Tangen, Ed, 1873-1951

The 1911 Boulder City Directory (p. 22, 134), lists The Alps, John W. Ripley (wife Mary), proprietor, Madie E. and Martha C. Ripley, residents, 4 miles (p. 22 says 3 miles) up Boulder Canyon. The Alps Lodge, Box 187, Magnolia Star rural route, is listed in the 1923 (p. 244) and 1926 (p. 244) Boulder County directories.

From the description of The Alps : close-up photograph, 1926. 1926. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427278825

NOTE: City directory lists Emma, Estella, Mary and Norman Gehrung at this address.

From the description of 915 Maxwell Avenue in Boulder, Colorado. 1917. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427358845

The 1911 Boulder City Directory (p. 22, 134), lists The Alps, John W. Ripley (wife Mary), proprietor, Madie E. and Martha C. Ripley, residents, 4 miles (p. 22 says 3 miles) up Boulder Canyon. The Alps Lodge, Box 187, Magnolia Star rural route, is listed in the 1923 (p. 244) and 1926 (p. 244) Boulder County directories. It was later a meeting place for the Elks, and subsequently the Moose, Clubs.

From the description of The Alps : showing new building photograph, 1927. 1927. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427279030

The chapter was chartered in 1901 and closed in 2002, when the house was deemed uninhabitable. The address was also 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue.

From the description of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. [1924 or 1925]. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427376436

NOTE: Part of the photo is dark and difficult to see.

From the description of 915 Maxwell Avenue. 1917. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427350334

According to an article in the Boulder County News-Herald on 1 July 1926, the 9th St. bridge was one of the oldest in Boulder at the time. It had been built in 1906 to replace one swept away by a flood in the spring of 1894.

From the description of 9th Street bridge photograph, 1926 July 15. 1926 July 15. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427278881

From the description of 9th Street bridge : close-up photograph, 1926 July 24. 1926 July 24. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427278890

This possibly forged document entered into a court case over the will of Andrew J. Macky in which he left his money to the University of Colorado and nothing to his possibly adopted daughter, May Bradford.

From the description of Andrew Macky-John Bradford possibly forged contract. 1932. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427376453

The 1936 Boulder County Directory (p. 38) lists Justus F. Brahmstadt as the proprietor of the Alba Dairy.

From the description of Alba Dairy exterior. 1933. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427280372

The students began the gardens in 1917 and continued them after the end of the war.

From the description of Mapleton School : war gardening by pupils. 1920. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427361271

This dormitory barracks was constructed on the present location of the gymnasium.

From the description of World War I : University of Colorado new barracks for S.A.T.C. 1918. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427377137

The central portion of the Library Building at the University of Colorado was completed in 1903. The building was remodeled in 1940, upon completion of Norlin Library, and was converted into the Little Theater. [Source: William E. Davis, Glory Colorado!, c1965, p. 139.].

From the description of Library Building (University of Colorado, Boulder) lantern slides. [1930s] (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427288368

NOTE: The cafe was owned by Howard B. Baker.

From the description of Howard's Cafe photographs, 1931. 1931. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427353497

The power plant, also known as Valmont Power Plant, was completed by the Public Service Company of Colorado in the 1920s.

From the description of Western Light and Power Company plant photographs, 1938-1946. [ca.1930s]. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 670445805

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: This school was built in 1891. Highland was Boulder's fourth permanent school. From 1893-1895 it served as the location of the University's Preparatory Department. Highland School was last used as an elementary school in June 1970. It has since been the home of the Community Free School, Head Start, and Historic Boulder. In 1977, the address was changed from 835 to 885 Arapahoe Avenue.

From the description of Highland School : 1st grade class. 1919. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427361126

From the description of Highland School. 1906. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427365914

NOTE: City directory lists a Watson Beach at 653 Dewey in 1918. (Watson was the son of Alfred and Rebecca Beach; born in New York circa 1835.) There is no record of a Weston Beach at 826 Maxwell.

From the description of 826 Maxwell Avenue in Boulder, Colorado. 1917. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427358843

From the description of 826 Maxwell Avenue. 1917. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427350330

Boulder buses started in June 1931.

From the description of Boulder Motor Coach : Mack buses. 1931-1937. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427367922

The Palmer Method Summer School was for the purpose of teaching teachers how to teach penmanship.

From the description of Palmer Method Summer School : students. 1923. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427365926

Ed Tangen (1873-1951) was a photographer in Boulder, Colorado. He worked for the Boulder County Sheriff's Office.

From the description of Ed Tangen photographs of Boulder, circa 1900s-1950s. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367935699

Mrs. McGowan is not listed in teachers' directories as a teacher at Mapleton School in 1921. The city directory lists Mary and Lorain McGowan in 1921, Margaret McGowan in 1923.

From the description of Mapleton School : class groups. 1921, 1923. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427361268

Boulder was founded in 1859, so the semi-centennial (or 50th anniversary) was in 1909.

From the description of Boulder Semi-Centennial Celebration : stereographs. 1909 Nov. 24. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427350025

Groundbreaking for Boulder Community Hospital was in 1925. The original address of the hospital was 2705 12th Street (Broadway). The Ben Hagman house was incorporated into the new building. It was originally on 2nd Avenue. 2nd Avenue was changed to Balsam Avenue in 1953.

From the description of North Boulder Greenhouses. [1920-1940]. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427310276

See Tangen's photo of the hospital's 1925 groundbreaking in 141-2-20. The stone Crystal Ice Company building is visible in the background.

From the description of City park at Boulder Community Hospital : looking southwest. 1926 May 13. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427278839

The 1911 Boulder City Directory (p. 22, 134), lists The Alps, John W. Ripley (wife Mary), proprietor, Madie E. and Martha C. Ripley, residents, 4 miles (p. 22 says 3 miles) up Boulder Canyon. The Alps Lodge, Box 187, Magnolia Star rural route, is listed in the 1923 (p. 244) and 1926 (p. 244) Boulder County directories. It was later a meeting place for the Elks, and, subsequently, the Moose, clubs.

From the description of The Alps : from across Boulder Creek photograph, 1926. 1926. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427278821

Alpheus Wright, an attorney, was one of the founding fathers of Boulder, Colo. Appointed as one of five temporary town trustees when Boulder county was incorporated in 1871, he became mayor in about 1883. His daughter Gertrude W. Eaves became a local minister. (Source: Phyllis Smith, A Look at Boulder, 1981, p. 67, 73, 156 and 172.).

From the description of Alpheus Wright portrait photograph, 1920. 1920. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427278205

Boulder (Colo.) resident Fred A. Fair was manager of the Glacier Route.

From the description of St. Vrain Glacier dust rings lantern slide 6251 (A-142B) 1921 Apr. 1921 April. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427290531

Lakewood was founded in 1909 by the Primos Mining and Milling Company, 2 1/2 miles north of Nederland.

From the description of Primos Mill near Lakewood, Colorado. 1911. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427338934

This is a duplicate of the photograph in BHS 141-1-47 PHOTO.

Central Park occupies the block bounded by Broadway Street, Canyon Boulevard, 13th Street and Arapahoe Avenue. Over a period of years, from 1906 - 1933, the city purchased parcels of land from the Colorado and Southern Railway to create what is now Central Park. It is home to the Band Shell and Old #30, the narrow-gauge train that commemorated Boulder's railroad and mining days.

From the description of Central Park. 1921. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427346904

"Boulder's Jungles Are Gone Forever; Make Room for Park. Jungle Town no longer exists. Squatters on city property along Boulder creek have either moved to other parts of town or have left Boulder. Their former homes were torn down and the land has been filled in with dirt from the paving district, giving a former eyesore part of town a very respectable look. Two frame homes which were located on Water street facing the railroad yards are now being torn down by their owners. This improves the appearance of the remaining houses. The colony has been reduced in numbers from around the thirties to ten or twelve. The city this summer purchased all the land except three lots lying between Eleventh and Ninth, the railroad tracks, and Boulder creek. They were given a lot highly desired for park purposes by Mrs. C. A. Butsch. The Colorado & Southern railroad gave an indeterminate lease on a paralleling tract of land and also over the land lying between Eleventh and the main C & S line into Boulder. All of this section is being filled in with dirt and leveled up so that it can be used for park purposes. There will be enough dirt from the Pine-Spruce district to complete the job and also to permit other improvement work along the creek." (Boulder Tribune, 29 July 1921).

"The section...was once a disgrace to the city, and a gathering place of undesirable people. In the early days, it was a red light district, later became the tramp quarters of Boulder. The most undesirable section of the district [present day Central Park] was wiped out by the city in purchases made several years ago.... The acquirement [of this area] completes the task that was inaugurated a few years ago of cleaning up the "jungle".... (Boulder Daily Camera, 13 April 1928).

From the description of The Jungle. 1920. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427347802

Born in Norway in 1873, Edwin Tangen came to the United States as a child and moved to Boulder from Chicago in 1900. He established a commercial photography studio at 1407 Pearl Street in Boulder, above Kahn's women's clothing store. He maintained his studio at that address during the next five decades. He produced portraits, stereographs, and commercial and press photography. From about 1920 until his death in 1951, he assisted the Boulder County Sheriff with identifications.

A bachelor who kept to himself, Tangen enjoyed the mountains and was an avid hiker. He was active with the Rocky Mountain Climbers Club, as was his photographer acquaintance Eben G. Fine. Tangen died on 16 Feb. 1951, having been a Boulder resident for 51 years.

From the description of Edwin Tangen collection, 1906-1936. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427303955