Image Archives collection 1880 - present

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Image Archives collection 1880 - present

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The Image Archives at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science contains over 777,000 images in a variety of formats, including prints, negatives, films, videotapes, glass slides and glass print negatives, film transparencies in 35mm and large format, electronic images such as those on CDs, and historical photographic equipment. It also contains mostly analog, but some digital, videotape. The subjects of the images in the archives are as comprehensive and varied as the museum disciplines themselves. There are archival photographs of archaeology and paleontology excavations; numerous photos and films of worldwide flora and fauna, including birds, mammals, fossils, dinosaurs and others; photographs of museum exhibits and artifacts; scenery of locations around the world; and a collection of postcards. There are images of people from worldwide locations as well as a collection of planetarium slides. Many images document the growth of the Museum throughout its history. The complete subject list of the Image Archives may be found in the finding aid on the internet.

Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Alfred M. Bailey Library

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Alfred M. Bailey Library

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