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Pub. Date
c2007
Description
Explores the five distinct regions of Colorado separated by geography, culture, history and economy: Southern Colorado (including the San Luis Valley and the plains south of the Arkansas River), Western Colorado, eastern plains (north of the Arkansas River), Front Range, and Denver metropolitan region.
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The Colorado Fuel & Iron Company began with the utopian vision of a Civil War general and grew to become the largest steel mill in the West. By the turn of the 20th Century, it was the largest private landowner and employer in Colorado. Its mines and mill provided steel products critical for the growth of key western industries. A melting pot of ethnic workers kept the machines humming, as CF&I played a pivotal role in the tumultuous history of American...
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"Colfax Avenue: Main Street Colorado" is the story of the longest commercial thoroughfare in America. As both neighborhood main street and transcontinental highway, Colfax Avenue provides a telling reflection of the people and events that shaped metropolitan Denver. Along the banks of this concrete river, the link between history and destiny can be discovered. -- container
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
This film takes you behind the scenes and tells the stories of the people who built and have worked in this magnificent building. It is a story that inspires a deep appreciation for Colorado's history, from the turbulent territorial era and the protracted process of constructing a Capitol building, to the Capitol's distinctive adornments utilizing glass, marble, bronze, textile and pigment to form unique portraits of the people and events that influenced...
Pub. Date
2022
Description
Located on the banks of the Animas River in an historic coal-fired steam-power AC generating plant, The Powerhouse presents a wide range of programs, exhibits, and activities designed to provide an entertaining and inspiring look at science — past, present, and future.The Powerhouse is Southwest Colorado’s premier hands-on, interactive science center for all ages. Open year-round, the science center is a dynamic place for family adventures, school...
12) Simply wildlife
Pub. Date
1994.
Description
Views of selected Colorado wildlife from all ecological zones.
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Tarantulas belong to the arachnid (spider) family. Five species of tarantulas call Colorado home found in the southern part of the state particularly around La Junta. By better understanding spiders, we can appreciate the balance they maintain for ecosystems and the benefits they provide for human medicine and scientific research. Conservation starts small.
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Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Colorado makes voting as easy as possible. Colorado's election model consists of 3 parts: mail ballots, same day registration, and vote centers. The 2018 revision includes the specific dates for the 2018 election e.g. when the mail ballots have to be mailed, date of election/last day to register to vote, etc.
20) In her nature
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
Donnelle Johnson and Lisa Thompson talk about the enjoyment they get from hunting. How to