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- Morey Junior High School safety patrol
- A photograph of the Safety Patrol directing traffic on Fourteenth Avenue near Morey Junior High School.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
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- Lower Downtown Denver, street view
- Morey Junior High School machine shop
- The photograph is of two male students working in the machine shop. Both students are wearing safety goggles.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Students.;Machine shops.;
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- Morey Junior High School color guard
- A photograph of the color guard of Morey Junior High School raising the United States flag. There are students saluting and playing music.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Students.; Children playing musical instruments.;
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- Morey Junior High School library
- A photograph of four students in the library at Morey Junior High School. Three of the students are seated at a table reading books while the fouth is reaching for a book on the shelf behind them.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Libraries.; Students.
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- Morey Junior High School gymnasium
- A photograph of girls dressed in gym clothes palying in the gymnasium. A student in the middle of the room is rolling a ball toward a pin on the floor.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Students.; Children playing.; Gymnasiums.
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- Morey Junior High School wood shop
- A photograph of students in the wood shop at Morey Junior High School. The students are working on various projects while the teacher watches.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Students.; Woodcutting.
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- Morey Junior High School
- A photograph of two students standing in front of a table holding sculptures. Between them on the table are three more sculptures.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Art exhibitions.; Art.; Students.; Sculpture.
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- Morey Junior High School
- A photograph of students from Morey Junior High learning the proper use of the telephone. Two students are sitting at a desk in the front by the blackboard while a teacher records their conversation. On the blackboard is an outline of the lesson. ...
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Students.; Telephones.;Teachers.
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- Morey Junior High School
- A photograph of a door at Morey Junior High School.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Doors.; School buildings.
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- Decker Branch library
- Photograph of the snow covered exterior of the Decker Branch Library located in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Library. Decker Branch.
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- Decker Branch library
- Photograph of the snow covered exterior of the Decker Branch Library located in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Library. Decker Branch.
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- Cecilia Kay White
- Cecilia Kay White Musician Age 13, student at Morey Junior High School; harp student since 1967; member of the Cecilian Chapter of the American Harp Society; performed with the Colorado Philharmonic Orchestra for Head Start; sang as soloist with...
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- Capitol Hill: Denver's great urban neighborhood
- McGrath's Men and Women who arrived in what is now Colorado prior to January 1, 1861
- List of Colorado Pioneers. Includes list of men and women with name, residence, date of arrival, from state, birth and death dates.
- Pioneers--Colorado--Indexes.; Colorado--History--Indexes.
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- Denver Public Library fiche obituaries 1975 –1979
- Index to obituaries that appeared in the Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post from 1975 to 1979. Information includes last name, first name, date, page and newspaper.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.;Obituaries--Colorado--Indexes.; Registers of births, etc.--Colorado.
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- William Howard Taft and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh
- Standing portrait of President William Howard Taft and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, Denver, Colorado. Taft was entertained by the Walsh family at Wolhurst.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Presidents--United States--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.; Walsh, Thomas F., Mrs.
- September, 1909
- Thomas Alva Edison visiting Denver
- Inventor Thomas Alva Edison poses next to a train car on his visit to Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Inventors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931.
- September 9, 1908
- Dedication of Rocky Mountain National Park
- A large crowd gathers on a brisk fall day for the dedication ceremonies for the Rocky Mountain National Park in Larimer County, Colorado. A banner reads: "Rocky Mountain Nat'l Park Dedication Sep 4, 1915."
- Banners--Colorado--Larimer County--1910-1920.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dedications--Colorado--Larimer County--1910-1920.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1910-1920.;...
- September 4, 1915
- Parade for Charles A. Lindbergh
- Thousands of people line the sidewalks along 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado to cheer Charles A. Lindbergh after his solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. A sign reads: "F & C Wonderful Shoes 5-6."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- September 27, 1927
- Colorado Governor William H. "Billy" Adams and New York Governor Al Smith
- Colorado Governor William H. "Billy" Adams on the left and New York Governor Al Smith, Democratic candidate for President, on the right, shake hands on the back platform of a train at Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Mrs. Smith is to the left of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1930.; Governors--New York--1920-1930.; Politicians--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Railroad cabooses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Adams, William...
- September 23, 1928
- Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Denver
- Colorado Governor William H. "Billy" Adams rides with Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt on his visit to Denver, Colorado on the campaign trail for the President. They are leaving Union Station in a automobile caravan or parade.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Governors--Colorado--1930-1940.; Governors--New York--1930-1940.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Adams, William Herbert, 1861-1954.; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- September 15, 1932
- Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
- United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt sits in an open car among a crowd of people, in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1930-1940.; Presidents--United States--1930-1940.; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- October, 1936
- Gold Seal Dairy
- View of a delivery truck and wooden milk crates near the Gold Seal Dairy at 408 East 7th (Seventh) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. A sign on the building reads: "Gold Seal Wholesalers & Re[tailers] Main 58[11]".
- Gold Seal Dairies Inc.--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dairy products industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- October 29, 1930
- Reference letter
- Copy of a reference letter typed on Democratic National Committee stationary by Mr. John T. Barnett, National Committeeman Colorado, and sent to Senator John Franklin Shafroth to recommend Mr. E. L. McCulloch for the position of Federal Inheritance...
- Correspondence--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- October 28, 1916
- Early Rent-A-Car Agency on Welton Street
- 1928 Buicks are lined up along Welton Street at an early Rent-A-Car Agency in Denver Colorado. Shows a trolley tracks, and businesses. Signs read: "Scholtz Mutual Drug Co.," "Moose Building," "Rinote Family Hotel," and the "Rocky Mountain News."
- Automobile leasing and renting--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lease & rental services--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- October 19, 1927
- Franklin D. Roosevelt arriving in Denver
- A crowd gathers at a train station (possibly Union Station) on the day of the arrival of Franklin D. Roosevelt in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- October 14, 1932
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt making a speech from his car
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives a speech from his touring car on his way to the Fitzsimons General Hospital, Denver, Colorado, during his 1936 presidential campaign.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Political campaigns--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Presidents--United States--1930-1940.; Public speaking--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- October 13, 1936
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt in touring car
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt sits in a touring car on his visit to Denver, Colorado, during his 1936 campaign, and speaks with an unidentified man. Police officers and spectators watch nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Political campaigns--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Presidents--United States--1930-1940.; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- October 12, 1936
- President & Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt leaving St. Mark's Episcopal Church
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt leaves St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Cheyenne, Wyoming, during his 1936 campaign. Standing in the doorway with the President from left to right, is Mrs. James Roosevelt the President's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Eleanor...
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1930-1940.; Episcopal churches--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1930-1940.; Military officers--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1930-1940.; Political campaigns--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1930-1940.; Presidents' spouses--United States--1930-1940.; Presidents--United...
- October 11, 1936
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt and family
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt and family in the official touring car at Fort Francis E. Warren near Cheyenne, Wyoming, during his 1936 political campaign. In the rear seat from left to right, President Roosevelt, his daughter-in-law, Mrs. James...
- Fort Francis E. Warren (Wyo.)--1930-1940.; Convertible automobiles--Wyoming--Fort Francis E. Warren--1930-1940.; Military officers--Wyoming--Fort Francis E. Warren--1930-1940.; Political campaigns--Wyoming--Fort Francis E. Warren--1930-1940.;...
- October 11, 1936
- President Herbert Hoover on speaker's platform
- President Herbert Hoover stands on a wooden stage decorated with bunting in either Denver or Pueblo, Colorado.
- Podiums--Colorado--1920-1940.; Presidents--United States--1920-1940.; Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.
- November [either 1928 or 1932]
- Crowd at Union Station
- A sea of people await the arrival of President Herbert Hoover and Mrs. Hoover at Union Station on 17th Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs visible are: "The Hendrie & Bolthoff Mfg & Supply Co.," "Oxford Hotel." and "The Red and White Store."
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.--Journeys.
- November 6, 1932
- Huge crowd @ Union Station
- People crowd 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado, listening to United States President Herbert Hoover; sign reads: "Oxford Hotel."
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Presidents--United States--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.
- November 6, 1932
- Douglas Fairbanks & his wife Mary Pickford
- Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford pose outdoors in Denver, Colorado. Mary Pickford wears a fur coat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Actresses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fairbanks, Douglas, 1883-1939.; Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979.
- November 24, 1926
- Queen Marie of Rumania visiting WWI veterans at Fitzsimons
- Queen Marie of Romania visits World War I veterans at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Denver, Colorado. She wears a fur coat with a corsage.
- World War, 1914-1918--Casualties--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Military hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Queens--Romania--1920-1930.; Veterans--American--1920-1930.; Marie, Queen, consort of Ferdinand I, King of...
- November 1926
- Minnie Reynolds Scalabrino on her visit to Denver
- Seated portrait of women's suffragist Minnie Reynolds Scalabrino in Denver, Colorado; she wears a wool coat with a fur collar and cuffs, gloves, and a hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Suffragists--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Scalabrino, Minnie Reynolds.
- November 16, 1910
- Minnie Reynolds Scalabrino, early suffragist
- Standing portrait of women's suffragist Minnie Reynolds Scalabrino in Denver, Colorado; she wears a wool coat with a fur collar and cuffs, gloves, and a hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Suffragists--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Scalabrino, Minnie Reynolds.
- November 16, 1910
- President Theodore Roosevelt on speaker's platform in Glenwood Springs after a 3-week hunting trip in western Colorado
- President Theodore Roosevelt speaks from a platform decorated with bunting in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1910.; Presidents--United States--1900-1910.; Public speaking--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1910.; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
- May 7, 1905
- President Theodore Roosevelt making a speech in Glenwood Springs
- President Theodore Roosevelt reads a speech from a platform decorated with American flags in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Three unidentified men are seated by the president.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Presidents--United States--1900-1910.; Public speaking--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1910.; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
- May 7, 1905
- Teddy Roosevelt in Glenwood Spgs.
- United States President Theodore Roosevelt speaks from a platform decorated with American flags in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Men sit to the sides.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Presidents--United States--1900-1910.; Public speaking--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1910.; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
- May 7, 1905
- Running marathon - early 20's
- Spectators watch from the street and the roof of the Rocky Mountain News Building as runners race, in the News-Times Modified Marathon, down Welton street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a Denver Tramway trolley car, trolley tracks, and...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Running races--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street...
- May 31, 1924
- Overland park - auto races
- Spectators in the stands watch as seven racecars speed around a turn at the race track at Overland Park in the City and County of Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile racing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Racetracks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- May 30, 1927
- Fire at McPhee & McGinnity
- View of a fire in Denver, Colorado; lettering on the brick warehouse reads: "McPhee & McGinnity Co. Denver, Colorado."
- McPhee & McGinnity Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Disasters--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- May 23, 1935
- Fire at McPhee & McGinnity
- View of a fire and firemen in Denver, Colorado; lettering on the brick warehouse reads: "McPhee & McGinnity Co. Denver, Colorado."
- McPhee & McGinnity Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Disasters--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- May 23, 1935
- Line of early planes
- View of airplanes parked at Denver Municipal Airport in Denver, Colorado, during a visit by the 95th Pursuit Squadron of the U. S. Army; people walk among them.
- United States. Army. Air Corps.--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Airports--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- May 1931
- Golden Eagle robbery scene
- A large crowd is gathered outside the Golden Eagle Dry Goods building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Lawrence Streets in Denver, Colorado after robbers dynamited two safes. Signs on the building read: "100,000 Mark Down Sale."
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- May 10, 1931
- Detective at Golden Eagle robbery
- A detective looks over the Golden Eagle Department store the morning after a failed robbery. Robbers had attempted to blow up the store safes which contained $35,000 in cash. Shows shelves and tables of store merchandise. Signs hang from the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Detectives--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Robberies--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- May 10, 1931
- Blown safe at Golden Eagle Dry Goods store
- Police officers and detectives stand next to the damaged safe of the Golden Eagle Dry Goods Department Store in Denver, Colorado. Robbers had attempted to blow up this safe which contained $30,000 open but only managed to bend one safe door open....
- Golden Eagle Dry Goods Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Detectives--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Robberies--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Safes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- May 10, 1931
- Looking up 16th Street
- View of Denver, Colorado; shows 16th (Sixteenth) Street, the Arapahoe County Courthouse, the Colorado State Capitol building, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, houses, churches, and commercial buildings.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- March 25, 1915