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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 12853 Collections and/or Records:

University of Denver Art Class Portrait, between 1880-1915

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Identifier: U201.01.0413.00031
Abstract

11 women and two men pose for a portrait. In an enclosed handwritten note, the two men are identified as Professor Preston Powers and Mr. Thompson, and one of the women is identified as Miss Hilda Hager. The note and photo are both undated.

Dates: between 1880-1915

University of Denver Athletics Office, between 1950-1960

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Identifier: U300.01.0055.00090
Abstract

A dedicated athletics office hard at work for the University of Denver. Photographs of athletes from various sports are visible in the background.

Dates: between 1950-1960

University of Denver Basketball Spectators Watch Players on the Court, 1964 December 1

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Identifier: U300.01.0500.00022
Abstract

Spectators look on as University of Denver men's basketball team members play on the court.

Dates: 1964 December 1

University of Denver Benefactor Humphrey B. Chamberlin, between 1870-1897

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Identifier: U201.03.0011.0017.00001
Abstract

University of Denver (DU) benefactor Humphrey Baker Chamberlin, who donated $50,000 toward the construction of the Chamberlin Observatory in Denver, Colorado, poses for a portrait.

Dates: between 1870-1897

University of Denver Benefactor Rufus Clark, between 1850-1890

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Identifier: U201.03.0011.0009.00001.00001
Abstract

University of Denver benefactor Rufus ''Potato'' Clark poses for a portrait. Clark was a reformed alcoholic and potato farmer who donated the land for the University Park campus of the University of Denver (DU) in Denver, Colorado.

Dates: between 1850-1890

University of Denver Campus, 1940

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Identifier: U300.01.0002.00215
Abstract

Aerial view of the University of Denver University Park campus in the early 1940s. In foreground, left to right: University Hall; Iliff School of Theology, and the Mary Reed Building (then the Mary Reed Library). In middle, left to right: the Alumni Gymnasium, Margery Reed Hall, Buchtel Memorial Chapel, and Science Hall. In background: DU Hilltop Stadium, before the construction of the Field House Arena.

Dates: 1940

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 Chancellor Henry Augustus Buchtel, between 1899-1921

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Identifier: M048.06.0005.0001.00002
Abstract

University of Denver (DU) Chancellor Henry Augustus Buchtel poses for a formal portrait, seated in an armchair.

Dates: between 1899-1921