PPLD Digital Collections

Fannie Mae Duncan (far right) with sister Selena Franklin and unidentified man outside the entrance to the Cotton Club. 2

Fannie Mae Duncan in her car driving towards her home at 615 North Corona Street, Colorado Springs. 2

Fannie Mae Duncan in her living room with guest, sitting behind glass coffee table with mermaid as pedestal 2

Fannie Mae Duncan of the Cotton Club in Colorado Springs, sitting on bed with cashbox holding a long receipt. 2

Fannie Mae Duncan reads the newspaper and Ebony magazine with a cup of coffee. 2

Fannie Mae Duncan sitting on bed with cashbox and receipts in front of her. Handgun is visible alongside 2

Fannie Mae Duncan sitting on bed with cashbox holding a long receipt. 2

Fannie Mae Duncan stands under the sign of Iron Springs Chateau. Duncan purchased the building in 1954, but opposition to her business plans in Manitou Springs led her to sell no more than a year later. 2

Fannie Mae Duncan takes a phone call in her home. 2

Fannie Mae Duncan trims a bonsai tree. 2

Fannie Mae Duncan with record at her home, 615. N. Corona Street. Record player and television console in the background. 2

Musician performs at the Cotton Club. 2

Patrons dancing at the Cotton Club, Fanne Mae and Ed Duncan are spotlit in booth. 2

Fannie Mae Duncan and three children standing on sidewalk 1

A performer wearing a white dinner jacket and cap standing behind a microphone in the middle of the floor at the Cotton Club. Fannie Mae Duncan is seated at the far left. 1

Cotton Club employee makes change behind the bar. 1

Cotton Club owner Fannie Mae Duncan dances in her living room at 615 N. Corona, record player to the right. 1

Davis Carr plays saxophone at the Cotton Club. 1

Davis Carr plays saxophone in the Cotton Club, base in foreground. 1

Davis Carr plays saxophone in the Cotton Club. 1

Davis Carr plays saxophone in the Cotton Club. Fannie Mae and Ed Duncan visible in booth in background. 1

Fannie Mae (in booth) at the Cotton Club. Club patrons in foreground, mounted deer on wall. 1

Fannie Mae Dunca exits her automobile in front of her home at 615 N. Corona. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan and an unidentified gentleman sitting together at a table in the Cotton Club. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan and friends on street in front of the Cotton Club located at 27 W. Colorado in Colorado Springs. Neon sign on building reads "Duncan's Cafe - Bar - Lounge". 1

Fannie Mae Duncan and three children standing on a sidewalk. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan at home at 615 North Corona Street, combing her hair in front of dressing table with large carved mirror. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan at home at 615 North Corona Street, combing her hair in front of dressing table with large carved mirror. Crystal bottles decorate the dressing table. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan at home at 615 North Corona Street, combing her hair in front of dressing table, large lampshade beside her. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan at home, 615 N. Corona Street, combing her hair in front of dressing table with large carved mirror. Crystal bottles decorate the dressing table. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan at the bar in the Cotton Club. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan chats with landscapers laying terrazzo tile beside her home at 615 N. Corona. Workers and gardeners from the Broadmoor Hotel often helped Fannie Mae turn her home into a showplace for the black community in Colorado Springs. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan dances in her living room. She reportedly had an enviable record collection. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan enjoys music at the Cotton Club. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan exits her vehicle in front of her home at 615 N. Corona. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan in her home at 615 North Corona Street in Colorado Springs. A combination television and stereo is in the background. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan in her living room at 615 N. Corona. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan in her living room, sitting behind glass coffee table with mermaid as pedestal 1

Fannie Mae Duncan in her living room, sitting behind glass coffeetable with mermaid as pedestal The table was manufactured by the California Lamp Co. in 1950. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan leaning on a white picket fence outside her home in Colorado Springs located at 615 N. Corona. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan of the Cotton Club in Colorado Springs, sitting on bed with cashbox and a multitude of receipts, a handgun beside. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan on bed with cashbox and newspaper. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan paints her vision for the Iron Springs Chateau. Duncan purchased the building in 1954, but opposition to her business plans in Manitou Springs led her to sell no more than a year later. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan pulls out a record at her home, 615. N. Corona Street. Record player and television console in the background. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan reaches for a crystal bottle on dressing table at home, 615 N. Corona. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan reaches for a crystal bottle on dressing table at home, ornate jewelery on her wrist. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan reads the newspaper at home, kitchen visible in the background. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan sits in the empty dance floor of the Iron Springs Chateau. Duncan purchased the building in 1954, but opposition to her business plans in Manitou Springs led her to sell no more than a year later. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan sits on benches outside the Iron Springs Chateau. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan sitting on bed with cashbox in front of her and handgun alongside. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan sitting on bed with cashboxes, reading newspaper. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan stands beside bed reconciling daily receipts from the Cotton Club. A newspaper and open cashboxes are on the bed. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan stands under the sign of the Iron Springs Chateau. Duncan purchased the building in 1954, but opposition to her business plans in Manitou Springs led her to sell no more than a year later. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan tends to her landscaping at home, 615 N. Corona. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan with sister Selena Franklin at the Cotton Club bar. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan's sister Selena Franklin (in center of picture wearing hat), Joyce Peterson to the left, and other employees of the Cotton Club. Neon sign reading &quotCafe&quot|is visible in background. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan, Ed Duncan, and Selena Franklin walk down the stairs leading to the Cotton Club. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan, her sister Selena and an unknown man on the stairway leading to the Cotton Club located at 27 W. Colorado in Colorado Springs. 1

Fannie Mae and Ed Duncan (in booth) at the Cotton Club. Band plays on stage. 1

Fannie Mae and Ed Duncan in booth at the Cotton Club. A waitress serves drinks. 1

Joyce Peterson and unidentified waitress at the bar of the Cotton Club. Empty glasses and beer bottles wait to be bussed. 1

Joyce Peterson serves patrons of the Cotton Club. 1

Mattie Bragg, mother of Fannie Mae Duncan, canning in kitchen. 1

Mattie Bragg, mother of Fannie Mae Duncan, in the living room of 615 N. Corona. 1

Musicians perform at the Cotton Club. 1

Musicians perform in the Cotton Club, two women enjoy their visit to the nightclub at a table in front. 1

Musicians perform on stage at the Cotton Club. 1

Patrons enjoy music at the Cotton Club, dancer crosses in front of stage. 1