PPLD Digital Collections

A large group of tourists pose for a photo in the Manitou Incline funicular cars and on the balconies of the summit house. An inset shows another group atop a boulder. 1

A large group of young men and men are gathered for a photo on the steps of a building with columns. Written on back "Boys Conference High School YMCA, Colo Springs Dec 22, 1913". 1

A man is standing along a wooden guard rail of a drive-through steel truss bridge. In the distance is a horse-drawn wagon and touring car with its top with cows spread around in the outlying field with deciduous trees. 1

A man poses next to a carriage pulled by two horses as it pauses on an unpaved road past a hairpin turn on the Pikes Peak Carriage Road. Photo identified on back. 1

Acacia Park and the Bandshell blanketed by snow in 1915. 1

Automobiles parked in front of Hidden Inn with American Flag draped over front door. Sign by door reads "The Hidden Inn Public Opening Today". 1

Bandshell at Acacia Park, looking west. Park goers enjoy the outdoors on benches. 1

Bathroom with pedastal tub, corner sink, toilet, shelves, and hanging towels. 1

Bridge over a creek with railroad tracks and several structures visible to the far left. Pikes Peak is seen in the background. 1

Buckskin Charlie and daughter beside tipi, both wear traditional regalia. A drum sits propped against his leg, feather in hand. 1

Car driving down dirt road between rocky cliffs. Telephone/telegraph poles line the road. Pencilled note on back reads "#1328." Stamp on back reads "Photo by The Photo Craft Shop. 111 North Tejon St. Colorado Springs Colo." 1

Chamber of Commerce window display asking the question "Does Advertising Bring Results?" 1

Circa 1910 automobile with two riders on a dirt road on a hillside. Numerous wooden fences wind in different directions throughout the area. 1

Close-up shot of a small statue of Zebulon Pike on a wooden table. 1

Colorado Springs High School looking east from an unpaved Nevada Avenue. Large white wooden frames, possibly used for athletic backstops, are present in the foreground. 1

Dining room at the Hidden Inn, showing people sitting on rustic chairs in front of southwestern-style fireplace. Painting hangs over fireplace. 1

Dining room of unidentified hotel with round tables with white tableclothes, wooden rafters and pillars, and hardwood floor. Large stone fireplace is in background. 1

Fashionably-dressed people stroll around a wooden building with cupola and sign "Manitou Spring". Stone wall in foreground houses a spring where two men are drinking. 1

Front Faćade of the Baldwin Residence, Claremont, showing statuary in front yard. 1

Group of children picnicking in woods, women sit on bench behind. 1

Group of men and women pose for photograph along a dirt road. 1

Group of men on a mountain trail entitled “Ministerial Association on one of the frequent hikes in the Pikes Peak region." 1

Group of men, women and children in a forest gathered around a picnic blanket covered with various food items. 1

Handwritten on back &quotGen. William Palmer's home&quot. View down a wood paneled corridor with portraits hanging on the walls. In the distance down the hall are several pieces of furnture and two large stuffed birds. 1

Highly retouched photograph with cartoon-like trains and railroad tracks drawn in to highlight a rail line running through the mountains. Written on the photo "Mountain top to mountain top on Cripple Creek Short Line." 1

House with swings on the veranda and bench under tree. Cheyenne Mountain is in the background. 1

Identified on the back as a family picnic, a large group of women and children enjoy the outdoors in South Cheyenne Canyon. 1

Interior of Masonic Temple with Egyptian-style columns, recessed ceiling and palms lining walls. Note on back reads &quot|Charles E. Thomas architect. 1

Interior of the Hidden Inn at the Garden of the Gods, showing table and chairs in front of open doors with rock formations visible in background. Two women wearing white blouses and vests stand at right. 1

Ivy covers most of wrap-around veranda and turret of a three-story Victorian house. 1

Landscape view of a forested hillside and rocky mountains. 1

Large group of children pose in park alongside tall swings. Other playground equipment is visible among trees behind. 1

Lines of cars parked inside garage with wooden ceiling and metal beams. Sign overhead reads "No Smoking." 1

Long view of the castle at Glen Eyrie nestled in hillside and almost hidden behind trees. 1

Man in knickers, lace boots, shirt and tie, hat and thick glasses poses as he swings his golf club at Patty Jewett Golf Course. 1

Men playing volleyball on two earthen courts. 1

Narrow dirt road through trees and bushes. Thick vegetation lines both sides of roads. 1

Night view of Pikes Peak Avenue looking towards the Antlers Hotel with streetcar tracks in center. Visible businesses include Murray Drug Co. (21 S. Tejon), Vorhes Shoes, and Norford's. 1

Night view of S. Nevada Avenue. Wagon and horse, bicycles, and automobiles parked along the sidewalks. Visible businesses include Savoy Hotel and Park Bakery 1

Note on back "Group of rural school directors of El Paso County who visited Colorado Springs' educational institutions, on February 13, 1917." Blue Star Service Flag with two stars hanging in window. Building cornerstone "1906" 1

Open car with four women driving on unpaved road with Pikes Peak in the background. House on hill, probably Red Crags, is visible at right. 1

Pikes Peak from the south, clouds cast a shadow on the mountain. 1

Pikes Peak viewed from the southeast. 1

Poster behind newspapers is titled "Some of the Community Advertising in the newspapers. A scrapbook with magazine ads and brochures are spread out on the display floor. 1

Printed on front "Mantel in sales room - Van Briggle Pottery, Colorado Springs." 1

Prospect Lake 1

River running through the Grand Canyon of the Gunnison. 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

Several horseback riders next to a rock formation on a mountain trail. 1

Small sign sitting among the grains and squash "These windows are trimmed by 'The Advertising Club' of Colorado Springs / A sub-division of the Chamber of Commerce." 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

Soda Spring Pavilion (Manitou Springs, Colo.) 1

Soda Springs Pavilion in Manitou Springs. 1

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

The back of a stucco house located on Culebra Avenue. Photograph identified on the back as "Dr. H.C. Watt - 1911 1801 Culebra Avenue. 1

Titled poster "Weekly News Letter Service to 732 papers in tourists territory". "Colored slides spread the See America idea." 1

Twin Lakes on Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway near Leadville. 1

Two groups of well-dressed people sitting on park benches with a dog standing with the nearest group. In the back left of the photo are shops, one with a sign that reads "A. Saidy, Curios" perhaps on Ruxton Avenue. 1

Two touring jitneys with “Royal Gorge” written on their sides and filled with tourists drive along dirt road alongside rocky cliff with mountains in background. 1

Two women set up for a picnic in wooded area, children to the right. 1

View from the east side of Prospect Lake looking west with Pikes Peak in the background. 1

Women and children sitting on park benches. 1

Written on the back of the photograph 1