Central Files collection

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Title: Central Files collection
Date: 1915-1970
Call Number: 511
Description: This collection contains photographs dealing with various aspects of Boulder city government. Included are aerial photographs of parts of town, and functions of various departments, such as water, parks and recreation, fire, police, and streets, and bond issue election information. Also the flood and wind storm of 1968.
Terms of Use: RIGHTS: Materials in this collection may be used freely for any purpose, with attribution to the Carnegie Library for Local History, Boulder. 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.
Acquisition Note: Donor: Boulder (Colo.) Finance Department Gift 1989
Ownership Note: These photographs have been collected and compiled in the Central Files of the Finance Department of the city of Boulder, covering the years 1915-1970.

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: Parks and Recreation Department: sports activities [1950-1979].

Call Number 511-3-3

Date [1950-1979]

Contents 27 photographs, 25 views (1 digitized).

Description This folder contains photographs of Parks and Recreation Department sports activities, including martial arts, tug of war, archery, foot races, hula hoops, fishing, boys' football, volleyball, tennis, ice skating, trail maintenance, tumbling, and ping pong.

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: Parks and Recreation Department: recreational activities photographs [1945-1979]

Call Number 511-3-4

Date [1945-1979]

Contents 19 photographs, 17 views (1 digitized).

Description Photographs of Parks and Recreation Department activities, including arts and crafts, horseback riding, camping, and picnicing.

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: Parks and Recreation Department: adult activities

Call Number 511-3-5

Date 1945-1979

Contents 10 photographs, 8 views (1 digitized).

Description Photographs of Parks and Recreation Department activities for adults, including martial arts, square dancing, ballroom dancing, volleyball, and pottery.

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: Parks and Recreation Department: Baseball fields [1945-1979]

Call Number 511-3-6

Date [1945-1979]

Contents 9 photographs, 7 views (3 digitized).

Description Photographs of baseball fields in Boulder, including Valverdan Baseball Park and the Pow Wow Baseball field.

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: Parks and Recreation Department: Carnegie Library Building

Call Number 511-3-7

Date 1960-1979

Contents 8 photographs (4 digitized).

Description Photographs of activities in the Recreation Center when it was located in the Carnegie Library (Boulder Public Library) building at 1125 Pine St. Activities include chess class, gymnastics class, ballet class, and senior dancing.

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: Parks and Recreation Department: Central Park [1921-1969]

Call Number 511-3-8

Date [1921-1969]

Contents 9 photographs (6 digitized).

Description Photographs of Central Park, including Engine #30, a lighted Christmas display, and the band shell.

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: Parks and Recreation Dept: Chautauqua Park photographs, [1898-1979]

Call Number 511-3-9

Date [1898-1979]

Contents 26 photographs, 18 views (10 digitized).

Description Photographs of Chautauqua Park, including the buildings and cabins, playground, reservoir, aerial views, and scenic views of the mesa and Flatirons.

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: Parks and Recreation Dept: Hygienic Pool Photographs [1950-1963]

Call Number 511-3-10

Date [1950-1963]

Contents 3 photographs (2 digitized).

Description Photographs of the Hygienic Municipal Swimming Pool, exterior and interior.

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: Boulder Day Nursery ground-breaking ceremony

Call Number 511-3-11

Date 1929

Contents 5 photographs (3 digitized).

Description Five snapshots of the ground-breaking ceremony for the Boulder Day Nursery, 1518 Spruce Street, in 1929.

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: Parks and Recreation Department: Scott Carpenter Park 1960-1979

Call Number 511-3-12

Date 1960-1979

Contents 85 photographs (6 digitized).

Description Photographs of Scott Carpenter Park and pool, built in 1963. Included are the dedication ceremonies, at which Scott Carpenter was present. Also a ceremony honoring Scott Carpenter at Recht Field at Boulder High School. 72 photographs are on contact sheets.

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: Parks and Recreation Department: Boulder Reservoir

Call Number 511-3-13

Date 1955-1969

Contents 27 photographs (9 digitized).

Description Photographs of people sunning, swimming, boating, water-skiing, and stocking fish at Boulder Reservoir. There is 1 aerial view.

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: Parks and Recreation Dept: Martin Park Photographs [1950-1960]

Call Number 511-3-14

Date [1950-1960]

Contents 18 photographs (5 digitized).

Description Eighteen photographs of Martin Park--many focused on the sprinkler system. It is located at 36th Street and Eastman Avenue.

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