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Hotel Cosmopolitan cooked dinner Wednesday for salvation army included 102 pumpkin pies baked by Sam Marquez - chef. The pies accompanied the traditional turkey, numerous pastry, such as raspberry, cherry, peach, apple strudel, plus normal trimmings in 1977.

John Gilbert Graham, seated on his bunk in the Denver county jail's maximum security cell, begins to dig into his whopping Thanksgiving Day dinner in 1955. The tray of food-served all prisoners Thursday included: 2 large pieces of chicken, dressing and cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and gravy, string beans, butter and 2 slices of bread, coffee and a wedge of pumpkin pie. Graham used only a tablespoon as an eating utensil for the meal.

Robert Tafoya, 12, gets his first taste of winter sledding early Thanksgiving day in 1981 on Ruby Hill in southwest Denver. Wednesday night's storm blanketed Denver with about two inches of snow. The low recorded Thursday for the Denver area was a nippy 11 degrees early in the morning.

Volunteers of America Thanksgiving Baskets Program Volunteer Pete Villa hands Cassandra Garcia a grocery bag containing items for a turkey dinner with all of the trimmings. Her daughter is Marie Garcia, age 2 1/2. Garcia will be cooking a Thanksgiving dinner for her family of 6 . The law firm of Holme Roberts & Owen donated the money for all of the food, 1200 dinner were given out by a voucher system through Metro food banks in 1988.

International Wives Club had traditional Thanksgiving dinner Thursday at International House for foreign wives temporarily living in Denver and their children. Ayumi Takagi, 4, of Japan, has eyes only for the turkey, but Emanuel Chidowe, 4, of Rhodesia, is fascinated by Denver Post photographer who came to record the annual event in 1969.

Secrest Elementary students re-enacted Thanksgiving-scenes in a program for parents. Tom Cole, right, pretends to be a farmer catching a turkey as he chases Dano Mauser.

Dick Davis, one of the youngsters cared for at the Margery Reed Mayo Day nursery, came upon a sea of thanksgiving goodies that meant a happy Thanksgiving for ninety nursery mothers in 1928. The picture shows part of the roomful of goodies that Dick saw.

This, for the benefit of those who never saw it that way, is how University of Denver stadium looked when it was full. This rare occasion was on Thanksgiving day, 1937, when DU and Colorado University bumped heads in a long-gone "natural" rivalry. Denver University officials say that in recent years, even when such top-flight teams as 1955 conference champions were playing to good crowds, the university still lost money.

Daddy Bruce stands on the balcony of his Bar-b-q and waves to his friends; everyone who came to the Thanksgiving Day feast in 1984.

Daddy Bruce is full of smiles at the street dedication for him by his restaurant . Two of his sisters are with him as the Thanksgiving feast got under way in 1985.

A steady steam of skiers rode up Eskimo lift at Winter Park Thursday, Nov. 28, 1985. 4,679 skiers contributed to a 25% increase in skiers from last thanksgiving day. Despite the crowd lift lines were extremely short even on the most popular lifts.

Two Daddy Bruce's Patrons in 1982 do as most people do on Thanksgiving, eat and Sleep.

Motorists hurrying home to begin their Thanksgiving holiday Wednesday evening ran into this bottleneck at the construction for the interchange at Interstate 70 and the Valley Highway in 1964.

Colorado governor Dick Lamm greets Daddy Bruce at the Daddy Bruce Thanksgiving Day Feed held at Daddy Bruce's restaurant at 34th and Gilpin in 1982.

Dalton Elementary school making pies for Thanksgiving in 1982. Kim Foxen, 7, does the work as Darrick Kelly, 7, looks on.

Miles Slocum, one of 10 Denver firemen on duty in 1971 at Station 11, at 20 E. 2nd Ave., carves one of two turkeys served at Thanksgiving meal as sons of another fireman look on. Denver Fire Department officials sanctioned the dinner for men on duty and their families on a trial basis. It may be extended to other stations. The men chipped in $90 to buy the food which they prepared themselves starting about 5 a.m. Folding tables and chairs occupied the space normally taken by the station's two trucks, which were parked-waiting-outside. The men kept their ears tuned to fire dispatcher radio, but weren't called until hour after families had left.

Tuckette's 11 puppies had to take their Thanksgiving dinner at separate times while Siam, an 18-month-old Siamese cat, seemed to be waiting her turn at the Carl Cartwright home in 1969. Mrs. Cartwright said she helps make sure all the pups get fed. Tuckette seems pretty bored with the situation.

Rusty Waid, 14 months old, enjoys his turkey leg He was one of many persons who had Thanksgiving dinner at Tent City in 1971.

Piles of old clothing, bedding and other items collected by Catholic churches of the Denver archdiocese for the archbishop's annual Thanksgiving salvage drive dwarf workers at the St. Vincent de Paul Salvage Bureau, 1625 Wazee St in 1960. They are Richard Carrillo (left), George Stoner (at top), and Victor A. Rohr, salvage bureau manager. Rohr estimated 55 tons of clothing and other items were collected Sunday, about 10 percent more than in a similar collection last year. The clothing will be sent to needy foreign countries.

Dressed in appropriate costumes, they are, from left, Ann Kottler, Vern Church, Tonie Myers, Stacey Chalfant, Kim Griffith, Michael Murphy, Betsy Ederlin, Peter Wetherall, Seth Adams and Amy Starr, all of the first grade at Peabody Elementary School in 1971.

Oliver Bramble was among those in the "first sitting" of Wednesday's pre-Thanksgiving dinner sponsored by the Sunset Club of the Volunteers of America at VOA headquarters, 1314 Larimer St in 1968. Before the afternoon was out, he 9th annual event had served more than 300 meals. Club membership, available to Denver's elderly persons for $1 a year, is 104.

Jim Pickett, left, chef de cuisine at the Regency Rodeway, begins slicing a succulent turkey, while Julius Bubinski, sous chef, right, gets ready to carve the beautifully glazed ham, part of the holiday repasts to be served in 1971.

Joseph Revord, 1st grader at Cotton Creek Elementary, stuffs himself with popcorn during a Thanksgiving "feast" the kids put together in 1983.

For 3 year old Laura Trujillo the meal courtesy of Daddy Bruce was just the thing for her and her Raggedy Ann doll. Laura came to the Daddy Bruce feed with her mother and 3 brothers, and was among the thousands who ate at Daddy Bruce's in 1980.

Kathy Larson 10, and Jason Brenklinger 10 make biscuits for free turkey lunch for Seniors in 1983.

Kindergarten Students at Bear Creek Celebrate Thanksgiving in 1991.

9-month old Fabian Alverez with his father Fernando, enjoys the food at the annual feed for the needy at Daddy Bruce Randolph's restaurant in 1987. The cold, snowy weather kept the numbers at the restaurant down but with the help of volunteer Yellow Cabs many meals were delivered to those kept in by the elements.

There was pumpkin and mincemeat pie for those who ate Thanksgiving dinner at Currigam Exhibition Hall in 1976.

Mike Mann and Erik Lohmeier from Heritage High school give a turkey dinner to Bella Sutherland's Family in 1987.

The ribs at Daddy Bruce's hit the spot for Christopher Cloud who came to the feed with his mother who had just moved to Denver from Texas. Thousands ate at Daddy Bruce's annual feed in 1986.

Emmanuel Methodist Preschool "Pilgrim and Indian Feast" in 1988. Christopher Oatman, age 4 (an Indian) Joshua More, age 3 (a pilgrim) Hannah Noland, age 4 (an Indian).

For little Brian Brewer his first Thanksgiving was a happy one thanks to the hospitality shown by Daddy Bruce at his annual Thanksgiving feed for the needy in 1986. 9 month old Brian came with his parents who have just moved to Denver from Montana.

Nick Jasper gets a second helping from Councilwoman Debbie Ortega and Ed Sardella of KUSA Channel 9 at the Denver Rescue Mission's annual Thanksgiving meal for the poor and needy in 1989.

Tara Stansberry and Erika Shroyer, both 5th graders act out a skit about thanksgiving pumpkins at Ames Elementary School in 1984.

Malia Scow came to America only a few months ago, but reacted like any other youngster put within reach of smiley-faced pumpkin pie by going for a taste of the whipped cream. The 3- year-old Korean has a preview of her first Thanksgiving with other children at Green Mountain Children's World educational daycare center in 1979.

Central Catholic High School Feeds the elderly Thanksgiving Dinner in 1975 The school's Key Club, Future Business Leaders of America and student council worked on joint effort to collect canned good's, prepare luncheon and program. Darlene Burke, a sophomore, visits with Paula McGlone, left, and Mrs. Inez McGowan.

Thanksgiving Day dinner for this woman on a bench in Denver's Civic Center was simple fare she brought in a sack in 1976.

This man was one of many needy residents of lower downtown Denver treated to an annual Thanksgiving dinner Wednesday at the Sunset Club Building, 2636 Larimer St. in 1972 The dinner was sponsored by Volunteers of America, a United Way agency. About 300 persons, mostly men, were fed in the three-hour dinner. Gospel music was provided by the Melodians, a local group.

These three members of the Denver Central YMCA, from left, Frank Caputo, Dutch Schaefer and Kenneth Lloyd, have their sights set on a Thanksgiving dinner. However, they'll have to run to catch this turkey. Members are awarded one chance on a drawing for the turkey for every lap they run around the gym or each length they swim in the pool.