Time Machine Tuesday: The 1920 Denver Tramway Strike
A recent pandemic, economic instability, and protests in downtown Denver. Sound familiar? Only this was…
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Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado in the Cold War
Seventy-five years ago this week, on July 16, 1945, the United States conducted its first…
Time Machine Tuesday: Furnishing a 1920s House
Furnishing a house is more than just putting furniture into it, says What’s What in…
Time Machine Tuesday: Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park
This year marks the 105th anniversary of Rocky Mountain National Park, as well as the…
Time Machine Tuesday: Agnes Wright Spring
New to the library’s digital collection is Denver’s Historic Markers, Memorials, Statues, and Parks (1959)….
Time Machine Tuesday: The Mount St. Helens Eruption
This spring marks the 40th anniversary of the volcanic activity at Mount St. Helens, which…
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado’s Carnation Industry
No flower is more associated with Mother’s Day than the carnation. But did you know…
Time Machine Tuesday: 50th Anniversary of Earth Day
Tomorrow, April 22, is Earth Day. This year also marks the 50th anniversary of Earth…
Time Machine Tuesday: The Colorado Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home
In 1889 the State of Colorado established a home for aging Civil War veterans and…
Time Machine Tuesday: Early Development of the Telephone in Colorado
Alexander Graham Bell first patented the telephone in 1876, the same year Colorado became a…
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado School Buildings, 1910
A new addition to the State Publications Library’s digital collection is School Buildings, published by…
Time Machine Tuesday: Building the State Capitol
Today, the Capitol Building with its famous gold dome is one of the most recognized…
Time Machine Tuesday: History of Colorado’s Game, Fish and Parks Agencies
Colorado’s efforts to preserve its natural resources are nothing new. As long as Colorado has…
Time Machine Tuesday: Tungsten Mining in Colorado
Colorado mining isn’t just about gold and silver. There are many other metals, minerals, and…
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado’s Historic Grain Elevators and Silos
A century ago much of Colorado was dotted with grain elevators, silos, and other agricultural…
Time Machine Tuesday: 100th Anniversary of Prohibition
One hundred years ago this week marked the beginning of Prohibition in the United States,…
Time Machine Tuesday: Katherine Craig, Colorado Educator
A few years ago, a couple dozen paintings of Colorado governors and other state officials…
Time Machine Tuesday: Students Debate the Boulder Dam
In the fall of 1927, the University of Colorado announced the topic for that year’s…
Time Machine Tuesday: Judge Ben Lindsey and the Juvenile Court
The early twentieth century was an era of social reform in the United States. The…
Time Machine Tuesday: Thanksgiving Songs and Poems
A century ago the Colorado Superintendent of Public Instruction published a series of “holiday books”…