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Monthly Exhibit at Carnegie
July/August
The Carnegie Branch Library for Local History archives and preserves our community's history for future generations of researchers. Among our many collections is the Small Document Collection which contains small numbers of photographs donated by separate individuals and placed in their own envelope.
In recent years, patrons have asked Carnegie staff for information about events such as the music scene in Boulder during the 1960-70s, riots on University Hill, the hippie era, protests,North Boulder, and the eastern plains. If you are in possession of such information and would like that history to come alive for others, please contact Carnegie at 303-441-3110.
During the months of July and August, Carnegie will display a variety of photographs from the Small Document Collection, rotating them out at the end of July.
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June: Bridges
The City of Boulder's Central Files Department photographed building projects in Boulder for several decades and placed them in the Carnegie archive. The photograph right of the 9th Street bridge to the right was taken June 24, 1926 after it collapsed. The photograph below is of the new 9th Street bridge, looking south. Click the thumbnails for a larger image.
Carnegie, Boulder's largest history archive, accepts donations of photographs and records from families, clubs, and businesses. If you have documents or photographs that chronicle Boulder County's history, please contact the Carnegie archive at 303-441-3110.
May: Casey Middle School
Almost everyone at the time had an opinion about where the new Northside Intermediate School should be built. Because there were so many different ideas, school board president C.C. Cleveland suggested that perhaps the building should be put on wheels and moved from one location to another. The people who supported the old Boulder Brick Yard site (Thirteenth and High streets) won the location sweepstakes and construction of the junior high began in 1922.
Two years later, Northside opened with a registration of 373 students and Susan Lovelace, an outstanding educator, as its first principal. In 1944 Northside was renamed Casey Junior High in honor of William V. Casey, who for over forty years had been Boulder's superintendent of schools. Today Casey, now Casey Middle School, can boast of being the only school that dates back to the junior high school system in Boulder. The school's history is documented at Carnegie Branch Library for Local History during the month of May.
Information: Mary Jo Reitsema at 303-441-3110 or reitsemam@boulder.lib.co.us
Online Exhibits
Boulder: Then and Now - A Photographic Exhibit
Ed Tangen was a photographer who lived in Boulder in the early part of the 20th century. He documented life in Boulder County by photographing a variety of scenes and buildings. Many of his photographs are in the collection of the Boulder Historical Society, which is located at the Carnegie Branch Library for Local History, a branch of the Boulder Public Library.
We have chosen this series of photographs representing scenes in Boulder in the early 1900s. Boulder County photographers Michael O'Neil and Ramon Diaz re-photographed the same buildings and sites in 2007. Check back on our website in the near future to view our virtual "Then and Now" tour.