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An inmate stands near a table covered with bread loaves at the Municipal Bakery in the County Jail, Denver, Colorado. Other inmates work at sinks and tables forming loaves. Denver City Councilman, John Conolon holds a loaf of bread in his hand, and Warden Frank Kratke stands near a clock.

Baking Behind Bars: The Denver Municipal Bakery

Large group of protesters by the Wellington Webb Building. Sign in the foreground "Be the Change"

Women’s March on Denver January 19, 2019

Peter in his gala attire during his annual Harvest Festival

Denver's Own Prophet

Davis & Shaw Furniture Company advertising, 1903

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

A Very Old Fence with a Fresh Coat of Paint

Jeançon's History of Christmas: A Forgotten Labor of Love

Studio portrait of Alice Ivers "Poker Alice" Tubbs. She smokes a cigar and wears a sweater.

"Poker" Alice Tubbs (1851-1930)

Maurice Pate (1894-1965)

Frank Little and the IWW wins Caroline Bancroft History Prize

View of the Denver Public Library at 1357 Broadway Street (at 13th Avenue) in the Civic Center Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Construction workers on scaffolds work on the stone cladding of the Michael Graves addition; pedestrian shelter reads: "Hyman Etkin Construction."

What's New in the Western History Collection: 2018 Edition

Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric is Slow to Evolve

A Sample of Oral Histories in the Collection

10th Mountain Division Oral Histories Safe and Accessible