Looking through the lens of Frank Muramoto at History Colorado [Video]

DENVER — In the late 1930s, as Hollywood studios were hesitating to shoot with color film because of its prohibitive cost, Frank Muramoto was using the relatively new technology to create home movies with his family in the San Isabel National Forest.

“These [cameras] are big monstrosities that he was carrying around for most of his career and his willingness to throw one of those over his back and hike up into San Isabel for the weekend is really impressiveh,” said Devin Flores, who helped curate “Through the Lens: The Photography of Frank Muramoto,” which is now on display at the History Colorado Center in Denver.

The exhibit — which made its public debut at the El Pueblo History Museum in the spring — covers the walls of the fourth floor mezzanine at History Colorado. “Through the Lens” uses Muramoto’s professional and personal photography to tell the history of everyday …