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Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Scope Note: DU scope note: Use for objects that actually are photographic prints on light-sensitive paper, or scans of photographic negatives or prints. For for originals, copies and scans of transparencies and slides, use: Slides (Photography) (lcsh). For works ABOUT photographs (diaries, logs, instructions, criticism, ...) use Photographs (lcsh).

AAT scope note: Refers to still images produced from radiation-sensitive materials (sensitive to light, electron beams, or nuclear radiation), generally by means of the chemical action of light on a sensitive film, paper, glass, or metal. It does not include reproductive prints of documents and technical drawings, for which descriptors found under "

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Early Campus, between 1894-1915

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Identifier: U201.03.0011.0019
Abstract

Black and white print of bird's-eye view of the University Park area in its early years of development.

Dates: between 1894-1915

ROTC Drill at Chamberlin Observatory

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0095.0009.00002
Abstract

A group of military cadets in white helmets and dark coats and pants performs a drill with rifles raised in the air at Observatory Park in Denver, Colorado, with the Chamberlin Observatory building in the background.

Dates: 1918-1984

University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1913

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Identifier: U201.01.0017.0032.00019
Abstract Exterior view of the University of Denver (DU) Chamberlin Observatory in Denver, Colorado. The observatory is on the National Register of Historic Places, and is named for Humphrey B. Chamberlin, a local land developer who donated $50,000 toward the project. The observatory was designed by Denver astronomer Herbert A. Howe, and the architect was Robert Sawyers Roeschlaub. Howe based the design on the Goodsell Observatory in Northfield, Minnesota. A dirt road and prarie grass are visible in...
Dates: 1913

University of Denver University Park Campus, between 1894-1909

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Identifier: U201.03.0011.0019.00001
Abstract

Distant view of the University Park campus of the University of Denver (DU) in Denver, Colorado. Mountains are visible in the background. Identifiable structures include: Chamberlin Observatory, University Hall, and the Iliff School of Theology.

Dates: between 1894-1909