Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver PostAttendees watch Sam Malcolm juggle during Colorado's 143rd birthday celebration Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019 at History Colorado Center. The event featured balloon creations, face painting, performances, a bounce house, gold panning, and more.
Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver PostAn artist completes a chalk drawlng during Colorado's 143rd birthday celebration Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019 at History Colorado Center. The event featured balloon creations, face painting, performances, a bounce house, gold panning, and more.
Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver PostChristina Wilder, account supervisor at Sukle Advertising, leads "Wilder the Goat" down a ramp to take photos during Colorado's 143rd birthday celebration Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019 at History Colorado Center. The event featured balloon creations, face painting, performances, a bounce house, gold panning, and more.
Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver PostAttendees look on during Colorado's 143rd birthday celebration Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019 at History Colorado Center. The event featured balloon creations, face painting, performances, a bounce house, gold panning, and more.
Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver PostParticipants look for gold at a Foothills Prospectors booth during Colorado's 143rd birthday celebration Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019 at History Colorado Center. The event featured balloon creations, face painting, performances, a bounce house, gold panning, and more.
Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver PostCadence Rarden, 12, uses a fan to keep Alyder, an alpaca from Red Granite Ranch, cool during Colorado's 143rd birthday celebration Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019 at History Colorado Center. The event featured balloon creations, face painting, performances, a bounce house, gold panning, and more.
Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver PostTheoutdoor block party for Colorado's 143rd birthday celebration is reflected in windows Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019 at History Colorado Center. The event featured balloon creations, face painting, performances, a bounce house, gold panning, and more.
Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver PostColorado's 143rd birthday celebration Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019 at History Colorado Center. The event featured balloon creations, face painting, performances, a bounce house, gold panning, and more.
Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver PostBJ Schwendle, from Byers-Evans House, sings songs from 1893 women suffrage movement during Colorado's 143rd birthday celebration Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019 at History Colorado Center. The event featured balloon creations, face painting, performances, a bounce house, gold panning, and more.
Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver PostJose Romero, 17, left, and Tony Najera, 15, hold a Greenback Cutthroat Trout puppet, the state fish, before performing during Colorado's 143rd birthday celebration Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019 at History Colorado Center. The event featured balloon creations, face painting, performances, a bounce house, gold panning, and more.
Daniel Brenner, Special to the Denver PostAttendees watch Sam Malcolm juggle during Colorado's 143rd birthday celebration Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019 at History Colorado Center. The event featured balloon creations, face painting, performances, a bounce house, gold panning, and more.
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Attendees watch Sam Malcolm juggle during Colorado's 143rd birthday celebration Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019 at History Colorado Center. The event featured balloon creations, face painting, performances, a bounce house, gold panning, and more.
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Photos from Colorado’s 143rd birthday celebration on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019 at History Colorado Center. The event featured balloon creations, face painting, performances, a bounce house, gold panning, and more.