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Two librarians from the Aurora Public Library in Aurora, Colorado, sit at a table, partially hidden by piles of books. Behind them are bookshelves full of more books. They each hold open books and book cards in their hands.

GETTING STARTED WITH GENEALOGY RESEARCH FROM HOME

Group portrait of men, women, and girls in Denver, Colorado, at the ground breaking ceremony for the Denver Public Library, including (l to r): Jean Dudley, F. M. Richie, Mr. Frederick Ross (architect), Mr. C. R. Dudley, Helen F. Ingersoll, B. H. Lichter (contractor)[?], and Marion Dudley (in front).

DPL: A 'Chief Interest in People and Books' for 130 Years

Larimer Street looking toward Cherry Creek showing a horse-drawn Crystal Lake Ice wagon, circa 1870. X-23454

Ice Houses: How Early Denver Kept Its Cool

Denver City Directory cover page, 1889

How to Search City Directories in Ancestry Library Edition

Swine Flu Clinic, October 14, 1976. Photo by John Gordon. Rocky Mountain News Records (WH2129), PhotoBox 360

Denver's Flu History: Shedding Light On What A Coronavirus Outbreak Could Look Like

The Enduring Legacy of the JFK Assassination Newspaper

A Sample of Oral Histories in the Collection

10th Mountain Division Oral Histories Safe and Accessible

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

Uniformed troops of infantry men board a Denver and Rio Grande train of Pullman sleeping cars, about to depart Fort Logan, a World War I assembly point for young soldiers, Colorado. Many wear uniforms consisting of jackets, jodhpurs, gaiters, boots and wide brim hats with Montana creases. A Black man, possibly a porter, stand in doorway of one of the cars. He wears a white coat and dark hat.

The Great War: Resources for Tracing Your Family History in World War I

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

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

A New Book on Unsung Master and Colorado Poet Belle Turnbull