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Denver News

Decorating the Denver National Bank Building [art original].

Curator's Corner 1: Who Are Those Guys, Anyway?

James Denver and the man he had to kill

James William "Jim" Denver (October 23, 1817 – August 9, 1892) was an American politician, soldier and lawyer. He served in the California state government, as an officer in the United States Army in two wars, and as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from California. He served as secretary and Governor of the Kansas Territory during the struggle over whether or not Kansas would be open to slavery. The city of Denver, Colorado, is named after him.

Who was the city of Denver named after? Meet General James W. Denver

The Buried History of Snow Removal in Denver

Artist's rendering of the Spider Man in his attic refuge. The American Weekly, 1942.

The Tale of the Denver Spider Man

Davis & Shaw Furniture Company advertising, 1903

Davis & Shaw Furniture Company: Denver’s 20th Century Furniture Store

Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric is Slow to Evolve

View of Mrs. George W. (Ethel R.) Gano's residence, South University Road, Denver, Colorado, a brick house with arches, picture windows, a flagstone patio, wicker furniture, and potted trees.

The Haunting at Bradmar

Otha Rice standing by Cadillac.

The Smithsonian's Robert F. Smith Fund and the Blair-Caldwell Library Preserving and Sharing Black History and Culture

439 A family huddles together as thousands of Colorado Rockies fans watch fireworks from the field during the Fourth of July celebration after the Colorado Rockies beat the New York Mets at Coors Field Denver, Colo., Tuesday, July 3, 2007. The firewor...

Denver’s “Safe and Sane” Fourth

Checking a people mover model at the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) Expo '73 Friday in Currigan Hall are Marty Van Doornick, 8, of 1630 Leyden St., front, and Philip Allen, 7, of 1544 Grape St. June 9, 1973. Photo by Mel Schieltz. (WH2129-2018-1309)

Denver's 1970s Flirtation with Personal Rapid Transit

Front Elevation blueprint for the Harker Building

Larimer Square in the News and in the Archives