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Library Building (University of Colorado, Boulder) lantern slides
Library Building (University of Colorado, Boulder) lantern slides
Call Number
072-1-(21-22)
Date
[1930-1939]
Contents
2 slides (1 digitized).
Description
These two envelopes contain glass lantern slides of the Library Building on the University of Colorado, Boulder campus. Edwin Tangen produced the monochrome slide in envelope # 21; the other slide, which is in color, is unattributed.
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Western vesper sparrow eggs and nest lantern slide undated
Western vesper sparrow eggs and nest lantern slide undated
Call Number
072-3-17
Date
undated
Contents
1 slide.
Description
This envelope contains a monochrome glass lantern slide showing four eggs in a bird's nest.
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St. Vrain Glacier dust rings lantern slide 1921 Apr
St. Vrain Glacier dust rings lantern slide 1921 Apr
Call Number
072-5-58
Date
1921
Contents
1 slide.
Description
This envelope contains a cracked monochrome glass lantern slide by Boulder, Colo., photographer Edwin Tangen, showing a person standing on the cracked surface of St. Vrain Glacier.
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Thompson, Snow and Burrage families collection, Arapaho Glacier hikers
Thompson, Snow and Burrage families collection, Arapaho Glacier hikers
Call Number
100-5-14
Date
1904-1930
Contents
8 photographs.
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Edwin Tangen collection
Edwin Tangen collection
Call Number
141
Date
1906-1936
Contents
1,404 photographs.
Description
This collection contains panoramic views, stereographs and photos of everyday events in and around Boulder County, Colorado by local photographer Edwin Tangen, 1906-1936. Tangen also photographed events and scenes in Denver, Jefferson County, Weld County and Wyoming. Each photograph is dated and identified.
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Alpheus Wright portrait photograph, 1920
Alpheus Wright portrait photograph, 1920
Call Number
141-1-39
Date
1920
Contents
1 photograph.
Description
An 8 x 10" enlargement of a photograph of an earlier portrait sketched of Boulder pioneer Alpheus Wright (Tangen photo #4619)
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14th and Pearl Streets in Boulder, Colorado photograph, 1922
14th and Pearl Streets in Boulder, Colorado photograph, 1922
Call Number
141-1-43
Date
1922
Contents
1 photograph.
Description
An 8 x 10" reduction photo taken in 1921 of his panorama view (#H-37) of downtown Boulder, at 14th and Pearl streets in the center of Boulder. He took the original panorama in about 1915. (Tangen photo #5337)
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9th Street bridge
9th Street bridge
Call Number
141-1-47
Date
1921
Contents
1 photograph.
Description
A view of the bridge over Boulder Creek at 9th Street (Tangen photo #5908)
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American Legion erecting ten mile sign
American Legion erecting ten mile sign
Call Number
141-2-75
Date
1926
Contents
1 photograph.
Description
Four men posing with a huge roadside billboard they have been erecting 10 miles from Boulder, urging tourists to turn in 300 feet for the "shortest route to glaciers/Rocky Mt. gateway." Boulder Post No. 10, American Legion, put up the sign (Tangen photo #10138)
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6th Street bridge photograph, 1926
6th Street bridge photograph, 1926
Call Number
141-2-77
Date
1926
Contents
1 photograph.
Description
A scenic view of the iron-frame 6th St. bridge in Boulder on 15 July 1926. (Tangen photo #10155)
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9th Street bridge photograph, 1926
9th Street bridge photograph, 1926
Call Number
141-2-78
Date
1926
Contents
1 photograph.
Description
A view of the steel-frame 9th St. bridge in Boulder on 15 July 1926. It had collapsed into Boulder Creek on 1 July 1926 under the weight of one of the city's street sprinklers. Alvin Morgan, city employee and son of the Boulder street commissioner, was driving the 12-ton truck across the south span of the bridge at 3:30 p.m. when it collapsed (Tangen photo #10156)
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9th Street bridge
9th Street bridge: close-up photograph, 1926
Call Number
141-2-80
Date
1926
Contents
1 photograph.
Description
A close-up view of the steel-frame 9th St. bridge in Boulder on 24 July 1926. It had collapsed into Boulder Creek on 1 July 1926 under the weight of one of the city's street sprinklers. Alvin Morgan, city employee and son of the Boulder street commissioner, was driving the 12-ton truck across the south span of the bridge at 3:30 p.m. when it collapsed. (Tangen photo #10161)
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12th & Pearl Streets at night photograph, 1926
12th & Pearl Streets at night photograph, 1926
Call Number
141-2-87
Date
1926
Contents
1 photograph.
Description
A view of the exterior of the First National Bank (1200 Pearl) at 12th and Pearl Streets, in 1926. The streetcar tracks are visible on the street in the foreground. The Woolworth store (1206 Pearl) and the Public Service Company office (1942 Broadway) are partially shown (Tangen photo #10371)
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Andrew Stangel and boy in wheat field photograph, 1927
Andrew Stangel and boy in wheat field photograph, 1927
Call Number
141-3-2
Date
1927
Contents
1 photograph.
Description
A view of Andrew Stangel and boy standing in a field amidst sheaves of wheat in 1927, with the Boulder Flatirons visible in the distance (Tangen photo #10404)
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American Legion basketball team photograph, 1927
American Legion basketball team photograph, 1927
Call Number
141-3-14
Date
1927
Contents
1 photograph.
Description
A view of eight men in American Legion basketball uniforms posing in a gymnasium in 1927 (Tangen photo #10464)
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Alps
The Alps: showing new building photograph, 1927
Call Number
141-3-22
Date
1927
Contents
1 photograph.
Description
An exterior view of the Alps Lodge, 1.9 miles up Boulder Canyon from the Boulder city limits, in l927. This view shows the building as seen from its southeastern corner; Boulder Creek is to the left. This end of the building, with a stone wall on the first floor, evidently had been built recently as an addition to the log structure at the other end (Tangen photo #10498)
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Shriners' convention
Shriners' convention: copy of two Sturtevant 1896 prints
Call Number
141-3-78
Date
1896
Contents
2 photographs on one 8'x11" sheet.
Description
Views of Shriners' convention in Boulder.
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Railroad Park
Railroad Park: from freight house photograph, 1929
Call Number
141-3-94
Date
1929
Contents
1 photograph.
Description
A view of Boulder's Central Park, on 31 May 1929. Railroad track is in the foreground. Buildings visible in the distance on the other side of the park include the City Storage and Transfer Company at 1730-1740 13th St. 12th St. (Broadway) crosses Boulder Creek to the right; Water St. (Canyon Blvd.) parallels the railroad tracks in the foreground. Macky Auditorium and the tower of Old Main are on the horizon (Tangen photo #11292)
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1883 Boulder County Courthouse
The 1883 Boulder County Courthouse
Call Number
141-4-17
Date
1929
Contents
1 photograph.
Description
A scenic view of the Boulder County Courthouse on Pearl St., at 1 p.m., seen from the corner near the Civil War memorial (Tangen photo #11554).
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Alba Dairy exterior
Alba Dairy exterior
Call Number
141-4-66
Date
1933
Contents
1 photograph.
Description
A view of the Alba Dairy plant, 2718 Pine St., Boulder, in 1933. Three company trucks are parked by the building, and a man is spraying them with a water hose (Tangen photo #12907)
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Green Mountain Cemetery, looking west
Green Mountain Cemetery, looking west
Call Number
141-11-29
Date
1916
Contents
1 photograph.
Description
View of Green Mountain Cemetery showing grave stones (Tangen photo #2898)
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922 Spruce Street in Boulder, Colorado
922 Spruce Street in Boulder, Colorado
Call Number
141-11-37
Date
1917
Contents
1 photograph.
Description
View of the E.B. Copeland house at 922 Spruce. Carrie Copeland is in a wheelchair in front and Evart Copeland is on the porch (Tangen photo #3258)
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948 North Street in Boulder, Colorado
948 North Street in Boulder, Colorado
Call Number
141-11-38
Date
1917
Contents
2 photographs (1 view).
Description
View of the F.B. Hannahs house at 948 North (Tangen photo #3259)
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826 Maxwell Avenue in Boulder, Colorado
826 Maxwell Avenue in Boulder, Colorado
Call Number
141-11-39
Date
1917
Contents
1 photograph.
Description
View of the house at 826 Maxwell Avenue when Weston Beach lived there, according to Ed Tangen's notes (Same photo in 207-7-67.)
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915 Maxwell Avenue in Boulder, Colorado
915 Maxwell Avenue in Boulder, Colorado
Call Number
141-11-40
Date
1917
Contents
1 photograph.
Description
View of the house at 915 Maxwell Avenue. Man with beard seated on porch rail (Tangen photo #3261)
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