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George Morrison, Sr.MusicianViolinist, orchestra leader, music teacher, churchman and philanthropist; served on Mayor's Committee on Music, 1947-1960; furnished music on the famous Denver Post Special Train to Cheyenne, Wyoming Frontier Days Rodeo; received the 50-year pin from Mile-Hi Chapter of American Red Cross, 1969; composer and arranger of jazz, spirituals and classics; thirty-second degree Mason.  Inducted 1973.

JAZZ IN FIVE POINTS: A BRIEF HISTORY: PART TWO

Autographed Photo of Duke Ellington

Jazz in Five Points: A Brief History: Part One

McDonald's official Dennis Morris talks with spokespersons for a group of protestors that use wheelchairs. The protestors are blocking entrances to the McDonald's located on Colfax Avenue and Pennsylvania Street demanding wheelchair access so that the experience of indoor dining can be available to all patrons (universal design) and accessible to people with disabilities (barrier-free design).

Ronald McDonald stop clowning around and make your stores accessible”: A story about Access Institute, McDonald’s and the fight for accessible spaces

Poster gathered near Civic Center Park in Denver after a protest that took place in the aftermath of the George Floyd murder. The text reads "I couldn't breathe" and shows a drawing of George Floyd.

Assembling the George Floyd Protest Collection at DPL

Digitization of a map

How Do Librarians Work from Home?: Part 3 WHG's Only 'Essential Worker'

Devil's Head Fire Lookout Station

Women in the United States Forest Service

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