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"Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) Protests Jailing of Southern Members." July 16, 1972. Photo by Mel Schieltz. Rocky Mountain News Photo Collection, Box 461

"Peace is Dignity": How Denver Activist Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales Viewed the Vietnam War

An unidentified man in handcuffs is escorted by a police officer, probably in Denver, Colorado.

You're Under Arrest (Circa 1911) - Wow Photo Wednesday

Shows a view of railroad tracks under a portion of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct and the supports underneath the bridge. This may be near 14th and Wazee. The viaduct began at 14th and Wazee and ended at 14th and Platte Street. It was later replaced by Speer Boulevard. Construction on the viaduct began in 1897 and was completed in 1899.

Under the Viaduct, Down By the Platte - Wow Photo Wednesday

Ski Clown or Ski Bum? - Wow Photo Wednesday

A man poses with women dancers in matching costumes and shoes inside a revolving tube ride at Lakeside Amusement Park in Denver, Colorado.

Good Times at Lakeside's Fun House - Wow Photo Wednesday

Interior view of a bowling alley in Denver, Colorado; shows lanes, scorekeepers lettered: "Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co.," and rows of seated men wearing Denver Tramway Company conductor's hats.

Workplace Perks Circa 1912 - Wow Photo Wednesday

The Diplomat Motor Hotel. Collage of photographs from the Richard Crowther Architectural Records (WH1504) and the Rocky Mountain News Photo Collection.

The Diplomat: "Denver's First Complete Downtown Motor Hotel"

A group of men wearing suits and hats stand near a large still and barrels of liquor near Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. One man leans his arm on a pile of sacks with labels reading: "100 lbs, Cerelose, Product Refining Co., New York, U.S.A."

Prohibition of One Kind & Another - Wow Photo Wednesday

When An Oscar Landed at the Stapleton Airport

Photo of George Brown

George L. Brown (1926-2006) First African American to Hold Statewide Office in U.S.

Boys march in support of UMW coal miners on strike against CF&I in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado, carrying signs: "We Represent the CF&I Prosperity Slaves," "Let The Public take Over The Mines,"  "Colorado Civilization Turn Us Out in the Rain," and "Has the Governor any Respect for the State?" Men crowd sidewalks by brick businesses.

Protest Marching Through Colorado - Wow Photo Wednesday

The station master at Union Station in Denver, Colorado stretches his mouth open in a "roar" to mock a fur covered statue of a roaring lion.

I am Station Master, Hear Me Roar! - Wow Photo Wednesday

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