PPLD Digital Collections

Building on grounds of Myron Stratton Home 1

Celebrating her 92nd birthday, Abbie Loshbough [1858-1956] sits in rocking chair with one of her handmade quilts in the Myron Stratton Home. See Gazette article on 6/18/1950, pg 2A. 1

Children on lawn in front of stucco building of Myron Stratton Home. One group lines up in front of desk with older woman|others sit on grass eating off paper plates. One boy in center pets small dog. Title written on back of print. 1

Christ the King statue in west garden of El Pomar estate. 1

Community Chest Budget Committee gather around a table. 1

Community Chest officials examine blankets, possibly at the Halfway House. 1

Corn shocks in field on Myron Stratton Home property, with mountains in background. 1

Cottage tucked behind trees with smokestack visible, Myron Stratton Home 1

Cottages, Myron Stratton Home 1

Courtyard of Spanish-style El Pomar estate with "Italian Garden's El Pomar' annotated on the print. 1

Crucifix in garden on the El Pomar estate. 1

Director of El Paso County Public Health Dr. Millard Schafer (left) holds up large poster reading "What We Should Have" with two women, likely part of yearly fundraising efforts by Community Chest. 1

Elderly man and woman sit in rocking chairs in front of fireplace in residence at Myron Stratton Home. Small throw rugs sit on patterned carpet. Kitchen is visible at right rear. Photo identified on back. 1

Elderly man and woman wash dishes in kitchen of residence at Myron Stratton Home 1

Ethel Anderson of Community Chest prepares for the annual welfare drive. Photo featured in "Woman of the Week" in the Gazette, July 23, 1949. 1

Food baskets for needy at the Salvation Army. 1

Front of the El Pomar Foundation building with statue of Spencer Penrose and car parked at curb. 1

Front view of El Pomar residence of Spencer Penrose turned into a Retreat House by the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati. 1

Garden with small pond at Myron Stratton Home. Flowers surround pond and waterlilies bloom on water. Stepping stones lead around pond and to gravel roads in front and back. Small bench sits in shade of tree at left. Photo identified on back. 1

Girls in sewing class at Myron Stratton Home. One girl is sewing by hand, two working on sewing machines, and one is ironing in background. Other girls are working with patterns in back. 1

Group of young women and men in winter coats with suitcases stand on steps at the Myron Stratton Home. 1

Interior view of Myron Stratton Home cottage 1

Large frame buildings with porches among trees. 1

Long view of cottages at Myron Stratton Home hidden behind trees. Mountains are visible in background. 1

Long view of main building at the Myron Stratton Home showing tile roof and curving driveway. Cheyenne Mountain is visible at right. 1

Low oblique aerial photograph looking north of the campus of the Myron Stratton home. The newly opened Southgate Shopping Center is visible at the top left of the photo. Nevada Avenue/Highway 115 runs along the left side of the image. 1

Main entrance to the Myron Stratton Home. 1

Main gate and entrance drive to the Myron Stratton Home. 1

Man and woman record message for radio station KVOR in the Colorado Springs Day Nursery, likely promoting fundraising efforts for Community Chest. 1

Mary Lou Vegh, 4 years old, drops her contribution into the Salvation Army Kettle on Tejon Street. Attending the kettle is Helen LeBeau in her thirteenth year of service to the Salvation Army. Fashion Bar is visible in the background, 17 N Tejon. 1

Members of a Community Chest class show off a feathered hat at the YWCA. 1

Members of the Salvation Army; some hold musical instruments, and one man has an American flag. 1

Men wear football helmets on Washburn Field as participants of the Community Chest Rally. 1

Milk cows stand in corral outside modern dairy barn. 1

Mountain ranch with log buildings and fencing. Identified as Stratton Home property 1

Myron Stratton Home 1

Myron Stratton Home power plant. 1

Names of Myron Stratton Home residents who served in the military. See photo 013-6909 1

Officials from Camp Carson present a check to Community Chest. Identified left to right 1

Older boys with staff in dining room of Myron Stratton Home. 1

Panoramic photograph looking east of the future site off the Myron Stratton Home. Yucca plants stick out from the snow-covered landscape. 1

Panoramic view of empty land where Myron Stratton Home was built. 1

Residential cottage at the Myron Stratton Home. 1

Robbie Lee Haines "takes calls" from contributors for Community Chest. See article on October 5, 1950 pg 1. 1

Senior residents of Myron Stratton Home in line at home's cafeteria. 1

Side view of main building, Myron Stratton Home 1

Sports Field, Myron Stratton Home 1

Statue of Winfield Scott Stratton at the Myron Stratton Home, with group of residents from the Home seated and standing at base. 1

Statue of Winfield Scott Stratton with white sign to left listing names "In Service of Our Country" on grounds of Myron Stratton Home 1

Swimming pool, Myron Stratton Home 1

The Independence Hall, boys residence, at the Myron Stratton Home. 1

The Lincoln building which served as the Older Boys' Dormitory, at the Myron Stratton Home. 1

The Superintendent's Cottage on grounds of Myron Stratton Home. 1

Three elderly women and one man sitting on glider in front of cottage at the Myron Stratton Home. 1

Two men and two women record a message for Community Chest around a KVOR microphone. 1

Two men and two women stand in large room with several decorated Christmas trees and many rows of filled Christmas baskets. 1

View of Union Printers Home Hospital Annex being moved to make room for expansion of the main building. Horse-drawn wagon is alongside building, with workers standing alongside. Piles of timbers are in front of building. 1

View of small brick building with tile roof at the Myron Stratton Home. Children's playground set is at right. Cattle are grazing in field behind. 1

View of the Myron Stratton Home building and grounds. A lawn sprinkler is visible to the right, a fire hydrant is visible in the center, and several chairs and a swing are visible on the front porch of the building. 1

View of the Mytron Stratton Home grounds and buildings. Large cement smoke stack/chimney is visible in the center of the photograph 1

View of the garden at the El Pomar Retreat Center showing pool with fountain in front and garden chairs and tables behind. "Sanborn X-1129" written on bottom right of print. 1

Washington Hall, residence for Grade School and Junior High School Girls at the Myron Stratton Home. 1

White brick Craftsman-style cottage with a tile roof on the grounds of Myron Stratton Home. 1

Wilbur Marshall (right) and Phil Long prepare for the 1950 Community Chest drive campaign. Marshall was appointed as drive director and Long served as Community Chest president in 1950. See Gazette article on June 16, 1950 pg 1. 1

Women at Halfway House demonstrate a weaving machine. 1

Women of Community Chest prepare for fundraising sale at the Halfway House. 1

Women on front porch of home planning for Community Chest fundraising. 1

Women, children and one man ride on float decorated with evergreen garlands on back of truck. Sign on side reads "Maintain American' Standards of Giving Mrs. Santa Claus Club". 1