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Title

A. A. Paddock collection: City and County Government

Date

[1872]-1963

Call Number

BHS 226

Contents

14 boxes.

Description

This collection is a photographic record of Boulder's City and County Government contained in 14 boxes. Only Box 1 (early fire department) is fully arranged and cataloged. The remaining boxes contain images of the City Council, elections, municipal court, bootlegging, crime, later fires and fire department, Parks and Recreation Department, Police and crime, utilities, reservoirs, Boulder County Fair (1929-1979), Assessor, Clerk Commissioners, Roads, Social Services, and Treasurer.

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
Municipal government--Colorado--Boulder
Boulder County (Colo.)--Officials and employees

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

Boulder Fire Department: Structure fires.
Boulder Fire Department: Structure fires.
Call Number 226-3-29
Date 1971
Contents 11 photographs (7 digitized).
Description Photographs of structure fires in Boulder County.

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Boulder Fire Department: Forest fires.
Boulder Fire Department: Forest fires.
Call Number 226-3-30
Date 1971.
Contents 5 photographs (3 digitized).
Description Photographs of forest fires in Boulder County.

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Boulder Fire Department: Award presentation to Crockett Bit and Spur Company.
Boulder Fire Department: Award presentation to Crockett Bit and Spur Company.
Call Number 226-3-31
Date 1971
Contents 1 photograph.
Description One photograph of three men and one woman displaying an award plaque. "944 Pearl Street, Boulder, award presentation to Bit and Spur Co." is written on the back of the photograph. The photograph is dated September 30, 1971.

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Boulder Fire Department: Fire Prevention Week.
Boulder Fire Department: Fire Prevention Week.
Call Number 226-3-32
Date 1971
Contents 1 photograph.
Description One photograph of a fire prevention poster that reads: "At home, in the countryside, take care." "University Hill Elementary School fire prevention poster winner" is written on the back of the photograph. The photograph is dated November 2, 1971.

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Boulder Fire Department: Practice fire.
Boulder Fire Department: Practice fire.
Call Number 226-3-33
Date 1972
Contents 5 photographs (1 digitized).
Description Photographs of fire fighters extinguishing a structure fire.

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Boulder Fire Department: Structure fires.
Boulder Fire Department: Structure fires.
Call Number 226-3-34
Date 1972
Contents 7 photographs.
Description Photographs of structure fires in Boulder.

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Boulder Fire Department: 1083 13th Street fire.
Boulder Fire Department: 1083 13th Street fire.
Call Number 226-3-35
Date 1972
Contents 3 photographs (1 digitized).
Description Photographs of a house fire. "1083 13th Street, Boulder, rooming house" is written on the back of the photographs. The photographs are dated August 11, 1972.

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Boulder Fire Department: 2900 block of East Aurora Avenue fire.
Boulder Fire Department: 2900 block of East Aurora Avenue fire.
Call Number 226-3-36
Date 1972
Contents 8 photographs (7 views, 4 digitized).
Description Photographs of fire fighters extinguishing a structure fire. "2900 block of East Aurora Avenue, Boulder, apartment building" is written on the back of the photographs. The photographs are dated July 25, 1972.

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Boulder Fire Department: 1521 Pearl Street fire.
Boulder Fire Department: 1521 Pearl Street fire.
Call Number 226-3-37
Date 1972
Contents 13 photographs (8 digitized).
Description Photographs of fire fighters and rescue workers tending to a building fire. "1521 Pearl Street, Boulder, furniture store" is written on the backs of the photographs. The photographs are dated August 21, 1972.

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Boulder Fire Department: Forest fires.
Boulder Fire Department: Forest fires.
Call Number 226-3-38
Date 1972
Contents 3 photographs (2 views).
Description Photographs of forest fires in Boulder County.

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Boulder Fire Department: Fire fighters.
Boulder Fire Department: Fire fighters.
Call Number 226-3-39
Date 1972
Contents 11 photographs (3 digitized).
Description Photographs of Boulder County fire fighters.

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Boulder Fire Department: Fire Prevention Week.
Boulder Fire Department: Fire Prevention Week.
Call Number 226-3-40
Date 1972
Contents 1 photograph.
Description One photograph of a group of children and three adults in a classroom. "Bear Creek Elementary School, Boulder, fire prevention poster winners" is written on the back of the photograph. The photograph is dated November 18, 1972.

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