PPLD Digital Collections

Cotton Club owner Fannie Mae Duncan dances in her living room at 615 N. Corona, record player to the right. 1

Couple dressed in evening gown and tuxedo. 1

Ed and Fannie Mae Duncan ( on right) enjoy a special evening out with friends. 1

Ed and Fannie Mae Duncan (on right)and Friends at a civic function in Colorado Springs. 1

Fannie Mae Dunca exits her automobile in front of her home at 615 N. Corona. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan and her cousin Earl in the home of Kay Esmiol. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan at home at 615 North Corona Street, combing her hair in front of dressing table with large carved mirror. Crystal bottles decorate the dressing table. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan at home at 615 North Corona Street, combing her hair in front of dressing table, large lampshade beside her. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan at home, 615 N. Corona Street, combing her hair in front of dressing table with large carved mirror. Crystal bottles decorate the dressing table. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan celebrating her 80th birthday at a Denver restaurant dining with Dr Pattison Esmiol , Kay Esmiol, Fannie Mae's daughter, Renee Bragg, and Frances (Ozena)Payne. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan cutting the ribbon at the dedication of Bethhaven's Duncan-Hart home. Watching is Mayor Robert Isaac. Fannie Mae donated her home at 615 N. Corona to Bethhaven Inc., a non profit that assists those with mental illness. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan greeting Alton Gee Smith and her husband Sylvester Smith at the Pikes Peak Library Photographic History of The Cotton Club Exhibition. Sylvester Smith was a member of the Brown Bomber Baseball Team and later a minister. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan holding the dedication plaque posing with Margaret Rivers under the portrait of Fannie Mae at 615 Corona, Fannie Mae's former residence, which she donated to Bethhaven in February of 1995. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan holds the plaque presented to her at the dedication of the home she donated to Bethhaven Inc. at 615 N. Corona St., Colorado Springs. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan in her car driving towards her home at 615 North Corona Street, Colorado Springs. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan in the living room of the home she donated to Bethhaven Inc. at 615 N. Corona St., Colorado Springs on the day of its dedication in 1995. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan of the Cotton Club in Colorado Springs, sitting on bed with cashbox and a multitude of receipts, a handgun beside. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan on bed with cashbox and newspaper. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan outside her home at 615 Corona in Colorado Springs. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan paints her vision for the Iron Springs Chateau. Duncan purchased the building in 1954, but opposition to her business plans in Manitou Springs led her to sell no more than a year later. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan points to her portrait in the living room of the home she donated to Bethhaven Inc. at 615 N. Corona St., Colorado Springs in 1995. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan poses wearing one of her many elegant hats. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan reaches for a crystal bottle on dressing table at home, 615 N. Corona. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan reaches for a crystal bottle on dressing table at home, ornate jewelery on her wrist. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan reads the newspaper at home, kitchen visible in the background. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan sits on benches outside the Iron Springs Chateau. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan stands under the sign of the Iron Springs Chateau. Duncan purchased the building in 1954, but opposition to her business plans in Manitou Springs led her to sell no more than a year later. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan with Sister Anna Morgan on her 104th birthday. Sister sang 'How Great Thou Art' to Fannie Mae as she held her hand. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan with Charles Collins who worked as her bartender. Collins later opened his own night club in Colorado Springs - La Jazz Affaire. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan with friends at the Reno Cafe and Bar, Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan with record at her home, 615. N. Corona Street. Record player and television console in the background. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan's sister, Selena, poses with a soldier when she returned to Colorado Springs to help Fannie Mae with The Cotton Club. 1

Fannie Mae and Ed Duncan (center) with friends strike a formal pose at a formal affair 1

Fannie Mae and Ed Duncan (left) with Ella Dee LaCour Ray and Leonard Ray at a formal event. 1

Fannie Mae and Ed Duncan. 1

Fannie Mae greats Margaret Rivers and a gentleman representing Bethhaven in the living room of the home she donated to Bethhaven Inc. at 615 N. Corona St., Colorado Springs on the day of its dedication in 1995. 1

Fannie mae Duncan and Charles J. Vorwaller president and CEO of Pikes Peak Mental Health at the dedication of Bethhaven's Duncan-Hart Home. 1

Former Colorado Springs policeman Earl Aldridge expresses his admiration for Fannie Mae Duncan and her contributions to the history of Colorado Springs. 1

Former Colorado Springs policeman Earl Aldridge with Fannie Mae Duncan. He was a big fan of hers. 1

Graduation photo of Claudia Jones, daughter of Dorothy Jones Duncan, Ed Duncan's sister. She was Fannie Mae and Ed Duncan's niece. 1

Photos and clippings of Selena Bragg Franklin Charlton. Sister of Fannie Mae (Bragg) Duncan 1

Portrait of Vera Gang Scott, first African American principal in Colorado Springs. 1

Selena Bragg Charlton, sister of Fannie Mae Ducan, poses for the camera. 1

Selena Franklin, sister of Fannie Mae Duncan, behind the bar at the Cotton Club. 1

Steve Antonuccio, PPLD's video manager, shares a moment with Fannie Mae Duncan, the celebrity subject of a documentary and photo exhibit at the Carnegie Library. 1

Three black women and a child ride sidesaddle on donkeys with wagon visible in background. Photo identified "#965 Cheyenne Canon, 1908" on print. 1

Vera Gang Scott as Principal at Garfield Elementary School. She became the first African-American school principal in Colorado Springs in 1969 and retired in 1977. In 1998, a new Colorado Springs District 11 elementary school was named after her. 1

Vera Scott, awards recipient for School Administration speaks after ceremony at the Pioneers Museum. 1