Colorado History

Explore Colorado
AV 70
National parks, seasons, scenery, mining towns, and railroads. Finley-Holiday, 1987.
Video. 60 minutes.

The Story of the Anasazi
AV 66
Details of life in Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde, including daily life and folkways; National Park Service
Video

Prehistoric Man in Colorado
AV 68
Traces development of prehistoric cultures from migration across the Bering Strait to end of Pueblo period in Mesa Verde. National Park Service.
Video. 17 minutes.

Colorado: The Indians
AV 63
Emphasis on relationship between settlers and Indians and conflict that arose. Colorado Historical Society.
Video. 25 minutes.

Colorado: The Trailblazers
AV 62
Spanish and French exploration; Pike, Long, Fremont, and Gunnison. Colorado Historical Society.
Video. 25 minutes

The Trailblazers and The Fur Trade
AV 67
2 films: Explorers; Early 1800s to 1840s, trapping and trading. Colorado Historical Society.
Video. 39 minutes

Colorado: The Cattlemen
AV 64
Development of the cattle industry from the early days of establishment of ranches to 20th century technology. Colorado Historical Society.
Video. 25 minutes

Colorado: The Miners
AV 65
History and importance of mining in the development of the state. Colorado Historical Society.
Video. 25 minutes

Ute Legacy
AV 423
Traces the history of the Ute in Colorado. Southern Ute Cultural Center, 1989.
Video. 17 minutes.

Colorado Tornadoes
AV 276
Produced by Dean Cosgrove, 1997.
Video

Colorado Historic Carousels
AV 324
The Story of Colorado’s five wooden carousels. Colorado Historical Society, 1999.
Video. 24 minutes.

Frontier Pathways
AV 363
A National Scenic Byway tour. Colorado History Museum. 1998.
Video. 42 minutes.

Tracks Through Time
AV 364
History of the Durango and Silverton narrow gauge. Colorado History Museum, 1999.
Video

Travelin’ Trails: The Overland Trail in Northern Colorado
AV 365
Through travel journals, historic photos, and onsite video, viewers will learn the stories of Virginia Dale, LaPorte, Namaqua, Fort Collins, and Latham as historic stops along the Overland Trail in Northern Colorado. Colorado History Museum, 1997.
Video

Buffalo Soldiers West
AV 366
The African American experience in our frontier military. Colorado History Museum, 1995.
Video. 30 minutes.

Bent’s Old Fort
AV 420
Two videos on one tape; They came to build, reconstruction of Bent's Fort by National Parks Service; Castle on the plain, historic Bent's Fort.
Video. 56 minutes total.