PPLD Digital Collections

Fannie Mae Duncan stands under the sign of 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. 2

Fannie Mae Duncan takes a phone call in her home. 2

Fannie Mae Duncan with record at her home, 615. N. Corona Street. Record player and television console in the background. 2

Patrons dancing at the Cotton Club, Fanne Mae and Ed Duncan are spotlit in booth. 2

Fannie Mae Duncan and three children standing on sidewalk 1

Black community leader Emma Mae McDonald and Fannie Mae Duncan at the Pikes Peak Library Photographic History of The Cotton Club Exhibition. 1

Compilation of Myron Wood photographs prepared for publication. Fannie Mae Duncan and her mother are bottom right. Instructions to printer on front "shoot whole page half tone / let black background come as dark as it will. L.B.F." 1

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

Duncan's Cafe occupied the ground level and The Cotton Club was up the stairs. Fannie Mae and several of her family members operated both. In this photo, Fannie Mae is behind the counter to the rear, and her brother Cornelius is across from her. 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 (in booth) at the Cotton Club. Club patrons in foreground, mounted deer on wall. 1

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

Fannie Mae Duncan and Lew Tilley at the Carnegie Library exhibit of Lew's photos documenting Fannie Mae and The Cotton Club in Colorado Springs. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan and Lew Tilley at the Pikes Peak Library exhibition of Tilley's photographic history of The Cotton Club. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan and an unidentified gentleman sitting together at a table in the Cotton Club. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan and friends on street in front of the Cotton Club located at 27 W. Colorado in Colorado Springs. Neon sign on building reads "Duncan's Cafe - Bar - Lounge". 1

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

Fannie Mae Duncan and three children standing on a sidewalk. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan at home at 615 North Corona Street, combing her hair in front of dressing table with large carved mirror. 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 at the bar in the Cotton Club. 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 chats with landscapers laying terrazzo tile beside her home at 615 N. Corona. Workers and gardeners from the Broadmoor Hotel often helped Fannie Mae turn her home into a showplace for the black community in Colorado Springs. 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 dances in her living room. She reportedly had an enviable record collection. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan exits her vehicle in front of her home at 615 N. Corona. 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 greeting her fans at the Pikes Peak Library photographic history of The Cotton Club exhibition. 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 home at 615 North Corona Street in Colorado Springs. A combination television and stereo is in the background. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan in her living room at 615 N. Corona. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan in her living room, sitting behind glass coffee table with mermaid as pedestal 1

Fannie Mae Duncan in her living room, sitting behind glass coffeetable with mermaid as pedestal The table was manufactured by the California Lamp Co. in 1950. 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 leaning on a white picket fence outside her home in Colorado Springs located at 615 N. Corona. 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 pulls out a record at her home, 615. N. Corona Street. Record player and television console in the background. 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 in the empty dance floor 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 sits on benches outside the Iron Springs Chateau. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan sitting on bed with cashbox in front of her and handgun alongside. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan sitting on bed with cashboxes, reading newspaper. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan stands beside bed reconciling daily receipts from the Cotton Club. A newspaper and open cashboxes are on the bed. 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 tends to her landscaping at home, 615 N. Corona. 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 sister Selena Franklin at the Cotton Club bar. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan's sister Selena Franklin (in center of picture wearing hat), Joyce Peterson to the left, and other employees of the Cotton Club. Neon sign reading &quotCafe&quot|is visible in background. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan, Ed Duncan, and Selena Franklin walk down the stairs leading to the Cotton Club. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan, Photographer Lew Tilley and Steve Antonuccio at the Pikes Peak Library exhibition of Tilley's photographic history of The Cotton Club. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan, Steve Antonuccio, and Lew Tilley at the Carnegie Library exhibit of Lew's photos documenting Fannie Mae and The Cotton Club in Colorado Springs. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan, her sister Selena and an unknown man on the stairway leading to the Cotton Club located at 27 W. Colorado in Colorado Springs. 1

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

Fannie Mae and Ed Duncan (in booth) at the Cotton Club. Band plays on stage. 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 in booth at the Cotton Club. A waitress serves drinks. 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

Invitation to PPLD exhibition of Fannie Mae Duncan photos taken by photographer, Lew Tilley. 1

Juanita Martin, Greg Johnson, Fannie Mae Duncan and Lew Tilley at the Carnegie Library exhibit of Lew's photos documenting Fannie Mae and The Cotton Club in Colorado Springs. 1

Lew Tilley holding the hand of Fannie Mae Duncan at the Pikes Peak Library exhibition of Tilley's photographic history of The Cotton Club. 1

Mrs. Fannie Mae Duncan leaning against a jukebox. 1

Portrait of Fannie Mae (Bragg) Duncan (1918-2005). Graduation picture from Colorado Springs High School. Mrs. Duncan owned Duncan's Café and Bar and The Cotton Club in Colorado Springs. 1

Portrait of Fannie Mae Duncan with the Henri Woode Orchestra at Duncan's Café and Bar. 1

Portrait of Mrs. Fannie Mae Duncan. 1

Standing from left 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