PPLD Digital Collections

Brick building housing Fashion Bar in downtown Colorado Springs. Note on back states "Used to be Giddings Department Store." 1

Brick building in downtown Colorado Springs with large sign "United Bank" and logo. Door next to main entrance has sign "Travel" and "Travelsavers" sign in window. 1

Brick building with arch over doorway, wooden posts in front and peeling wood door. 1

Brick building with decorative arches, pediments and friezes and masonic symbols over door. Signs by upper balcony read "AA 7& FM" and "OES". Small building next door has sign "Victor Record." 1

Brick building with horse drawn wagons and circa 1910 motorcars. Printed on front "1447 Boulderado Hotel, Boulder, Colo." 1

Building at 110 West Vermijo with signs for "Union Ice & Fuel Co. Artificial Ice and Cold Storage". Signs painted on building include "Char Coal Coke Coal Ice and Wood." This building later became Rampart Supply. 1

Building in shape of tipi with wooden door behind telephone pole at roadside with small shrub in front and other buildings behind. 1

Building under construction. Honorable Mention, 1956. Featured on cover of 1956-1957 Pikes Peak Camera Club Year Book. 1

Bunting and strings of lights adorn the Exchange National Bank building located on the southwest corner of Pikes Peak and Tejon and other smaller building located to the west, one of which is lit with a sign reading “Have you read the Gazette”. 1

Close view of plastered stone and log building with plank door, log roof and rough wooden bench outside. 1

Colorado Springs Girl's School. Info on back "Little Trianon - now Colo. Spgs. Girl's School / Land-marks and Legacies of the Pikes Peak Region (Exhibit)" 1

Conglomerate of wood and stone buildings on scrubby hillside. Small building in front has tin roof and tarpaper on side. 1

Corner brick building with decorative brickwork on snow-covered street. False-fronted store is at left; building and windmill visible in background at right. 1

Cracked stucco wall with small frieze and tiny railed balconies by windows. Window on lower level has sign "Milton Krieger Bath and Kitchens Inc." 1

Decaying two-story buildings on business street with piles of rubble on street in front. Carved sign on roof reads "Pioneer". 1

Dirt roads with buildings in Central City. Wagon is parked on dirt road in foreground. 1

Early view of Peyton, Colorado, with the Peyton railroad station and a parked railroad boxcar visible on the right. Telephone poles are in the foreground. 1

End Elevation of Claremont. Info on back "End Elevation / Trianon / Gillis Bros. Cont." 1

Fashionably-dressed people stroll around a wooden building with cupola and sign "Manitou Spring". Stone wall in foreground houses a spring where two men are drinking. 1

Faćade of Independence Building showing rounded arch windows with carved garlands. Adjoining neoclassical building has sign for Columbia Savings over door. 1

Faćade of the Trianon, now the Colorado Springs School, showing statuary and columns at doorways. Typed note on back reads "West Faćade of Trianon looking toward garden. Statues were removed, placed in garden, and replaced with urns " 1

Front Door at Claremont. Info on back "Front Door - Trianon, Gillis Bros." 1

Front view of the YWCA building with decorative brick and tile work and second-floor doors with wrought iron balconies. Signs "The Colorado Springs Company" and "Est. 1871" are over the doorway. 1

Group of four stuccoed buildings in the shape of tipis with wooden doorways and windows. Two have wooden benches sitting in front. Photo identified on back as New Mexico. 1

Interior of the YMCA building in Seoul, Korea, with a hand shuffleboard table and descending staircase in the foreground and men at desks in the background. 1

Landscape view of Will Rogers Shrine with mountains in background. Printed on back 1

Large building with upper balcony and covered porch, probably 620 West Bijou Street, in snow. Stone wall with wrought-iron fence on top is in front. Street signs on corner read "Bijou 600 W." and "7th St. 200 N." Sign reading "620" is over entranceway. 1

Large ornate building with cupolas, rotunda and arched entranceways and balconies. "Dancing Pavilion, Salt Lake, Utah" written on bottom of album page. 1

Large shingled three-story building with fire escape from top floor to roof of porch. Number "410" is on pediment above porch. Two people sit on steps in rear. Building has two dormers and two brick chimneys in roof. 1

Large stone building on corner of street, identified as the Armory in Golden, CO. A car is parked at right and fire hydrant is at right foreground. Identification sheet with negative. 1

Latticework trellis on side of stone building with wooden shingle roof and large tree in front. Photo identified on back. 1

Long one-story building with sunken entrance and wire frame for plants in front. Pine trees are in front and behind, and mountains are visible over roof. Photo identified on back. 1

Long view of Digital Corporation building reflected in lake in front. 1

Long view of buildings in Cripple Creek with hills behind and patched wooden roof with two chimneys in foreground. 1

Long view of rock formations at Garden of the Gods with Hidden Inn barely visible in distance. 1

Long view of the sprawling Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium, showing rows of Gardiner Tents [actually huts that are a wooden version of the older tent design] and the main buildings in the background. 1

Low building in park setting with ornamental trees and shrubs in foreground and taller trees around. "Mormon Tabernacle, Salt City" written on bottom of album page. 1

Multi-level adobe or stucco building nestled into rock formations at Garden of the Gods. Sign over doorway reads "Hidden Inn". 1

Night scene of Shrine of the Sun with the city lights in background. Printed on back 1

Oblique view of Boulder, Colorado with tents and cottages in the foreground and mountains in the background. The large building on the right is the Chautauqua Auditorium. 1

Old residences on snowy lot, with weathered decorative shingles and trim still visible. Two sleds lean against rickety porch on house on left. Wooden planks lie over small ditch in foreground. Photo identified on back as N. 2nd Street. 1

Ornate faade of building in New York with skyscraper visible behind. 1

Outer sleeve containing 22 black and white postcards. 1

Pattern of iron fire escapes on the side of brick building with decorative stonework friezes. 1

Pillared stone porch entrance into large stone building in New York City. Bust of man stands outside wrought-iron fence in background with row of brownstones behind. Large ornate signboard stands next to arched front entrance. 1

Plastered adobe building with wooden doors and shutters and decaying shingled roof. Sign reading "Horseshoeing" with painted horseshoe at either end is painted above door. 1

Printed on back "National Center for Atmospheric Research at Boulder, Colorado. The unique Flatirons of Colorado's front range form the scenic background. / Color by James H. Roberts". 1

Printed on front "1442 Chautauqua Grounds, Boulder, Colo." Aerial view of city. 1

Printed on front "1451 Elk's Club Building, Boulder, Colo." Exterior view of three story building. 1

Printed on front "Car Pavilion, Stratton Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado." A streetcar is parked in front of this trolley station. 1

Printed on front "Stratton Park Pavilion, Cheyenne Canon" This was the trolley station for the Colorado Springs & Interurban Railway [1901-1932] 1

Rear Elevation of Claremont. Info on back "Rear Elevation / Trianon / Gillis Bros. Cont." 1

Rear View of Claremont. 1

Row of log and plank buildings with small porches in snowstorm, with icicles hanging from rafters. House in front has large TV antenna on roof. Note on back (not by photographer) reads "A street in San Luis, the oldest and poorest town in Colorado." 1

Sign states "Colorado Legal Services" on front of building located at 617 S. Nevada Avenue at Rio Grande Street. 1

Small ad showing large brick building with "Williams And Welty 1896" on top and horse weathervane on roof. Ad reads "..Alonzo Welty.".Successor to Wiliams & Welty, The Windsor Stables. Everything on Wheels, Day or Night. 216-18 Bennett Av. Tele. 37." 1

Small brick building on corner with signs "The Colorado Trading & Transfer Company" over door and "Hay Grain Coal Wood" painted on windows. Mine building is visible in background. 1

Small brick building with bell tower and two entrances. Painted sign reading "Gas Creek Dist. No. 20 1883" hangs over windows in center. Mountain peaks are behind. Photo identified on back as "Upper Ark. R. Valley near Buena Vista, Colo. Mt. Princeton." 1

Small brick building with neon sign reading "Hotel Caf" and "Saguache Hotel" painted on overhanging porch roof. A bicycle is parked by tree on left|sign for telephone hangs on pillar at right. 1

Small building on waterfront with trees behind and large sign reading "The New York Institute for the Blind Rowing Club". Wooden ramp leads to dock in front. 1

Small cabin at foot of bare hillside. Photo identified in "Colorado 1

Small frame building with picket fence in front on treed lot. 1

Small ramshackle buildings on dirt road with wire and drift fencing in foreground and smokestacks in background. Note on back reads "Pueblo 2/9/66". 1

Small wood engraving showing large buildings at base of large mountains with small river in foreground."Manitou, Colorado" printed at bottom of page. 1

Small wood-frame building with corrugated metal side in open land with trees and small outbuildings behind. Painted sign in front reads "Miracle Revival Center Eva C. Vansandt Overseer." 1

Small wooden building with number 630 above window and "Sol's Dairy" and sign for Coca Cola painted on the gable. Virginia creeper vines cover chicken wire fence in front of building. 1

St. Francis Hospital. 1

Stamped on back "Silver State Homes / Castle Rock, Colo." 1

Stone building at Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium 1

Street side of building at 4 South 24th Street in Old Colorado City showing decorative shingle patterns and onion-shaped arch over upper window. 1

The Stratton building at 27 S. Tejon, designed by architect Thomas McLaren and built by the Stratton Estate. Kaufman's Department store brought a remodel to the building in 1948. In 2010 the USOC again remodeled the building to serve as headquarters. 1

The bogies and bumpers of a destroyed railcar are seen in the foreground with damaged buildings in the background. 1

Twin towers of the World Trade Center from the river in New York City. 1

Two horses on roadway into a cluster of buildings. 1

Two large buildings with steep hillside behind and houses visible below. One building is of stone with bell tower. 1

Two small circular buildings with conical roofs, probably former Gardiner Tent cottages joined together, on main street of Manitou Springs with cliffs behind. Coke machine is built into front of one building. 1

Very large imposing cathedral with gothic towers appearing above treetops. "Mormon Temple, Salt Lake"written on bottom of album page. 1

View down steep street with large buildings at right and below and tree-covered mountain behind. Building at right has large columns and "Scientist" over entranceway. 1

View from high building down on rooftops of brownstones and row houses in New York City. Tops of trees are visible behind houses. One house has clothesline in back. 1

View from the terrace of the cafeteria at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, looking down on the street and the buildings across the way. Banners on flagpoles hang from the side of the terrace. Tables and chairs are on the terrace. 1

View of Aircraft Mechanics Inc. building in the 3100 block of North Nevada Avenue. This building previously housed the headquarters for Alexander Industries [film company and aircraft manufacturing]. 1

View of Colorado Springs North from Platte Avenue. Acacia Hotel and First Methodist Church are visible in foreground. 1

View of Golden Cycle Mill showing buildings, smokestack and tailings pond. A mid-1930s two-door coupe is parked in the complex. 1

View of Shrine of the Sun with native pine trees surrounding front of building. Printed on back 1

View of White House Ranch half-hidden among evergreens with fields in front. Rock formations of Garden of the Gods visible in background. 1

View of excavated land, equipment, and two men sitting. 1

View of large buildings in Cripple Creek on snowy hillside. Church is in center of picture. 1

View of rainy rooftops and skyscrapers from high building in New York City. 1

View of the Alamo Corporate Center and Pikes Peak Plaza from the corner of Pikes Peak and Cascade Avenues in downtown Colorado Springs. 1

View of the Pikes Peak Center showing entrance to El Paso County offices. 1

View of the Shrine of the Sun and surrounding countryside below. 1

View of the Shrine of the Sun on the edge of the cliff, overlooking Colorado Springs below. Broadmoor Hotel is visible in lower right of photo. 1

View of the Shrine of the Sun with American flag flying on top and surrounding countryside below. 1

View of the city from high building, showing rooftops of apartment buildings and skyscrapers in background. 1

View of the front of the YMCA building with bicycles parked in rack in front. A standing signboard advertising Young Men’s Christian Association located at the left corner of the building. Photo is numbered 4-53-5 on lower right of print. 1

View towards the mountains from the towers of Cragmor Sanatorium (now the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs). 1

Waiting room at the Colorado Springs airport with window looking out on the parking lot and mountains. Sign over door at left reads "Airline Ticket Counters". 1

Weathered log cabin in scrubland with rocky cliffs behind. 1

Women in front of small building surrounded by trees. Board sidewalk is alongside building. Handwritten note on back reads "L.K. Oldroyd, Colo. Spgs. Bath House, Poncha Springs." 1

Wood building with stone foundation on hillside with brick church behind. 1

Wooden building with large false front on corner of snowy street. Badly-weathered sign reading "The Arriba Trading Co. Spot Cash" is painted on false front. 1

Workmen on scaffolding installing a wooden roof on a cinder block building under construction. 1

YMCA building on the corner of Nevada Avenue and Bijou Street, with cars parked in front. Lamp post holds signs for Highway 85 and 87 and street signs. Parking lot next door has sign "Drive In and Save at Safeway." 1

YMCA building on the corner of nevada Avenue and Bijou Street. 1