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Remembering Denver

By the late nineteenth century, the city of Denver was a vibrant cultural center of the West. Through changing fortunes, Denver has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity and maintaining the strong, independent culture of its citizens. With a selection of fine historic images from his best-selling book Historic Photos of Denver, Myron Vallier provides a valuable and revealing historical retrospective on the growth and development of Denver. Remembering Denver captures this journey through still photography selected from the finest archives. From the early days of the Brown Palace Hotel to a look at the city in the recent past, Remembering Denver follows life, government, education, and events throughout the city’s history. This volume captures unique and rare scenes through the lens of more than a hundred historic photographs. Published in vivid black-and-white, these images communicate historic events and everyday life of two centuries of people building a unique and prosperous city.

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Remembering Denver

By the late nineteenth century, the city of Denver was a vibrant cultural center of the West. Through changing fortunes, Denver has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity and maintaining the strong, independent culture of its citizens. With a selection of fine historic images from his best-selling book Historic Photos of Denver, Myron Vallier provides a valuable and revealing historical retrospective on the growth and development of Denver. Remembering Denver captures this journey through still photography selected from the finest archives. From the early days of the Brown Palace Hotel to a look at the city in the recent past, Remembering Denver follows life, government, education, and events throughout the city’s history. This volume captures unique and rare scenes through the lens of more than a hundred historic photographs. Published in vivid black-and-white, these images communicate historic events and everyday life of two centuries of people building a unique and prosperous city.

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Remembering Denver

Remembering Denver

Remembering Denver

Remembering Denver

Overview

By the late nineteenth century, the city of Denver was a vibrant cultural center of the West. Through changing fortunes, Denver has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity and maintaining the strong, independent culture of its citizens. With a selection of fine historic images from his best-selling book Historic Photos of Denver, Myron Vallier provides a valuable and revealing historical retrospective on the growth and development of Denver. Remembering Denver captures this journey through still photography selected from the finest archives. From the early days of the Brown Palace Hotel to a look at the city in the recent past, Remembering Denver follows life, government, education, and events throughout the city’s history. This volume captures unique and rare scenes through the lens of more than a hundred historic photographs. Published in vivid black-and-white, these images communicate historic events and everyday life of two centuries of people building a unique and prosperous city.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781596526266
Publisher: TURNER PUB CO
Publication date: 05/24/2010
Series: Remembering
Pages: 134
Sales rank: 1,083,982
Product dimensions: 7.72(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.39(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.
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