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Wade Blank, his son Lincoln, and fellow Atlantis cofounder Michael Auberger celebrate the laying of the plaque, dedicated to the original protesters - The Gang of 19 - who blocked the intersection to protest the inaccessible buses in 1978. WH2283/Box5/F16

"We Will Ride!" The Origin of the Disability Rights Movement in Denver

Ku Klux Klan memeber light candles in metal cans buried in a dirt mound probably in Denver, Colorado. They wear hoods and robes.

The Rocky Mountain American: The KKK's Colorado Newspaper

The Diving Elk of Denver's Chutes Park

Girls pose by a wall-sized map of the Park Hill District at Smiley Junior High School, in Denver, Colorado. Lettering at the top reads: "Smiley Housing Survey, Park Hill District."

Housing Crisis in Denver isn't unique to 2015

Antonio Esquivel, a champion Mexican vaquero and star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, rides a bucking horse in a dirt arena during a performance of the show at Earl's Court in England. He wears a cowboy hat and a short, dark jacket. A group of cowboys stands in the background watching Esquivel ride. A backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it is at the far end of the arena.

New Additions to the Western History Collection - May 2015

View of the John B. Hindry home on North Washington Street in Denver, Colorado; shows a house with quoins, bay window, portico, and a cornice.

Ghost Hunter’s Guide: Who Lived in My Home?

Events in May @ the Blair-Caldwell Library

The Two "Blue" Exhibits

THE Book Report: May's New And Coming Soon

Crown of the Queen of the Slaves of the Silver Serpent, 1895

All Hail the Queen of the Slaves of the Silver Serpent

Finding Family History at DPL

A Reflection on Early Expressions of Black Poetry