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  • Police and fire chiefs, Denver
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    A group of Denver Police and Fire Chiefs pose near an outside wall of City Hall in Denver, Colorado. Police and Fire Chiefs in the back row, left to right include: Police Chief, Daniel Mays; Fire Chief, George Duggan; Police Chief John L. Russell;...
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    Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--People--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--People--1890-1900.; Fire chiefs--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.--1890-1900.; Police chiefs--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.--1890-1900.; Denver...
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    [between 1893 and 1900?]
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  • Curtis - Muggers
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    Ida Younger, a Denver Sheriff's Department Deputy Sheriff and judo expert, demonstrates a technique used to escape an assailant in Denver, Colorado. She smashes her elbow backward at 300-pound "attacker," Deputy Denver Sheriff Denis "Tiny"...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Martial arts--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Self-defense--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Sheriffs--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Laughlin, Denis.; Younger, Ida.
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    1970 March 18
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  • Hanging of Jose Abram Ortiz at Conejos in 1888 for murder of LaDuke
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    Sheriff J. Amarante Garcia and Deputy Jack Eels flank Jose Abram Ortiz, who is tied with ropes, on a gallows constructed outside the adobe jail in Conejos (Conejos County), Colorado. The sheriff reads the execution sentence. Men wearing wide brim...
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    Conejos (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hangings--Colorado--Conejos--1880-1890.
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    1888
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  • First Winter Sports Carnival held west of Mississippi River, at Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo.
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    Large group poses in front of the grocery store during the First Winter Sports Carnival, Hot Sulphur Springs, Grand County, Colorado. Some hold skis upright, others sit on toboggans or sleds. Carl Howelson holds a large shiny trophy cup. Other...
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    Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1910-1920.; Skiing--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1910-1920.
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    1911
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  • Man outside sheriff's office
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    The sheriff sits on the stairs of the Sheriff's Office probably in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. He holds a key and wears a vest and bow tie.
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    Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Sheriffs--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.
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    [between 1890 and 1910?]
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    Sheriffs. Wyoming
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  • Major Rafael Chacón and Juanita Páiz
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    Studio portrait of Hispanic American Major Rafael Chacón and his wife Juanita Páiz de Chacón. Major Chacón served in the U.S. Army in New Mexico during the Civil War. He wears a uniform and has a mustache, his wife wears a long dress with a...
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    Hispanic Americans--1860-1870.; Mexican Americans--1860-1870.; Spouses.; Chacón, Juanita Páiz de--Pictorial works.; Chacón, Rafael, 1833-1925--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Pictorial works.;...
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    ca. 1858
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  • El Heraldo
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    View of the adobe newspaper office for El Heraldo del Valle, a Spanish Language, Republican newspaper in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The two story adobe house next to El Heraldo belongs to José Ramos Valdéz, (8th from left), a school...
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    Heraldo del Valle (San Luis, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; African Americans--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; San Luis (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Adobe buildings.; Musicians.; Newspapers.; Heraldo del Valle...
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    [between 1900 and 1910?]
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  • José Amarante Garcia family
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    Studio portrait of Hispanic American José Amarante García and his family. José served as sheriff and county judge in Conejos County, Colorado. Family members are identified as, front row L to R: José Victor García, Sofia García,...
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    Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children.; Families.; Judges.; Sheriffs.; Women.; García, José Amarante--Family--Pictorial works.; García, Teodora Espinoza...
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    1912
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  • Wedding portrait, José Amarante García and Teodora Espinosa
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    Studio wedding portrait of José Amarante García and Teodora Espinosa from Conejos (Conejos County), Colorado. José wears suit and tie, he has dark hair and a full mustache. His bride, Teodora wears a lace wedding gown and veil. José was...
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    Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--1880-1890.; Brides.; Grooms (Weddings); Sheriffs.; García, José Amarante, 1859-1918--Pictorial works.; García, Teodora Espinosa--Pictorial works.; Bridegrooms--Colorado--Conejos--Pictorial...
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    [1889]
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  • Old County Jail, Walsenburg, Colo.
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    View of Huerfano County Jail northwest of Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, built by P. Chappel, of rock with a low curved roof. Sign lists county officers for the year 1878: "R. Pacheco, J. B. Hudson, Ben J. Doss, Com.; C. O. Unfug, C. Clerk,...
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    Walsenburg (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jails--Colorado--Walsenburg--1890-1900.
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    May 10, 1893
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  • Hanging of Black Jack Ketchum
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    Sheriff Salome Garcia of Union County, New Mexico tightens the noose around the neck of Black Jack Ketchum prior to his hanging in Clayton, New Mexico. Also on the gallows are Sheriff O.T. Clark of Las Animas County, Colorado; Detective H.J....
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    Ketchum, Black Jack, 1863-1901--Death & burial.; Gallows--New Mexico--Clayton--1900-1910.; Clayton (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Hangings--New Mexico--Clayton--1900-1910.
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    [1901 April 26]
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  • Clear Creek County Court House
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    View of the Clear Creek County Court House in Georgetown, Colorado, a two-story false front wood construction building at Fifth (5th) and Argentine Streets. A man leans on the second-story window sill; a large crowd of men stand in front and face...
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    Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Mingle, J. G.
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    [1890?]
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  • Murder trio on way to the penitentiary in 1933
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    Three handcuffed Mexican American youths on their way to Canon City, pose as they prepare to be transported to prison, Brighton (Adams County), Colorado. The men were sentenced to hang for the brutal murder of George F. Arnold, age 74. They are...
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    Mexican Americans--Colorado--Brighton--1930-1940.; Brighton (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Prisoners--Colorado--Brighton--1930-1940.; Cox, Earl.; Montoya, Candelario.; Saiz, Joseph.; Templeton, Lee.; Vigil, Roy.
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    1933
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  • Grand-pa Jones
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    Sheriff Sol Jones, town blacksmith, stands with a small boy in the doorway of a two-story board and batten barn, Hot Sulphur Springs, Grand County, Colorado. The barn or livery is weathered with worn wood shingle roof and broken windows. Scrap...
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    Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Barns--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1890-1900.; Blacksmiths--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1890-1900.; Jones, Sol.
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    [between 1890 and 1900]
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    Robrant Forrest W (Sheriff)
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    Sheriffs. Colorado. Logan county
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    Brown, Roy
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  • 1885 Colorado State Census : Arapahoe County : Including the City of Denver and Portions of Present Day Adams and Arapahoe Counties
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    Comprehensive index created of the 1885 Arapahoe County, Colorado State Census created by The Colorado Genealogical Society. Geographically included in the index is: present Denver, Arapahoe and Adams counties. Information included in the index...
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    Colorado--Census--19th century.; Denver (Colo.)--Census--19th century.; Arapahoe County (Colo.)--Census--19th century.; Census records.
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    2002
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  • Bill Claycomb
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    Jefferson County Colorado sheriff's officers restrain Bill Claycomb, one of seventeen picketers arrested at Applejack Wine and Spirits, 3320 Youngfield Street in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Claycomb yells at the officers.
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    Jefferson County (Colo.) Sheriff's Office--People--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Wheat Ridge (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Boycotts.; Law enforcement.; Confrontations.; Shouting.; Anger.; Sheriffs--Colorado.; Claycomb,...
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    [1975]
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  • Arrest of Loretto Sisters
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    Loretto Sisters Pat McCormack and Cecily Jones are arrested by Jefferson County Sheriff's deputies at Applejack Wine and Spirits, 3320 Youngfield Street in Wheat Ridge (Jefferson County), Colorado. Both women wear eyeglasses.
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    Sisters of Loretto--1970-1980.; Jefferson County (Colo.) Sheriff's Office--People--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Wheat Ridge (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Boycotts.; Nuns.; Law enforcement.; Sheriffs--Colorado.; McCormack,...
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    [1975]
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    Bray Harold E
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    Burmeister, ;Patrick J
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    Campbell, E. N . (Sheriff)
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    Horvat, Robert J
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    Everson, Arthur T
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    Fennell, Allan
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    Cook, David J
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    Larson, Harry L
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    Williams, Richard B
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    Sweeney, James
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    Sweeney, James
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    Sheriffs. Colorado
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    Sheriffs. Colorado. Boulder county
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    Sheriffs. Colorado. El PaSo county
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    Sheriffs. Colorado. Fremont county
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    Sheriffs. Colorado. Summit county
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    Sheriffs. Colorado. Larimer county
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    Sheriffs. Colorado. Larimer county
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  • Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 19, 1911 May 6
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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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    1911 May 6
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  • Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 4, 1919 April
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    Newsletter produced 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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    1919 April
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  • Sheriff house at Lamar
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    A man leans on the porch support post of a two-story frame house identified as the sheriff's house in Lamar (Prowers County), Colorado. Shows a building with an exterior staircase, a wooden fence, and a dirt road.
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    Lamar (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Lamar--1880-1900.
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    [between 1885 and 1900?]
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  • Sheriff Leonard Nichols Nevadaville, Colo.
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    Leonard Nichols, Sheriff of Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, poses on concrete and rock sidewalk in front of the Rowling Building.
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    Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Sheriffs--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Nichols, Leonard.
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    1931
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  • Sheriff's car
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    Front view of a Sheriff's car, Denver, Colorado; also shows downtown buildings.
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    Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
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    [1949]
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    Brumbaugh, Harold N
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    Brumbaugh, Harold N
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    Burmeister, Patrick J
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    De Votie, John C
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    Horvat, Robert J
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    Ellingham, J J
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