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FAKE NEWS: 1899 Edition

Gateway to Lincoln Hills

Lincoln Hills Country Club

View of the Western History department in the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A man and woman stand and sit near a desk. Books and newspapers are in the room.

Collecting Western History in the 21st Century (and Beyond)

"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

Denver Awaits Her Guests

Festival of Mountain and Plain 1895

Photograph of oil-on-canvas painting of seven horses running in a curve

Frank Mechau's Horses at Night - A Colorado Masterpiece

A telescope larger than the Brandon schoolhouse has a large tower with ladders attached to the side of it and a tube that forms an angle with the schoolhouse. Another mechanical device is attached to the one- story schoolhouse.

Solar Eclipse: Build Your Own Stellar Observatory

"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

A New Book on Unsung Master and Colorado Poet Belle Turnbull