

Call Number 222-1-7

Date 1909

Contents 12 photographs, 5 views (4 digitized).

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: Boulder Semi-Centennial Celebration: Gamble Field activities, 1909 November 24

Call Number 222-1-8

Date 1909

Contents 4 photographs (3 views).

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: Boulder Semi-Centennial Celebration: Southern Ute Indians, 1909 November 24

Call Number 222-1-9

Date 1909

Contents 18 photographs (10 views).

Description Views of the Southern Ute Indians who were brought to Boulder to participate in the semi-centennial festivities.

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: Boulder Semi-Centennial Celebration: Dignitaries on campus, 1909 Novermber 24

Call Number 222-1-10

Date 1909

Contents 1 photograph.

Description View of a group of dignitaries in the steps of the Guggenheim Law Building. Senator Simon Guggenheim is presenting the law building to the University.

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: Funeral floral displays

Call Number 222-1-11

Date [1885-1910]

Contents 7 photographs.

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: Funeral caskets

Call Number 222-1-12

Date [1885-1910]

Contents 4 photographs.

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