Call NumberWH2129-2022-271CreatorMarquette, JoeDateMay 8, 1969SummaryDenver police carry away one of the fourteen demonstrators who took over the Colorado State Senate to protest the legislature's failure to pass 22 (twenty-two) bills dealing with farm labor, consumer protection, welfare, housing, education, and law enforcement. They said they would stay until the bills were passed. The unidentified protesters were charged with disturbance. In the back is Floyd Little, a Denver Bronco football player turned special advisor on the staff of Governor John Arthur Love.Physical Description1 photographic print : black and white ; 15 x 21 cm (6 x 8 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDemonstrations--Colorado--DenverLegislative bodiesGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRocky Mountain News Photograph CollectionRelated MaterialFinding aid for the Rocky Mountain News collection can be found here: https://archives.denverlibrary.org/repositories/3/resources/8879Finding Aidhttps://archives.denverlibrary.org/repositories/3/resources/8879 Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsGroup portraitsDigital Version Created FromWH2129, Photobox 356Original Material Found in CollectionWH2129. Rocky Mountain News recordsNotes0.5 - 1 inch border on left, right, and top sides. Condition: Slight tear at top of photo. On verso: A newspaper clipping pasted over handwritten text. Title and summary derived from information on the back.DonorRocky Mountain NewsPublisherRocky Mountain News
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Marquette, Joe, Police carry a protester who took over state senate (May 8, 1969). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 17/04/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1134888
