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  • Twenty-Forth Street School art project
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    Young children experience a potters wheel during a class art project at Twenty-Fourth Street Elementary School in Denver, Colorado, re-named Crofton School in 1959. Two young boys work over a round piece of wood, one has his hands on the circular...
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    Twenty-Fourth Street School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
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    undated
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  • Wood Shop at Whittier School
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    Wood Shop at Whittier Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Six children are shown at various stages of construction. On the left side a boy uses a saw to cut a piece of wood. The boy standing in the middle uses a hand drill on a piece of wood...
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    Whittier School (Denver, Colo.); Whittier (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
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    undated
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  • Knife sheath
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    Front view of a Native American Sioux two piece leather knife sheath. The piece has white, navy blue, light blue, orange, and rose beads. A looped leather strip is attached to the back of the sheath.
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    Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Sheaths--1890-1910.
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    [between 1890 and 1910]
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  • Blanket
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    A Native American (Navajo) wool woven blanket. Colors on the piece are blue, indigo?, natural white and aniline red. The wool is handspun, one ply and Z spun.
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    Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Navajo Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Navajo textile fabrics--1870-1890.; Blankets--1870-1890.
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    [between 1870 and 1885]
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  • Telephone switchboard
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    A photo of a large wood telephone switchboard. Shows connection wires/cords, connection boards, and speakers.
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    Switchboards--1890-1900.
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    [between 1890 and 1910]
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  • Superintendent's home, Saints John, Colorado
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    In Saints John, Summit County, Colorado, a man poses on the porch of the Superintendent's house: a frame, gable roofed dwelling. The porch railing is of raw logs; other homes and slopes are in the background.
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    Saints John (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Saints John--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Saints John--1870-1880.
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    [between 1870 and 1880?]
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  • Loading a 37mm pack gun to a pack mule
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    A soldier from the 1st Battalion, 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Tenth Mountain Division ties the ropes fastening a part of 37-mm pack gun onto an American pack mule during the Italian Campaign. According to the caption the piece weighs 22 pounds...
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    World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Mules--Italy--1940-1950.; Pack animals--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th.
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    April 16, 1945
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  • Sand Creek Massacre marker
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    View of a marker that commemorates the Sand Creek Massacre in Kiowa County, Colorado. The marker consists of a wedge shaped piece of granite that is on a rectangular piece of concrete elevated on two cylindrical supports. The marker reads: "Sand...
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    Arapaho Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Kiowa County--1960-1970.; Cheyenne Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Kiowa County--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Kiowa County--1960-1970.; Sand Creek Massacre, Colo.,...
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    1960
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  • Sand Creek Massacre marker
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    Close up view of a marker that commemorates the Sand Creek Massacre in which United States troops killed some 200 Native Americans (Cheyenne and Arapaho), two thirds of whom were women and children, Kiowa County, Colorado. The marker consists of a...
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    Arapaho Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Kiowa County--1970-1980.; Cheyenne Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Kiowa County--1970-1980.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Kiowa County--1970-1980.; Sand Creek Massacre, Colo.,...
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    1972
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  • Wolf Chief & Harry Eaton, Dakota, holding peace pipe, full length
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    Full length studio portrait of Wolf Chief, in long fur coat and hat, and Harry Eaton, wearing fur piece and long necklace and holding peace pipe, Dakota males, standing in front of painted backdrop. Wolf Chief is looking at piece of paper in his...
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    Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Wolf Chief.; Eaton, Harry.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
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    [188-?]
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  • Soldiers eating around a jeep
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    Five Tenth Mountain Division soldiers eat their chow around a jeep in a heavily shelled Italian town. One bites into a piece of food and holds an opened can with a spoon in it while standing beside the jeep. The second sits behind the steering...
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    Soldiers--United States--1945.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
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    [1945]
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  • Wolf Chief & Harry Eaton, Dakota, seated, holding peace pipe, full length
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    Full length studio portrait of Wolf Chief, wearing fur piece around neck, fur jacket and hat, and Harry Eaton, wearing fur piece, long necklace and holding peace pipe. Both are seated in front of painted backdrop.
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    Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Calumets--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Wolf Chief.; Eaton, Harry.
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    [188-?]
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  • Red Rocks 1943
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    Two tall pine trees, several small shrubs and a large tree stump stand in the midground in front of a group of large rock formations at the top of a hill west of Boulder in Boulder County, Colorado.
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    Boulder (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1950.; Rock formations--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1950.; Shrubs--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1950.
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    [1943?]
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  • William F. Cody and group on beach
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    William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in the left center midground of a panoramic view of a beach, probably in Europe. A long row of Native American men and women also on horseback line the shore behind Cody. A man wearing a...
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [between 1885 and 1900?]
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  • School Dist. No. 6 Greeley, Colo.
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    A student welds a piece of metal in a classroom in Greeley, Colorado in Weld County. He holds the welder in his right hand and the piece of metal in a pair of tongs in his left hand. He wears a cap, goggles, and heavy work gloves. He dressed in...
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    Greeley (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Students--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Welding--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.
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    [between 1930 and 1940]
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  • Anne, Billy at Westhampton
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    William S. Jackson (1920- ) and his sister Anne play together in the water at Westhampton, Massachusetts. Billy wears a two piece bathing costume with a lace collar and short pants. Ann wears a one piece bathing suit.
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    Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; Westhampton (Mass.)--1902-1930.; Children.; Swimming.; Jackson family.
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    1927
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  • Dora Moore School student carpenters
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    Photograph of two kindergarten students at Dora Moore Elementary School in Denver, Colorado during a carpentry lesson. One girl sits on the ground, with a hammer in hand ready to pound a nail into a piece of wood. A boy stands to her right with a...
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    Carpenters.; Dora Moore School (Denver, Colo.); Corona School (Denver, Colo.); Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
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    circa 1925
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  • Puppet Project at Wyman School
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    Puppet project at Wyman Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Six students from Wyman Elementary School demonstrate the puppets they have created. From left to right the students are Billy Carpenter, Patricia Burns, Charles Hazlewood, Edmund...
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    Wyman School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
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    1937
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  • Annual: East Denver High School, 1917
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    1917 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
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    East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
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    1917
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  • Neck piece, a "stale"
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    Native American (Great Plains) beaded neck piece with geometric designs, light fringe, undecorated flaps.
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    Indian beadwork--Great Plains--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Great Plains--1890-1900.
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    1895
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  • One piece, two car tent
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    Two men and two women sit outside a tent that covers a car in the auto camp at Overland Park in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. They prepare a meal and hold enamelware bowls and a coffee pot. Overland lake is in the distance.
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    Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Camping--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Outdoor cookery--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.;...
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    [between 1920 and 1930?]
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  • Wolf Skin, Crow, seated wearing fur piece and disk pendant
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    Seated studio portrait of Wolf Skin, Crow male, wearing fur piece, disk pendant and necklace.
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    Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Wolf Skin.; Crow Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
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    [188-?]
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  • Unidentified Indian, with fur piece hanging from neck
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    Full length studio portrait of Native American male, wearing fur piece around neck and wrapped in blanket. Standing in front of backdrop, next to rocks.
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    Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
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    [188-?]
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  • Harry Eaton, Dakota, standing, wearing fur neck piece, full length
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    Harry Eaton, Dakota, full length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop; fur neck piece, shirt, metal armbands, beaded sash, holding pipe and woven band with fringe, moccasins.
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    Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Eaton, Harry.
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    [188-?]
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  • Harry Eaton, Dakota, seated, wearing fur neck piece, full length
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    Harry Eaton, Dakota, full length seated studio portrait with painted backdrop; fur neck piece, beaded sash, metal armbands, holding pipe and woven band with fringe, moccasins.
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    Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Eaton, Harry.
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    [188-?]
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  • Lone Sitting Bull, standing, wearing fur piece and ornamental vest, 3/4 length
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    Lone Sitting Bull, Dakota, 3/4 length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing two feathers in hair, necklace around throat with fur piece attached, scarf tied in hair, vest with metal beads and chains, and metal armbands; hands...
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    Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Lone Sitting Bull.
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    [188-?]
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  • Lone Sitting Bull, wearing fur piece and ornamental vest
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    Lone Sitting Bull, Dakota, 1/2 length seated studio portrait, wearing two feathers in hair, necklace around throat with fur piece attached, scarf tied in hair, vest with metal beads and chains, and metal armbands.
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    Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Lone Sitting Bull.
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    [188-?]
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  • East High spotlight: vol 2 no 1
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    Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
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    East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
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    1925 April 15
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  • East High spotlight: vol 30 no 13
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    Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
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    East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
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    1944 May 25
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  • The Annual: East Denver High School, 1914
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    1914 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
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    East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
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    1914
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  • James A. Maestas and Mayor William McNichols
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    James Maestas and Denver Mayor William McNichols shake hands in the Mayor's office in Denver, Colorado. Mayor McNichols holds a piece of paper.
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    Mexican Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver.; Shaking hands.; Interiors.; Maestas, James A.--Pictorial works.; McNichols, William Henry, 1910---Pictorial...
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    [between 1980 and 1985?]
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  • Concilio Superior, Antonito, Colorado
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    Group portrait of members of the Concilio Superior of the Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos (S.P.M.D.T.U) pose in the office of the Concilio Superior hall in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. Shows middle aged and older men and...
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    Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos--People--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Antonito--2000-2010.; Antonito (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Fraternal organizations.; Women.; Older people.;...
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    [2004]
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  • Eppie's Mexican Food
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    View of Eppie's Mexican Food on Colorado HWY 160 in Pagosa Springs, CO. The restaurant is a converted school bus that serves Mexican food, signs on the top of the bus read: "Eppie's Mexican Food." A "closed" sign is in the window as well as a...
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    Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Restaurants.; School buses.; Restaurants--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--Pictorial works.; School buses--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--Pictorial works.; Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
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    1993
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  • Josephine Cardenas Lucero delivers mail
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    Josephine Cárdenas Lucero, a mail carrier, leans our of her truck window to put a letter in a mailbox in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. She wears glasses. The metal mailbox is on an piece of wood.
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    Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Lucero, Josephine Cárdenas--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
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    [1950]
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  • Theresa, Felix
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    Two young children identified as Theresa and Felix Lopez stand in the yard of a long adobe house probably in southern Colorado. Theresa wears a striped one piece jumpsuit with a blouse, her hair is braided and pulled up on her head. Her brother,...
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    Mexican Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Boys.; Adobe buildings.; Lopez, Felix--Pictorial works.; Lopez, Theresa--Picxtorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
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    [between 1920 and 1930?]
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  • Dad
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    A man identified as "dad" poses in a field in Colorado. He wears a hat, jacket, slacks, vest and tie and smokes a pipe. A small image overlays the print. It shows an elderly Hispanic woman in a long black dress and a full, black manta or shawl that...
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    Mexican Americans--1930-1940.; Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Women.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Minority older people--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican American...
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    [between 1930 and1940?]
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  • Rock Ledge House, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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    View of the Rock Ledge House located at the Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site, 3202 Chambers Way, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The one and a half-story simple Queen Anne style structure is characterized by a squared bay window on the side of the house...
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    Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Houses--Coloado--Colorado Springs--2000-2010; Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Ranch...
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    2001
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  • Ken-Caryl Ranch Manor House, Lakewood, Colo.
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    View of the Ken-Caryl Ranch Manor House located at 14432 West Ken-Caryl Road, Lakewood, Colo. The two-story 8000 square-foot mansion is an example of an American Georgian - Southern Style mansion. Details include a distinctive two-story south...
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    Mansions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--2000-2010.; Ranches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--2000-2010.; Lakewood (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Mansions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.; Ranches--Colorado--Lakewood--Pictorial works.; Lakewood...
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    2007
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  • Pedro Rivera
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    Pedro Rivera cuts a piece of metal with a large hacksaw on a sawhorse near 1121 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. He wears jeans, a leather jacket and a fedora hat.
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    Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Sawhorses.; Saws.; Rivera, Pedro--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Sawhorses--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Sawing--Pictorial works.; Auraria...
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    1950
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  • Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 24, 1910 June 11
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    Newsletter produced by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
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    Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
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    1910 June 11
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  • The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 19, 1913 July 12
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    Newsletter produced semi-monthly by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
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    Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
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    1913 July 12
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  • Mining machinery
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    A group of workers pose near a large piece of mining machinery probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear overalls and hats. Large piles of rocks are nearby. The mining machine is powered by electricity and has large belts, wheels, and...
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    Las Animas County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Machinery--Colorado--Las Animas County--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1870-1900.
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    [between 1870 and 1900?]
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  • Carriage pulled by burro
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    A husband and wife pose in a donkey-drawn buggy probably in Denver, Colorado. Men stand near the burro and are on horseback nearby.
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    Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Donkeys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Spouses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
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    [between 1904 and 1915?]
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  • Rifle school classroom interior
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    Interior view of a Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado classroom; boys and girls pose with books. A piece of buffalo hide is on a desk.
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    Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; School children--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
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    [between 1900 and 1910?]
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  • Woman on limb
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    Outdoor portrait of a woman on a tree limb, probably near the South Platte River, in Denver, Colorado. She wears a striped dress and a wide-brimmed hat.
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    Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1910-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
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    [between 1910 and 1920]
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  • Lakewood Elementary School
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    Interior view of a classroom at Lakewood Elementary School in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. A woman, probably a teacher, wears a one piece button-down dress and sits beside a table piled with stacks of books. Boys and a woman with a head...
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    Lakewood (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Classrooms--Colorado--Lakewood--1950-1960.; Schools--Colorado--Lakewood--1950-1960.; Teachers--Colorado--Lakewood--1950-1960.
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    1957 May 15
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  • Arc welding, Burkhardt Steel, Denver
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    A worker welds a piece of metal at the Burkhardt Steel Company, 869 South Broadway Street in Denver, Colorado. He wears work overalls, a heavy coat, gloves, and a welding visor. A generator and fuse box are mounted on the floor and wall nearby.
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    Burkhardt Steel Mill (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Steel industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Welding--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
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    [between 1930 and 1950?]
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  • Arc welding
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    Sparks fly from a welding torch as a man works on a piece of steel probably at Burkhardt Steel, 869 South Broadway, Denver, Colorado. The torch illuminates the worker who wears overalls, a safety visor, and gloves.
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    Burkhardt Steel Mill (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Steel industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Welding--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
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    [between 1930 and 1950?]
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  • Man standing in gardens in a park
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    Outdoor portrait of man who poses near flower beds in possibly Washington Park, Denver, Colorado. He wears a suit, tie, and wide-brimmed hat.
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    Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Flower gardens--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
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    [between 1904 and 1915?]
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  • Prosperous couple
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    Studio portrait of a man and woman. She wears a puff shoulder jacket over her bodice; he wears gold chain jewelry and a three piece suit.
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    Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Spouses--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
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    1890

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