View of the Conoco oil refinery at 5801 Brighton Boulevard in Commerce City (Adams County), Colorado. A large sign near the road reads: "CONOCO." Shows the tanks, towers, and pipes that make up the refinery. Overhead power lines run to the towers....
Continental Oil Company--Facilities--1970-1980.; Commerce City (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Refineries.; Continental Oil Company--Pictorial works.; Petroleum refineries--Colorado--Commerce City--Pictorial works.; Commerce City (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
Samuel Maestas Jr. gives a customer a hair cut in his barber shop, "Sam's Barber Shop" in Globeville, Colorado. He wears a white barbers smock, barber equipment and supplies are in a case and on a counter behind him.
Portrait of Facundo Maestas, born in Ocate, New Mexico. He moved to Colorado, died at the age of 63 in Denver, and was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Andrea Barela, NEWSED development director and event organizer for the annual Denver Cinco de Mayo celebration, poses with former Denver city councilwoman and vice chair of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission Rosemary Rodriguez, in the...
Ramon Del Castillo, a professor of Chicano studies at Metropolitan State College of Denver and a well-known Chicano poet, recites his poem "Bato Loco" for a class in Denver, Colorado. He has a beard and wears eyeglasses.
Hispanic Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Poets.; Public speaking.; Teachers.; Del Castillo, Ramon, 1949---Pictorial works.; College teachers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
A young girl, Sofia Garcia, the daughter of Jim and Gloria Padilla de Garcia, carries a banner of Our Lady of Guadalupe and marches in the 2010 annual Cesar Chavez Peace March on Cesar Chavez Day in Denver, Colorado. Young men and women march...
Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Cesar Chavez Day--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Parades & processions.; Civil rights demonstrations.; Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993--Anniversaries, etc.; Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993--Commemoration--2000-2010.;...
View of a sign on the property of the Henderson Molybdenum Mine (a subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.) near Empire (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The sign reads: " WARNING Explosives are used for avalanche control in this area....
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.--Facilities--2010-2020.; Henderson Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Signs (Notices).; Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.--Pictorial works.; Signs and...
Three year old Chico Stange, a member of Azteca Art Colorado, plays a carved wooden drum in Denver, Colorado. He holds two carved, wooden drum sticks. He wears a feather headdress decorated with beadwork, and a fabric loincloth and apron decorated...
Azteca Art Colorado--People--2010-2020.; Hispanic Americans--2010-2020.; Mexican Americans--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Boys.; Costumes.; Drums (Musical instruments); Stange, Chico--Pictorial works.; Azteca Art Colorado--Pictorial...
View of the Mexican restaurant, La Casa de Manuel at 2010 Larimer Street in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The one-story commercial style brick building, built in 1891, is painted white and red. A large sign spans the length of the...
Casa de Manuel (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Restaurants.; Casa de Manuel (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Five Points (Denver,...
View of the Mishawaka Inn located at 13714 Poudre Canyon Highway, Bellvue, Colo. The inn is one of the buildings surrounding the Mishawaka amphitheater. The amphitheater's ownership has changed hands many times over the years and countless...
View of Monster Burger, a temporary fast food stand at the 2010 National Western Stock Show complex located at 4655 Humboldt St., in the Elyria Swansea neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Signs include a giant hamburger that reads: "Monster...
The Hispanic American Zamora family poses in front their house in Milliken (Weld County), Colorado. They are identified left to right: "George Zamora (with a guitar), Felix J. Zamora (in a hat), Dan Zamora (in a baseball cap), Manuel Zamora (in a...
Studio group portrait taken at the time of the baptism of Mercedes Gómez in Vigil (Las Animas County), Colorado. Members of the Hispanic American Gómez family are identified: top left to right: Carolina Gómez, Lucía Gómez, Domecinda...
Studio portrait of Hispanic American Andrés Gómez dressed as a cowboy. He wears a long sleeve shirt, a leather vest, sheep skin chaps (woolies), and a cowboy hat.
Longina L. Lobato, an elderly Hispanic American woman (center) poses in front of an adobe house with two unidentified women, and a baby in Zamora (Las Animas County), Colorado. Longina Lobato wears a long dark dress, a Basque with puff sleeves, a...
Studio portrait of Lucia Maria Gomez Smith. She wears a dark dress with cut-away pockets, a contrasting collar and matching scarf. The pockets and bodice are decorated with buttons. She has curly hair and wears buttoned boots..
Juanita Girardot Gomez, and elderly woman, poses with Benina Gutierrez Girardot against a wooden building in Vigil (Las Animas County), Colorado. Juanita wears a headscarf, a light colored patterned blouse and a long, full skirt decorated with...
Julian Duran (left) and unidentified people gather around the coffin of Albino Duran outside a house in Florence (Fremont County), Colorado. Mourners include a woman with her head and shoulders covered in a shawl, a woman wearing an apron, an...
Studio bust portrait of Leandro Gomez of Weston (Las Animas County), Colorado. He wears a jacket with wide lapels, a decorated silk tie and a broad brimmed hat. He has a full, waxed mustache.
Studio portrait of Francisco (Frank) Gomez and José Plácido Zamora. Francisco, Stonewall, Colorado, wears a dark jacket and has his shirt collar unbuttoned. He has a pin on his lapel and his hair is parted on the side. Plácido, Weston,...
Two men and a boy pose outside an adobe house in Zamora (Las Animas County), Colorado. They are identified left to right as: Feliz Nabor Zamora, an elderly man, he wears a shirt, jeans and round, wide brimmed hat and has a mustache. Jose Placido...
Three men sit at a table and play poker in Ocate (Mora County), New Mexico. Sam Maestas, Sr. (on the left), sits in a chair and holds a hand of cards. He wears a suit and smokes a cigar. Two unidentified men play with him. One man wears a suit,...
Salomé (aka Samuel) Maestas plays the saxophone at probably a Lions Club event in Arvada (Jefferson County), Colorado. He wears a shirt, tie, slacks and eyeglasses. A banner that hangs behind him reads: "[L]ions Club [Ar]vada [C]olorado.
Group portrait of the Maestas family and friends in Ocate (Mora County), New Mexico. They pose in front of a large wooden cabin or house. Identification from left to right: Samuel Maestas, Jr., Rosie Maestas, Henry West in uniform), Ben Maestas...
Tony Maestas poses with his niece, Lorraine (Terry) in Colorado. He wears a suit, tie and has mustache. Lorraine wears a dress and a lace trimmed hat. A house and the back of a 1922 Ford are in the distance.
Studio portrait of Amanda (Mandy) Maestas, a resident of Denver, Colorado. She poses in her first communion dress, she wears a crown shaped veil and holds a missal and rosary. She sits on a bench in front of a backdrop of Christ holding a chalice.
First communion--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Studio portraits.; Girls.; Maestas, Amanda--Pictorial works.; Maestas family--Pictorial works.; First communion--Pictorial works.;...
Studio portrait of a woman identified as Mrs. Sanchez of Sugar City (Crowley County), Colorado. She sits in a long, dark colored dress with a V-shaped bodice and pleated skirt decorated with buttons. She wears a lace blouse and a necklace. Her dark...
Pallbearers carry the flag draped coffin of Sam Sandos, to a hearse after his funeral at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado. The pallbearers are identified as: Andres Knight, Ken Salazar, Zee Ferrufino, Richard...
Hispanic Americans--1980-1990.; Mexican Americans--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Sandos, Sam, 1927-1987---Death and burial--Pictorial works.; Funeral rites and ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
State Representative Rich Castro and United States Congresswoman Pat Schroeder pose outside the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado. Rich Castro wears a suit and tie and Congresswoman Schroeder wears a suit and an overcoat. She has...
Hispanic Americans--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Legislators.; Castro, Richard Thomas, 1946-1991--Pictorial works.; Schroeder, Pat--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American legislators--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
Colorado Governor Roy talks with Tim Sandos, Denver City Councilman at a political event, probably in Denver, Colorado. Governor Romer wears a suit, tie and eyeglasses. Councilman Sandos wears a cowboy hat, a dark shirt and a bolo tie. He has a...
Hispanic Americans--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; City council members.; Governors--Colorado.; Romer, Roy, 1928---Pictorial works.; Sandos, Tim--Pictorial works.; City council members--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
Sculptor Eduardo Martinez poses in his studio beside the clay model for his oversized bronze sculpture of Joe P. Martinez, the first Hispanic to receive a Congressional Medal of Honor in World War II. The sculpture was a commission for the grounds...
Sergeant William "Billy" Gallegos stands in the back of a convertible automobile in a parade in his honor in Denver, Colorado. Gallegos, in uniform, a Marine Corps Sergeant and former guard at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, was held hostage for...
United States Congressman Tim Wirth congratulates Denver mayoral candidate Federico Peña on at a rally on the steps of the City and County building in Denver, Colorado. Peña supporters hold signs that read: "Peña" and "Peña for Denver."
Hispanic Americans--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Legislators--United States.; Political elections.; Political parades & rallies.; Peña, Federico--Pictorial works.; Wirth, Timothy E.--Pictorial works.;...
Mayoral candidate Federico Peña, wife Ellen Hart Peña, and children Nelia and baby Cristina pose in the back of a convertible probably during a campaign appearance in a neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. A motorcycle policeman and a boy with a...
United States Congresswoman Pat Schroeder and State Representative and candidate for Denver Mayor, Federico Peña pose in a booth at a church fair in Denver, Colorado. Congresswoman Schroeder laughs as Representative Peña points. A man in the...
An elderly couple, Stella Cordova, founder and owner of Chubby's, a Mexican restaurant. and her husband Alex Cordova, pose in their home in Denver, Colorado. Alex has his arm around Stella, and she wears a polka dot dress and glasses.
U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell and César Chávez, Jr., grandson of Cesar E. Chavez, unveil lettering on the rededicated Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building, 1244 Speer Boulevard in the Civic Center neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The two men...
Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; North American Indians--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Building dedications.; Legislators.; Campbell, Ben Nighthorse, 1933---Pictorial works.; Chavez, Cesar, Jr.--Pictorial works.; Cheyenne...
Mexican Americans, members of the Crusade for Justice (La Crusada Para Justicia) march in protest down 15th (Fifteenth) street in Denver, Colorado. They carry a large banner written in both English and Spanish, which reads: "It Is Better to Die On...
Hispanic Americans--1960-1970.; Mexican Americans--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Banners.; Civil rights demonstrations.; Crusade for Justice--Pictorial works.; Banners--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Civil rights...
Roberto Torres, Jr. carries the flag in the opening event of the Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza during the 100th anniversary of the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. Roberto rides a horse, wearing a traditional Mexican cowboy (charro)...
National Western Stock Show--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Flag bearers.; Flags--American.; Horseback riding.; Rodeos.; Torres, Roberto, Jr.--Pictorial works.; National...
Boyd Polhamus, rodeo announcer, poses with Luis Canela, the master of ceremonies for the Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza during the 100th anniversary of the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. Boyd wears a denim shirt, jeans and a cowboy...
National Western Stock Show--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Masters of ceremonies--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Rodeo announcers--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Rodeos.; Canela, Luis--Pictorial works.; Polhamus,...
Mexican Americans, Rosemary Rodriguez, Paul Lopez and Ramona Martinez pose at an event presented by the Gay and Lesbian Fund of Colorado, Denver, Colorado. All three have served as Denver City Council Representatives for District 3. Rosemary...
Gay and Lesbian Fund of Colorado--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; City council members--2000-2010.; Gay and Lesbian Fund of Colorado--Pictorial works.; City council...
Young women participate in an immigration rights rally at Civic Center Park in Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. One teenage girl is wrapped in an American flag. A young woman beside her holds a sign and a Mexican flag, and wears a Mexico T-shirt. A...
Mexicans--2000-2010.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Civil rights demonstrations.; Illegal aliens.; Women.; Civil rights demonstrations--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Illegal...
Actor, playwright and musician, Daniel Valdez plays the guitar at a march and celebration of life observance for civil rights activist Rodolpho Corky Gonzales in Mestizo-Curtis Park, Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Yolanda [Gutierrez or...
Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Guitars.; Memorial rights & services.; Musicians.; Gonzales, Rodolpho, 1928-2005--Death and burial--Pictorial...
View of unidentified Mexican folk dancers at a Cinco de Mayo celebration in Denver, Colorado. A woman in a blue costume decorated with purple and white frills dances with a man wearing a Mexican serape and a sombrero. The woman has ribbons and a...
Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Clothing & dress.; Folk dancing.; Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)--Pictorial works.; Clothing and...
Crowds attend a Cinco de Mayo celebration in Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. Musicians and spectators are in the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors. Shows advertising banners and loudspeakers. The North Building of the Denver...
Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver...