PPLD Digital Collections

Children playing on merry-go-round with adults and children in the surrounding playground area. 1

Criterium Bike Shop located at 829 N. Tejon Street. A boy and man wearing bicycle helmets pose atop bikes. Chris and Kay Caunt have grown into the region's major resource for bicycling equipment and know-how. 1

Crowd of people sitting under trees. Several band instruments are at left. Platform in back has men sitting and listening as several women speak in front. Two men sit on ground near automobile. Photo identified on back. 1

Four unidentified individuals on the front lawn of the Nordrach Ranch Sanatorium. The main building, former home of William Otis, is visible in the background. 1

Four warmly dressed men sitting on park benches and studying table between them intently. "1/8/08" penciled above print. 1

Frank Cheley (bottom front) with three boys on boulder pile with large log. 1

Frank Cheley [far left] standing on log with a young man and a young woman holding a box camera. 1

Frank Cheley [second from left] with a group of 13 young men and boys standing or sitting on a petrified tree stump at the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. 1

Frank Cheley dressed for hiking next to rail tracks. He holds a gun with satchel and tin pots across chest. 1

Frank Cheley, second from right, with teenage boys and a second adult on camping trip. 1

Gertrude Schellmann, far left, enjoying a dip in Great Salt Lake with a group of friends. 1

Gertrude Schellmann, right, enjoying a dip in Great Salt Lake with a friend. 1

Group of 13 boys on standing on a pipeline on a wooden bridge. This may be the penstock pipe line running from Ruxton Creek to the Manitou Hydro Electric plant, before it reached the upper station of the Manitou Incline. 1

Group of boys in front of canvas tent. 1

Group of boys in front of canvas tent. Banner reading "Washington" hangs on the front of the tent. 1

Group of boys receive instruction. 1

Group of boys swimming with one clothed boy sitting on a rock behind them. 1

Group photo of young boys and their leaders on camping trip. 1

Group photo of young boys and their leaders on steep rocky hillside. 1

Group photos of boys on camping trip, canvas tent with tarp to the right. 1

Hikers wade through tall grass in aspen grove. Featured on page 164 of Frank Cheley's book "Buffalo Roost" with the caption "I'll bet it's full of grouse." 1

Interior of canvas tent with clothing and blankets hanging from long log poles, canvas rolled up below. 1

Joseph W. Erps [on far left holding rifle], physical director and coach at the Colorado Springs YMCA, stands with a group of boys of the YMCA on a camping trip at the edge of a forest. Many carry bed rolls draped over their shoulders. 1

Joseph W. Erps [second from left], physical director and coach at the Colorado Springs YMCA, stands with boys of the YMCA at a cabin known as Buffalo Roost. It was located in Buffalo Canyon until it was torn down in 1923. 1

Joseph W. Erps [thumb hooked in his belt], physical director and coach at the Colorado Springs YMCA from 1909 to 1918, stands with a group of boys, likely students from Garfield Elementary, posing with "Garfield" flag while camping. 1

Large group of young men carrying bed rolls standing on railroad tracks while on camping trip with YMCA. Joseph W. Erps, physical director and coach at the Colorado Springs YMCA from 1909 to 1918, is third from the left. 1

Line of boys pose in logs outdoors, likely while on a camping trip with the YMCA. 1

Maypole in center of crowded pathway surrounded by young men. Women follow the rear of crowd. 1

Member of the Silver Spruce Ski Club skis through a snowy meadow with fencing nearby. 1

Members of the Saturday Knights hiking club gather at a cave to enjoy fire and coffee. Photographer Harry Standley is seated on the far left. 1

Members of the hiking club Saturday Knights hike up a snowy trail. The club began in 1903 and is considered one of the Pikes Peak region's longest running hiking groups. 1

Mr. Swansen of Omaha, Nebraska sits on a stone well beside a dirt road lined with wagon tracks. Written on the album page is "Mr. Swansen, Omaha, Nebr." 1

One man aims his knife at the other in jest, while a woman points a gun at them both. 1

Outdoor kitchen under tarps with large stovepipes, crates, and firewood. Set up for YMCA boys camping trip. 1

Outdoor square dance at Perkins Auto Dealer. Sign for "Desoto Top Value Used Cars" is visible in the background. 1

Panoramic view of canvas tents on forested hillside, wooden tables set up below. Groups of boys sit in the shade and an outdoor kitchen under tarp sits to the left. Likely a YMCA camping trip. 1

Snow covered cabin known as Buffalo Roost, used by the YMCA in Cheyenne Canon for about 28 years. Wooden bars over the windows were placed to deter vandalism. 1

Team of horses pull open wagon filled with boys on a YMCA camping trip. Joseph W. Erps, physical director and coach at the Colorado Springs YMCA from 1909 to 1918, is seated on the side of the wagon above the front wheel. 1

Teenage boy dressed for hiking next to rail tracks. Bed roll and satchel across chest. 1

Teenage boy dressed for hiking next to rail tracks. Bed roll and tin plate hang off backpack. 1

Teenage boy dressed for hiking next to rail tracks. He holds a gun with satchel and tin pots across chest. 2

Teenage boy sleeps outdoors. 1

Three unidentified young men posing for the camera on the grounds of the Nordrach Ranch Sanatorium near Austin Bluffs in Colorado Springs. Lounge chairs are seen and the main building is visible behind them. 1

Two men cook in an outdoor kitchen next to the stone chimney of a cabin. 1

Two men hold a boy by his ankles, a line of boys behind. 1

Two men on a trail in Austin's Bluffs and Nordrach Ranch Sanatorium, now known as Palmer Park. Written on the album page is "Harry Smith" 1

Two men prepare food in outdoor kitchen beside canvas tent set up for a YMCA camp. Buckets, crates, and stovepipes are seen throughout the kitchen. Two young boys peek over equipment in the background. 1

Two toddlers on a gravel surface, possibly children of members of the Silver Spruce Ski Club 1

Two women and one man pose on a large pile of hay at the Nordrach Ranch Sanatorium. 1

View behind wire fence at home base with baseball game in progress. Automobiles are parked at base of hill in background, with large building above. 1

Woman cooks at camp site in wooded forest. Canvas tents, stacks of blankets, and a donkey are visible. 1

YMCA campers hold up printed handkerchiefs with "09" in a triangle. 1

Young girl in hat showing off her dress. She stands on a blanket in a fenced yard 1

Young man in open torn shirt in park, crowds and bicycles in background. 1

Young man in significantly ripped trousers bends towards the ground. Tent behind and phonograph beside. 1

Young man who has significantly ripped the rear of his trousers walks away from the camera, poles in hand. 1