History Colorado Collection

Explore Colorado’s past through the archives, artifacts, and photographs of the History Colorado Collection.

The Stephen H. Hart Research Center provides access to the History Colorado Collection as well as research and reproduction services. The Research Center is open via appointment Wednesday through Saturday from 10am-3pm. Please visit the Research Center page for more information. Research Center staff are happy to help with virtual assistance at cosearch@state.co.us or by telephone 303-866-2305.

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The Applied Arts collection provides material evidence of industrial production in Colorado, reflects the daily life of Colorado’s diverse population, and covers major movements and issues of the 20th century. Artifacts in the Applied Arts collection include wallpaper, appliances, architectural drawings, design sketches, lighting fixtures, posters, greeting cards, and product packaging. Highlights from the collection include: World War I, World War II, Prohibition and road or billboard posters; and product packaging from Colorado businesses such as Baur’s Candy Company, the Morey Mercantile, and Coors Brewery; political signs supporting past and present candidates; architectural drawings including a large collection of drawings by Colorado architect Robert S. Roeschlaub; washing machines from the early 1900s to Harvest Gold refrigerators from the 1970s, and beautiful wallpaper designs from the early 1900s through the 1980s.

Found 332 record(s)

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Object Name	Title	Object ID
Trinket	Swift & Co. Swift's Price	70.27.186
Radio	RCA Radiola Super-Heterodyne ; Radiola AR-812	70.39.1
set, pressure cooker	3 Quart Family Size Pressure Cooker	71.18.1
washing machine		72.2.1
Range	AUTOMATIC HOT POINT RANGE	72.233.1
Radio	Radiola IV (AR-880)	74.65.1
set, tin	Supreme Bakers/The Merchants Biscuit Co. Butter Wafers Tin (with lid)	75.31.6
sign	Adams Express Company Sign	76.159.1
poster		80.70.17
Television		80.115.1
set, box	Quick Quaker Oats	83.4.113
wallpaper, piece		83.4.400
Lithograph	Idaho, Clear Creek County.	83.125.23
beer bottle	Century Beer	83.208.11
Greeting, New Year	Happy New Year 1882	83.209.15
Postcard, Christmas	A Merry Christmas	83.209.17
poster		83.476.8
poster		83.476.9
poster		83.476.15
poster		83.484.5
poster		83.484.7
poster		83.484.10
poster		83.484.35
poster		83.484.36
poster		83.484.71
poster		83.484.82
poster		83.484.118
poster		83.484.120
poster		83.484.121
poster		83.484.122
poster		83.484.127
poster		83.484.143
poster		83.484.237
poster		83.484.255
poster	The Transitway: Mall Poster	83.493.3
poster	Carlson-Frink Dairy advertisement	84.98.133
Christmas card	Best Wishes	84.98.169.5
Christmas card	Greetings	84.98.169.15
Christmas card	Merry Christmas	84.98.169.146
poster	G.A.R. National Encampment Salt Lake City, Utah	84.101.10
poster		84.102.1
Range		84.145.1
poster	Ph. Zang Brewing Co. advertising calendar litho	84.405.10
poster	1904 Greeting The Neef Bros. Brewing Co.	84.405.11
serving tray	Drink Capitol Beer ; Capitol Brewing Co. beer tray	84.405.19
sign, Brass	The PH. Zang Brewing Co.	84.405.51
sign, Advertising	Zang Brewing Co. advertisement: A Knotty Problem	84.405.63
poster		85.70.8
poster		85.70.9
poster		85.70.24

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History Colorado’s responsibility as a museum organization includes rectifying, reconciling, and uplifting underrepresented stories, objects, people, and places. Some of the materials in our collection reflect positions, norms, and values that are no longer—or never were—consistent with those of History Colorado (formerly the Colorado Historical Society) or its staff. We do not endorse prejudiced, stereotyped, or offensive material in our collection and actively work to place those items in context and with interpretation from our communities, as they are an important resource in the study of past and contemporary cultures. For more about how History Colorado does this work, see the History Colorado Anti-Racism Grounding Virtues statement.

If you find inaccuracies or misrepresentations in any object records, please contact cosearch@state.co.us to help us better represent and access our collection.

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