Colorado History Through Time

Imagine more than 8,896 searchable archival records documenting Colorado's people, places, industries, landscapes, and cultural history.

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1860s

Mining camps and frontier settlements

1870s

Territorial growth and rail surveys

1880s

Railroads and western expansion

1890s

Mining booms and new towns

1900s

Industry and agriculture

1910s

Growing cities and industry

1920s

Tourism and early highways

1930s

Depression-era Colorado

1940s

War years and modernization

1950s

Suburbs and postwar growth

1960s

Space age and cultural change

1970s

Tourism and outdoor recreation

1980s

Technology and development

1990s

Modern Colorado

2000s

Digital era archives

2010s

Contemporary Colorado

1863

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Admiral Byrd Antarctica Expedition

Rare archival motion picture footage documenting the historic Antarctic expeditions.

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8,896+ Records
160+ Years Covered
64 Colorado Counties
147 Unique Archived Collections

Colorado Film Bank

From the Past to the Present On to the Future: Preserving Colorado's visual history through film, photography, video, and archival collections.

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