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Which Denver Public School is this?

Did you go to Columbine school?

Baby Doe Tabor and The Matchless Mine

"Hold on to the Matchless"

Acquisitions Highlight

We are privleged here at WHG to have a large number of community members who sing our praises and help us bring in collections.

Early Steamboat Springs Visitors

The guest register for the first hotel in Steamboat Springs, Colorado contains the names of visitors from all over the United States.

Creating West Colfax

Civil War photo identified

We now know where this photo was taken? (click on it to enlarge)

Mystery Painting

Help identify a mystery painting

Bill Hosokawa Papers

Last week I had the privilege of meeting Susan Boatright, daughter of famed Japanese author and journalist Bill Hosokawa (1915-2008).

Let Us Entertain You

Another interesting aspect to the “amusements” in Denver were...

Wild West Cowboys

Cowboy Comic Books: The stuff your mother warned you about - We've Got 'Em - Take a Look!

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