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Portrait of Carlos

Carlos Santistevan (b. 1938)

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Customer visiting the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library's museum on the third floor.

Blair-Caldwell’s Third Floor Museum Has Reopened!

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Customers in the Blair-Caldwell African Research Library

Introducing the Blair-Caldwell Community Advisory Committee

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Photo of Ruby Auerbach on top of an AMS map

Using the AMS Maps to Complement Your Genealogy Research

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Flag of Venezuela

Venezuelans in Colorado

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X-31380, A Black Corporal, (Buffalo Soldier) in the Ninth Cavalry, poses on his horse on the Native American (Lakota Sioux) Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. He wears a military uniform and has a gun in a holster on his belt. Snows covers the ground and frame agency buildings show in background.

Buffalo Soldiers in Colorado: Service, Legacy, and a Growing Collection at BCL

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View of Bear's Stadium in the Sun Valley neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The stadium is one level built into a hillside on the site of a landfill. Shows the backyards of houses, clothes lines, an abandoned building with smoke stacks and houses on Federal Boulevard.

History of Sun Valley Neighborhood

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Studio portrait (standing) of a Native American (Arapaho) girl. She holds a basket and rests her arm on a table. She wears a dress and has a scarf around her neck.

The Mystery of the Girl in the Photo

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Studio portrait of Native American (Navajo) men probably in Colorado. They wear hats and jackets. One man wears a tie.

A History of Farm Labor in Colorado

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An art gallery featured on the third floor of Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library.

Blair-Caldwell's Third Floor is Temporarily Closed Due to HVAC Issues

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A picture of library officials speaking the community during the Blair-Caldwell Town Hall.

Here's a Recap of the December Blair-Caldwell Town Hall Meeting

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An outside view of the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library

Your Voice is Needed: Join the Blair-Caldwell Community Advisory Committee

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