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A young woman poses in a costume that includes shorts, high heels, print fabric, and a stovepipe hat.

Studio portrait of E. M. Winterbourne. He wears glasses, a suit, and tie.

Colorado City Hose Team pose in front of the diagonal batten door outside the brick fire station, South Twenty-sixth and Cucharas streets, El Paso County, Colorado. The men stand wearing dark underwear shirts and shorts with arms crossed and their brass hose nozzle proudly on display in front of them.

Hipster or History?

View of a two story brick retail building at 21 South Broadway Street in the Baker Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Features include ceramic trim, storefront windows, and a metal and neon sign: "Office Furniture."

Exterior view of the Broadway Department Store Co. at South Broadway and Archer Place in Denver, Colorado; sign reads: "Hi Mr. Tourist! Ask Questions Here"; washtubs in window display.

Rooftop view of Broadway at 1st (First) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Automobiles and streetcars are on the street. Signs on buildings read: "[W]illiams Stores Stetson Hat," "Walco's Sport Spot," "Prescriptions," "Taylors," "Bernard's Proven Better Buys Men's & Boy's WEar," "Vogue Portraits," "The Skylark," "Rex Market," "Friends Electrical Appliances," "Ervington Floral Shop," "Acme Liquor Store," "Falby Paint Glass Hardware," "Crown Furniture," "Murphy Fine Food," and "Miller's."

Hip South Broadway Throughout the Years

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