Denver News

Torch of Controversy Lighted

Reluctant Host: Denver and the 1976 Winter Olympic Games

View of homes in the Baker Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features include shingle imbrication, covered porches, bargeboard, arched windows, corbeled brick, and an inset balcony.

Denver Neighborhood Guides

Burnis McCloud Photo: Boy Scouts

African American Colorado History: Memorable People and Events

Black and white convicts lie in cots in the hospital at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. The walls are partly tiled; electric lights and a steam radiator furnish the interior.

Denver's Influenza Pandemic of 1918

Interior view of the Daniels and Fisher store in Denver, Colorado; shows the "French Room," mannequins in lace and brocade gowns, mirrors and a plaster ceiling.

Exploring the 15 Floors of the Daniels & Fisher Department Store

Men, women, and children look at bears at the City Park Zoo in Denver, Colorado; cars are parked nearby.

A New Kind of Zoo in Denver

Notice to Drivers poster (WH2392, FF8)

Protecting Children and Animals in Colorado

View of the John B. Hindry home at 5500 North Washington Street in Denver, Colorado; shows a house with quoins and a bay window.

Six Spooky Stories From the Western History & Genealogy Blog Archives

WHG's William Henry Jackson Camera Makes The Final Cut. We Need Your Vote!

Portrait of Chief Colorow, called Colorado, Native American Ute Indian; he wears long hair with banks tied back in a fur tail and is wrapped in a woven patterned blanket.

Collecting Western History Part 2: A New Era of Scholarship

"John Baker, shown here reading his paper on the 'porch' is taking care of the home of his friend Dutch in Gopher City while Dutch is panning gold in the mountains." From the WHG Undigitized Photo files (Denver. Slums. Gopher City).

Denver's Gopher City

Albany Hotel Fire