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The sun streams through two windows of a Central City bedroom where a twin bed with a quilted cover is in the foreground. The windowsills next to the bed are decorated with bric-a-brac, including flowers, vases, bells, and miniature birds. A decorative birdcage with a bird in it hangs in front of the window. Lace curtains, gathered at the sides, decorate each window. A butterfly design is on the curtain on the right. The masonry wall and the vegetation in the yard are visible through the window.

Acclaimed Western Photographers ~ Sandra Dallas

Two men, two women, a girl, and a baby are seated for a meal, probably in Denver, Colorado. Items on the table include: a tablecloth, plates, cups, a coffee pot, a water pitcher, glasses, silverware, and food.

Holiday Season is Genealogy Season

Historic Hair: “Bobbing” and “Waving” in the 1920s

Science Lounging: Speakeasies and Prohibition

Caesars Palace and the Future of the West

Exhibit: The Spirit of "Daddy" Bruce Randolph

The Book Report: November's New and Coming Soon

Think You're a Native American? Prove it

View of Badlands, Arizona, possibly Painted Desert area; shows man standing at left center.

Arabs in the (Arizona) Desert

Burnis McCloud

Acclaimed Western Photographers ~ Burnis McCloud

A woman (Muriel Wolle?) is sitting at the entryway of the City Hall and Fire Department building in Nevadaville, Colorado. The name of the building is painted on the facade, and surrounds two broken and boarded up window bays. The woman is holding a sketchpad in her hands.

At the Polls in a Ghost Town

View of Interstate Highway 25 in the Five Points Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; downtown skyscrapers fill the scene.

Killer On the Road