PPLD Digital Collections

Covered wagons sit idle with one tent erected by a stream. Caption under lithograph "Pike's Peak - Cour Camp on Cherry Creek". Item appeared in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper", on April 12, 1879, page 89. 1

Crowd of girls at the 1959 Girl Scout Roundup, most in white blouses, dark shorts and cowboy hats, in front of large tented pavilion with sign "Trading Post" hanging from top. Several jeeps are parked at right, and other cars in background. 1

Early view of Cripple Creek with tents and a few small wooden buildings. 1

Full page spread of five images. Illustration appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on April 23, 1887 on pages 296-297. 1

Full page spread with 13 images. Caption at bottom of page "Pictures from New Mexico and Colorado." [translated from the original German] Illustration appeared in "Around the World" dated March 22, 1884, pages 40-41. 1

General William J. Palmer standing in the foreground (second from left) laying out the city of Colorado Springs in a barren landscape accompanied by a group of seven men. Several wooden buildings and a tent are behind the men. 1

Girl Scouts pick up stone chips outside of the Minerals Exhibit tent at the Girl Scout Roundup. 1

Group of boys in front of canvas tent. 1

Group of boys in front of canvas tent. Banner reading &quot|Washington&quot|hangs on the front of the tent. 1

Group of four women and two men stand on plains in front of canvas tent. 1

Image of a campsite at the foot of mountains. Canvass tent to the right wagon to the left with horses grazing beyond. Man and woman stand in foreground. One of three vignettes on larger image. 1

Interior of canvas tent with clothing and blankets hanging from long log poles, canvas rolled up below. 1

Large tents housing road construction workers on wooded hillside. A railroad line runs along the base of the hill in the background. Note on back reads "construction of Highway 115, convict workers camp in Dead Man's Canyon." 1

Large tents on dirt road with steep hillside behind. Tent at right has large awning in front. Empty wagons are parked in center foreground; automobile (circa 1914 Franklin) is parked in front of tent behind. 1

Location identified as 1530 North Cascade Ave. A tent is visible in the foreground. Copied from Facts volume 7, issue 13, January 1, 1901, p. 17. 1

Man lies on cot surrounded by canvas walls with rifle on pillow beside him. Painting reproductions are on tent wall, together with number "7". 1

Man relaxing with dog outside his tent. Laundry is hanging from a makeshift line. Caption at bottom of page "Mining Life in Colorado. - Drawn by W. A. Rogers." Illustration appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on November 10, 1883, page 717. 1

Man stands next to canvas tent, horse in background 1

Man with shovel standing in snow between two rows of large tents. Photo is identified on back as Civilian Conservation Corps. 1

Max and Dorothy Fillmore stand outside of the Minerals Exhibit tent. Signs read "Petrified Wood (Sequoia) 85,000 years old" and "Ammonite (Giant Snail) 60,000,000 years old)." 1

Men, women, and children stand in front of five wagons pulled by teams of horses. Note on back "Salida 1900 July First Colorado". 1

Night scene at the Girl Scout Roundup in Colorado Springs of a crowd of girls [many wearing western hats] sitting on ground outside tent watching portable screen. Stand with striped awning and cars are visible in background. 1

One of five images in a full page spread. Illustration appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on April 23, 1887 on pages 296-297. 1

Outdoor kitchen under tarps with large stovepipes, crates, and firewood. Set up for YMCA boys camping trip. 1

Possibly Troop "D" 1st Squadron Cavalry, Colorado National Guard moving in column in the Cripple Creek District during the 1903-1904 Cripple Creek Labor Disturbance. Tents and several wood frame buildings are visible in the background. 1

Rows of small tents surrounding large tent in scrubby land with trees in foreground. Trailers and cars are parked in front of tents. Photo identified on back as Girl Scout Round Up, 1959, "tents set up by Ft. Carson." 1

Rows of tents pitched in open field with mountains behind and car parked alongside. Large A-frame building is visible at right. 1

Several horse-drawn vehicles are parked under the trees adjacent to a tent-cabin with a man standing beside it. Written on front "At Cottenwood Spring-Colo." 1

Six images on a full-page spread. 1

Soldiers setting up large tents on scrubby grassland just north of Colorado Springs for the July 1959 national Girl Scout Roundup held here. Written on the back of the photograph 1

Soldiers setting up large tents on scrubby land. Photo identified on back as Girl Scout Round Up, 1959, "Ft. Carson setting up tents for girls." 1

Tent among tall pine trees during Theodore Roosevelt's hunting trip. 1

Tent restaurant in Cripple Creek. Written on the tent "Lunchroom, Meals 25 cents, Hot Soup 10 cents, Oysters, Sandwhiches 15 cents, Coffee 5 cents per cup, Hot Beef Ash." 1

Tents among tall pine trees during Theodore Roosevelt's hunting trip. Dog stands in center. Coats and saddlebags are hanging from trees. 1

Tents and clotheslines among the trees with women and children behind. Two cars are parked alongside tents. 1

Tents set up on sloping hillside with mountains beyond. Wire fence encloses area in foreground. Note on back reads "Manitou near Cliff House in 1880. Tent Colony West of Cliff House." 1

Three men stand adjacent to a tent and behind a rough wooden table lined with glass liquor bottles [it is unclear if they are full or empty]. The landscape is covered in snow. 1

Three men stand in front of cooking fire at campsite in woods. Canvas tent, tied to tree, is visible at left. 1

Three men wearing aprons stand in front of large tent on a snowy hillside. Tent has large sign stating "MINERS HOME - come in and get a square MEAL 25 cts." Photo is numbered 917 on print. Title by photographer; printed on front of photo. 1

Three people stand in front of a canvas tent. 1

Two canvas tents in mountain clearing, two women in front. 1

Two canvas tents in mountain clearing. 1

Two children and an adult tent camping in the forest. 1

Two girls sit in shade in foreground watching camp site and tents of Girl Scout Round Up area with mountains in background. 1

Two girls sit under pine trees, overlooking the camp after setup. 1

Two men digging, one man walking behind his overloaded burro. One of five images in a full page spread. Illustration appeared in "The Illustrated London News" on May 28, 1881, page 520. 1

Two men pose in front of a conical tent. Rifles, rope and pots lean against a rough wooden hitching post. 1

Two men prepare food in outdoor kitchen beside canvas tent set up for a YMCA camp. Buckets, crates, and stovepipes are seen throughout the kitchen. Two young boys peek over equipment in the background. 1

Two men, one wearing apron, cook on camp stove in front of tent, while three other men, all smoking cigars watch. One man is sitting on wagon covered with canvas. Shovel leans against tent. Title written on bottom of print. 1

Two tents set alongside stream with pine trees behind. Photo identified as Roosevelt's hunting camp - tents. Research indicates in April 1905 President Theodore Roosevelt came to Colorado on a hunting trip in the mountains. 1

Two women under open-sided canvas tent, man to the left with donkey. 1

View of Mt. Pisgah with several large tents behind long fences at base. Treed hillside is in foreground. Horse and buggies are on road in front of fence. "Mt. Pisgah" and "No. 44" written on print. 1

With of herd of about a dozen Hereford bulls crowded together in a caged area, a large group of potential buyers at the 1939 Banning Lewis cattle sale sit on bleachers under a pole-marquis canvas tent during the auction. 1

Woman cooks at camp site in wooded forest. Canvas tents, stacks of blankets, and a donkey are visible. 1

Woman in opening of canvas tent with campfire in front. Clothing hangs from the tree. 1

Woman under open-sided canvas tent, man to the left. 1

Women sit under large tent awning in woodlands. Sign in front of tent reads "Headquarters & Rest Tent." 1

Young man in significantly ripped trousers bends towards the ground. Tent behind and phonograph beside. 1

Young woman and boy, both holding bicycles, stand in front of tent in yard with house behind. Wooden chair is visible in tent opening. "Stephenson" inscribed on print. 1