Historic Photos of Denver

by Myron Vallier (Text by)

Overview

From the Brown Palace Hotel to the Buckhorn Exchange, City Park to the Four Mile House, Historic Photos of Denver is a photographic history collected from the areas top archives. With around 200 photographs, many of which have never been published, this beautiful coffee table book shows the historical growth from the mid 1800's to the late 1900's of 'the Mile High City' in stunning black and white photography. The book follows life, government, events and people important to Denver and the building of this unique city. Spanning over two centuries and two hundred photographs, this is a must have for any long-time resident or history lover of Denver!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781683369349
Publisher:	TURNER PUB CO
Publication date:	02/23/2007
Series:	Historic Photos
Pages:	202
Sales rank:	1,072,034
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Myron Vallier has worked for more than seven years as librarian cataloging visual materials for photoswest.org, the web site for the Denver Public Library's Western History and Genealogy Department. During this time he has developed a great appreciation for the photographers and photography of the American West.
Myron was raised in Taos, New Mexico, and took an early interest in the arts. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Caracas, Venezuela, as a social worker and counselor, and once ran an antique business. With advanced degrees in history and library science, he has worked as a librarian in academic, public, and state libraries.
Myron lives in Conifer, Colorado, located in the foothills outside Denver, with a friend and Forrest, a large husky.

What People are Saying About This

Ian Thomas Healy

"There's something magical about black and white photos, because they don't make them anymore. They're anachronisms in our post-modern digital age, and that gives them a certain elusive, magical quality that can't really be experienced through a computer screen. It requires a more primitive media, one without hyperlinks, music files, and basically everything else that brings you back to my blog post after post. It requires a book.

[Historic Photos of Denver] shows you a window into that history, where you can see pictures of buildings that you'd never believe were once in Denver, of people who've long since passed on, but still smiled for the camera, loved, laughed, and lived, all the choice charms of the Queen City of the Plains.

If Turner has lavished this kind of attention on all their Historic Photos series of books, then I would definitely recommend one for your self, or as a gift."--(Ian Thomas Healy, author of Perpetual Writer's Blog)

Editorial Reviews

Though some of the pictures capture interesting and lively moments in the lives of Denver residents, the book is less about Denver's people than it is about it's architecture. Pictures of buildings and urban landscapes dominate the book, not particularly powerful or moving images at first glance. Still, what emerges is a showcase of the city's architecture, how it has grown in scope and sophistication and, tragically, how few of the earliest gems still stand. Historic Denver Inc., the city's non-profit advocate for architectural preservation, would do well to keep copies of this volume on hand for historical reference and inspiration. This one, for locals proud of their cow town, is a solid start to the collection.

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Embark on a visual journey of the Mile High City's history with "Historic Photos of Denver." From the Arapaho Tribe to the election of Mayor Robert Speer, the construction of Red Rocks Amphitheatre and the completion of the Remington Ordnance Plant, "Historic Photos of Denver" follows life, government, education and events throughout Denver's interesting history. The collection of over 100 black and white photographs and accompanying captions provide the most fun a history lesson can be.
—Gene Davis

The Denver Daily News