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Curated Galleries
The walls of the canon. Grand River Glenwood extension D.& R.G.R.R.
[between 1886 and 1900?]
Acclaimed Western Photographers ~ William Henry Jackson
Weaving prayer rug in deserted kiva or cave in the rock Moki Indians, Walpi Pueblo
1899
Interior of ancient snake kiva, weaver making blanket Moki Indians, Walpi Pueblo
1899
Palace of the Governors, Santa Fe, New Mexico. [graphic] : During the incumbency of Governor L. Bradford Prince Drawing Room.
[between 1890 and 1893]
Acclaimed Western Photographers ~ Horace S. Poley
Denver - bicycles & group in front of G. E. Hannan bicycle store
[between 1890 and 1900]
Get on your bikes and ride!
Apaches Gazie, (Twisted) and two children wife of Chihuahua, hostile Chiricahua chief; now on war-path in New Mexico.
[between 1890 and 1920]
Happy Mother's Day
Ciriaco Arellano early immigrant to Colorado and self-taught artist displays two of his paintings.
ca.1930
Feliz Cinco de Mayo
“Bicycles Attest to Earth Day Activities”
Photo by Howard Brock. “Students from campuses at Boulder, Greeley, and Fort Collins rode their bikes to Denver for the series of discussions about the environment.” Rocky Mountain News Photographs
April 22, 1970
Arvada High School students
Photo by Dick Davis. “Hundreds of students from Arvada High School Wednesday morning got Earth Day activities off to an early and enthusiastic start as they marched and bicycled to school to demonstrate their concern over pollution.” Rocky Mountain News
April 22, 1970
Earth Day 1980, Bear Creek High School
Photo by Steve Groer. "Bob Ware, an industrial arts teacher, planted a cottonwood tree atop the car before it was covered by earth-moving equipment." Rocky Mountain News Photographs
April 17, 1980
Earth Day at CU-Boulder
Photo by Janet Reeves. "Student Nancy Smith carries the weight of the world on her shoulder, symbolizing the care she says the Earth deserves. Smith helped celebrate Earth Day at the University of Colorado in Boulder yesterday." Rocky Mountain News Photos
April 21, 1989
Earth Week observance, Boulder
Photo by Steve Groer. "CU student Andy Young stands atop a pile of barrels which are supposed to represent radioactive waste from Rocky Flats at the Earth week observance in Boulder." Rocky Mountain News Photographs
April 18, 1970
Earth Day Fair, Denver Zoo
Photo by Janet Reeves. "Chitawana Jones, at microphone, and Terrance Daniels, perform an environmental rap song at the Earth Day Fair held yesterday at the Denver Zoo." Rocky Mountain News Photographs
April 22, 1990
Horizon High School students
Photo by Steve Groer. "Jackie Bugh, 18, left, and Jennifer Laws, 18, seniors at Horizon High School, plant a cherry tree behind the school. Students planted 460 trees in conjunction with Earth Week activities." Rocky Mountain News Photographs
April 22, 1991
Earth Day 1995
Photo by Cyrus McCrimmon. "David Settles rolls a tire up the banks of the S. Platte River during the Earth Day cleanup..." Rocky Mountain News Photographs
April 22, 1995
Earth Day
Petroleum Queen