PPLD Digital Collections

View looking down on two firemen examining the wreckage left by the 1939 fire in the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 2

10 E. Pikes Peak Avenue. Fine men's and women's clothing shop. Owner Howard Sheldon poses with apparel items. 1

102 Canon Avenue. Group portrait of Cooperative of artists, crafts persons, artisans and performers operates its own gallery and shop. 1

104 ProRodeo Drive. Owners Howard and Joan Stull stand behind a counter with two pair of cowboy boots. Behind them is a wall full of cowboy hats. In front of the counter is a western saddle with lariat. 1

104 ProRodeo Drive. Owners Joan, holding three cowboy hats, and Howard Stull, holding a lariat, stand in front of a wall of cowboy hats. 1

106 South Tejon Street. 1

115 S. 26th Street. Owners Virginia and Arthur Church sold antiques and collectibles. 1

117 S. 26th Street. Owner Dara Bower sells kites and other delights. 1

119 E. Pikes Peak Avenue. Owners Wayne and Donna Palsmeier opened this bookshop in 1981. 1

119 N. Tejon Street. Promoted team sports through sponsorship and was one of the originators of the Young America League (YAL). 1

12 E. Pikes Peak Avenue. Specialists in diamonds and fine gem stones. Owner Gary Megal and Assistant Manager Luisa Graff off quality jewelry and personalized service. Man and woman stand behind counter displaying open jewelry boxes. 1

120 E. Kiowa Street. Owners Kazuko Ruiz, Kazuko Kreidel and John Schell, with rich backgrounds in the Oriental art of flower arrangement. Owners pose along side shelves of fine china and glassware. 1

121 E. Bijou Street. Charles A. Meeker, Jr. and family members see to every customer's needs. Five of the teachers play with the Colorado Springs Symphony Orchestra. Four men and a woman each hold a musical instrument. Behind is a wall full of guitars. 1

123 E. Pikes Peak Avenue. Giant stuffed animals hang from the ceiling. Small stuffed animals sit on shelves in the background. 1

123 E. Pikes Peak Avenue. Model train layout with car barn, cemetery, houses, and automobiles. 1

125 E. Bijou Street and 116 N. Nevada Avenue. Office supplies, equipment and furniture are the backdrop for the smiling faces of the employees. 1

128 S. Tejon Street. Serving fresh exotic and domestic seafood. Also an oyster bar. 1

142 Chase Stone Center. Owners Phyllis Cook and Barbara Johnson sell kitchen tools and appliances. 1

15 E. Bijou Street. Owners Jan Pool and Bob Winkler. Shown is the wine shop. 1

150 Chase Stone Center. Howes specializes in ladies clothing in those classic styles that remain forever fashionable. Seven men and women pose behind a counter. 1

154 Chase Stone Center. Exterior corner view of store. 1

158 Chase Stone Center. Howes Pendleton Shop has 100 percent virgin wool clothing for men and women, blankets, scarves, gloves, jackets, ties and all the other fine Pendleton items. A sales force of seven pose amidst items for sale. 1

1645 S. Tejon Street. Wilbur Leeper was one of the big importers in the United States of European antiques. 1

1710 Briargate Boulevard, Chapel Hills Mall (lower level). Robert L. Bowers has made J. Michaels for Men a place to shop for men who dress for success. Mr. Bowers stands in entryway of store, merchandise displayed in the background. 1

1765 S. Eighth Street.Three women standing in shop with frame examples on the wall. Owner Mary Ellen Burke and staff provided assistance with framing and will teach you the fine points of framing. 1

1912 W. Colorado Avenue. Cornelia and Kingston Minister sold limited edition collectibles. 1

206 1/2 N. Tejon Street. Vivian and Sidney Novis sell quality art supplies. Man and woman stand before artists' paint brushes and other supplies. 1

208 N. Tejon Street. Founded in 1942, current owner Harry Lee provided a unique shopping experience. 1

210 N. Tejon Street. Owners Dick and Judy Noyes stand amid shelves and tables full of books. Judy is holding a t-shirt that reads "Readin' Rots the Mind". 1

2114 Vickers Drive. Pam and Stan Herubin specialized in contemporary and accessible art. 1

2501 W. Colorado Avenue. Leotards, tights, leg warmers, swimsuits, and items for skaters. Posed dancer. 1

2508 W. Colorado Avenue. Stocked with puzzles, darts, adventure games, card and travel games, dominoes, children's games and all the standard favorites from backgammon and chess to Scrabble and Uno. 1

2528A W. Colorado Avenue. Custom jewelry. Counter display of pearl necklaces. 1

2603 W. Colorado Avenue. Owner reclining on display bed under goose down comforters. Quilts are also visible. 1

2616 W. Colorado Avenue. Selling romantic and Victorian style clothing for women. Woman in lace dress sits on counter holding a well proportioned doll. 1

27 E. Platte Avenue. Owners Jerome Goodley and Terrence Fitzpatrick created a shop filled with an astonishing variety of treasures for pleasure seekers. Small store crammed with items for sale. 1

3014 N. Nevada Avenue. Colorado ranks third, behind California and Florida [1983], in the number of people who have discovered underwater diving. 1

31 S. Tejon Street. Authentic western wear, casual sportswear. Two men hold coats with cowboy boots displayed in the background. 1

320 N. Tejon Street. Founded in 1979. Five men and three women smile and converse standing behind a display of IBM 5150 computers and peripherals. 1

3201 N. El Paso Street has a store within a store. Paul Fling runs The Blue Dun shop, a Cortland Pro Shop. 1

3201 N. El Paso Street. Owner Charles Ross, has one of the largest establishments of its kind in the West. Man holding small fish in one hand and fishing rod in the other. He is dressed in full length waders. 1

333 N. Tejon Street. Interior designer, Mary Lou Porak, has an ever-changing showcase of the versatility she offers. Owner discussing plans and options with customers. 1

3438 N. Academy Boulevard. Sleeping in syle is a specialty of Nuggest of Gold. Woman stands beside brass bed with lavish bedding. 1

3614 W. High Street. Owners Mike and Nancy Ament have run this showcase of contemporary local and southwest regional artists. 1

3650 Austin Bluffs Parkway. An enchantingly beautiful place sparkling with diamonds and gold and fine, imported crystal. Window display including Swarovski crystal figurines. 1

3650 Austin Bluffs Parkway. Owner Steve Hintgen sold house pets 1

401 S. Nevada Avenue. Exquisite jewelry and gifts. Display of jewelry and collection pieces. 1

403 N. Tejon Street. Jim Braverman and Robin Roesler creat works of lasting beauty. 1

4900 North Nevada Avenue 1

503 South Nevada Avenue 1

5148 N. Academy Boulevard. Owner Pekka JD Aalto stands amid a display of furniture for a children's room. 1

5875 North Nevada Avenue 1

5900 North Nevada Avenue - East Side 1

5901 North Nevada Avenue 1

5905 North Nevada Avenue 1

5909 North Nevada Avenue 1

5913 North Nevada Avenue 1

5917 North Nevada Avenue 1

5921 North Nevada Avenue 1

5925 North Nevada Avenue 1

5927 North Nevada Avenue 1

5975 N. Academy Boulevard. Joanne Moon's Clothes Horse makes putting together a becoming outfit easy. 1

5975 N. Academy Boulevard. Joanne Moon's Decorating Shoppe is a full service studio with everything from window and wall coverings to carpeting and tile. 1

614 N. Tejon Street. Decorative art, fine art and handwoven rugs. 1

6714 N. Academy Boulevard. Owner Norma Kusulas's shop is in an authentic log cabin built during the Civil War. 1

737 Citadel Drive East. Samples of clothing its for sale are laid out. 1

737 Citadel Drive East. View of shop interior. For more than 15 years The Buccaneer Ltd. sold classic women's clothing. 1

740 Geiger Court. Owner Lita Bianchi, husband Dave, and the 25-person staff work with both contractors and do-it-yourselfers providing storm windows, doors, screens and patio covers. 1

76 S. Sierra Madre Street. The top dealer in kitchen cabinets of wood, formica and steel. Showroom with full-size model kitchen. 1

829 N. Tejon Street. Chris and Kay Caunt have grown into the region's major resource for bicycling equipment and know-how. Two people wearing bicycle helmets pose atop bikes. 1

A Hook and Ladder fire truck parked in N. Tejon Street fighting the fire in the J.C. Penney Co. building. Many spectators are standing on the side walk opposite the Penney building. 1

A Wandell & Lowe Transfer & Storage Co. cargo truck backed up to the J.C. Penney CO. and Stewart Bros. Photo building, loaded with crates. Two men are posing beside the truck. 1

A circa 1912 sedan is parked in front of two-story wood frame building with sign "Drugs" on front and side in Arriba, Colorado. 1

A fireman and a Chief are standing on the J.C. Penney Co. roof, holding a hose directing water into the building. In the background is a part of the building with two awnings. One is fabric with a "Lunch" sign. 1

A fireman and a Chief are standing on the roof of J.C. Penney CO. building holding a hose and directing water down into the building. 1

A fireman and a Chief are standing on the roof of the J.C. Penney Co. building and directing water down into the building. Photo is printed backwards. See the top of the J.C. Penney Co. sign at the extreme right of the photo. 1

A fireman and a Chief standing on the roof of the J.C. Penney Co. building, holding a hose and directing water into the building. A fabric awning with a "Lunch" sign is in the background. 1

A group of automobiles is seen on the streets near crowds and storefronts in Bowie, Texas. Probably photographed by G. B. Merrick. 1

A group of men and automobiles greet the Sociability Tour gathered near a brick building with signs over the entrance that read 1

A group of men and boys pose in front of a wood-frame storefront. Sign on building reads 1

A passenger touring wagon loaded with well-dressed people and pulled by four horses is parked near the former First Presbyterian Church at 32 N. Weber Street that had been converted into a retail store [see dress on display in the window]. 1

A pumper fire truck parked in N. Tejon Street participating in the extinguishing of the fire in the J.C. Penney Co. building. Spectators and a second fire truck are standing in Tejon Street. 1

A tracked shovel crane and two trucks are parked in the alley south of the Stewart Bros. photo store site. "J.C. Penney CO." sign is laying on the sidewalk barricade. "3-15 9 AM" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

A view of the damage to the J.C. Penney Co. building. There are two awnings on the wall of the building near the top of the photo. The canvas awning has "Lunch, Quality Lunch No.1" printed on it. 1

Alley view of boiler being prepared for removal from Stewarts Engraving building. Two men positioning a wooden plank under boiler. "May 15" hand written at bottom of photo. 1

Banner across storefront "Come in and see us make candy." Number above door is "1421". Misidendified on back as "Wallace Candy Company". 1

Basement view of the demolition of Stewart Bros Engraving and J. C. Penney Co. buildings on Tejon Street after the fire. Workmen and two trucks are present. "10th 5 1

Bicycles lined up outside a long building. 1

Blurry photo of interior of a store. John Swem's Colorado City Drug Store. Note on back "Out-of-focus - my father's brother in their Drug Store about 1904-1905." 1

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

Brick masons constructing the south wall of the Stewart Bros. Photo Shop at 17 N. Tejon Street. First National Bank building is seen in the background. "APRIL 7" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

Broadmoor Hotel. Gift shop within the Broadmoor. 1

Building construction that replaced the Stewarts Photo and J. C. Penney stores at 17 and 21 N. Tejon after their destruction by a 1939 fire. Stores visible on the opposite side of Tejon|Sign of the Rose, Cox's Shoes. Written on the photo "3-25, 11am". 1

Building on corner of dirt road with large tree in front. Door at far left has sign reading "Rainbo Great Bread". Windows at right have signs reading "Yes We're Open" and "Coors". Dog is sleeping in road in front of building. 1

Cigar Store Indian at Osborn Cigar Co., 23 North Tejon Street. Advertising on building reads "Barking Dog Smoking Mixture Never Bites", "Charles the Great The Aristocrat Havana Cigar", "La Venga The Dependable Havana Cigar", "Smoke Y-B Cigars". 1

Crowd of people stand in front of windows of store looking at Christmas displays on corner with brick and stone corner and open awnings. Sign reads "Giddings Bros." Photo not used. 1

Crowd waiting to get in to the fire sale in the vacant building at 114 South Tejon Street, left side of photo. This was following the 1939 fire in the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

Crowd waiting to get in to the fire sale in the vacant building at 114 South Tejon Street. This was following the 1939 fire in the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

Cutline "Larry Knight, owner of the fountain in Musick Drug Store takes the customer's viewpoint for a change of pace." 1

Detail view of the steel post and beam structure in the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon. A workman is standing on a beam "3-28-39" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

Drawings of the exterior of Tomkins and LaSalle Hardware Company and Wagon Wood Supply Hardware Store are depicted on this postcard. Printed on front "116. Leadville - Colo." and "From a Painting by Ricker". 1

Entrance doorway to The Chinook Bookshop at 208 1/2 North Tejon snowing plate-glass window with name and address printed on it and double display windows at left with books on display. Bicycle and car at curb are reflected in window. 1

Exterior of M. K. Myers Jewelry Store. Photo not used. 1

Exterior of Perkins-Shearer Co. store on North Tejon Street with woman standing at door and car parked in front. Windows have unopened awnings. Globe-style street lamps are on corners. 1

Firemen fighting a fire from an alley. Fire hoses laying in the alley. Spectators standing at the end of the alley. This is possibly the J.C. Penney Co. building fire. 1

Firemen returning ladder to Hook and Ladder Fire truck. Fire was in J.C. Penney Co. building. On-lookers standing in N. Tejon Street. Store fronts from left to right are J.C. Penney Co., Gilbert's Carmel Crisp and Stewart Brothers Photo. 1

Five men at wooden workbenches in a cluttered basement assembly shop with electrical cords and sockets and wires hanging from the ceiling and on the walls. Written on back "A corner of factory / Alexander Electric Co / Spokane Wa". 1

Found in 1977-1986 City directories "Teddy's Hallmark Shop (Shirley Loss) cards & gifts 110 N. Tejon St." 1

Four men labeled Dopey, Grumpy, Bashful, and Sleepy assist with construction at the new Stewart Brothers building at 17 N. Tejon. 1

Four men standing on the roof of the building behind Stewart Bros. Photo building, discussing the damage caused by the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building. Buildings south of the alley can be seen in the background right. 1

Four-year-old Kendall David Marshall diagrams just what he wants for Christmas in the Colorado Springs Sears Roebuck & Co. See Gazette article 12/23/1948, 13A. 1

Four-year-old Pat Carey in snowsuit and gloves chats with Santa Claus in Sears. See Gazette article 12/23/1948, 13A. 1

Front of small adobe-style building with striped awnings and canned goods on display in window. "113 Sommers Market Co. 115" and two "S" logos are on front of building. Photo identified on back as 113-115 South Tejon Street. 1

Front of three-story neoclassical building with lamppost and car parked in front. Storefront on left has sign "Wood Drug Company" and storefront on right reads "Perkins-Shearer Co." 1

Gazette reporter dressed as Santa Claus holds Colleen Allnutt in Sears. See Gazette article 12/23/1948, 13A. 1

Grocer in Cripple Creek, Colorado in front of store "talking" with three burros. 1

Identified on back "Hemenway Grocery - 115 South Tejon Street - Orlin E. Hemenway". Postmarked Colorado Springs, Colo.; May 18, 1908 1

Inside of a Cripple Creek store, perhaps taken from behind the pharmacy counter where a typewriter, receipts, and supplies cover the desk. Sections for antacids, first aid, foot needs, and bottl goods can be seen along the back wall. 1

Interior of John W. Garrett's sporting goods store at 7-9 East Colorado Avenue, with mounted specimens along walls and rustic wooden walls, doors and ceiling. Large ornate glass-fronted-cabinet is at left, and low display cases are on right. 1

Interior of M. K. Myers Jewelry Store. Photo not used. 1

Interior of Perkins-Shearer store showing counters and stocked shelves. Lamps hang from ceilings. 1

Interior of Pikes Peak Summit House showing gift shop full of souvenirs in display cases and on the wall, old stove and Tower Entrance sign. Two sales clerks stand behind the counters. 1

Interior of department store with signs reading "Menswear" and wrapped bags of merchandise piled on tables in front. 1

Interior of store with animal pelts hanging from ceiling on left. Stovepipe is in center of room. Sign at back reads "This Register for amount of your Purchase." "Diebold Safe & Lock Co. Canton" is printed on large safe. 1

Interior shot of Stewart Brother’s Photographers store with Kodak box cameras and vest-pocket folding cameras visible a glass display case. 1

Large brick building with a “The Knight-Campbell Music Co.” sign and awning with 226 [North Tejon Street] on wide street with streetcar tracks. Building has "The Lennox 1902" in the façade over second floor windows and doorway. 1

Location 452 West San Rafael Street. Signs on building "Shepard's Grocery Market / "Everybody Likes" Town Talk Bread". 1

Long view of main street in Denver. Item appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on January 27, 1866 on page 57. 1

Looking at the Tejon Street side of the barrier wall in front of the Stewart Brothers Engraving and the J.C. Penney Co. building site. "3-10 4 1

Looking down on the floor joist of the new J.C. Penney CO. building. "3-29" hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

Looking up at two workmen setting roof joist on the steel beams of the Stewart Bros. Photo and J.C. Penney Co. building at 17, 19-23 No. Tejon Street. "4-19th" hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

Looking west from center of bridge. 1

Louise Blackburn [1917-2004] helping a customer at the counter at Stewarts. Research indicates that Louise was the sister-in-law of photographer Howard Pinney. 1

Lynn Ann Roelens (1-year-old) isn't pleased to meet Santa in the Colorado Springs Sears Roebuck & Co. See Gazette article 12/23/1948, 13A. 1

Man shoveling very deep snow from his restaurant. 1

Men Constructing the new J. C. Penney Co. building on Tejon Street. "May 1" hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

One cow grazes in the street in front of The Hertel & Wilson Mercantile Co. and The H&W Mer. Co. Warehouse. A wooden ladder leans against the side of one of the buildings, and a wagon is pulled up in front. 1

One of 16 images in a full page spread. Illustration appeared in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper", on February 22, 1890, page 71. 1

One of the Stewart Brothers standing behind a sales counter surrounded by photographic merchandise. 1

Patty Baldwin waves to the camera from the lap of Santa Claus in Sears. See Gazette article 12/23/1948, 13A. 1

People line up on sidewalk in front of large wood frame building with sign "Red Cliff & Gilman Merc't Co." in front of large cliff. Horse-drawn carriage is at left. Note on back reads "Frank Walsh - next to dog on his left." 1

People stand behind central counter in large country store. Photo identified on back as "Elizabeth Store. , Mildred Forsyth, David Young, George McClellan, Lawrence McClellan, , Arthur McCracken, M.J. Tietjens, ," 1

Pikes Peak and foothills over the top of Neusteters store. Photo identified on back as "from top of Municipal Parking." 1

Preston Kundert, 5, hastily shines his shoe while speaking with Santa Claus in the Colorado Springs Sears Roebuck & Co. Toys are on display in the background. See Gazette article 12/23/1948, 13A. 1

Printed on back "The New Kaufman's / A great American fashion showplace of the Pikes Peak Region's ultra modern store with the grand picture window over-looking majestic Pikes Peak. / 27 South Tejon / Colorado Springs, Colorado". 1

Printed on front "D4166. Shield-Morley Grocery Co., Colorado Springs, Colo." Postmarked Colorado Springs Colo.; Nov 26, 1910 1

Rebuilding. 1

Richard Mohl on a ladder at the storage facility on their ranch with Leo Mohl's collection of 40,000 books at Husted. 1

Roadside in Arizona with small stores in front of large rocky cliff. Stores in foreground have signs "W.B. Whiting Bros." and "Chaparral Indian Store". 1

Rooftop view of the newly constructed J. C. Penney Co. building on Tejon Street. Single workman standing at the front of the building. "May 8" hand written at bottom right of photo. 1

Side view of two-story wood frame building with sign "Drugs" painted on front and side. Wooden stairs lead up to second-floor doorway. Other wooden buildings and snow-covered streets are visible. Flag bunting is hanging in window of store. 1

Sign on awning "122 The Colorado Springs Dry Goods Co. 120". Identified on back as "120-122 South Tejon St." 1

Small brick building with signs "Klein's Furniture" "Antiques" and "Klein's Furniture Antiques" at 123 S. Cascade Avenue. Carved wooden chair and two trunks sit in front of the store. Note on back reads "123 So. Cascade|was Ross Auction House." 1

Small woodframe building with full-length metal awning and painted sign reading "Tonys Grocery". Wood fence is on both sides. "No Trespassing" sign is nailed to tree at right. Photo identified on back as Tony's Grocery, 628 E. Monument, in Shook's Run. 1

Southeast corner of Nevada Avenue and Cache la Poudre Street 1

Steel posts and beams supporting wood floor joist for the first floor installed in the basement of the new J.C. Penney Co. building. "3-29r 11AM" hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

Stewart Bros. Store at 17 North Tejon Street after the fire at J.C. Penney's next door. The store has signs for "Kodaks and Cameras" and photo finishing and "Ace Sign Service." A street lamp and telephone pole are also visible. 1

Storefront of Stewart's Photo Service located at 121 North Tejon Street, Colorado Springs. 1

Storefronts along Colorado Avenue with cars parked at meters in front. Stores visible include "Carson - TV" "Deits Lunch" and "Stan's Formerly Joe Kadish Guns Fishing Tackle Gifts". 1

Tejon Street view of the J.C. Penney Co. and Stewart Brother's building under construction. First floor is protected by a wooden barricade, painted with the companies advertising. "May 3" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

The Mohl's two businesses were colocated at 16 E. Kiowa St. Window lettering on left "Hedda Mohl / Ladies Tailoring". Window lettering on right "Leo Mohl / The Book Home". Books can be seen displayed in the store window. 1

The fire Chief and a fireman holding hose and directing water into the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon. 1

The front of Waymire's clothing store at 24 South Tejon Street with men’s clothing and accessories on display in the windows and advertising Hart, Schaffner & Marx men’s clothing. 1

The south wall of the new J.C. Penney Co. building is visible facing the alley. "May 8" is hand written at bottom right of the photo. A pickup truck is visible at the entrance to the alley. 1

Three firemen and a man in a heavy coat standing on a roof, directing water into the fire in the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

Three firemen spraying water into the 1939 fire in the J.C. Penney building. 1

Three firemen standing on a roof, directing water into the fire in the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. Two awnings are behind the firemen, one is cloth with a "Lunch" sign. 1

Three firemen standing on the roof of Stewart Bros. Photo building at 17 N. Tejon Street, directing water into the fire in the J.C. Penney Co. building. Three more firemen standing on the roof of the building behind Stewart's. 1

Three firemen standing on the roof of Stewart Bros. Photo building, directing water from a hose into the fire in the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

Three firemen standing on the roof of the Stewart Bros. Photo building directing water on the fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

Three men and a child standing outside Stewart & Tiger bicycle store at 511 West Colorado Avenue in Colorado City. Store has signs "Bicycles Rented and Repaired|" "Wheels|" "Renting-Repairing" and "Rubber Stamps & Stencils." 1

Three workmen delivering crated Flourescent Lights to Stewart Brothers photo shop. 1

Three workmen standing inside the opening in a masonry wall of the new J.C. Penney Co. building. The man in the center holds a can. Behind the men is the construction elevator. "APRIL 17th" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

Three-year-old Jerry Norvell relates his list of wants for Christmas to a Gazette reporter dressed as Santa Claus in Colorado Springs' Sears Roebuck & Co. See Gazette article 12/23/1948, 13A. 1

Tom Boy Inn at 1634 S. Nevada specialized in sandwhiches, cold drinks, cigarettes, steaks, and candy. Owned and operated by G.C. and Eldon Crissman 1

Tourists sit on horses, donkeys and mules in front of log building under pine trees in Cascade, Colorado. Building has signs "Old Curiosity Shop", "W. Ira Rudy Photograph Out-door Groups" and "Post Office". 1

Two firemen and a Chief standing on the roof holding a fire hose and directing water on the roof of the J.C. Penney Co. building. 1

Two firemen and a fire Chief standing on the roof of Stewart Bros. Photo and J.C. Penney CO. buildings, at 17, 19-23 N. Tejon Steet. 1

Two firemen with a hose on the roof of the J.C. Penney CO. building directing water into the building. Two spectators standing on the roof of the Stewart Bros. Photo building watching the firemen. 1

Two men Unloading crates from a stake bed truck beside a street light stanchion. 1

Two men and four firemen are standing on the roof of the Stewart Bros. Photo shop and one man is standing on the roof of J.C. Penney Co. store. Three firemen are directing water from a fire hose on the 1939 fire at the Penney store. 1

Two men wearing Sport Coats and ties, appearing to operate a cement mixer in the alley opposite the J.C. Penney Co. building. "Sneezy" and "Happy" are hand written beside the two men. 1

Two men working with a boiler outside the S.H. Kress building. "May 16" hand written on the open door. 1

Two men, two women and a child stand on the porch of small wooden building with signs for "Ute Chief Manitou Soda Pop" and "Insist on Dry Climate Cigars". Photo identified on back as grocery store at 339 Las Vegas, owned by Eli Goff. 1

Two spectators standing on the roof of the J.C. Penney Co. building looking at the wreckage left by the 1939 fire at the Penney building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

View down into the basement of the Stewart Bros. and J.C. Penney Co. building where workmen, a Steam Shovel, Bull Dozer, and a dump truck are working. Spectators are standing in the alley. "13th 8 1

View down into the basement of the Stewart Bros. shop where workmen are setting forms for the footers for the concrete basement walls. "17th 11 AM" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

View down on the wreckage left by the fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

View down on three firemen examining the wreckage left by the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

View down to N. Tejon Street at fire truck responding to the fire in J.C. Penney CO. store. "Kodaks and Cameras" sign on the Stewart Bros. photo store in the foreground right. Spectators standing on the sidewalk on opposite side of Tejon Street. 1

View from alley of the J.C. Penney CO. building after the February 15, 1939 fire. Brick wall broken out and boarded up with a wooden door. "3-7-39" hand written on side of photo. 1

View from inside the Stewart Bros. Photo shop looking out on Tejon Street where spectators are watching the 1939 fire at J.C. Penney Co. store. A fire truck and fire hoses are also seen on the street. Across the street is the First National Bank building. 1

View from the alley of a corner of the new Stewart Bros. Photo and J.C. Penney Co. building. A stake bed truck loaded with crates is backed up in front of the Stewart's store. 1

View from the alley of a group of workmen demolishing the Stewart Bros. Photo store. A dump truck is parking at the rear of Stewart's. A sign on a wooden barricade reads "Danger Keep Off". Hand written at the bottom of the photo is "3-9 3 1

View from the alley of a tracked shovel crane loading trash into a Ford dump truck. Workmen and spectators standing in the alley "3-10 10 1

View from the alley of the demolition of the Stewart Brothers and J. C. Penney Co. buildings. On the site are workmen, a Pinello Brothers flatbed truck, a steam shovel, a bulldozer and a smaller truck. 1

View from the roof of the Stewart Bros. Photo shop toward the remains of the J.C. Penney Co. building after the 1939 fire. 1

View from the roof of the building on the south side of the alley, of firemen directing water from a fire hose into the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street, during the 1939 fire. 1

View into the basement of the J.C. Penney CO. building where workmen are setting steel posts and beams to support the first floor. Steel posts and beams are laying on the basement floor. "3-27- 11 AM" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

View into the wreckage left by the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

View looking at the demolition of Stewart Brothers and part of the J.C. Penney Co. buildings. Fire occurred February 15, 1939 burning 19-23 North Tejon Street. "3-9-1 1

View looking down at two firemen examining the wreckage from the 1939 fire at J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

View looking down into the first floor of the new J.C. Penney Co. building. Some of the scaffolding has been removed from the north masonry wall. Steel posts and beam are laying on the floor. "4-4th" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

View looking down on floor joist and sub-flooring of the first floor at east end of the new J.C. Penney Co. building. "4-4th" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

View looking down on six firemen examining the wreckage left by the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. At the top of the photo is a canvas awning over a window with the words "Lunch, Quality Lunch No.1" printed on it. 1

View looking down on six firemen walking through the wreckage left by the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

View looking down on ten firemen examining the wreckage left by the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

View looking down on the completed first floor of the new J.C. Penney Co. building. Steel to support the successive floors is laying on the first floor. "3-31 11 AM" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

View looking down on the concrete basement walls for the new J.C. Penney Co. at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. About eleven men are working in the basement. "24 11 AM" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

View looking down on the first floor joist laid on the steel posts and beams of the new J.C. Penney Co. building. Spectators standing in the alley. "3- 29-11 AM" hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

View looking down on the scaffolding on the south masonry wall of the new Stewart Bros. Photo shop. Steel beams are laying on the first floor. "4-7th" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

View looking down on workmen demolishing the Stewart Brothers Photo shop at 17 N. Tejon. It was damaged by the February 14, 1939 fire in the J.C. Penney building at 19-23 N. Tejon. "3-9 11 1

View looking down on workmen demolishing the Stewart Brothers Photo shop at 17 N. Tejon. It was damaged by the February 14, 1939 fire in the J.C. Penney building at 19-23 N. Tejon. "3-9 1 1

View looking down on workmen demolishing the Stewart Brothers Photo shop at 17 N. Tejon. It was damaged by the February 14, 1939 fire in the J.C. Penney building at 19-23 N. Tejon. "3-9 3 1

View looking down on workmen unloading steel beams and round steel columns from a flatbed truck in the alley. "3-25 3 PM" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

View looking down on workmen unloading steel beams and steel round columns from a flatbed truck in the alley. "3-25 3 PM" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

View looking northeast at two workmen applying a hot tar and roll roofing on the new J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. Another workman is standing next to more roofing rolls. "APRIL 21" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

View looking northeast inside the J.C. Penney Co. building at the steel posts and beams that will support the new structure. Several workmen, stacks of lumber and steel posts are on the first floor. "APRIL 7" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

View looking northeast into the basement excavation for the new J.C. Penney CO. building. A shovel crane is dropping dirt into a dump truck. Bulldozer parked in front of the truck. "2 PM SUN 12" hand written at bottom right of photo. 1

View looking northeast into the basement excavation for the new J.C. Penney CO. building. Steam shovel has just dropped dirt into a dump truck. Two businessmen standing in front of the truck. "12th 2 1

View looking northwest at the roof structure of the new Stewart Bros. Photo and J.C. Penney Co. buildings at 17, 19-23 N. Tejon Street. "APRIL 26" is hand written at the bottom left of the photo. 1

View looking west at the roof structure of the new Stewart Bros. Photo shop at 17 N. Tejon Street. Electric lights in the foreground suggest work was also being conducted at night. "APRIL 26" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

View looking west down the alley at the south wall of the new Stewart Bros. Photo shop at 17 N. Tejon Street. An International stake truck, pile of sand, cement mixer and stacks of bricks are seen in the alley. 1

View northeast into the basement of the new J.C. Penney CO. building. South basement forms in the foreground. Workmen can be seen on the site. "22 11 AM" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

View of a Steam Shovel moving an "I" Beam in the basement of the Stewart Brothers and J.C. Penney CO. buildings. Bull Dozer blade and a flat bed truck in the Foreground. "11 5 PM" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

View of a dump truck in the alley and steam shovel on the site of Stewart Bros. Photo Shop. Workmen are seen in the alley and on the roof of the J.C. Penney Co. building. Hand written at the bottom of the photo is "3-10 8 1

View of a fireman directing water on the wreckage of the 1939 J.C. Penney Co. fire located at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

View of a workman standing in the wreckage left by the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

View of basement for new J.C. Penney Co. building. Bulldozer, steam shovel and workmen are seen in the basement. Entrance to the previous J.C. Penney Co. building has not yet been demolished. "3-14 6 PM" is hand written at bottom of the photo. 1

View of basement for the new J. C. Penney Co. building. Workmen in the basement installing the diagonal wooden braces to shore up the alley. "3-14 5 PM" hand written at bottom of the photo. 1

View of basement for the new J.C. Penney Co. building. Workmen, bulldozer and steam shovel seen in the basement. Entrance way for the old J.C. Penney Co. building has not yet been demolished. "3-14 5 PM" hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

View of basement of the new J. C. Penney Co. building. J.C. Penney Co. sign laying on sidewalk across Tejon Street. "16th 11 AM" hand written at the bottom right of photo. 1

View of corner with large building with open awnings and horse-drawn vehicles parked in front. Building two doors down has sign "Raymond Ree Broker Mining Stock, Real and Loans Rooms 6, 7" "Giddings Building" printed below photo. 1

View of debris left by the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1

View of seven men setting the roof joist of the new J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. Lumber is seen stacked on the first floor. Masonry wall at the right is the Kress building. "4 7th" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

View of six workmen standing on the roof of the Stewart Bros. Photo shop and 2 spectators on the roof of the building on the north, all looking into the wreckage of the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon. 1

View of the J.C. Penney CO. building showing posts for three floors and beams for the first floor. "3-28 11 AM" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

View of the J.C. Penney Co. store at 19-21 North Tejon Street with fashions in the window. A street lamp is in front of the building. Print is sepia toned. 1

View of the building site located at the intersection of the east-west and north-south alleys behind Stewart Bros. building. Berwick Electronic pickup truck is parked in the north-south alley. 1

View of the completed first floor of the new J.C. Penney Co. building. Steel posts in place for the second floor and steel beams laying on the first floor. "3-31 11 AM" hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

View of the demolition of Stewart Brothers and J.C. Penney Co. buildings. On the site are a Pinelo Brothers flatbed trailer, a steam shovel and another truck, and several workmen. "11th 4PM" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

View of the demolition of the J. C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 North Tejon Street. Workmen, Pinello Brothers flatbed truck, Steam Shovel, Bull Dozer and a truck are seen amongst the debris. "11th 4 PM" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

View of the narrow interior of a curio store will a myriad of items to include 5-cent postcards, greeting cards, clocks, wall-mounted weavings, tchotchkes, sheet music, framed pictures, musical instruments, records, pottery and small lamps. 1

View of the rear of the J.C. Penney Co. building after the 1939 fire, taken from the north-south alley. A Berwick Electric pickup truck us parked in the alley. 1

View of the roof of the J.C. Penney Co. and Stewart Bros. Photo building at 17, 19-23 N. Tejon Street. Construction elevator is foreground center. Bricks and steel window frames are stacked on the roof. Photo is out of focus. 1

View of the roof of the J.C. Penney Co. and Stewart Bros. Photo building. Construction elevator is foreground left. Bricks and steel window frames are stacked on the roof. Photo is out of focus. 1

View of the site of the new J.C. Penney Co. building which was damaged by fire on February 15, 1939. Men and dump truck standing in the alley. "3-9 3 1

View of the south wall of the Stewart Bros. Photo shop at 17 N. Tejon Street. Two workmen, a pile of sand, a cement mixer and a wheelbarrow are seen in the alley. "APRIL 7" is hand written at the bottom left of the photo. 1

View of three men and a Steam Shovel dumping a load of dirt into a dump truck in the basement of the Stewart Bros. and J.C. Penney CO. building. "13th 8 1

View of two men setting the roof joist of the new J.C. Penney Co. building at 17, 19-23 N. Tejon Street. Masonry wall at the right is the Kress building. "4 7th" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

View of wood forms for the concrete foundation walls being constructed for the new J.C. Penney Co. building. White panel truck and spectators in the alley. "20 11 AM" hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1

Wall with scaffolding at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. "APRIL 17th" hand written near bottom of the photo. 1

Weathered wood siding on front of building with two woodframe windows and a door. No. "16" is over doorway. Faded sign reading "Westcliffe Feed Store Hay & Grain Coal Wood Cotton Seed Meal & Cake Mixed Feeds Sheep & Ho" is painted on side of building. 1

Window display of record players. Lettering on the window read "Willet R. Willis" and "Salesroom for Victrolas." According to his obituary "he owned a music shop before entering teaching in 1917". 1

Window of beauty shop on East Colfax Avenue in Denver showing wigs and hairpieces. 1

Woman sits in doorway at night next to lighted store windows with records and albums on display and "House of Oldies 267" painted on window. Clock in window reads 8 1

Woman stands in a store next to shelves and an ornate inlaid hutch filled with curios and China pieces at China Jim Chinese and Japanese goods store located at 7 East Pikes Peak Avenue. 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 building the first floor on the new Stewart Bros. Photo and J.C. Penney CO. building. Spectators standing in the alley. "3-29" hand written on the bottom right of the photo. 1

Workmen installing the diagonal wood braces to shore up the alley next to the new J.C. Penney Co. building. Bull dozer is seen in the basement. "3-14 5 PM" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

Workmen placing wood sheathing on the roof joist of Stewart Bros. Photo shop and J.C. Penney Co. building at 17, 19-23 N. Tejon Street. "4-13th" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

Workmen standing at the entrance of the new J.C. Penney Co. building. Two electric floor grinders are seen behind the workman. "May 8" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1

Written on back "Harry Reed in front of Mr Hawks store Colorado Springs Colorado." Sign on building "General Merchandise". 1

Written on the back of the photograph 1