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Colorado in the 1930s
Our dedicated group of volunteers from History Colorado and Rocky Mountain PBS spent countless hours compiling the photos and articles in this online exhibit, helping to paint a picture of life in Colorado during the Great Depression. Enjoy!
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Patricia Murphy
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 › 10:28am
Thank you ! I enjoyed the pictures. I was born in 1937, the year a lot of the photos were taken.
J. Elaine Wolter ne: Eaklor
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 › 5:18pm
I was born in Denver in 1933. The pictures are fascinating. In 1936 my family was involved in a car accident on the west Alameda extension,(as it was known then) rolling end over end 8 times down the side of the mountain. . Miraculously we all survived. A story about the accident was printed in the Denver Post and/or the Rocky Mountain News.. I would so appreciate any help in finding information, or advice on HOW to find the information in the Post or News archives.
Thanks for the memorable pictures.
Sharon Lipsey, RMPBS volunteer
Thursday, November 12, 2009 › 4:56pm
Thank you for your comment Ms. Wolter. You can go to the Colorado History Museum's Hart Library to search the microfiche files they have of both newspapers. The library may be closed because they are moving their collection to storage while the new facility is built. I do know that research will somehow still be available. Call the CHS and ask for the Hart Library and they can tell you if the newspaper films are still available. You can also contact the Denver Post as they will have a newspaper "morgue" you may be able to look at. Also, contact the main Denver Public Library as they may have sources as well.
Happy hunting!
J. Elaine Wolter
Friday, November 13, 2009 › 12:07pm
Sharon, thank you so much for responding. I will check out the sources mentioned and see what I can find!
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Patricia Murphy
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 › 10:28am
Thank you ! I enjoyed the pictures. I was born in 1937, the year a lot of the photos were taken.
J. Elaine Wolter ne: Eaklor
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 › 5:18pm
I was born in Denver in 1933. The pictures are fascinating. In 1936 my family was involved in a car accident on the west Alameda extension,(as it was known then) rolling end over end 8 times down the side of the mountain. . Miraculously we all survived. A story about the accident was printed in the Denver Post and/or the Rocky Mountain News.. I would so appreciate any help in finding information, or advice on HOW to find the information in the Post or News archives.
Thanks for the memorable pictures.
Sharon Lipsey, RMPBS volunteer
Thursday, November 12, 2009 › 4:56pm
Thank you for your comment Ms. Wolter. You can go to the Colorado History Museum's Hart Library to search the microfiche files they have of both newspapers. The library may be closed because they are moving their collection to storage while the new facility is built. I do know that research will somehow still be available. Call the CHS and ask for the Hart Library and they can tell you if the newspaper films are still available. You can also contact the Denver Post as they will have a newspaper "morgue" you may be able to look at. Also, contact the main Denver Public Library as they may have sources as well.
Happy hunting!
J. Elaine Wolter
Friday, November 13, 2009 › 12:07pm
Sharon, thank you so much for responding. I will check out the sources mentioned and see what I can find!
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