Denver Memories II: The Early Years and the 1940s Scanning Sessions

We are thrilled to give our readers the opportunity to submit historic photos for our upcoming "Denver Memories II: The Early Years and the 1940s" book project. If you have photographs that meet the criteria below, please bring them to one of our scanning sessions listed here.



Submission Guidelines




• General interest photos, such as: commerce, industry, transportation, rural life, public service, etc.
• Photos taken from the 1800s through 1949.
• Photos only — preferably original photos (no newspaper clippings or photocopies).
• Photos taken in the greater Denver area.
• One submission form per photo.
• Limit 10 photos per family. No appointment necessary.
• Bring your photos to one of the scheduled scanning sessions.
• If you are a private collector, please call 360.723.5800 to set up an appointment.



Download Submission Form

Because we expect a large turnout, we advise you download and print a submission form. Please print and fill out one form for each photo you’d like to submit.


• Download as PDF (fillable).



Session Details

Tuesday, May 1, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.


Forney Museum of Transportation 
4303 Brighton Blvd. Denver, CO 80216 

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Wednesday, May 2,  2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
2401 Welton Street Denver, CO 80205 

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Thursday, May 3, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum: Frontier Room 

7711 E. Academy Blvd, Denver, CO 80230

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Friday, May 4, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Black American West Museum & Heritage Center
3091 California St., Denver, CO 80205 

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Saturday, May 5, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Denver Public Library: Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales Branch, Lena Archuleta Community Room

1498 N.Irving Street, Denver, CO 80204

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We hope to see you there!

Bring us your best photos and we’ll scan them in while you wait. Plus, chances are some other fine folks will show up, so bring your stories to share with one another.