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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 Product of its Time: Fraternitas Duxanimae

View of Creation Park (Red Rocks Park) in Morrison, Colorado; sandstone rocks forming natural amphitheater are shown, with bleachers at top; Mt. Morrison in distance with funicular railway track.

Red Rocks, Riots & a Rock 'n' Roll Revival: The Birth of the Summer of Stars

Cinderella City: The Decline and Fall of a Memorable Mall (Part 2)

The zig-zag floor plan of Cinderella City shopping center, opened in 1968, is visible in an aerial view. The huge complex of connected two- story buildings and parking in Englewood, Colorado, is between Santa Fe Drive and Elati Street, and Hampden Avenue and Floyd Ave.; residential neighborhoods surround the area. Signs on buildings include: Cinema," "Woolworth's," "Western Federal Savings," "Englewood."

Cinderella City: The Rise and Fall of a Memorable Mall (Part 1)

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

Map of the United States and territories : showing Pike's Peak, and the newly discovered GOLD REGIONS, with the DIFFERENT ROUTES and necessary outfit.

One-of-a-Kind Gold Rush Map

Studio portrait of Silas S. Soule. He wears a military uniform from the Civil War era.

Behind the Marker at 15th and Arapahoe: The Life of Silas Soule

A Product of its Time: Oxydonor

A Product of its Time: Electropoise

Eleanor Gehres Award Nomination

2017 Eleanor Gehres Award Call for Nominations