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    • Florence Whitsell

    • Florence Whitsell

    • Studio bust portrait of Florence Whitsell, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado, and a young African American (Black) woman. Whitsell has bangs and wears her hair pulled back. Her fitted dress bodice has a band collar and an...

    • African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Whitsell, Florence.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.

    • 1892
    • Carrie Elizabeth Reed

    • Carrie Elizabeth Reed

    • Studio bust portrait of Carrie Elizabeth Reed, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Reed, an African American (Black) young woman, has curly bangs and her hair pinned up in combs. Her dress has puffed sleeves and a ribbon bow at the...

    • African Americans--Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Reed, Carrie Elizabeth, b. 1877?; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.

    • 1895
    • Goodwill upholstery repair

    • Goodwill upholstery repair

    • An African American (Black) man and an elderly woman repair a piece of furniture in Denver, Colorado. A sign reads: "La Popular 2242."

    • Goodwill Industries of Denver.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Charitable organizations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Maintenance & repair--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Older...

    • [between 1940 and 1960?]
    • Christmas letter

    • Christmas letter

    • An African American (Black) boy mails a letter addressed to "Santa Claus" in (probably) Denver, Colorado.

    • Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Correspondence--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.

    • [between 1940 and 1950?]
    • Denver Community Chest neighborhood house

    • Denver Community Chest neighborhood house

    • An African American (Black) girl drinks water from a fountain at a Denver Community Chest day care center in Denver, Colorado.

    • Denver Community Chest--Facilities--1940-1950.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Day care--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Drinking fountains--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...

    • [between 1948 and 1950?]
    • Infant of Prague Nursery

    • Infant of Prague Nursery

    • Orphan boys and girls (some African American) pose at the Infant of Prague Nursery, an orphanage in Denver, Colorado.

    • Infant of Prague Nursery (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.

    • [between 1948 and 1955?]
    • Carver Day Nursery

    • Carver Day Nursery

    • Women and boys pose at George Washington Carver Day Nursery in (probably) Denver, Colorado. An African American (Black) boy holds a baseball bat. Lettering reads: "Negro Women's Club Home."

    • Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; George Washington Carver Day Nursery (Denver, Colo.)

    • [between 1966 and 1970?]
    • Home for Aged - elderly colored woman

    • Home for Aged - elderly colored woman

    • Portrait of an elderly African American (Black) woman from the Home for the Aged in Denver, Colorado.

    • African Americans--Women--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Older people--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.

    • 1954 August
    • Some music for the boys

    • Some music for the boys

    • Soldiers (some African American) stand around a woman seated at a piano, in (probably) Denver, Colorado.

    • United States. Army.--1950-1960.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Military life--American--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Pianos--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...

    • [between 1952 and 1956?]
    • Red Cross Motor Unit, Soldiers to Stock Show

    • Red Cross Motor Unit, Soldiers to Stock Show

    • Soldiers pose by a van bound for the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. An African American soldier sits in a wheelchair; a woman Red Cross member in uniform stands nearby.

    • American National Red Cross--1950-1960.; Korean War, 1950-1953--Medical aspects--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Medical aspects of war--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Military...

    • 1954 January 22
    • Arkansas & Louisiana Missouri eng. 61 (2-6-0) Baldwin 1913, Bastrop, La.

    • Arkansas & Louisiana Missouri eng. 61 (2-6-0) Baldwin 1913, Bastrop, La.

    • Arkansas & Louisiana Missouri Railroad locomotive # 61 is stopped in Bastrop (Morehouse Parish), Louisiana. The train includes a tender, boxcar and gondola car. An African American man and woman stand beside the train. A smokestack is in the...

    • Arkansas and Louisiana Missouri Railroad Company--1940-1950.; African Americans.; Bastrop (Pa.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.; Women.

    • 1946 May 3
    • Daddy Bruce Randolph

    • Daddy Bruce Randolph

    • Portrait of Daddy Bruce Randolph, African-American restaurateur and philanthropist, in (possibly) Denver, Colorado.

    • African Americans--1980-1990.; Men--1980-1990.; Philanthropists--1980-1990.; Randolph, Bruce, 1900-

    • 1980
    • Bob Ragland [left] at the Denver Art Museum

    • Bob Ragland [left] at the Denver Art Museum

    • Two African American men, who include painter and sculptor Bob Ragland, stand and chat at an art show at the Denver Art Museum in Denver, Colorado. Mr. Ragland wears a leather jacket and dark glasses, his hair is in a short afro and he has a beard...

    • Denver Art Museum--Facilities--1970-1980.; African Americans.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Galleries & museums.; Ragland, Bob.

    • [1973]
    • Red Cross boys filling Christmas stockings at Wyman School

    • Red Cross boys filling Christmas stockings at Wyman School

    • Three boys, who include an African American and a Mexican American, pose with Mesh Christmas stockings at Wyman School, 1630 Williams Street in the City Park West neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They sit at a table with a stack of Christmas...

    • African Americans--Children--1960-1970.; Mexican Americans--Children--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Boys.; Christmas stockings.

    • [between 1960 and 1970?]
    • Wounded African American Vietnam War veteran

    • Wounded African American Vietnam War veteran

    • A wounded African American veteran lies on a bed at Fitzsimons Army Hospital in Aurora, Colorado. He wears military fatigues and has his left arm in a cage type sling. An official of the Disabled Veterans of America hands him a certificate that...

    • Disabled American Veterans--People--1960-1970.; Fitzsimons Army Medical Center--1960-1970.; African Americans--Military service--1960-1970.; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Medical aspects.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Awards.; Interiors.; Soldiers.; War...

    • [between 1965 and 1970?]
    • Boy at DPL branch with Black History books

    • Boy at DPL branch with Black History books

    • An African American teenager stands near a display of books for Black History Week at an unidentified branch of the Denver Public Library in Denver, Colorado. He wears a jacket and a turtle neck shirt and holds a book titled: "A Glorious Age in...

    • Denver Public Library--1960-1970.; African Americans--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Books.; Interiors.; Teenagers.; Black History Week.

    • [between 1967 and 1970?]
    • Children at Mayor Currigan's office

    • Children at Mayor Currigan's office

    • Boys and girls, who include an African American and a Mexican American, pose with Denver Mayor Thomas G. Currigan, in his office in the City and County Building in Denver, Colorado. They stand in front of a table covered with political posters....

    • Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Children.; Interiors.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver.; Political posters.; Currigan, Thomas G.; African Americans--Children.; Mexican Americans--Children.

    • [between 1965 and 1968?]
    • Equity bldg.

    • Equity bldg.

    • Two story commercial building in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A neon sign hangs from store address 2563 Welton Street reads: "Equity Savings." The sign on the shop window reads: "Equity Savings and Loan Association." Other...

    • Equity Savings and Loan Association (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1950-1960.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...

    • [1955?]
    • Former Colored member of legislature is dead

    • Former Colored member of legislature is dead

    • Obituary of Barney L. Ford and brief highlights of his life. Clipping includes a photograph of an elderly Mr. Ford.

    • African Americans--Men--Colorado--1900-1910.; Business people--Colorado--1900-1910.; Ford, Barney L.

    • 1902 December 17
    • Red rocks

    • Red rocks

    • Men work with shovels and a horse team on the road to Red Rocks Park near Morrison in Jefferson County, Colorado. Probably an African American (Black) man holds a shovel and poses near a pick-ax. A hogback rock formation is in the distance.

    • Denver Mountain Parks--1900-1920.; African Americans--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1920.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Red Rocks Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1920.; Road...

    • [between 1906 and 1914?]
    • John Wesley McVey, Boulder Hotel owner

    • John Wesley McVey, Boulder Hotel owner

    • John Wesley McVey, a Black man, poses with his leg propped on a bench. A second man wearing a suit, waistcoat, and a hat poses with his leg propped on the same bench. McVey's building is in the background.

    • Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; African Americans--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.; McVey, John Wesley.

    • 1885
    • Colo. State Indust. School, battalion

    • Colo. State Indust. School, battalion

    • Boys and young men of the battalion band pose on steps of the Administration Building, State Industrial School (name change in 1961 to Lookout Mountain School for Boys) Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. A Black man with baton and a bass drummer...

    • Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Marching bands--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Reformatories--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Uniforms--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.;...

    • [1928]
    • Holly, Colo, schools hot lunch proj #1178 4-20- 1936.

    • Holly, Colo, schools hot lunch proj #1178 4-20- 1936.

    • Students in Holly, Prowers County, Colorado, pose in dresses and bib overalls. Two Black girls pose to the side; bare trees and the school building are in the background.

    • Holly (Colo.)--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Holly--1930-1940.; Children--Colorado--Holly--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Holly--1930-1940.

    • 1936
    • Holyoke - St. Patrick's Church First Communion Class May 17, 1953

    • Holyoke - St. Patrick's Church First Communion Class May 17, 1953

    • 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...

    • Holyoke (Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Colorado--Holyoke--1950-1960.; Communion--Colorado--Holyoke--1950-1960.; Students--Colorado--Holyoke--1950-1960.

    • 1953
    • State Industrial School

    • State Industrial School

    • A woman in a plaid dress leads a group of young, mostly white, with a few black boys on a gravel road at the State Industrial School (name change in 1961 to Lookout Mountain School for Boys) Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. The teacher carries...

    • Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Reformatories--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; State Industrial School (Golden, Colo.)

    • [1928]
    • Flood June 10, 1897 Boulder, Colo.

    • Flood June 10, 1897 Boulder, Colo.

    • People sit and stand on a railroad bridge over flooding Boulder Creek in Boulder, Colorado. A Black man is in a suit and a fedora, and another man wears a uniform and a Civil War soldier's hat. People sit on the bank, and behind them are sheds,...

    • Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.

    • 1897
    • Iola, Colorado

    • Iola, Colorado

    • Two wood buildings and an observation tower in Iola, Gunnison County, Colorado, are near the Gunnison River. The larger building has a sign in a large gable reading "Iola Hotel and Fishing Resort;" a smaller sign reads "Iola Post Office." A Black...

    • Iola (Colo.)--1910-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Iola--1910-1940.; Children--Colorado--Iola--1910-1940.; Observation towers--Colorado--Iola--1910-1940.

    • [between 1910 and 1940?]

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