Maker, Ed

Freshmen students Carol Plank (sitting) and Judith McDonough (standing) with suitcases in the basement of an apartment building at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

Betty Fern Hoyt, named Miss University of Denver, receives a trophy from an unidentified woman wearing a frilly dress and feathered hat, onstage in an unidentified room. Hoyt is wearing a light-colored skirt and jacket with a belt and has a crown on her head.

Three unidentified female students pose in traditional Japanese costumes at the University of Denver while one of them plays a shamisen (traditional Japanese stringed instrument).

Interior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado; Housemother Lula Jordan assistas Halcyon Cochran and Geraldine Patterson as they move into their new apartment in preparation for the coming school year. Ms. Cochran holds a suitcase next to a table covered with luggage; Ms. Patterson is smiling with Ms. Jordan as she holds up a fancy dress. Circa 1955.

Interior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado; girls do laundry in the basement of a University of Denver apartment building. Visible are a clothesline, wringers, large sinks, and front loading washing machines. 1950-1951.

Interior view of the University of Denver apartments in Denver, Colorado; two young women cook in their University of Denver apartment.

Two students watch as Seleg and Loraine Goad Kent participate in the ground breaking ceremony for a University of Denver apartment-residence hall in Denver, Colorado, circa 1950.

Aerial view of two of the University of Denver apartment buildings, with mountains in the background, in Denver, Colorado, circa 1955.

Students walk down a sidewalk between Skyline Hall, a University of Denver apartment in Denver, Colorado, and the University of Denver Student Union in 1952.

Students walk down a sidewalk between Skyline Hall, a University of Denver apartment in Denver, Colorado, and the University of Denver Student Union in 1952.