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Father José Lara wears vestments with the United Farm Workers of America Aztec eagle on them as he removes a tortilla from a basket probably in Denver, Colorado. An old Mexican American woman sits in a wheelchair nearby.

Jesús Valderrama pickets Karl's Liquors for the sale of Gallo Wine at West Colfax in Denver, Colorado. He holds a sign that reads: "AFL-CIO United Farm Workers Union Picket. Please Don't Scab. Huelga." A young girl, the daughter of the owner of Karl's Liquors, stands beside him with a sign that reads: "Support Our Liquor Store." A second protester is in the distance. Signs in the window of the store read: "This Store Is Not On Strike" and " There Is No Strike Against This Store."

Poster advertising the 1961 St. Cajetan Parish Bazaar to be held on the grounds of St. Cajetan's School in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. A photograph in the poster shows a 2 door 1961 Rambler De Lux automobile and Mrs. Tillie Martinez, Mrs. Anita Garcia, Mrs. Barbara Martinez, Mrs. Helen Ankele, Mrs. Priscilla Mares, Mrs. Ursie Bustos, Rev. Juan Ordinas, C.R. and Mr. Bonnie Mares.

Eppie Griego, Louise Griego and Orlando Griego pose near a mantle in a living room in Denver, Colorado. Eppie wears a beret, Louise wears a blouse with a ruffled collar and cuffs and Orland wears a leather jacket.

Two young children, Pauline and her brother Patrick Morales, sit on a log in the backyard of their house at 1057 8th (Eighth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Pauline wears a dress and Patrick wears a shirt and coveralls. A wood and wire fence is nearby.

An unidentified Vietnam veteran and Rear Admiral Henry F. Herrera pose at a G.I. Forum event probably in Lincoln Park, Denver, Colorado. The veteran wears a tuxedo and a beret. The Rear Admiral is in full dress uniform. Civic Center Park is in the distance.

Louise Griego stands with her children Ronnie and Cheryl near a picket fence by their house at 36th Avenue and Kalamath Street in the Highland neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Louise wears a mini-dress with a leather belt. Her son wears a leather, fringed vest with peace sign decorations.

View of the Anfenger House (1884), 2900 Champa Street, in the Five Points Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Milton Louis and Louise Anfenger, both immigrants from Germany, were active in the Jewish community of early Denver. They were involved in the formation of National Jewish Hospital and the nearby Temple Emanuel Synagogue (Curtis Street and 24th Street). Milton was a prominent attorney, Colorado state senator, humanitarian, and a civic leader. The two-story red, brick Italianate house features front and side facing wings, sill and lintel, tall narrow double-hung windows with molded crowns and carved ornaments. The one-story, off-center porch has slender, incised supports. The residence was restored in the 1970's and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing resource to the Curtis Park-Champa Street Historic District.

View of Saco R. DeBoer's office (architect-Lester Varian) at 515 East Iliff Street in the Rosedale neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a Tudor-style cottage, with a hip roof and tower, covered in vines and obscured by trees. Saco R. DeBoer (1883-1974) designed the tower, which served as his logo.

Actor, playwright and musician, Daniel Valdez plays the guitar at a march and celebration of life observance for civil rights activist Rodolpho Corky Gonzales in Mestizo-Curtis Park, Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Yolanda [Gutierrez or Ortega?] and Jesse Ogas stand next to him.

View of George Wise memorial in the Grand Army of the Republic section (block 17) of Riverside Cemetery (incorporated 1876) at 5201 Brighton Boulevard in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a memorial capped by a large sculpture of a Union Army soldier. Text on the metal plaque reads, "Erected in Memory of George Cheyenne son of William & Anna Wise, died April 20, 1887."

Mexican American activists, Ramon Del Castillo, Nick Vigil, Rodolpho "Corky" Gonzales and an unnamed man pose in from of a mural painted in honor of Cesar E. Chavez in Denver, Colorado.

View of the top floor and parapet of the Buerger Brothers Building (1929; architect - Montana S. Fallis Company) at 1732-1742 Champa Street in the Central Business District neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Listed on the National Register, this building is one of Denver's finest examples of the Art Deco style. The four-story building has a flat roof and a terracotta clad facade. Decorative elements include chevrons, plumes, and rosettes in polychrome glazed tile. Green lettering on the parapet reads: "1885 Buerger Bros 1929."

View of the Buerger Brothers Building (architect-Montana S. Fallis, 1929) at 1732-1742 Champa Street in the Central Business District neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Listed on the National Register, this building is one of Denver's finest examples of the Art Deco style. The four-story building has a flat roof and a terracotta clad facade. Decorative elements include chevrons, plumes, and rosettes in polychrome glazed tile. Green lettering on the parapet reads: "1885 Buerger Bros 1929."

View of the City and County of Denver Police Administration Building, now the City and County of Denver Theatres and Arenas Administrative Offices, at 1245 Champa Street, in the Central Business District neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the Champa Street (front) elevation. This four-story Art Moderne building constructed of light colored brick and concrete has curved corners. The windows on the forth floor are glass block. The roof is flat with a ledge (coping) at the roof line. There are also ledges (coping) above and below the windows on each floor. Designed by George Musick, E.O. Morris, and Charles F. Pillsbury, the building was constructed in 1939 as a PWA New Deal project.

Pallbearers carry the flag draped coffin of George M. Sandoval, a radio and television broadcaster and Hispanic leader, to a hearse after his funeral at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado. The pallbearers are identified as: Andres Knight, Ken Salazar, Zee Ferrufino, Richard Castro and Ed Romero. His family stands in the entry of the Basilica. Priests and acolytes and a police officer stand nearby.

George Sandoval, a pioneer in Spanish speaking radio in Denver, introduces two new appointees of Denver Mayor Federico Peña to members of the G.I. Forum in Denver, Colorado. Manuel Martinez, Manager of Safety, stands on his left, and Ari Zavaras, Chief of Police, stands on his right.

View of the City and County of Denver Police Administration Building, now the City and County of Denver Theatres and Arenas Administrative Offices, at 1245 Champa Street, in the Central Business District neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the Champa Street (front) elevation. This four-story Art Moderne building constructed of light colored brick and concrete has curved corners. The windows on the forth floor are glass block. The roof is flat with a ledge (coping) at the roof line. There are also ledges (coping) above and below the windows on each floor. Designed by George Musick, E.O. Morris, and Charles F. Pillsbury, the building was constructed in 1939 as a PWA New Deal project.

View of the broken grave marker of Thomas, John, Nora, and Mona Buckley in a storage area of the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The gardens were constructed in 1951 at the former site of the Mount Calvary Cemetery (1858-1950), the Roman Catholic portion of the former City Cemetery (Denver). The marker was found in 1977 during an expansion project. Inscribed on the column: "Nora M., Died Oct. 311889, Aged 7YS. 10MS. 10 DS." and "Mona C., Died Nov. 3 1889, Aged 2YS. 2 MS. 28DS."

Dolores and Tom Herrera stand in front of their home at 1117 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Dolores watches as her younger brother Tom crosses his arms and gives a shy smile.

Ciriaco Arellano, a Mexican immigrant to Colorado and self tough artist, poses with two of his paintings in probably Denver, Colorado. The painting on the left shows a herd of sheep caught in a blizzard, the one on the right is the Mexican national flag. It shows an eagle with a serpent in its talons, it stands on a cluster of banners over a stylized string of prickly pear cactus.

Studio portrait of Jose and Celia Aguayo. The young boy, in a sailor suit, poses with his infant sister. She wears a dress, has a large bow in her hair and holds a rattle.

Document dated at Denver, Dec. 5th, 1874; signed by Orson Brooks, secretary and Jno. W. Webster, W.M. Denver Lodge No. 5, Ch'n Board of Trustees., Formerly DPL imprint collection location: Colorado 1870-1876, no. 21.

Document No. 66 dated August 4th, 1871, made out to John Armor in the amount of $50.00 for subscription to the Denver Artesian Company; signed by E.H. Johnson, secretary and treasurer and Wm. N. Byers, president.

Document dated May 3, 1867, made out to Daniel Witter of Arapahoe County, Colorado in the sum of $40.00 for a lot in the Acacia Cemetery; signed by trustees Francis Gallup, Richard Sopris and Geo. Williams., Formerly DPL imprint collection location: Colorado, 1861-1869, no. 22.