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Swine Flu Clinic, October 14, 1976. Photo by John Gordon. Rocky Mountain News Records (WH2129), PhotoBox 360

Denver's Flu History: Shedding Light On What A Coronavirus Outbreak Could Look Like

View of April 29th, 1896, fire and clouds of smoke from junction of Myers Avenue and "A" Street after explosion at El Paso Livery stable, Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes horse-drawn wagons with household goods or personal belongings parked in front of small wooden frame residences (probably cribs of infamous red-light district of Myers Avenue); men and women are in front of residences and on the dirt street.

April 29, 1896: A Fire Nearly Levels Cripple Creek

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