Recently, my high school was completely remodeled into a beautiful, two-story modern day learning facility that looks nothing like it did when I was a student. Seeing the school change so drastically made my jaw drop, but seeing these 15 schools from the early 1900s was even more of a shock. See the difference for yourself:
- “Students at a Leadville school”
History Colorado/95.200.1209 Captured between 1890-1910.
- The Estes Park Schoolhouse in 1912
History Colorado/99.164.4003
- “Glass lantern slide depicting a Sunday Service with guest speaker President Theodore Roosevelt at the Little Blue School House in Raven.”
History Colorado/2000.95.3 Captured on April 22, 1905.
- “Grade School, Otis, Colo.”
History Colorado/PH.PROP.4292 Captured in the 1920s.
- “Woodworking class at at Denver, Colorado school”
History Colorado/83.323.4 Captured between 1890-1900.
- Lunchtime at a Denver school
History Colorado/85.71.20 Captured in the late 1800s.
- Denver’s Wyatt School, 1942
History Colorado/85.408.166
- “4233 Wann St. School, Cripple Creek, Colo.”
History Colorado/86.200.20050 Captured in the late 1800s.
- Morey Junior High School cafeteria
History Colorado/89.590.209 Captured between 1920-1930.
- “Children play and stand on a playground at a school in Denver, Colorado.”
History Colorado/90.152.270 Captured between 1904-1915.
- “Outdoor portrait of a group of young women on Alameda Avenue, near the bridge over the South Platte River, Denver, Colorado.”
History Colorado/90.152.1209 Captured between 1910-1920.
- “A group of boys wade in the South Platte River as their teacher looks on from the bank, Denver, Colorado. The Alameda Avenue bridge is in the distance.”
History Colorado/90.152.1248 Captured between 1904-1909.
- “Miss Wolcott’s School” (Denver)
History Colorado/90.156.64 Captured between 1900-1910.
- Students from St. Mary’s Academy
History Colorado/90.435.384
- The Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind band
History Colorado/91.328.1 Captured between 1887-1895.
Thank you to our friends at History Colorado for granting us permission to share these beautiful photos!
History Colorado/95.200.1209
Captured between 1890-1910.
History Colorado/99.164.4003
History Colorado/2000.95.3
Captured on April 22, 1905.
History Colorado/PH.PROP.4292
Captured in the 1920s.
History Colorado/83.323.4
Captured between 1890-1900.
History Colorado/85.71.20
Captured in the late 1800s.
History Colorado/85.408.166
History Colorado/86.200.20050
History Colorado/89.590.209
Captured between 1920-1930.
History Colorado/90.152.270
Captured between 1904-1915.
History Colorado/90.152.1209
Captured between 1910-1920.
History Colorado/90.152.1248
Captured between 1904-1909.
History Colorado/90.156.64
Captured between 1900-1910.
History Colorado/90.435.384
History Colorado/91.328.1
Captured between 1887-1895.
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