Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado in 1976
A lot was going on in Colorado in the year 1976. First of all, while the nation celebrated its bicentennial, …
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Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Highway Maps
What was it like to travel around Colorado before I-25, I-70, and the other major highways? Colorado had a network …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado's Coal Mines
While Colorado was founded on gold and silver, coal mining became the state’s most significant mining industry by the turn …
Time Machine Tuesday: Public Schools and the Great Depression
Amidst the Great Depression of the 1930s, “[t]he citizens of Colorado face[d] the problem of finding from some source or …
Time Machine Tuesday: Diamonds in Colorado
Did you know that Larimer County had a diamond mine? The Kelsey Lake Mine was operational from 1996 to 2001. …
Time Machine Tuesday: Arbor Day
Coming up on Friday, April 22, we celebrate Earth Day. The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Agricultural College, 1919
Last week I posted about some of the many resources our library offers for researching the histories of the state’s …
Time Machine Tuesday: Denver Air Pollution
Remember the “brown cloud”? This visible air pollution was the embarrassment of our city for several decades. The City of …
Time Machine Tuesday: College Catalogs
The State Publications Library collects college catalogs for all state-funded colleges and universities, and these can provide a fun look …
Time Machine Tuesday: Limited Gaming in Colorado
In 1990 Colorado voters passed a law to allow limited gaming in three historic towns — Central City, Black Hawk, …
Time Machine Tuesday: Oil and Gas Fields of Colorado
Most Coloradans know that oil and gas production has skyrocketed in Colorado, but a 1975 resource from the Colorado Geological …
Time Machine Tuesday: Cooking in 1945
The way we eat has certainly changed in the last three quarters of a century, as can be seen in …
Time Machine Tuesday: Planning the Valley Highway
I-25 through Denver, originally known as the Valley Highway, dramatically changed transportation through and in the city when it was …
Time Machine Tuesday: Uninsured Motorists
In 1954 the Colorado Legislative Council conducted a study to determine the feasibility of requiring all Colorado drivers to carry …
Time Machine Tuesday: Promoting Colorado’s Resources in 1889
Throughout its history, the State of Colorado has worked hard to attract businesses. In 1889 the Colorado General Assembly created …
Time Machine Tuesday: Winter Wildlife
In 1989, the Colorado Division of Wildlife issued a publication entitled Tales of Winter as part of their “Colorado’s Wildlife …
Time Machine Tuesday: The Electric Power Industry in Colorado
Back in 1938 the Colorado State Planning Commission and the Works Progress Administration undertook a study of the Development of …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Community Air Service Assessment
In 1984 the Colorado Department of Local Affairs’ Division of Local Government convened a committee to discuss problems facing airports …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Environmental Commission
Governor John Love and the Colorado General Assembly created the Colorado Environmental Commission in 1970 to study the state’s environmental …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Capitol Buildings
For those interested in Denver’s architecture, one of the treasures of our library collection is a 1940s publication entitled Colorado …