PPLD Digital Collections

Aerial photograph of the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado, photograph facing north. The cog railway can be seen going up the mountain. Boehmer Reservoir can be seen in the lower left area of the photo. 1

Aerial view of four skiiers on ski run with trees lining top. 1

An automobile drives along a snowy residential street. Written on the album page is "June snowstorm, Colo. Spgs." 1

As one man operates a small, tracked Caterpillar-type tractor, other men are using snow shovels to clear a snowy road on mountain hillside. 1

Automobile driving on dirt road, possibly Rampart Range Road, with Pikes Peak in background. Trees and snow line both sides of road. 1

Bertha Priess [1878-1970] standing next to very tall pile of snow from the snowstorm on December 12, 1913. Identified on reverse as ";Bertha";. 1

Car leaving wavering tire marks in snowy street with cars parked on both sides and snow-covered trees alongside. 1

Car of the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway (Cog Railroad) pushes a flatbed railcar used to remove deep snow with a man standing on top of the accumulated pile of snow. &quot|M. & P.P. Ry.&quot|and Cog Railroad logo painted on side of car. 1

Car of the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway travels through high banks of snow 1

Charles and Virginia Baldwin in their cabriolet, day carriage at Claremont. 1

Charlie poses for the camera on a snowy day at the Nordrach Ranch Sanatorium. Written on the album page is "Charlie, Cleveland Ohio." 1

Drifts of snow nearly covering small log buildings with mountains behind. A man, only visible from waist up, stands in doorway. "Deep snow at Hahns Peak. G.W. Gross 1906" written on bottom of print. 1

Elinor, Anne, dog in snow in front of original house (before addition). 1

Exterior view of City Hall surrounded by large piles of snow.Written on the back of the photograph 1

Exterior view of the Elks Club surrounded by large piles of snow. 1

Exterior view of the YWCA building surrounded by large piles of snow. 1

Ferns peeking through snow and rocks, possibly in Central Park. 1

Five men with packs pose against snowy mountain backdrop. Harry Standley third from left. 1

Five men, one holding snow shovel, stand amid huge piles of snow on business street with large brick buildings behind, probably in Cripple Creek. 1

Flanked by deep snow drifts on the Crystal Park Auto Tour Road, a 1910 Packard Jitney Sightseeing Bus with the top down with two drivers and seven passengers is stopped in a rocky gap. 1

Four men hike in snow. 1

Four men hiking through snow on Pikes Peak with tops of telephone poles barely visible and mountain vista behind. First climb, December 31, 1922. 1

Four women and a man stand in a large pile of snow reaching up to the rafters of a nearby building at Nordrach Ranch Sanatorium. 1

Frank Priess [1874-1952; plumber in Colorado City] likely at his home after a snowstorm. The 1913 Colorado Springs & Colorado City city directory lists his address as 315 Colorado Avenue. 1

Frozen river covered with snow with rocky, snow-covered cliffs behind. 1

Gertrude Schellmann and Mr. Dwyer stand in front of the main building of Nordrach Ranch Sanatorium. Snow dusts their hair and coats. Written on the album page is "Mr. Dwye and Gertrude." 1

Girl identified as Louise holds up Donna the dog in a snowy residential yard. 1

Group of people and a dog stand on snow-covered main street under collapsed power or telegraph lines heavily coated with ice. Title, "Altman After the Storms, 2 Feet of Snow May 3 1904" printed on front of photo. 1

Group of people skating on lake on mountaintop with trees hillside behind. Many are waving at the camera. 1

Group of workers shoveling large snowbank for the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway (Cog Railroad). 1

Homes set in snow. 1

Horse stands alone in snowy field with snow-covered hillside behind. Photo identified on back as "Canon City, Colo." 1

House in snowstorm, showing front porch with decorative sunburst on pediment. Wire fence surrounds house. Upside-down bicycle is on porch. Photo identified on back as "Apprx. Corner Cache de la Poudre & Royer - or maybe Dale & Royer." 1

Huge snowdrift in front of large brick building with sign reading "Teller County Co" below cornice. 1

Interior of Summit House on Pikes Peak with enormous snowdrift blocking doorway. Man bends to look at floor at right. Snow-covered chair and small table with work gloves are in foreground. Signs on wall behind snow read "Cashier" and "Exit". 1

Interior of office with snow piled on desk and chair and sifting through rafters. 1

Landscape with snow-covered fields and small ranch buildings in foreground and mountains behind. 1

Large mound of piled snow in front of large brick building with American flag flying in front, probably in Cripple Creek or Victor. Small horse-drawn buggy is parked at curb in front of building. 1

Large pile of snow blocking tracks of the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway (Cog Railroad) amid huge walls of snow on either side. 1

Large piles of snow outside of the courthouse. People are walking on the sidewalks. 1

Large residential home on a snowy day with horse drawn wagon visible to the right. 1

Large snowbanks on Pikes Peak with cut for tracks of the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway (Cog Railroad). 1

Line of hillside and fence barely seen through snow. 1

Log building half-buried in snow on treed hillside. Photo identified on back. 1

Man in front of Cog rail tracks, small stone building to the left. 1

Man on snowshoes pulling sled loaded with probable rolled-up sleeping bags on snowy hillside, probably in Mosquito Gulch near the North London Mine. 1

Man shoveling snow from an area above the main entrance to the Antlers Hotel after a heavy snow. A man and woman walking on a cleared sidewalk next to deep snow headed for the hotel entrance.. 1

Man sitting on roof of building completely covered by snow. Small outhouse visible at the side. Photo identified as "Vaughn Van Epps on bunkhouse at Russia Mine." 1

Man skiing across field of fresh snow with mountain peak in background. 1

Members of the AdAmAn Club walking through vast snowfield. Note on back reads "1st climb 12-31-22 Charter members." Stamp on back reads "Made by H.L. Standley Photographer. Colorado Springs Colo." 1

Members of the Silver Spruce Ski Club pose in snowy mountains. 1

Members of the hiking club Saturday Knights hike up a snowy trail. The club began in 1903 and is considered one of the Pikes Peak region's longest running hiking groups. 1

Men shoveling snow on sidewalk in downtown Steamboat Springs. Building at left has neon sign reading "Lucky Liquor". Other signs visible include "Dairy King", "Enco", "Arbor Motor Hotel" and "Caf." 1

Men stand next to derailed steam locomotive #70 adjacent to another toppled railroad engine in a snowy mountain landscape. Written on the back 1

Men, most holding shovels. sit on back of open flat bed truck on snowy road. There are chains on tires. Old wood-frame building is visible in background. Photo is identified on back as "Kiowa - Flood - 1935". 1

Metal silos in snowy field. 1

Mr. Cox on the grounds of the Nordrach Ranch Sanatorium near Austin Bluffs in Colorado Springs on a wintry day. The words, "Mr. Cox" are written on the album page. 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. and Mrs. Ed A. Beecher standing in front of a home at 1523 Wood Avenue amid tall piles of snow. 1

One of 12 images in a full page spread. Illustration appeared in "The Illustrated London News" on April 16, 1887 on pages 450-451. 1

One of six images on a full-page spread. 1

Path cleared through snowdrifts to large brick building with lamps alongside arched doorway, probably the Teller County Courthouse. 1

Pedestrians walk through a snowy Acacia Park. 1

People climb through snowdrifts on Bennett Avenue in Cripple Creek. Signs on buildings read "The Columbine Buffet," "Wall Paper" and "Wright Garage." Snow-covered hills are visible in background. 1

People walking on cleared path past enormous snowbank in downtown Cripple Creek past large sign reading "Wall Paper Decorating." 1

Photograph appears in "O'Keeffe at Abiquiu" by Christine Taylor Patten on page 113. 1

Photograph appears in "O'Keeffe at Abiquiu" by Christine Taylor Patten on page 33. 1

Photograph appears in "O'Keeffe at Abiquiu" by Christine Taylor Patten on page 88-89. 1

Pine tree covered with snow against large rock wall. Title written on back. 1

Pine tree with heavy load of snow on branches. Photo identified on back as "Ponderosa Pine, heavy snow on Vail Pass." 1

Portrait of the Hendee, Reed, and Gillingham families. Written on bottom of card "Merry Christmas from the Hendees, the Reeds, and the Giillinghams". 1

Postcard showing boy on donkey walking through large piles of snow in front of large brick buildings of downtown district. Hydrant is visible unburied in bottom right corner of photo. Title written on bottom of print. 1

Postcard showing front of rotary snow plow pushing large pile of snow on mountain top. 1

Postcard showing several people standing among large piles of snow in downtown Cripple Creek. Storefronts are visible behind the drifts. "Cripple Creek" handwritten on bottom of print. 1

Postcard showing snowdrifts piled high in front of stores in Cripple Creek district. 1

Postcard showing woman peering over top of large pile of snow in front of wood-frame building. 1

Prize winning print featured on cover of 1940-1941 Pikes Peak Camera Club Year Book. 1

Railroad tracks to summit of Pikes Peak. Page title "The Cog Railway to the Summit of Pikes Peak / Photographs by J. P. Allberger, Denver". Illustration appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on May 18, 1901 page 514. 1

Robin sitting on snow-covered branch in snowstorm. 1

Row of small attached houses in foreground with small houses behind in snowstorm. Large building with clocktower is visible in distance. Photo identified on back. 1

Scene after snowstorm of 1913 showing horse-drawn wagon from Pikes Peak Fuel Co. in snowbank in front of Temple Theater, south of City Hall. 1

Scene along Tejon Street after the snowstorm of 1913, showing snowbanks and streetcar. Stores visible are Robbins, Dern Coffee, E.G. Hayner, Vorhes Shoe Co. and F.W. Woolworth Co. 1

Scene looking west down Kiowa Street from Cascade Avenue after the snowstorm of 1913, showing the Colorado Springs Public Library on the left, St. Mary's Church on the right and Pikes Peak in the distance. House on corner has "For Sale" sign in front. 1

Scrub oak trees in snow. 1

Six or seven men hiking down Pikes Peak. Telegraph poles to the right. 1

Small birds gather in snow. Print of the year, 1957. Featured on cover of 1957-1958 Pikes Peak Camera Club Year Book. 1

Small pine tree coated with ice in snowy field. 1

Small town on snow-covered road in mountains. 1

Snow covered foot bridge in wooded area. 1

Snow covered mountain range in background, foreground has thinly placed pine trees. One of 8 images in a full page spread. 1

Snow packed residential street lined with trees and snow piles. An automobile makes its way up the narrowly cleared path. Written on front "West Bijou St. / Dec. 6, 1913". Postmarked Colorado Springs Colo.; Jan 12, 1914 1

Snow piled high on West Colorado Avenue after blizzard in 1913. Building in back has sign "Mack's Ice Cream and Candy" on side. Title written on top of print. 1

Snow piled high on each side of shoveled walkway. Woman stands at far end. [Probably Bertha Priess. 1913 City Directory lists address as 315 Colorado Avenue.] 1

Snow piled high on west side of South Tejon Street after blizzard in 1913. Streetcar visible on left, making its way through the center of street. 1

Snow piled up along the sidewalks on Pikes Peak Avenue looking towards the Antlers Hotel. 1

Snow piled up to the rafters of a building, likely at Nordrach Ranch Sanatorium. A man appears to be shoveling near the top of the snow pile. 1

Snow-covered bridge over small river with stands of trees and snowy ground in front. Note on back reads "State Bridge from the Yampa Valley mail train at 50 m.p.h." 1

Snow-covered hillside with textures in the snow indicating groomed ski runs that lead up the hill to two ski jumps. Probably for the Silver Spruce Ski Club. Photo identified on back. 1

Snow-covered log building in mountains. Photo identified on back. 1

Snow-covered road on cliff past trees. "Standley Colorado Springs" impressed below image. Photographer's stamp on back reads "Standley Photographers 224 North Tejon Street Colorado Springs, Colorado All Rights Reserved Not for Publication." 1

Snow-covered road through trees leading to wooden and log buildings, identified on back as tie camp owned by Almgren Brothers. 1

Snow-covered trees and bridge in Monument Valley Park. 1

Snow-covered trees and street looking towards mountains. Photo identified as "View Toward Mt. Almagre, Colo. Springs." Identification sheet with negative. 1

Snow-dusted mountain peak with rocky ridge. 1

Snowy forest floor with rocks and pine trees. 1

Snowy landscape with frozen pond in foreground, ranch buildings in midground and mountains in background. Note on back reads "Wet Mountain Valley, Westcliffe, Colorado. Sangre de Cristo Mountains bkgd." 1

Snowy scene with one skier being pulled by a rider and horse. Three people stand to the side observing. 1

Stone fence on snowy road with large wood-frame buildings and steeple with weathervane behind. 1

Tejon Street after snowstorm, streetcar visible. Exchange National Bank under construction. "Printed on bottom "Tejon St. North from Huerfano - Colo. Springs-Colo. / Snowstorm of March-11-09." 1

Three bulls walking across large snowy field. 1

Three children play in the snow on the grounds of Nordrach Ranch Sanatorium. 1

Three men and a dog stand on snowy hillside with large wooden crate being hauled by a horse. Man in back is leading a saddled horse. 1

Three men hike down Pikes Peak in snow. 1

Toddler holding a basket containing a puppy on snowy sidewalk in front of wooden buildings. There is a bell on top of the building in the center of the picture; a carriage stands in front of the building. 1

Train going up the cog to the peak. Page title "The Cog Railway to the Summit of Pikes Peak / Photographs by J. P. Allberger, Denver". Illustration appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on May 18, 1901 page 514. 1

Trees on hillside in snowstorm. 1

Trees with branches down in front of buildings at 932 N. Hancock Avenue. Snow covers the house and front yard. 1

Tremendous Spring-time task of uncovering the cog-wheel road up the giant of the Rockies in season for the Summer traffic. Six images on a full-page spread. 1

Two men hike through deep snow almost to the cross-bar of the teletype poles. 1

Two men in Pueblo baseball uniforms squat on a ballfield with a dog in the midst of falling. The Sky Sox home opener postponement due to snow didn't stop two visiting Pueblo Dodgers players from petting a dog at Memorial Field. Photo not used. 1

Two men snowshoe in the mountains. 1

Two young people stand in a snowy yard, likely in Colorado Springs. The boy holds a shovel. 1

View down Pikes Peak Avenue towards Antlers Hotel and Pikes Peak after snowstorm. Streetcar is running down center of street past snowbanks and cars. The Princess Theatre is visible at right. 1

View from roof of the Baldwin residence, Claremont (now the Colorado Springs School) towards the mountains, showing snowy grounds and landscape. 1

View of Merriman Ranch and ski area in the mid-ground with vehicles parked near the house that serve as a base for members of the Silver Spruce Ski Club. 1

View of a mountain range with patches of snow. 1

View of a snow-covered Pikes Peak with a forest of evergreens in the foreground. 1

View of a snow-covered Pikes Peak with a house in the foreground and the west side of Manitou Springs visible behind the house. 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 snow-covered tracks, road and mountains from inside Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway car, past engineer sitting at his controls. Part of Colorado Springs can be seen in distance. 1

View of the northwest corner of Tejon Street and Pikes Peak Avenue after huge snowstorm. First National Bank is in background, with horse-drawn carriages and streetcar [displaying “Ivywild” as a destination] in front. Huge piles of snow block the streets. 1

Warmly dressed skier standing on packed snow and studying one ski in hand. Poles are stuck in snow at side|two crossed poles with gloves on ends are in snow behind. Photo identified as Vail. 1

Wild grass in snowfield. 1

Windswept snow. Print of the year, 1949. Featured on cover of 1949-1950 Pikes Peak Camera Club Year Book. 1

Woman poses for a photograph on the rock summit of Pikes Peak looking down on the clouds and foothills below. 1

Woman works outdoor water pump surrounded by large banks of snow. Photo identified on back as "Peyton, Colorado blizzard 1913 Dec. 1 to 4th. Mrs. J. W. (Minnie Verona) Dickinson." 1

Woman, identified on back as Mrs. Hutchinson, wearing long skirt and short jacket and holding long wooden pole stands on skis in front of trees. Title written above photo. 1

Young man sits amid a snowy backdrop with a camera or binocular bag in his hand. Written on the album page is "Harry Smith, San Hose [sic] Calif. 1

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