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Curated Galleries

Albany Hotel deconstruction, 1976

Albany Hotel

Albany Hotel being torn down in 1977

The Albany Hotel Fire

Denargo Market Fire Mel Schieltz 1971

Denargo Market Fire Mel Schieltz 1971

Denargo Market Fire John Whitworth 1971

Denargo Market Fire, July 1971

Wrecking Ball Ends Dance for Cinderella City

Shopping Center Launched

Huge Englewood Shopping City Set to Open

Remembering Cinderella City

Mexican Americans, members of the Crusade for Justice (La Crusada Para Justicia) march in protest down 15th (Fifteenth) street in Denver, Colorado. They carry a large banner written in both English and Spanish, which reads: "It Is Better to Die On Your Feet Than to Keep On Living On Your Knees," "Es Mejor Morir de Pie, Que Seguir Viviendo de Rodillas."

United Farm Workers of America (UFW) supporters picket the Denver City and County building in Denver, Colorado. The picketers protest Judge Robert Cummins' decision to jail UFW coordinator Jerry Ryan for refusing to remove his "Boycott Gallo" button at the beginning of his trial for a prior arrest for picketing. One picket carries a sign with a skull and crossbones that reads: "Cummins drinks Gallo Wine."

Colorado Protest Marches

University Hills Mall fire 4

University Hills Mall fire 3

University Hills Mall fire 2

University Hills Mall Fire

Juanita Ramos née Solano, poses with her husband, Tony Ramos and members of their wedding party in front of St. Cajetan's Catholic Church, 1190 Ninth (9th) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The bride wears a wedding dress with short sleeves and a full length skirt, she holds a bouquet. The groom holds her arm and wears a white coat, bow tie and dark pants. A woman in a coat, holds a bouquet and wears a veil on her head.

Studio portrait of the Edwardo Lopez and Ida Chavez Lopez wedding party, Denver, Colorado. They are identified (left to right) back row: unknown woman, Manuel Moya, Racheal Chavez Moya, and Tony Lopez. Front row: Edwardo Lopez and his bride Ida Chavez Lopez. Ida wears a silk and lace wedding gown a lace veil and holds a bouquet of roses. Edwardo wears a suit and has a boutonniére. Racheal Chavez Moya wears a hat.

Pedro Lobato and Esperanza Córdova de Lobato

Weddings

A view of American buffalo drinking at a water hole probably on the Great Plains. Trees are in the distance.

A herd of buffalo graze on the plains of Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana.

A buffalo stands in a clearing. Pine trees are in the background.

North American Bison: America's Mammal

Cripple Creek Fires, 1896

Cañon City Penitentiary