Galleries by Brian K. Trembath

Colorado Protest Marches

Mexican Americans, members of the Crusade for Justice (La Crusada Para Justicia) march in protest down 15th (Fifteenth) street in Denver, Colorado. They carry a large banner written in both English and Spanish, which reads: "It Is Better to Die On Your Feet Than to Keep On Living On Your Knees," "Es Mejor Morir de Pie, Que Seguir Viviendo de Rodillas."
Crusade for Justice March. Image courtesy of Auraria Library.
[between 1966 and 1970?]
United Farm Workers of America (UFW) supporters picket the Denver City and County building in Denver, Colorado. The picketers protest Judge Robert Cummins' decision to jail UFW coordinator Jerry Ryan for refusing to remove his "Boycott Gallo" button at the beginning of his trial for a prior arrest for picketing. One picket carries a sign with a skull and crossbones that reads: "Cummins drinks Gallo Wine."
Picketing the Denver City and County building. Image courtesy of Auraria Library.
[1975]

North American Bison: America's Mammal

A view of American buffalo drinking at a water hole probably on the Great Plains. Trees are in the distance.
Buffalo at water. Image courtesy of History Colorado.
[between 1880 and 1910?]
A herd of buffalo graze on the plains of Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana.
Buffalo of Flathead Reservation. Image courtesy of History Colorado.
[between 1870 and 1890?]
A buffalo stands in a clearing. Pine trees are in the background.
Buffalo. Image courtesy of History Colorado.
[1896]

Denver Movie Theaters: A Look Back

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Building History
Movie Theaters
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View of the Art Deco style Mayan Theater (Montana S. Fallis, architect, 1930) at 110 Broadway Street in the Speer Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The four story building is stone clad with Pre-Columbian motifs and a bas relief of a ritual officiate in multi-color terra cotta ornament by Julius P. Ambrusch of the Denver Terra Cotta Company. The marquee reads: "Oscar Winners, Room With A View, Color of Money, Hannah and Her Sisters, Radio Days, My Sweet Little Village."
1987 April
Detailed view of the top of the facade of the Mayan Theater (architect Montana S. Fallis, 1930) at 110 Broadway in the Speer neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a polychrome terracotta Mayan figure (crafted by Julius P. Ambrusch of the Denver Terra Cotta Company) on the front of the Art Deco-style theater. The facade was restored by architects Midyette-Seieroe, in 1985.
Mayan Theater. Image courtesy of Auraria Library.
1986
Night view of Curtis Street in Denver, Colorado; shows snow and movie theaters. Electric signs read: "Marquette," "Iris Theater," "Isis," and "The Nanking Chop Suey, Pool."
Night view of Curtis Street in Denver, Colorado. Image courtesy of History Colorado.
[between 1913 and 1919?]
View of Curtis Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows wet pavement, and electric signs: "Iris Theatre 5 cent Pictures," "Isis," "The Nanking Chop Suey," "Princess," "St. James," "Tabor Grand," "Marquette Hotel," "Pantages," and "Paris Theater."
[between 1910 and 1920?]
View of Curtis Street in Denver, Colorado, at night; shows theater row (Great White Way), street lights, and electric or neon signs: "Watrous Cafe," "Isis Theater," "The Nan King," "Iris Theatre, 5 Cents Pictures," "Pool," "Billards," "Princess," and "Alto."
[1913]
View of the Isis Theater at 1722 Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The three-story building has an ornate theater facade with electric lights and signs that read: "First Run Conway Tearle and Faire Binney in" and "A Wide Open Space." Automobiles and a delivery truck that reads: "The Buerger Bros. Supply Co. Barbers Supplies."
[1922]
View of an electric sign on the roof of the Isis Theater at 1722 Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The sign reads: "William Fox Isis."
[between 1920 and 1930?]
Moving picture row, Curtis St., Denver
[1913]
Blue Bird Theater
Blue Bird Theater. Image courtesy of Auraria Library.
1995
View of the Mayan Theater at 110 Broadway in the Speer neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The four-story building has an ornate theater facade and a marquee that reads: "Bebe Daniels, 'My Past' and Ben Lyon Lewis Stone Comedy 'His Error' 'Novelty' Paramount News."
1931 June 30
View of the art-deco style Paramount Theater building, designed by Temple Hoyne Buell, at 16th (Sixteenth) and Glenarm Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are parked nearby. Signs in the window read: "Richard Barthelmess Dawn Patrol Tabor Theater [...]" and "New Home Colorado Chiropractic University."
1930
Boys and girls crowd into a hallway of the Paramount Theater designed by Temple Hoyne Buell at 16th (Sixteenth) and Glenarm Streets in Denver, Colorado. The children wait to be seated for a free movie.
1937 December 24
Men in suits perform stunts on a trampoline near the Paramount Theater designed by Temple Hoyne Buell at 16th (Sixteenth) and Glenarm Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. A woman in costume and spectators stand nearby. Signs on the building read: "Paramount," "Basil Rathbone 'The Black Sleep' Lon Chaney [...]an Donlevy 'The Creeping Unknown' Margia Dean," "Akim Tamiroff, John Carradine, Bela Lugosi," "All New Double Shock S Horror Show," "It's Cool Inside," and "Look Gave 'Trapeze' a 6 Page Story."
1956 August 18
View of the foyer of a balcony in the Paramount Theater designed by Temple Hoyne Buell in Denver, Colorado. A statue of a woman in lotus position is on a table. A mirror and drapes are on the wall near a set of love seats.
[between 1920 and 1930?]
View of the Victory Theater in Denver, Colorado; shows the arched entry, ornate plaster, and signs: "D. W. Griffith's That Boyle Girl, A Paramount Picture."
[1925]
View of the Ogden Theater on Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building has a tile roof and ornate entryway. Automobiles and a bicycle are parked nearby. A sign reads: "This Theater Will Open Thurs. Sept. 6th."
[1917?]
View of the Ogden Theatre (1917; Harry Edbrooke) at 935 East Colfax in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the two-story Mediterranean Revival-style theater. The walls of the theater are brick and the roof is covered in red tile. The entrance is flanked by two octagonal towers with windows, cornices, brackets, pilasters, and pediments. The marquee reads "Ogden Theatre" and "Fri Sat, Midnight, Rocky Horror," and "Tonight, La Dolce Vita, Roma."
Ogden Theater, Denver. Image courtesy of Auraria Library.
ca. 2000
16th Street illumination
[1913?]

Colorado Bullfighting

A small group of people are gathered in a bullfight arena.
Bullfight arena [graphic]
[between 1920 and 1925?]
The bullfight on August 24 or 25, 1895, takes place in the bullring built at the race track in Gillett, Colorado, for the occasion. Joe Wolfe was the organizer of the event which caused a scandal because of its cruelty to animals. The bull lunges as the matador waves his cape; another bullfighter is in the ring and a mounted picador carries a lances. Spectators are in the stands behind the wood fence.
Bullfight at Gillett, Colo.
[August 1895.]
The bullfight on August 24 or 25, 1895, takes place in the bullring built at the race track in Gillett, Colorado, for the occasion. Joe Wolfe was the organizer of the event which caused a scandal because of its cruelty to animals. A bullfighter waves his cape at the bull, who paws the ground, while the matador looks on. The mounted picadors carry lances; one of the horsemen is seven-foot-tall, long-haired Charlie Meadows, Joe Wolfe's partner. Spectators are in the stands behind the wood fence.
Bullfight at Gillett, Colo. Charlie Meadows, man on right on horse
[August 1895.]
Gillett, Colo.
[August 1895]
The bullfight on August 24 or 25, 1895, (the third day planned was cancelled) takes place in the bullring built at the race track in Gillett, Colorado, for the occasion. Joe Wolfe was the organizer of the event. The bull is coming out of the gate and the Mexican matador, probably Jose Marrero, waves his cape; another bullfighter is in the ring. Spectators are in the stands behind the wood fence.
Gillett, Colo. bull fight, Aug. 24-26, 1895
August 1895
View of a bullfight in a small stadium, in Gillett, Colorado, show two men in bullfighting attire. Two matadors hold capes, a third sits atop a bull who is ready to charge. The bullfighters are in a wooden corral, while observers watch from bleachers. The matador's costumes include hat, embroidered bolero jacket, epaulets & pants.
Gillett, Colo., Mexican bullfights
August, 1895
In This view of "La Cherita" participating in a bullfight in Gillett, Colorado, a woman in Mexican dress rides sidesaddle atop a horse. Wooden bleachers are in the background of the arena, with a few observers on the wooden bleachers. Bulls are in the background.
Gillett, Colo., Mexican bullfights
August, 1895
The bullfight on August 24 or 25, 1895, is taking place in the wood bullring built at the race track in Gillett, Colorado, for the occasion. Joe Wolfe was the organizer of the event which caused a scandal because of its cruelty to animals. The dead bull is being dragged away by two men driving two horses or mules with Mexican flags in their bridles. A mounted cowboy is nearby in the ring. Observers are in the stands behind the wood fence; the grandstands are decorated with bunting and a flag.
Gillett, Colorado two bulls were killed before the Deputy Sheriff stopped the show
[August 1895.]
The wood bullfight ring used for the Mexican bullfight on August 24 and 25, 1895, within the racetrack at Gillett, Colorado, is empty; snow is on the ground; trees on the hills behind are leafless. Joe Wolfe was the organizer of the event which caused a scandal because of its cruelty to animals.
Mexican bullfight ring, Gillett, Colorado
[1895.]
The bullfight on August 24 or 25, 1895, takes place in the wood bullring built at the race track in Gillett, Colorado, for the occasion. Joe Wolfe was the organizer of the event which caused a scandal because of its cruelty to animals. A matador holds a cape and looks toward the bull with barbs in his hide, and mounted seven-foot long-haired picador Charlie Meadows looks into the stands at what appears to be Joe Wolfe in Mexican costume.
Mexican Bullfight, Gillett, Colorado
[August 1895.]
A matador, possibly Jose Marrero, looks into the stands during the bullfight on August 24 or 25, 1895, in the wood bullring built at the race track in Gillett, Colorado, for the occasion. The grandstand is almost empty, with people standing in the top row. Joe Wolfe was the organizer of the event which caused a scandal because of its cruelty to animals.
Mexican Bullfight, Gillett, Colorado
[August 1895.]
The bullfight on August 24 or 25, 1895, is taking place in the bullring built at the race track in Gillett, Colorado, for the occasion. Joe Wolfe was the organizer of the event which caused a scandal because of its cruelty to animals. Two of the Mexican bullfighters confront the bull; the matador holds a cape and stands at a distance, and the banderillo holds two banderillas directly in front of the pawing bull, who is already wounded. Spectators are in the stands behind the wood fence.
The Bull-fight at Gillette [sic]
[August 1895]
The bullfight on August 24 or 25, 1895, in the wood bullring built at the race track in Gillett, Colorado, is about to begin. Joe Wolfe, the organizer of the event and "Master of the Fiesta," wearing a Mexican sombrero, a velvet suit with silver buttons and gloves, stands in a decorated box in the stands, with four men behind him. People around look toward the bullring; there are many empty seats in the arena. The event caused a scandal because of its cruelty to animals.
Those taking part were all brought up by Mr. Wolfe
[August 1895]
August 24-26, 1895
[August 1895.]

Colorado and the Irish - A Match Made in Heaven

Special Collections
St. Patrick's Day 2015
St. Patrick's Day Denver Times Coverage 1910
St. Patrick's Day Denver Times Coverage 1902
Studio bust portrait of Catherine Smith Mullen (Mrs. John Kernan Mullen) in a lace blouse and dress with a banded collar and a necklace. Mrs. Mullen has short, wavy hair.
[between 1910 and 1925?]
Perspective (aerial) of the modern style Mullen High School (Catholic) campus, 3601 South Lowell Boulevard, Fort Logan neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, ca. 1964. The perspective shows the location of the gymnasium, classroom and administration buildings in relation to the parking and lawn areas.
1964
Sisters of Charity and boys from Mount St. Vincent's Home stand on the steps at the home of J. K. Mullen at 896 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The boys wear white shirts, bow ties, short pants, and armbands that read: "SVH."
1929
View of the John Kernan Mullen house at Lawrence and 9th (Ninth) Streets in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick house has a hip roof, chimneys, and covered porches.
[between 1870 and 1880?]
View of the J.K. Mullen Home for the Aged (later the Little Sisters of the Poor Mullen Home) at 3629 West 29th (Twenty-ninth) Avenue in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a neoclassical style four story building with a cupola and a formal gated entrance with a wrought iron fence.
[between 1918 and 1925?]
Portrait of John Kernan Mullen, Denver, Colorado business man and philanthropist, in a tuxedo and black tie.
1933
View of St. Patrick's Catholic Church at 3325 Pecos Street, Denver, Colorado; Sells & Weber grocery store building advertises Uneeta Biscuit (3341 Pecos Street).
[between 1907 and 1920?]
Holding prayer books with hands poised for prayer, This communion class (one Black student) in Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado poses in white shirts and taffeta dresses. In vestments, a priest is in the back row; behind them are an altar with candles and flowers, and a likeness of the Virgin Mary.
1953
View of St. Patrick Mission Church (1907-1910: Henry James Manning, Francis C. Wagner, architects; restoration 1979: Congleton Architect ) at 3325 Pecos Street in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The mission style church has curvilinear parapets with copper domed towers, an arched entrance and red tile roofs.
Saint Patrick Mission Church. Image courtesy of Auraria Library.
2006
A man and a woman dressed in costume for Saint Patrick's Day pose, probably Denver, Colorado. She wears a dress with ruffled sleeves, lace and satin bodice, and a tiara. He wears a hat and suit with satin and wide lapels.
[between 1940 and 1969?]
A man and a woman dressed in costume for Saint Patrick's day pose for a photo. She wears a long patterned dress with ruffled sleeves, lace and satin bodice, and a tiara. He wears a hat, suit with satin and wide lapels, knickers and tights.
[between 1940 and 1969?]
View of the James Joyce Society float in the Saint Patrick's Day parade stopped in front of the Denver City and County Building, Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. The float has a cut-out sign of a profile of James Joyce that reads: "Gallagher, Ulysses, page 135." A political sign in the distance reads: "Gallagher [for] Mayor." State Senator Dennis Gallagher is standing in front of the float.
James Joyce Society float and Senator Dennis Gallagher Saint Patrick's Day parade, Civic Center, Denver. Image courtesy of Auraria Library.
1987
View of the Saint Patrick's Day Parade at 16th (Sixteenth) Street and Broadway in the Central Business District, Denver, Colorado. Men and a woman in hats ride in decorated antique convertible cars. The Paramount Theater and Daniels and Fisher Tower are in the distance.
Saint Patrick's Day parade at 16th and Broadway. Image courtesy of Auraria Library.
1977
Group portrait of the Abbey Theatre Irish Players in Denver, Colorado; shows men and women in winter coats. The Broadway Theater entrance is in the background.
1932 February 11-13
A cavalryman of the 6th Division of the U.S. Army poses on horseback in the foreground. He wears riding boots and gloves. Several trees are in the midground behind him, and a ridge is in the distance.
[1886?]
Men stand and pose near doorways at the wood frame Londoner Bros. store with a gabled roof and a false front in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Men wear hats, suits or vests, and stand beside store windows and a straw broom display on the wooden sidewalk. A painted sign reads "Londoner Bros. Groceries & Mining Supplies." A poster on the side of the building reads: "Barry & Fay in their new comedy, Irish Aristocracy." A woman wears a dress, a hat and holds a parasol on the street near the store.
Londoner Bros., Leadville, Colorado. Image courtesy of History Colorado.
1888?
Nallen's Irish Pub
Nallen's Irish Pub. Image courtesy of Auraria Library.
2006
Nallen's Irish Pub, 1617 California Street, Denver
[between 1992 and 1995]
Partial view of horses pulling a Coors beer carriage in the Saint Patrick's Day parade in front of the Denver City and County Building in Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. Signs on the carriage read: "Coors" and "Belgian Hitch."
Horse-drawn Coors carriage Saint Patrick's Day parade, Civic Center, Denver. Image courtesy of Auraria Library.
1987