Menu
Explore all content
Explore the content of this site using the filters below to display different categories of information – Item Types, and their sub categories.
When you are looking for specific items of interest, use the search tools; enter keywords in the basic search on the landing page or in the header, or the Search page where you can enter keywords and define search parameters.
When you are looking for specific items of interest, use the search tools; enter keywords in the basic search on the landing page or in the header, or the Search page where you can enter keywords and define search parameters.
Filter by
- Photograph96
- Date...
- 1939-02-15 25
- 1939-03-09 9
- 1939-03-10 5
- 1939-03-13 5
- unknown 5
- 1939-03-11 4
- 1939-03-15 4
- 1939-04-04 4
- 1939-05 4
- 1939-03-25 3
- 1939-03-28 3
- 1939-02-23 2
- 1939-03-12 2
- 1939-03-14 2
- 1939-03-18 2
- 1939-03-22 2
- 1939-03-27 2
- 1939-03-29 2
- 1939 1
- 1939-03-07 1
- 1939-03-16 1
- 1939-03-17 1
- 1939-03-21 1
- 1939-03-24 1
- 1939-04 1
- 1939-05-01 1
- 1939-05-03 1
- 1939-05-20 1
Show More - Description...
- View looking down on two firemen examining the wreckage left by the 1939 fire in the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 2
- A Rodeo Official standing with back to the camera in Penrose Stadium at the Broadmoor Hotel. A Cowboy being thrown from a Bucking Bronco and a mounted horseman also in the stadium. 1
- A Wandell & Lowe Transfer & Storage Co. cargo truck backed up to the J.C. Penney CO. and Stewart Bros. Photo building, loaded with crates. 1
- A Wandell & Lowe Transfer & Storage Co. cargo truck backed up to the J.C. Penney CO. and Stewart Bros. Photo building, loaded with crates. Two men are posing beside the truck. 1
- A tracked shovel crane and two trucks are parked in the alley south of the Stewart Bros. photo store site. "J.C. Penney CO." sign is laying on the sidewalk barricade. "3-15 9 AM" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1
- A view of the damage to the J.C. Penney Co. building. There are two awnings on the wall of the building near the top of the photo. The canvas awning has "Lunch, Quality Lunch No.1" printed on it. 1
- Cowboy bucked off a bronco in the Penrose Stadium at the Broadmoor Hotel. 1
- Cowboy riding a Brahma Bull in the Penrose Stadium at the Broadmoor Hotel. Rodeo clown and bullfighter are also in the stadium. Roof of the Hotel is seen in background right. 1
- Cowboy riding a bucking bronco in the Penrose Stadium at the Broadmoor Hotel. 1
- Cowboy riding a bucking bronco in the Penrose Stadium at the Broadmoor Hotel. Roof of the Hotel is seen in background right. 1
- Crowd waiting to get in to the fire sale in the vacant building at 114 South Tejon Street, left side of photo. This was following the 1939 fire in the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1
- Crowd waiting to get in to the fire sale in the vacant building at 114 South Tejon Street. This was following the 1939 fire in the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1
- Detail view of the steel post and beam structure in the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon. A workman is standing on a beam "3-28-39" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1
- Firemen fighting a fire from an alley. Fire hoses laying in the alley. Spectators standing at the end of the alley. This is possibly the J.C. Penney Co. building fire. 1
- Firemen returning ladder to Hook and Ladder Fire truck. Fire was in J.C. Penney Co. building. On-lookers standing in N. Tejon Street. Store fronts from left to right are J.C. Penney Co., Gilbert's Carmel Crisp and Stewart Brothers Photo. 1
- Four men standing on the roof of the building behind Stewart Bros. Photo building, discussing the damage caused by the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building. Buildings south of the alley can be seen in the background right. 1
- Looking down on the demolition of the J. C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 North Tejon Street. Workmen are on the roof and in the wreckage of the building. "3-10 11 1
- Looking down on the floor joist of the new J.C. Penney CO. building. "3-29" hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1
- Tejon Street view of the J.C. Penney CO. and Stewart Bros. Signs in the windows read "Store Front, Construction, Pikes Peak, Glass & Paint Co." Previous buildings on this site were destroyed by fire on February 14, 1939. 1
- Tejon Street view of the J.C. Penney Co. and Stewart Brother's building under construction. First floor is protected by a wooden barricade, painted with the companies advertising. "May 3" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1
- Three firemen and a man in a heavy coat standing on a roof, directing water into the fire in the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1
- Three firemen spraying water into the 1939 fire in the J.C. Penney building. 1
- Three firemen standing on a roof, directing water into the fire in the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. Two awnings are behind the firemen, one is cloth with a "Lunch" sign. 1
- Three firemen standing on the roof of Stewart Bros. Photo building at 17 N. Tejon Street, directing water into the fire in the J.C. Penney Co. building. Three more firemen standing on the roof of the building behind Stewart's. 1
- Three firemen standing on the roof of Stewart Bros. Photo building, directing water from a hose into the fire in the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1
- Three firemen standing on the roof of the Stewart Bros. Photo building directing water on the fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1
- Three workmen delivering crated Flourescent Lights to Stewart Brothers photo shop. 1
- Two men wearing Sport Coats and ties, appearing to operate a cement mixer in the alley opposite the J.C. Penney Co. building. "Sneezy" and "Happy" are hand written beside the two men. 1
- View down into the basement of the Stewart Bros. and J.C. Penney Co. building where workmen, a Steam Shovel, Bull Dozer, and a dump truck are working. Spectators are standing in the alley. "13th 8 1
- View down into the basement of the Stewart Bros. shop where workmen are setting forms for the footers for the concrete basement walls. "17th 11 AM" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1
- View down on the wreckage left by the fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1
- View down on three firemen examining the wreckage left by the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1
- View from alley of the J.C. Penney CO. building after the February 15, 1939 fire. Brick wall broken out and boarded up with a wooden door. "3-7-39" hand written on side of photo. 1
- View from the alley of a corner of the new Stewart Bros. Photo and J.C. Penney Co. building. A stake bed truck loaded with crates is backed up in front of the Stewart's store. 1
- View from the alley of a group of workmen demolishing the Stewart Bros. Photo store. A dump truck is parking at the rear of Stewart's. A sign on a wooden barricade reads "Danger Keep Off". Hand written at the bottom of the photo is "3-9 3 1
- View from the alley of a tracked shovel crane loading trash into a Ford dump truck. Workmen and spectators standing in the alley "3-10 10 1
- View into the basement of the J.C. Penney CO. building where workmen are setting steel posts and beams to support the first floor. Steel posts and beams are laying on the basement floor. "3-27- 11 AM" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1
- View into the wreckage left by the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1
- View looking down at two firemen examining the wreckage from the 1939 fire at J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1
- View looking down into the first floor of the new J.C. Penney Co. building. Some of the scaffolding has been removed from the north masonry wall. Steel posts and beam are laying on the floor. "4-4th" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1
- View looking down on floor joist and sub-flooring of the first floor at east end of the new J.C. Penney Co. building. "4-4th" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1
- View looking down on six firemen examining the wreckage left by the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. At the top of the photo is a canvas awning over a window with the words "Lunch, Quality Lunch No.1" printed on it. 1
- View looking down on six firemen walking through the wreckage left by the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1
- View looking down on ten firemen examining the wreckage left by the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1
- View looking down on the concrete basement walls for the new J.C. Penney Co. at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. About eleven men are working in the basement. "24 11 AM" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1
- View looking down on workmen demolishing the Stewart Brothers Photo shop at 17 N. Tejon. It was damaged by the February 14, 1939 fire in the J.C. Penney building at 19-23 N. Tejon. "3-9 11 1
- View looking down on workmen demolishing the Stewart Brothers Photo shop at 17 N. Tejon. It was damaged by the February 14, 1939 fire in the J.C. Penney building at 19-23 N. Tejon. "3-9 1 1
- View looking down on workmen demolishing the Stewart Brothers Photo shop at 17 N. Tejon. It was damaged by the February 14, 1939 fire in the J.C. Penney building at 19-23 N. Tejon. "3-9 3 1
- View looking down on workmen unloading steel beams and round steel columns from a flatbed truck in the alley. "3-25 3 PM" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1
- View looking down on workmen unloading steel beams and steel round columns from a flatbed truck in the alley. "3-25 3 PM" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1
- View looking northeast into the basement excavation for the new J.C. Penney CO. building. A shovel crane is dropping dirt into a dump truck. Bulldozer parked in front of the truck. "2 PM SUN 12" hand written at bottom right of photo. 1
- View looking northeast into the basement excavation for the new J.C. Penney CO. building. Steam shovel has just dropped dirt into a dump truck. Two businessmen standing in front of the truck. "12th 2 1
- View northeast into the basement of the new J.C. Penney CO. building. South basement forms in the foreground. Workmen can be seen on the site. "22 11 AM" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1
- View of a Steam Shovel moving an "I" Beam in the basement of the Stewart Brothers and J.C. Penney CO. buildings. Bull Dozer blade and a flat bed truck in the Foreground. "11 5 PM" is hand written at the bottom of the photo. 1
- View of a dump truck in the alley and steam shovel on the site of Stewart Bros. Photo Shop. Workmen are seen in the alley and on the roof of the J.C. Penney Co. building. Hand written at the bottom of the photo is "3-10 8 1
- View of a fireman directing water on the wreckage of the 1939 J.C. Penney Co. fire located at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1
- View of a workman standing in the wreckage left by the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1
- View of debris left by the 1939 fire at the J.C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 N. Tejon Street. 1
- View of the J.C. Penney CO. building showing posts for three floors and beams for the first floor. "3-28 11 AM" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1
- View of the demolition of the J. C. Penney Co. building at 19-23 North Tejon Street. Workmen, Pinello Brothers flatbed truck, Steam Shovel, Bull Dozer and a truck are seen amongst the debris. "11th 4 PM" is hand written at the bottom right of the photo. 1
- View of three men and a Steam Shovel dumping a load of dirt into a dump truck in the basement of the Stewart Bros. and J.C. Penney CO. building. "13th 8 1
- Workmen building the first floor on the new Stewart Bros. Photo and J.C. Penney CO. building. Spectators standing in the alley. "3-29" hand written on the bottom right of the photo. 1
Show More
- Date...
Remove All Filters
Add or Restrict Keywords
Use these options to add or remove words from your search:
AND - the term must be included in any item returned.
OR - the term may be included in any item returned, but does not have to be present. Always relates to the previous keyword/s.
*Cannot follow after NOT.
NOT - the term must not be included in any item returned. Always refers only to this keyword.
*Cannot be followed by OR
To remove a keyword – click X.
To return to your original search terms – click Clear.
Update search
Clear
