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A man reads at a table in the Western History department of the Denver Public Library at Colfax Avenue and Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Maps and large, bound books are on the table. Bookcases, filing cabinets, and model of a Colorado Midland locomotive and coal car are in the room.

Catalog Speak: What Does “C MSS” Mean? And What’s A Finding Aid?

A trip to the National Western Stock Show & MLK, Jr. Rodeo

Martin Luther King, Jr. - “I Have a Dream” 50th Anniversary Commemorative Doll

A view of a cattle drive on a Texas ranch shows a herd of cattle and cowboys on horseback.

The Log of a Cowboy and the True American West

The Best Volunteer Job

A monkey and puppy, with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, sit on the ground next to each other. The monkey rests its hand on the head of the puppy. The monkey wears a chain around its neck connected to a ring on the bottom of a circus trailer.

Monkeys Riding Dogs - A Glorious Rodeo Tradition

Scrapbooks: The Pinterest Inspiration Boards of the Past?

George Beam's Scenic Rails of the West

Acclaimed Western Photographers ~ George Beam

THE BOOK REPORT: January's NEW AND COMING SOON

When 'Judge Lynch' Was the Law

14th Street Viaduct Construction, Denver 1898 | X-18018

The Working West

The Many Faces of Harry Rhoads

Acclaimed Western Photographers ~ Harry Rhoads