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  • Wading pool Sunken Gardens
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    View of a drained wading pool in the Sunken Gardens at West 8th (Eighth) Avenue and Elati Street in Denver, Colorado. Bushes that read "Sunken Gardens" and West High School are nearby.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Sunken Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Reflecting pools--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
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    [between 1930 and 1940]
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  • Westward-ho: 1919
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    West Denver High School yearbook for 1919.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
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    1919
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  • W.D.H.S. Annual: 1917
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    West Denver High School yearbook for 1917.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
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    1917
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  • A Walk on the West Side : The Story of an American High School
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    Book regarding the history of West High School in Denver, Colorado from 1884 to 1984. Included are photographs of students and student publications.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)
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    1984
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  • Alberta Smith
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    Photograph of Alberta Smith a Senior at West Denver High School. Smith wears a light colored bodice with mutton sleeves and a dark square collar.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;West Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
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    1897
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  • Bert Johnson
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    Photograph of Bert Johnson a Senior at West Denver High School. Johnson wears a cadet uniform with D.H.S. on the collar.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;West Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
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    1897
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  • Cecelia Reiss
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    Photograph of Cecelia Reiss a Senior at West Denver High School. Reiss wears a white bodice with high pleated neck and mutton sleeves with lace.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;West Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
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    1897
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  • West High School and Sunken Pavilion
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    Exterior view of West Denver High School with the Sunken Gardens in front. Reflection of school and pavillion can be seen in Sunken Lake.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
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    1926
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  • Ernest A. Coffin
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    Photograph of Ernest A. Coffin a Senior at West Denver High School. Coffin wears a dark suit jacket and vest with a high white collared shirt and dark bow tie.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;West Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
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    1897
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  • Florence M. Johnson
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    Photograph of Florence M. Johnson a Senior at West Denver High School. Johnson wears a dark dress with a square neckline, puffed sleeves and elaborate lace collar.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;West Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
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    1897
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  • Lulah M. Dunagan Hatch
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    Photograph of Nettie Middaugh a Senior at West Denver High School. Middaugh wears a high pleated collar and bodice, puffed sleeves covered in lace.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;West Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
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    circa 1898
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  • Mabel Elizabeth Strout
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    Photograph of Mabel Elizabeth Strout a Senior at West Denver High School. Strout wears a pleated bodice, high collar, and mutton sleeves.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;West Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
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    1897
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  • Maggie Mower
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    Photograph of Maggie Mower a Senior at West Denver High School. Mower wears a white shirt with high collar and lace and puffed sleeves.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;West Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
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    1897
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  • Margaret M. Hamilton
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    Photograph of Margaret M. Hamilton a Senior at West Denver High School. Hamilton wears a white dress with a square neck, puffed sleeves with lace overlays and a small broach.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;West Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
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    1897
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  • Maude Watson
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    Photograph of Maude Watson a Senior at West Denver High School. Watson wears a white dress with a high white collar with ruffles, and puffed white sleeves.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;West Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
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    1897
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  • West High School group portrait
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    Group portrait of members of the 1907 West Denver High School graduating class. Most individuals hold stringed instruments.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;West Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
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    1907
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  • Annie Ragland
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    Photograph of Miss Annie Ragland a teacher at West Denver High School. Ragland wears a calico print dress with a high dark collar and mutton sleeves. Her hair is pulled into a knot on the top of her head.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;West Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
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    circa 1897
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  • Nettie Middaugh
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    Photograph of Nettie Middaugh a Senior at West Denver High School. Middaugh wears a high pleated collar and bodice, mutton sleeves covered in lace.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;West Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
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    circa 1898
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  • West High School Graduation Class of 1894
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    Group photograph of West Denver High School's graduating class of 1894.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;West Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
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    1894
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  • West High student moving picture project
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    Photograph of a female student exiting the stairs of West Denver High School while two other students film her.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;West Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
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    1939
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  • Edward F. Hermann
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    Photograph of Edward F. Hermann, Principal of West Denver High School. Hermann sits in a profile view while wearing a dark suit and vest, a dark tie with light dots and a high white collar and handkerchief in the right breast pocket.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;West Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
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    1897
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  • West High School
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    View of the Sunken Gardens colonnade, landscaping, and West High School, in Denver, Colorado.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sunken Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Colonnades--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
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    [between 1910 and 1930?]
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  • West High School
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    A view of West High School and the Sunken Gardens at 951 Elati Street in Denver, Colorado.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Sunken Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
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    [between 1920 and 1930?]
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  • School building
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    View of the first West High School building, Fifth Avenue and Fox Street, Denver, Colorado.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
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    [between 1900 and 1920?]
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  • West High School
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    View of West High School, in Denver, Colorado; also shows a park with landscaping and letters in flowers: "Sunken Gardens."
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Sunken Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gardens--Colorado--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
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    [between 1925 and 1930?]
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  • West High School
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    View of West High School at West 5th (Fifth) and Fox Streets in the Baker neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building is a three and one-half story building with a recessed gallery, low pitched roof, and eyebrow dormers.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1930.; Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1930.
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    [between 1892 and 1926?]
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  • West High School, Denver
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    View of West High School at 5th (Fifth) Avenue and Fox Street in the Baker neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a three and one-half story building with recessed porch and entrance.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1930.; Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1930.
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    [between 1893 and 1925?]
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  • Students of West High at the old building
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    Students the West High School, located at 5th (Fifth) Avenue and Fox Street in Denver, Colorado pose outside of the old building for a class photo. The building features large arch doorways under a long second floor balcony. This building was...
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
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    [between 1910 and 1925?]
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  • West High under construction
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    View of West High School construction, 951 Elati Street, Denver, Colorado; shows construction towers and scaffolding, sandbags, electric street railway tracks and cables, and parked cars.
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    Denver Public Schools--1920-1930.; West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
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    [1924 or 1925?]
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  • West Denver High School
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    Exterior east and north facade view of West High School, 951 Elati Street, Denver, Colorado (W. Harry Edwards, architect); shows blooming flower beds of Sunken Gardens east of school.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
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    [between 1925 and 1926]
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  • Sunken Garden and West High School, Denver
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    View southwest across Sunken Gardens to West High School, Elati Street and Eleventh (11th) Avenue, Denver, Colorado.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
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    [between 1926 and 1927]
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  • Sunken Garden, Denver
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    View northwest across Sunken Gardens to West High School, Elati Street and Eleventh (11th) Avenue, Denver, Colorado.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
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    [between 1926 and 1927]
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  • West Denver High School
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    Exterior view of West Denver High School tower taken through an arch of the Sunken Gardens.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools.
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    Undated
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  • Two of the West "gang", Elizabeth Reid, Woodrow Reid
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    An African American teenage boy and his sister, Woodrow Reid and Elizabeth Reid, pose together near West High School in Denver, Colorado. Woodrow wears a suit, tie, scarf, vest and cap; Elizabeth wears a coat, hat, dress, and holds a purse.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
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    1930 May
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  • Julius Johnson, William Powell, West High's perfect contrast
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    Two African American teenagers, Julius Johnson and William Powell, students at West High School pose together near the school in Denver, Colorado. One wears a suit, tie and vest; the other wears a sweater, pants and bow tie.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
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    1930 May
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  • The gang
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    African American teenagers pose on steps by the entrance of West High School in Denver, Colorado. Included in photo are: James Davis, Marie Anderson (later Marie L. Greenwood), and Julius Johnson. The teenage girls wear dresses, stockings,...
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.;...
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    [between 1929 and 1931]
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  • Little Ceasar [sic]
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    An African American teenage boy known as "Little Caesar" (real name Julius Johnson) poses by an entrance of West High School in Denver, Colorado. He wears a sweater-vest, shirt, tie and corduroy pants.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Johnson,...
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    [between 1929 and 1931]
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  • Southwest Wing
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    View of the southwest wing of West High School, a Collegiate Gothic style building in Denver, Colorado. A person walks up the steps near an entrance.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
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    [between 1929 and 1931]
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  • The Three Musketeers, Julius Johnson, Woody Reid, Bill Powell
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    Three African American teenage boys identified as Julius Johnson, Woody Reid and Bill Powell (also known as the "Three Musketeers") pose in front of West High School in Denver, Colorado. Julius Johnson wears a shirt, tie, sweater-vest and pants....
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Johnson, Julius.; Powell, William,...
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    [between 1929 and 1931]
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  • James Davis "The Old Flame"
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    James Davis, an "old flame" of Marie Anderson poses by West High School in Denver, Colorado. He wears a cap, shirt with a tie, a cardigan sweater and pants.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Alumni & alumnae--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Davis, James, Denver resident.
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    [between 1929 and 1931]
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  • Marie Anderson
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    Marie Anderson (later Marie L. Greenwood), an African American teenage girl, sits on side of steps at entrance of West High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears stockings, and a coat with a fur collar and cuffs.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.;...
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    [between 1929 and 1931]
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  • Marie Anderson
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    Marie Anderson (later Marie L. Greenwood), an African American teenage girl, poses by trees near West High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a coat with a fur collar and cuffs, a "cloche" hat, a necklace, dress and stockings.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.;...
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    [between 1929 and 1931]
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  • West Denver High School
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    View of the southwest entrance to West High School, a Collegiate Gothic style building, in Denver, Colorado. Shows three African American teens on and near steps.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
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    [between 1929 and 1931]
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  • James Davis
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    James Davis, an African American teenage boy, sits on a cement wall near West Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. He wears a cap, shirt, tie, cardigan sweater and pants.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.;...
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    [between 1929 and 1931]
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  • West Denver High School "Alma Mater"
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    Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-68] James Davis, 'The Old Flame', [ARL-69] 'The Three Musketeers', Julius Johnson, Woody Reid, Bill Powell, [ARL-70] Southwest wing, [ARL-71] 'The gang', [ARL-72] 'Little Ceasar [sic]'." The...
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.;...
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    [between 1929 and 1931]
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  • The first West High School
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    View of the first West High School which, "opened in 1893 at 5th (Fifth) Avenue and Fox Street, and remained as such until the present West High was built in 1925."
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
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    [between 1900 and 1920?]
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  • West High School Group Picture
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    Group picture of students from West Denver High School.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;West Denver High School--People--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver Public Schools--People--1900-1910.
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    circa 1905
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  • Sunken Gardens and West High School after the flood
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    View of Cherry Creek floodwater in Denver, Colorado after the Castlewood Canyon Dam break; shows the Sunken Gardens under water and West High School.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1940.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Sunken Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
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    1933 August 3
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  • Finishing cinder tracks West High- W. 10th & Elati view looking north-west [sic]
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    Workmen use horse-drawn graders to level the ground at the West High School track at 10th (Tenth) Avenue and Elati in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A building with a sign that reads: "Theatre" is in the distance.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Lincoln Park (Denver Colo. : Neighborhood)--1930-1940.; Graders (Earthmoving...
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    [between 1931 and 1935]
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  • Painting murals West High School
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    A man and boy pose with a large painting of a cowboy and horse at West High School in Denver, Colorado. The painting is on an easel.
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    West High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Artists--American--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Murals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
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    [between 1931 and 1935]

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