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Black and white photographic portrait of Jane Silverstein Reis taken in August 1961.

Jane Silverstein Ries (1909 - 2005)

Studio portrait of Mrs. Leonel Ross Anthony O'Brien holding an umbrella with lace trim. She wears leather gloves and a dress with a pleated waist line, buttons, and lace collar.

Exploring Your Irish Roots: Where to Start

Gold rush map promoting Nebraska City as a supply center, showing railroads, rivers, territorial boundaries, and types of resources available along the route. Advertisers from Nebraska City surround map.

Center for Colorado Studies Now at Denver Public Library

Sixteen members of the Leap Year Club in Basalt, Colorado pose in two lines. Ten women are in the first row, and six women are in the second row. Characteristic of the early twentieth century, their clothing includes long-sleeved, high-collar blouses with puffed sleeves and long skirts. Several of the women wear jewelry, including earrings, cameo broaches, and pendants. A painting of an ornate room is painted on the wall behind them.

Leap Year Romance Traditions

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The Book Report: March's New and Coming Soon

A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. The grandstand curves in the right background and is supported by large wood beams.

New Additions to the Colorado Authors Collection - February 2016

Events and Exhibits in March @ the Blair-Caldwell Library

A Mexican-American man speaks into a microphone in Denver, Colorado, during a protest. Picket sign reads: "Chicano Means Power." An ornate lamp is on a brick building with entablature.

New Additions to the Western History Collection - February 2016

View of Colburn Hotel in Denver, Colorado; shows a brick building with urns and a covered entry. Cars are parked at the curb.

"The Hotel With A Personality:" Denver's Colburn Hotel

Dr. Clarence Holmes with camera

Historic Photographic Processes in a Nutshell

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The Book Report: January/February New and Coming Soon

Two Denver Broncos professional football players tackle an opponent. Spectators are in the background.

Denver Broncos Super Bowl: The Spirit of '77