Western History & Genealogy Blog
Photographs
Barbara Coopersmith and Civil Rights in Denver: Exhibit January 15 – March 31 2013
Submitted by Noel on Wed, 01/16/2013 - 6:21pm- News
- Events
- Exhibits
- Photographs
- Anti-Defamation League (ADL) -- Denver
- Anti-Defamation League Mountain States Region
- Barbara Coopersmith
- civil rights activists -- American West
- civil rights activists -- Denver
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) -- Denver
- Republican Party -- Colorado
- voter registration -- Mississippi.
Join us for an exhibit of civil rights photos honoring the life of Barbara Coopersmith, the Denver civil rights activist, in the Gates Room of Western History and Genealogy.
Weird Photo Wednesday, January 16th, 2013
Submitted by jrogers on Wed, 01/16/2013 - 12:41pmIn today's Weird Photo Wednesday, we see a magician mixing steel, iron and golden sunshine to come up with a bewitching product.
Weird Photo Wednesday, January 9th, 2013
Submitted by jrogers on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 11:43amNow we're just missing Father Time. This photo goes well with the New Year. Perhaps we'll see a photo of Father Time at the end of the Year! Zoom in and see the unique gargoyles on the clock.
Weird Photo Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013
Submitted by jrogers on Wed, 01/02/2013 - 11:23amCheck out this weird contraption. Would you board this machine? Gray Goose Airways was probably not a major carrier of passengers or freight.
Weird Photo Wednesday, 12/12/12!
Submitted by jrogers on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 3:37pmFor Weird Photo Wednesday on 12/12/12 we have the headdress and throne of a very strange occult group, the Brotherhood of the White Temple, who met in 1953.
Weird Photo Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
Submitted by jrogers on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 2:32pmHow about this wild ride? It looks like a scary carnival ride, but these guys don't look worried as they ride a bucket scoop on a crane.
Weird Photo Wednesday, November 28th, 2012
Submitted by jrogers on Wed, 11/28/2012 - 2:17pmFor today's Weird Photo Wednesday we have some unusual hijinks going on with the Roundup Riders of the Rockies.
Weird Photo Wednesday, November 14th, 2012
Submitted by jrogers on Wed, 11/14/2012 - 12:00pmToday's photo shows a unique ship launch. I'm sure the men who launched the ship were hoping that it only goes in one direction, and that's into the water!
Weird Photo Wednesday, October 31st, 2012
Submitted by jrogers on Wed, 10/31/2012 - 5:10pmThe staff of WHG wishes everyone a Happy Halloween this October 31st, Weird Photo Wednesday! We hope you all have many trick or treaters!












