PPLD Digital Collections

Beds line the left-hand wall, men in chairs on the right against shaded windows. [May be Cragmor Sanatorium] "201." hand-printed in lower right corner. 1

Caption under image "Cragmor Sanatorium, Located in Austin Bluffs, North of Colorado Springs". 1

Carpentry workers at Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium during its construction. 1

Charlie Glasscock, Night Colony. 1

Colony "C" in Winter 1

Convalescents Spending Most of Their Time Outdoors. One of seven images on a full-page spread. 1

Corwin Wimple holding nose-ring rope of De Kol Ormeby, weight 2800 pounds. 1

Cragmoor Sanitorium and Cragmoor Village taken from Austin Bluffs. This is now the UCCS Campus. 1

Cragmoor Sanitorium taken from Austin Bluffs. This is now the UCCS Campus. 1

Crestone Heights Sanitarium built in 1926, located at 225 West Brookside Street. 1

Dentists and a nurse tend to patients in chairs. Printed on front "Dental Department, Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium, Woodmen, Colo." Printed in corner "103976". 1

Doctor's residences at Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium. 1

Dr. C. E. Harris, Chief of Staff. 1

Dr. Cramer and Dr. Stahlin, Dentists. 1

Dr. E. D. Downing. 1

Dr. F. A. Forney. X-Ray. 1

Dr. H. H. Schultz, Colony. 1

E. E. "Kit" Carson (Charleston, Ark.) 1

Elevated rear view looking east of stone buildings and Gardiner tents of Woodmen Sanatorium. Printed on front "M. W. of A. Sanatorium Series" and "No. 2. Rear View" and "Woodmen, Colorado". Postmarked Albany, N. Y.; Oct 1, 1920 1

Elevated view looking north of Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium. Receiving hospital and main building are on the left with Gardiner tents surrounding two smaller buildings on the right. Heating plant is in the foreground. 1

Elevated view looking north of Woodmen Sanatorium including numerous Gardiner tents. Printed on front "M. W. of A. Sanatorium Series" and "No. 1. General View" and "Woodmen, Colorado". Postmarked Gladstone; Jan 13, 1943 1

Elevated view looking northeast of the Modern Woodmen America Sanatorium showing its buildings and grounds. Approximately 100 Gardiner Tuberculosis Treatment Tents for patients are arrayed in front of the main building. 1

Elevated view looking south of Woodmen Sanatorium with foothills in the background. The large main building and receiving hospital are on the right and two smaller buildings surrounded by rows of Gardiner tents on the left. 1

Elevated view looking south of the Modern Woodmen of the World Sanatorium with foothills in the background. Printed on front "M. W. of A. Sanatorium, Woodmen, Colo." Printed in corner "77478". 1

F. W. Williams (Dodge City, Kans.) with Gardiner tents behind. 1

Five men sit in front of a Gardiner tent, identified only by the state they came from. From left "Pa., Ind., Ia., Wash. D. C., Mo." 1

Food workers stand in a large kitchen. Printed on front "Main Kitchen, Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium, Woodmen, Colo." Printed in corner "103970". 1

Four friends with Gertrude Schellmann on the far right at Nordrach Ranch Sanatorium. 1

Four men stand in front of automobiles. From left "'Slim', Clucker, Rhodes, Wadsworth, age 72. 1

Four young women sit on the lawn at Cragmor Sanatorium with the main building appearing in the background. 1

Four-story stone-faced building at Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium. Printed on front "Receiving Hospital, M. W. of A. Sanatorium, Woodmen, Colo." 1

From left 1

Front exterior view of the building. 1

Front exterior view of the building. Photograph is numbered 15-D on bottom right. 1

Front landscape view of the Union Printers' Home. Printed on the front of card 1

Front of sanitarium with woman standing under the arch entrance. Building is now Miramont Castle Museum. Photo is numbered 254 on print. 1

Front stone entrance to Union Printers Home covered with ivy. 1

Front view of Union Printers Home 1

Front view of the Union Printers Home showing grounds with benches and chairs. 1

Gardiner tent with plaque above the door reading "Presented by Central Illinois No. 872, Springfield". Printed on front "Patient's Cottage" and "Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium, Woodmen, Colo." 1

Gardiner tents. One of seven images on a full-page spread. 1

Group of waitresses posing outdoors. 1

Group of women in nurse's uniform pose on steps. 2

Group of women in nurse's uniform pose, some standing, some seated. 1

Group photo of the 1926 Modern Woodmen of American Sanitorium Sunday School taken Easter Sunday, April 4, 1926. 1

Group photo of the 1927 Modern Woodmen of American Sanitorium Sunday School. 1

Halftone illustration showing Childs-Drexel Home standing by itself on bare land. "The Childs-Drexel Home for Union Printers, Colorado Springs. - [See Page 474.]" printed at bottom of page. 1

Hospital building with Gardiner tents on the lawn. 1

Identified on back "Sunnyrest Sanitorium / 2400 East Cache Le Poudre / Colo. Springs". Postmarked Colorado Springs Colo.; Jul 12, 1918 1

Interior Occupational Therapy Department 1

Interior of Gardiner Tent cottage showing bed, dressers, washstand, chest and rocking chair. Wooden ceiling is visible. 1

Interior of cabin for Tuberculosis patients at Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium. 1

Interior of stairway in Montcalme Sanitarium. Photo is numbered 14-D on print. Building is now known as Miramont Castle Museum. 1

Interior of the M. W. A. Greenhouse. Nurses lined up behind the blooming Easter Lilies. 1

Interior view of the building. Photo is numbered 183 on bottom right corner. Fireplace scene with tables and chairs. Religious photographs hanging on the wall. Clock on mantle. 1

James O. Weaver (Chillicothe, Mo.) 1

John E. Swanger, Superintedent. 1

Kitchen workers at the M. W. A. Sanatorium. 1

Large group of men in suits walk to a mid-day meal at a stone building at Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium. 1

Large group photo of patients at the Woodmen Sanatorium. Printed on front "M. W. of A. Sanatorium Series" and "No. 11. Group of Patients" and "Woodmen, Colorado". Postmarked Buckeystown, Md.; Jan 21, 1921 1

Left to right 1

Lloyd Aulman (Des Moines, Iowa) and R. J. Gray (Yonkers, New York) standing in front of valises. 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 looking southeast of St. Francis Hospital. 1

Long view looking southeast of St. Francis Hospital. Photo taken for Frank S. Betz Co. 1

Long view of main building at Cragmor Sanatorium and grounds. 1

Long view of main building at Cragmor Sanatorium looking north with Austin Bluffs in the background. 1

Long view of the front of the Union Printers Home with neatly-tended grounds and men sitting on park benches in front. 1

Looking west, from Memorial building. 1

M. W. A. Greetings 1

Main hospital building of the Woodmen Sanatorium. Gardiner tents are visible to the right. Printed on front "M. W. of A. Sanatorium Series" and "No. 3. Receiving Hospital" and "Woodmen, Colorado". Postmarked Me; Oct 19, 1923 1

Male patients sit on the steps of Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium. Postmarked Rock Island, Ill.; May 4, 1914 1

Man and woman pose for photograph. 1

Man identified as "Weaver" stands amid hogs at the sanitorium's farm. 1

Man in iron bed identiefied as Frank Bartkowski (Chicago, Ill.). 1

Man in suit sits on chair while dentist examines his teeth while nurse stands alongside holding instruments. Draped cabinet with instruments are at right. 1

Man lying on bed with cap over his face on the roof of Cragmor Sanatorium, taking a sun-bath. Pikes Peak is visible in background. 1

Man lying on draped table with two white-coated men working on equipment. Sign at doorway reads "X-Ray Room". 1

Man relaxing in folding recliner chair. Flowers blooming in the background. 1

Man sitting in bathtub weaving cane. 1

Memorial Building 1

Men are gathered in front of a stone-faced building with an American flag flying overhead. Printed on front "Memorial Building, Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium, Woodmen, Colo." Printed in corner "103958". 1

Miss Bell, head nurse. 2

Miss Clothilda Mraz, nurse. 2

Miss Dwyer, Surgical nurse. 1

Miss Henbey, nurse. 1

Miss Hill, assistant head nurse. 1

Miss Jensen, nurse. 1

Miss Joragsen, nurse. 1

Miss Jorgerson, nurse. 1

Miss Kipp, nurse. 1

Miss Matthews, nurse. 1

Miss Miller, nurse. 1

Miss Mraz, nurse. 1

Miss Rider, nurse. 1

Miss Sokup, nurse. 1

Miss Thober, Night Hospital nurse. 1

Miss Tyler, nurse. 1

Miss Yegger, nurse. 1

Modern Woodmen of America Sanitorium 1

Mr. Bashaw, Colony Secretary. 1

Mr. Dwyer holds the gloved hand of Charlie on a snowy day at Nordrach Ranch Sanatorium. A young girl in coat and hat stands to the left of Charlie. Written on the album page is "Charlie and Mr. Dwyer" 1

Mr. Eugene Martin, Director Social Welfare. 1

Mr. Thomas, telephone operator. 1

Nurses tend to tuberculosis patients reclining in chairs outside their Gardiner tents. Printed on front "Chasing the Cure, Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium, Woodmen, Colo." Printed in corner "103959". 1

O. L. Shirly (Summershade, Ky.) 1

One of seven images on a full-page spread. 3

Patients sit out on sleeping porches at St. Francis Hospital. 1

Patients wrapped in blankets and wearing winter clothes recline on folding chairs on stone veranda. Title under photo "Chasing the Cure in Winter on Veranda of Central Building." 1

Patients' main dining room at Christmas 1

Picturesque Gateway at the Entrance to the Grounds of the Home. One of seven images on a full-page spread. 1

Portrait of H. Chase Stone in pajamas and long robe likely taken at a Colorado Springs tuberculosis sanatorium where he arrived from New York for treatment in 1924. 1

Printed on back 1

Printed on front " Union Printers' Home, Colorado Springs, Colo." 1

Printed on front "1446 Colorado Sanitarium, Boulder, Colo." Five story building near edge of lake. Porches wrap around all levels. 1

Printed on front "Interior of Auditorium, Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium, Woodmen, Colo." 1

Printed on front "Interior of Patients' Cottage, Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium, Woodmen, Colo." Printed in corner "103961". 1

Printed on front "M. W. of A. Sanatorium Series" and "No. 12. Coal Bunkers" and "Woodmen, Colorado". 1

Printed on front "M. W. of A. Sanatorium Series" and "No. 16. Patients Assembling for Dinner" and "Woodmen, Colorado". Postmarked Solon, Me.; May 22, 1923 1

Printed on front "M. W. of A. Sanatorium Series" and "No. 5. Dr. Rutledge (center) and Medical Staff" and "Woodmen, Colorado". Postmarked Butler, Pa.; Nov 20, 1919 1

Printed on front "M. W. of A. Sanatorium Series" and "No. 6. Male Help Dormitory" and "Woodmen, Colorado". Postmarked Rock Island, Ill.; Jun 9, 1917 1

Printed on front "M. W. of A. Sanatorium Series" and "No. 8. Heating Plant and Laundry" and "Woodmen, Colorado". Postmarked Rock Island, Ill.; Aug 2, 1917 1

Printed on front "M. W. of A. Sanatorium Series" and "No. 9. The Conservatory" and "Woodmen, Colorado". Postmarked Buckeystown, Md.; May 7, 1920 1

Printed on front "Panorama View Looking North, Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium, Woodmen, Colo." Printed in corner "103965 1

Printed on front "Panorama View, Looking West, Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium, Woodmen, Colo." Printed in corner "103955". 1

Printed on front "Patients' Dining Room, Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium, Woodmen, Colo." Printed in corner "103960". 1

Printed on front "St. Francis Hospital and Sanatorium, Colorado Springs, Colorado". Printed on back "St. Francis Hospital is owned and operated by the Sisters of St. Francis". Identified on back as 1942. 1

Printed on front "St. Francis Hospital, Colorado Springs, Colo." 1

Printed on front "St. Francis Sanatorium Colorado Ave." 1

Printed on front "The Dairy Barns, Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium, Woodmen, Colo." and Our Undefeated Grand Champion Cow - Zwingara Segis Clothilde No. 351153." Printed in corner "103963". 1

Printed on front "West Entrance, Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium, Woodmen, Colo." 1

Private hospital Red Crags. Printed on front "Red Crags, Manitou, Colo." 1

R. J. Hammer (Iowa) standing in front of Gardiner tents. 1

Rainbow Smith (Marshalltown, Iowa) sitting in front of Gardiner tent with plaque "Presented by Hazel Camp No. 2171". Number "37" is stamped on the door. 1

Receiving Hospital at Modern Woodmen of America Sanitorium. 1

Red Ollie Hunter (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) and Martin Longfield (Colorado Springs, Colo.). 1

Residence of the superintendent of the Woodmen Sanatorium where a group of women stand in the midst of a garden. Printed on front "M. W. of A. Sanatorium Series" and "No. 4. Superintendent's Residence" and "Woodmen, Colorado". 1

Retouched photo of an operating room and a sterilizer at Glockner Sanitorium. 1

Seven unidentified men stand looking at camera. 1

Side view of the main building of Cragmor Sanatorium showing several striped awnings. 1

Sitting room with chairs and dresser and door into bedroom in rear. Bed, washbasin and striped curtains on windows are visible in room at rear. 1

Six Cooks posing against a picnic table. July 4th, 1926. 1

Six men kneel within trees, identified only by the state they came from. From left "Wis., Minn, Ind., Mo., Mich., Okla." 1

Slim O'Conally (Dallas, Tx.) with Gardiner tents behind. 1

Slim and Johnny Hill, busboys. 1

Slim standing in the doorway of Gardiner tent with plaque "Presented by Neighbors of Monroe County, New York". 1

Slim wearing cardigan sweater stands in front of Gardiner tent with plaque "Presented by Neighbors of Monroe County, New York". 2

Slim wearing suit, hat and cane stands in front of Gardiner tent with plaque "Presented by Neighbors of Monroe County, New York". 1

Slim with Gardiner tents behind. 1

St. Francis Hospital sun porches on roof with frameworks for canopies. 1

St. Francis Hospital sun porches with frameworks for canopies. 1

Stone building at Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium 1

Stone-faced building at Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium. Printed on front "M. W. of A. Sanatorium Series" and "No. 22. Main Building" and "Woodmen, Colorado". Postmarked Portland, Oregon; Nov 30, 1923 1

Stone-faced two-story building with two American flags flying overhead. Printed on front "Administration Building, Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium, Woodmen, Colo." Printed in corner "103957". 1

Superintendent's Home in Winter 1

Table and chair, dresser with mirror in first room. Through the doorway a bed and rocking chair are seen. 1

Three unidentified individuals pose on the snowy steps of Nordrach Ranch Sanatorium. A patient wheelchair can be seen in the background. 1

Three young women lay on the lawn in front of Cragmor Sanatorium. 1

Title under image "Cottages and Recreation Building, Cragmor Sanatorium". 1

Title under image "View of Entire Plant, Cragmor Sanatorium". Image is looking north with Austin Bluffs in the background. 1

Two men pose on a stone formation behind the main house of Nordrach Ranch Sanatorium. The ivy covered wall of the house is visible behind them. 1

Two men sit in a large dining room labeled as "Printers' Home, Colorado Spgs." The Union Printers Home was initially established in 1892 to care for printers who had contracted tuberculosis and suffered from black lung disease. 1

Two-story stone-faced building at Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium. Blodgett Peak is visible behind. Printed on front "Main Bldg. M.W.A. San. Woodmen Colo." 1

View of Cragmor Sanitorium during the evening. 1

View of Cragmor Sanitorium grounds. 1

View of Gardiner tents and main building at Nordrach Ranch Sanatorium with Austin Bluffs visible in background. 2

View of Gardiner tents and tile-roofed building at Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium. "RB-6" written on bottom of print. 1

View of Gardiner tents, receiving hospital and main building at Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium. Printed on front "M. W. of A. Sanatorium, Woodmen, Colo." 1

View of Modern Woodmen of America with Gardiner Tent cottage and main brick buildings behind. Pond with waterlilies is in foreground, and mountains in background. 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 men sitting and standing in front of Gardiner tents. The "Gardiner" tents were designed by Dr. Charles Fox Gardiner for tuberculosis treatment. Each housed only one patient to maintain isolation as well as ready access to fresh air. 1

View of mountians. One of seven images on a full-page spread. 1

View of parlor or sitting room at Modern Woodmen of America [M.W.A.] Sanatorium. A sign reading "Pur Autre Vie" hangs over the fireplace which is the motto of the M.W.A. meaning "For the Life of Another". 1

View of young girl dressed in a dress and large hair ribbon standing in the doorway of a Gardiner tent marked #91 on the door. A sign over the doorway states “Presented by North Yakima Camp No. 5550, North Yakima, Wash.” 1

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

W. E. Kelso, Assistant Superintendent. 1

Waitress in uniform with apron stands for picture. 1

West gate, Mr. Cedar, about 10,000 Alt. 1

Woman lounging on wicker chair in sitting room, holding cigarette in holder. Decorative lamps and a satin pillow are visible in background. [Previously numbered 001-178] 1

Woodmen Sanatorium's herd of holstein cattle. Printed on front "M. W. of A. Sanatorium Series" and "No. 14. Herd of Holsteins" and "Woodmen, Colorado". Postmarked 9840 1