Fishing

Abstract This box contains twenty-two (22) folders. Each folder contains catalog(s) from a specific year. Years may have been explicitly stated on/in the catalog, while some were inferred by adding the founding year to the age stated on/in the catalog (i.e. "Serving Denver for 93 years"). Years in this box include: 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, c. 1966, c. 1968, c. 1969, c. 1972, c. 1973, c. 1974, 1975, c. 1978, 1984, c. 1985, and n.d. (no date). The last folder...

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This collection contains materials related to Dave Cook Sporting Goods store(s). Additionally, information about the Cook family and their connections with Dave Cook Sporting Goods are contained within.

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Dr. Isadore Bronfin stands in front of a brick house holding a fish on a string in his right hand and a fishing pole in his left.

Abstract George Schweigert, born and raised in Colorado, reflects on his childhood in Westcliffe and Canon City. Reflects on selling candy to miners at coal mines, playing the wild burros that came to his family's yard, living near the penitentiary and his interactions with prisoners, and his memories of silver mining and prospecting. Discusses his father, who was an attorney and county judge that specialized in water rights and disputes. Reflects on his love of fishing and how the art of fishing has...

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Students sitting on the grass in front of John Moye Hall and the Kappa Sigma Fraternity building watching a man doing a demonstration with a fly fishing pole on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado.

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This series contains publications produced by, and for, Dave Cook Sporting Goods.

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Sam Wisebart stands beside a marlin and holds a fishing pole.

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Dr. William Cody describes his early childhood living near Washington Park and describes childhood activities including ice skating, fishing for crawdads (crayfish), swimming, and playing "cowboys and Indians." Recalls his prom being held at Elitch Gardens. Discusses his memories of the Great Depression and his family losing their home. William Cody also reflects on his career as a dentist in Colorado.