PPLD Digital Collections

A circa-1915 automobile is on dirt road between high rocky cliffs in Phantom Canyon. 1

A convoy of empty mule-drawn freight wagons descends down the Ute Pass Road past Rainbow Falls. Dirt road is lined with railings with long timbers that extend down into the rocky canyon. "No. 64 1/2" is printed on lower left of photo. 1

A couple carrying a child walk past large building with columns, arched windows and wide stairway. A man is sleeping on top of steps under carved sign reading "Alternate Rest and Labor Long Endure." 1

A dog walks across wooden platform next to railroad tracks with man behind. Storefronts are visible in background. 1

A group well-dressed group of men, women and a child in Manitou Springs are gathered around the Soda Spring mineral water basin with the rustic gazebo of the Navajo Spring in the background. 1

A high oblique aerial photograph looking northwest of Fort Carson with Cheyenne Mountain and Pikes Peak in the background. 1

A large well-dressed crowd is assembled on a hillside in Victor, Colorado, evidently awaiting a speech from an elevated wooden platform being completed by men working atop the structure. The image is reversed. 1

A low oblique aerial photograph looking west towards Highway 105 with the sprawling Fort Carson Hospital Complex in the foreground. 1

A low oblique aerial photograph of newly constructed Capehart housing for families on Fort Carson with Cheyenne Mountain in the background. 1

A man holding a clipboard sits at a desk in the Colorado Springs Mining Exchange in front of an announcement chalkboard with recent news written on it. To the right is a large board posted with stock quotes. 1

A man in overalls and a small girl stand in the middle of a wheat field. Photo is identified on back as Betty (Johnson) Fisher (1915-2004). 1

A maze of scaffolding and wooden ramps are seen in the foreground during the construction of Penrose Public Library. 1

A miner wearing a hard hat is pushing an ore car inside mine tunnel in Cripple Creek Mining District with hoisting station behind. Electric lights are strung on wires overhead. 1

A mule-drawn carriage filled with people on an unpaved road in between snowbanks twice as high as the carriage. “In the Deep Cut – Pikes Peak Carriage Road” printed on bottom of photo. 1

A passenger touring wagon loaded with well-dressed people and pulled by four horses is parked near the former First Presbyterian Church at 32 N. Weber Street that had been converted into a retail store [see dress on display in the window]. 1

A portrait of Emma L. Crawford, circa 1891. 1

A seated woman, younger and older girl and toddler boy pose in front of a sod house with a wooden door and framed, screened window. 1

A sled carrying three people goes airborne after descending the toboggan run built by the Silver Spruce Ski Club on a forested hillside near Edlowe. Spectators stand by the toboggan run in the background. A woman on skis stands at right watching the action 1

A small and weathered wooden church with a bell tower sits in a snowy field. The roof of what appears to have been the former steeple sits on the ground adjacent to the church bears a Russian Orthodox cross on top. 1

A steam locomotive belches smoke as it pulls a passenger car up a forested slope on the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek Railway [The Short Line] with St. Peters Dome in the background. Photo identified on back. 1

A steam locomotive is snowbound in a large drift with a second locomotive to the rear that appears to be attempting a rescue in a mountainous area. Photo identified on back as "Chalk Ranch, west side of Boreas Pass, snowed in April 9, 1904." 1

A uniformed police officer and a clergyman sit in a police car while the clergyman holds the car radio microphone. 1

A view of mid-1920s touring car on a trestle bridge along the Corley Mountain Highway [later became Gold Camp Road]. A large cliff is in the right foreground and the Broadmoor Hotel is visible in the background in the valley below. 1

A woman wearing an apron is feeding chickens in front of a small log outbuilding. Photo is identified on back as Mrs. Rubeck in Fondis, Colorado (10 miles northwest of Calhan). 1

A young couple stands alongside a branch fence under trees. Photo is identified "Stratton Park. 4-28-07" is written on print. 1

Abandoned and decaying wooden buildings on hillside. 1

Abandoned log and wooden building with half-demolished faade and small dormer window. 1

AdAmAn Club fireworks display on the top of Pikes Peak, viewed from just below summit. Summit House is visible. 1

Aerial View of the Myron Stratton Home on the outskirts of Colorado Springs. 1

Aerial view of Haswell, Colorado, on plains showing roads and buildings. 1

Aerial view of I-25 showing divided highway and patterns in fields alongside the road. 1

Aerial view of cattle in field. 1

Aerial view of snow-dusted canyon with river running through it. Photo identified on back as "Canyon of Lodore, Northwest corner of Colorado." and "Canyon of the Lodore, Green River, Colorado." 1

Air Force Academy Chapel and buildings in background with men in formation in foreground. Mountains in back are half-covered in fog. 1

Air Force Academy Chapel at dusk with mountains behind and fountains shooting. Photo is identified on back|with note "Only photo ever made." 1

Alma Sheff discarding books. 1

An automobile bearing a 1925 Colorado license plate is stopped on one-lane dirt overpass with tunnel behind and waterfall to the left. Man in straw hat is standing beside the car admiring the scenery. 1

An automobile is stopped with two people standing adjacent on a wooden trestle bridge on the Corley Mountain Highway [later Gold Camp Road] in a mountain landscape. Another car is parked in the background with its occupants next to the automobile. 1

An elevated and panoramic view of the Cliff House Hotel in Manitou Springs taken from the park across the street with residences on a hill in the background. A circa 1924 Dodge Brothers 2-door coupe is parked in front of the hotel. 1

An elevated view of Victor, Colorado, showing the downtown area, gold mines and residential neighborhoods. 1

Antlers Hotel from across the gardens on the west side. The word "Antlers" is barely visible in the grass bank in front of the hotel. 1

Antlers Hotel fully engulfed in flames from corner of Pikes Peak and Cascade Avenues. Two men watch from across the street. Printed on back "School teacher climbed a pole to take this picture." 1

Architects' rendition of Penrose Public Library. Printed below "Edwin A. Francis/Carlisle B. Guy / Associate Architects / Colorado Springs, Colorado". 1

As an entry in the Flower Parade, a man and girl dressed in fancy white outfits and hats sit in flower-decorated horse-drawn trap with large houses behind. 1

Atmospheric picture of Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun on a snowy hillside at night. 1

Back view of head, shoulders and antlers of large elk in snow. 1

Bay window with decorative wooden shingles on brick building with wire fence in front. Building identified on back as 112 13th Street. 1

Bi-plane approaches for landing at new Colorado Springs airport in front of mountains. Wind sock is visible over main building. Photo is identified on back as "Air circus and dedication of municipal airport." 1

Bicycle rack in front of North Junior High with students and bicycles in a small amount of snow. 1

Big cat cages at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo with mountains in background. Several lions and tigers are visible in cages. 1

Billboard in open scrubland with cloudy sky behind. Sign reads "10 Miles Stuckey's Gifts & Souvenirs." 1

Billboard with caricature of football player holding beer, reading "Lyle Alzado's restaurant Sports Lounge and Disco in Cherry Creek Shopping Center" Birds are perched along top of sign. 1

Brick arches and covered walkway at Larimer Square in Denver. 1

Brick building with arch over doorway, wooden posts in front and peeling wood door. 1

Brick building with stone trim, with decorative wrought iron railings on upper level porch and roof. "2801" is painted on the corner of the building and in metal numbers on front door. Sign for insurance agency is in front of building. 1

Broadmoor Hotel at dusk from across Broadmoor Lake. 1

Buckskin Charlie wearing headdress mounted on pinto near Garden of the Gods. Three other men in headdresses and one man without are standing in front of tipi in background. Photo is numbered 22 on print. Photo identified on back. 1

Buena Vista School showing various buildings and playground to the left, with mountains in background. 1

Building with stone front and small tower with old-fashioned lamppost in front. "2902" is over the front door. 1

Bull riding in corral at El Paso County Fair with onlookers watching behind fence. Three chutes with judge's stand and flag on top are in background. Many onlookers are standing in the corral waatching. 1

Business street of Black Hawk, Colorado, with stores and hotels and residences on hillside above. Signs read "The Gilpin Hotel", "The Mine Shaft Bar", The Jenkins-" and "Gilded Cage Antiques". 1

Busy mine buildings on the hillside in the Cripple Creek Mining District with large smokestack in foreground and tailings at right.. Photo identified on back. 1

Car and man standing alongside on dirt road. Small pile of rocks is alongside road in center of picture. Signs on trees along the road read "Colorado State Line Elevation 8790 ft" and "Free Road Log at Area Garage AAA Sperry's Raton Garage". 1

Car coming around hairpin turn along the Pikes Peak Auto Highway on rocky field on mountain top. Photo is numbered 330 in lower right of print. Print is backed with another photo of mountaintop. 1

Car driving across 2-lane wooden bridge on dirt road. Cheyenne Mountain is visible in background. 1

Car sits in driveway in front of small wooden shack with picket fence alongside. Street signs in front read "Boulder 500 W" and "Walnut 300 N". 1

Carousel at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo with snow on ground all around and one shoveled path in foreground. 1

Carved bust and forearms of sphinx-like figure by doorway of Percy Hagerman house on North Cascade Avenue. 1

Carving of Indian head on corner of Cheyenne Building with neon sign of Chief Theatre in background. 1

Chiefs wearing headdresses riding horses down trail through Garden of the Gods. Photo is signed "Tod Powell 1913" on print. 1

Chiefs wearing native costume and eagle-feather headdresses on horseback. Tipis and rocks are in background. Photo is numbered 20 on print. 1

Children in playground under trees with cottages in background. Two girls are bouncing a large ball, several are climbing monkey bars and others are on merry-go-round in background. 1

Children playing ice hockey at indoor rink at Colorado College. 1

Children playing in schoolyard in front of the Steele School building. Houses are visible in background. Located at 224 East Del Norte Street. 1

Children playing on tire swing under trees. 1

Children stand in the street in front of the iron fence around the Colorado Springs Day Nursery. 1

Children studying with teachers at tables on porch of wooden building at the San Luis School in Colorado Springs. Bicycles are leaning against porch rails in front. 1

Circular road at top of Pikes Peak showing Summit House after the 1920 addition. Automobile on road in foreground. 1

Close view of carved face spouting water into carved bowl at the base of the town clock in downtown Manitou Springs. 1

Close view of office in the Cheyenne Wells railroad station with telephone/speaker system on extension arm and pocketwatch hanging on paper sorter tray. 1

Close view of spotted fawn in grass. 1

Close view of stained glass windows and ceiling, probably in stairway at second Antlers Hotel shortly before it was demolished. Window has pattern of antlers and a decorative letter "A" in the glass. 1

Close view of stone bust of man with mustache wearing lion helmet from building at 211 West 21st Street, probably in New York City. 1

Close view of the stone sculpture of Indian Chief in headdress on the corner of the Cheyenne Building. 1

Close view of thistle crown. 1

Close view of top of nickelodeon showing inner workings. 1

Close view of tower on second Antlers Hotel at night with decorative stonework arches and balustrade. 1

Close, low-angle view of architecture at the Denver Art Museum and metal tunnel at entrance. 1

Close-up of beaded skirt with fringed bottom. 1

Closed gondola ski lift up snowy slope at Crested Butte. 1

Coal mine tipple at Pikeview Mine."240" written on lower right of print. 1

Cog train No. 2 stopped at the water tank on the road up Pikes Peak. Passengers are standing outside the train, and one man stands on top of the water tank at the right. 1

Cog train on tracks with snowy hill behind. Photo identified on back. 1

Color photo of Air Force Academy in snow with lake in foreground and mountains in background. 1

Color photo of Antlers Plaza Hotel and Holly Sugar building at sunset. 1

Color photo of fireworks on top of Pikes Peak viewed from the yard of a house in Colorado Springs. Photo is identified as New Years Eve. 1

Color photo of the East Library & Information Center shortly after its completion, showing rotunda on the west side and snowy field in front. Photographer's shadow is visible at bottom center of image. 1

Color view of the St. Francis Catholic Church with bell tower. Located at 2650 Parish View, on the beautiful grounds of Mount Saint Francis. 1

Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek Railroad [The Short Line] tracks wind through a rugged and forested mountain pass. "Looking West from Tunnel 8 C.S. & C.C. Dis't Railroad A.J. Harlan Photo 369" written on print. 1

Colorado springs High School football players pose on the line of scrimmage with man in suit standing behind. Bicycles parked in racks behind players. 1

Concrete workers are involved in the pouring of one of the floors of Penrose Public Library during its construction. Alamo Hotel, Cheyenne Hotel and Exchange National Bank building are seen in the background. 1

Conglomerate of wood and stone buildings on scrubby hillside. Small building in front has tin roof and tarpaper on side. 1

Construction in front of Santa Fe Railroad depot building. 1

Construction of Penrose Public Library. 1

Construction worker inside of Penrose Public Library. 1

Construction workers in action during the building of Penrose Public Library. Holly Sugar Building and Alamo Hotel are seen in the background. 1

Construction workers on the roof of the Penrose Public Library, with the old Carnegie Building of the Colorado Springs Public Library in the background. Pikes Peak is visible behind the buildings. 1

Corner of the Cheyenne building showing carved head of Indian above door and decorative soffits. Note on back reads "Cheyenne Bldg. Built by Asa T. Jones. N.E. corner Pikes Peak and Cascade." 1

Corner view of the Cliff House hotel in Manitou Springs with automobiles from the early 1920s parked alongside. 1

Cornfield at the White House Ranch, now known as Rock Ledge Ranch, with rock formations of Garden of the Gods in the background. White corral fence is visible in back. 1

Corral in Manitou Park with herd of cattle and men branding. 1

Covered freight wagons being pulled by teams of oxen are lined up on the narrow road up Ute pass. Log railings line the left side of the dirt road in a rocky canyon. A teamster is holding long whip is leaning against wagon in foreground. 1

Cow stands beside large sign with Santa Claus picture reading "North Pole Santa's Workshop" and "Take hiway "24" West!" 1

Cowboy putting bridle on horse with fields in background. Photo identified on back as "Del Wyant, cowboy, Fountain Creek Ranch, Colorado." 1

Crane lowers a bucket of concrete during the construction of Penrose Public Library with St. Mary's Cathedral spires on the right. 1

Crates piled under large cactus or joshua trees along roadside. Photo identified on back as "Bee Farm". 1

Cross-country skiers heading across snowfield with mountains in background. Photo identified on back as "Elk Horn Mountain from Crested Butte Mountain". 1

Crowd of men standing in the Colorado Springs Mining Exchange building before large announcement board with stock sales and prospects listed. Announcement board at left has sign "Banquet at 7 1

Crowd sitting on benches under trees listens to band concert in bandshell at Stratton Park. Title printed on bottom left of print. 1

Crowd, with horses, buggies and bicycles, at Garden of the Gods watching Ute Indian Dances. A large wooden platform built into the rocks holds dancers in background. 1

Crowded streets and tall buildings in downtown Denver. Skyscraper in background has sign "First National Bank." 1

Crowds at the railings and in the grandstands at the Pikes Peak Greyhound Park dog track at night. The concession stand beneath the grandstand is illuminated. 1

Curving tree-lined streets with houses on both sides and cars parked at curbs. 1

Dark view of New York City under a full moon, possibly during the blackout in 1965. Many buildings show reflected light in windows, and streets in midground appear dark. 1

Decorated car parked in front of stone cathedral with statue of Archbishop Lamy in front. 1

Decorative iron bars and grill on doorway in stone building with cement steps. Carved sign over door reads "Huerfano Co. Jail 1896." 1

Dentist, Paul Karl Steahlin, works on patient in chair while nurse holds equipment. Photo is identified on back as Modern Woodmen of America. 1

Detail of clock over windows at the arched top of the Marksheffel Garage. Legend around the clock reads "Love Makes Time Go - Time Makes Love Go" 1

Different textures of water on a stretch of the Colorado River with trees lining riverbank and glimpse of cliffs behind. 1

Donkeys stare at the camera in the front yard of log, shingle and stone building behind rustic fence. Photo identified on back as “The Manse of Community Church, Fairplay, Colo.”. 1

Doorway built to resemble a keyhole at the McAllister House. 1

Dr. Charles Fox Gardiner sits in a fashionable trap pulled by two horses. Photo identified on back. 1

Driver William B Felker (at the tiller) and passenger Charles A. Yont at the Pikes Peak Signal Station (Summit House) after they summited the mountain in their Locomobile on August 12, 1901. The cog railway tracks are visible in the background. 1

Dump truck on road past Carlton Gold Mill, midway between Victor and Cripple Creek. Snow-covered tailings piles and mountains visible in background. This gold mill closed in 1961. 1

E.S. Keithley area, experimental growth in the Pike National Forest. Neatly-tended rows of trees are in the foreground with scattered buildings and the Mount Manitou Incline visible in background. Photo identified on back. 1

Early view down Cascade Avenue before trees were planted, showing Antlers Hotel in distance, with Cheyenne Mountain behind. 1

Early view of Colorado Springs looking west, showing corrals behind houses. 1

Early view of St. Mary's Church from west side, showing stairs with no railings and first steeple. 1

Elderly woman sitting on bench in lobby of Chelsea Hotel in New York City next to large arched doorway. 1

Elephants in yard behind small brick house in Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Colorado Springs is visible in the distance. Woman and two children are walking past fence in foreground. 1

Elevated view looking WNW at Penrose Public Library. Also visible is St. Mary's Cathedral. 1

Elevated view looking down at the edge of the vehicle turntable in the foreground on the Crystal Park Auto Tour Road. Manitou Springs can be seen in the distance in the valley below. 1

Elevated view of downtown Colorado Springs on a hazy day. Buildings visible include the second Antlers Hotel, Grace and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church and the First Congregational Church. Similar to photo 002-813, which was taken in 1983. 1

Elevated view taken from a nearby foothill of Glen Eyrie house and outbuildings, with sandstone outcroppings of Garden of the Gods in background. There is a wagon on the turnout of the road above the house. Ground has a light dusting of snow. 1

Elk with antlers standing among trees in snowstorm. 1

Engine number 476 sitting inside Denver and Rio Grande Western roundhouse at Alamosa. 1

Engraved drawing of Zebulon Pike. Caption on image reads "Zebulon Montgomery Pike, 1779-1813, Discoverer of Pikes Peak --1806; Sesquicentennial 1806-1956". 1

Evergreens on snowy hillside. 1

Exterior of Arcade Club with a sign on an arch indicating the bicycle rack out in front of the business. Copied from "Colorado City Iris" January 8, 1898, part 2, page 1. 1

Exterior of Thomas Cusack residence in Cascade, Colorado, showing brick front, large windows and tile roof. 1

Exterior of the Grand View Hotel located at 925 Osage in Manitou Springs. 1

Exterior of west side of East Library and Information Center during construction. Photographer's shadow is visible in foreground. 1

Exterior view of Penrose Public Library. 1

Exterior view of Penrose Public Library. Flag pole and parking meters in front. 1

Exterior view of mine buildings. Identified on the back of the photograph as "Last Dollar Mine on Bull Hill." 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

Faćade of the Trianon, now the Colorado Springs School, showing statuary and columns at doorways. Typed note on back reads "West Faćade of Trianon looking toward garden. Statues were removed, placed in garden, and replaced with urns " 1

Female students in art class with model posing on platform. 1

Fire escapes outside windows of tenement building. Several windows have shades pulled|one window has flowers in a bowl. Windows have decorative pediments and brackets. 1

Firemen working to control fire in brick building. Several men hold large hose, one man is climbing a ladder while others support it, and a stream of water is shooting from the right. Most of the building is covered with smoke. 1

Five Eaglerock Long-Wing aircraft fuselages parked in front of the Alexander Aircraft Company factory in Colorado Springs waiting for wings to be installed. Photo identified on back. 1

Five men holding lanterns stand outside small wooden building by stone wall. Title on front of print. 1

Five men wearing backpacks stand on dirt road overlooking cliff. 1

Five men with surveying equipment pose in front of mountains. Note on back states "Surveyors 1905. Second from right is James Rogers. Surveying El Paso-Teller Co. line Catamont area." 1

Five young girls wearing roller skates pose for the camera on a city sidewalk. 1

Floodwaters on Colorado Avenue with onlookers. Antlers Hotel is visible in background. 1

Floodwaters swirling around houses. 1

Formal portrait of Chief Ouray [1833-1880] in beaded shirt sitting in photographer's studio. 1

Formal portrait of General Palmer standing with arm resting on carved chair back. 1

Formal portrait of Julie Penrose, sitting in chair surrounded by flowers. 1

Formal studio portrait of Irving Howbert. 1

Fountains lit and flowing at night with buildings behind. 1

Four boys sit in a trap pulled by a donkey on a dirt road with houses in the distance. 1

Four members of the AdAmAn Club hiking along snowy cog railroad tracks. Photo identified on back as First Climb, 12-31-22 Charter Members. 1

Four men and four women, all wearing Mexican hats, sit on four burros at Seven Falls. 1

Four men on horses, wearing helmets and carrying polo sticks, with Cheyenne Mountain in background. Photo identified on back. 1

Four men sleeping in the sun on terrace in front of bank of windows, with Pikes Peak in background. Three men are sitting in lounge chairs, one man lying in bed. Two of the men in the chairs are wearing pajamas and bathrobes. 1

Four older men, all wearing hats, sit on facing park benches with covered board resting on their laps, playing cards. 1

Four people on skis being pulled on tow ropes behind running horse. Photo identified on back as Silver Spruce Ski Club, Steamboat Springs. "Skijoring"--person on skis pulled by horse or vehicle." 1

Four women and two small children sit on wagon; two of the women are holding pitchforks. Photo is identified on back "Kathryn Will, Hattie Clifford Monahan, John Monahan, Nell Clifford Farmer, Clifford Farmer, Mayme Clifford Foley." 1

Four women typing cards for the card catalog. Full book carts beside each desk. All surrounded by more full bookcarts. 1

Four women with golf clubs on dirt patch behind large building. Numbered circles are placed on the ground. A lamp is hanging on the wall behind. 1

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

Front door of small stucco building with sign "S.C. Hunter Mortuary" alongside door. Picket fence visible in background. 1

Front of Beth-El Hospital from across Boulder Street with trees lining the curb. 1

Front of Immanuel Missionary Baptist Church, noted on the back as "corner Pikes Peak and Walnut right across from Wade's" showing stairs leading up to front entrance. 1

Front of St. Mary's Church before entrance was remodeled, with St. Mary's High School at the left and cars parked in front. 1

Front of house at 112 13th Street, showing brick building with fish-scale shingles on porch, bay windows and pediment and decorative wire fence in front. 1

Front of stone building with wooden door. Carved sign over door reads "Livery Stable". Round window above door has carved sign "R.H. Cowan 1881." 1

Front of the El Pomar Foundation building with statue of Spencer Penrose and car parked at curb. 1

Front porch with white banisters and columns of house, identified on back as 938 South Sierra Madre, with flowering tree in front. 1

Front view of First Presbyterian Church from across the street. Photo is numbered 4-86-5 on print. 1

Fully-loaded open car drives down dirt road with Pikes Peak in background. Photo identified on back as Highway 24, East of Colorado Springs. 1

Furnace with ventilation hood in brick building at Golden Cycle Mill. 1

Gas pumps with large printed signs "No Gas" at Clark's Self Serve Shamrock station. Pumps are labeled "Regular - Trail Master" and "Premium - Cloud Master". 1

General Palmer sitting on chair in front yard with small dog on his lap and four large Great Danes on the ground in front of him. 1

George Hager stands near a pipe that drains the sand, water, and tailings mixture from the Golden Cycle Mill. 1

Giant fountain of ice at Cascade, Colorado, with Holy Rosary Catholic Church and mountains in background. 1

Girl diving off board into Prospect Lake while five boys in swim suits watch from platform above. Two women wearing bathing suits and large hats stand below the platform. 1

Glider coming in to land on grassy area with bluffs in background. Several men stand in the field watching and running. Title printed on back. 1

Golfers putting on a green with a young caddy standing nearby. The Patty Jewett club house in background. Touring cars are visible in parking lot behind building. An American flag is flying in parking lot. 1

Great Horned Owl sitting on tree branch, half-hidden by leaves. 1

Group of Ute Indians, including infant in cradleboard in front, posing for camera. A white man is seated on the left. 1

Group of children wearing bathing suits form a ring holding hands under trees. A car and several buildings are visible in background. 1

Group of people climbing among huge rocks in river next to rocky cliffs. 1

Group of people stand on viewing rock across from Balanced Rock, behind metal fence. One man holds his bicycle on top of the rock another man and bicycle sit below Balanced Rock. 1

Group of people, most carrying baskets, gather alongside streetcar with sign "Manitou". Exchange National Bank and Burns Building are visible in background. Title printed on lower left of print. 1

Hand-tinted color print of Pikes Peak and surrounding countryside with trees in foreground. 1

Hearthstone Inn, 506 North Cascade Avenue, formerly home of Judson Bemis, showing porch, decorative shingles, including fish-scale shingles on gable and dormer. 1

Heavy traffic on Highway 115 at the east exit of Fort Carson. Pikes Peak is visible in the background. 1

Helen Jackson, the great-niece of Helen Hunt Jackson author of "Ramona," riding her bicycle past the statue of General Palmer in downtown Colorado Springs. 1

Helen Stote (Free Press) and Marshall Morin looking at one of the fireplaces in the McAllister House during preparations prior to opening. 1

High aerial photograph of Vail and the surrounding mountains. 1

High altitude aerial photo of Black Forest looking south, showing trees, roads and plains beyond. 1

High oblique aerial photo of Cheyenne Mountain showing the zig-zag road constructed to the summit. The Broadmoor Hotel and Golf Course are visible in the lower left of the photo. 1

High oblique aerial photo of Upper Rampart Road winding along the mountain tops. 1

High oblique aerial photograph looking west along Highway 24 with Green Mountain Falls and its signature lake in the foreground. 1

High oblique aerial photograph of Woodland Park, Colorado, looking south-southwest, with a snow-capped Pikes Peak in the background. 1

High oblique aerial photograph taken over Crystal Creek Reservoir looking south showing the north side of Pikes Peak and the winding Pikes Peak Highway and Toll Road to the summit. 1

High view of Denver Art Museum with mountains in background. 1

High-angle view of Barker House hotel (also known as Navajo Hotel) in downtown Manitou Springs and surrounding street. "Bank of Manitou" sign is on brick building in lower left of picture. Spring building is in lower center of picture. 1

Highway with Volkswagen minibus with California plates, three people in the front seat and a painted face of young man with long hair and beard and the word "Love" on the front of the bus. A cow skull is hanging from the passenger door. 1

Holly Sugar building in the evening during a snowstorm. St. Mary's Church is visible in background. 1

Horse grazing in open field. 1

Horse-drawn carriage stands in front of wooden building with signs "Ute Iron Spring". Building next door has sign "Ute Iron Springs J.G. Hiestand, Prop." Photo is numbered 68 on lower right of print. 444 Ruxton Avenue. 1

Horses in snowy field in log corral surrounded by trees. Another corral is in background. 1

Horses racing along dirt road with spectators on both sides. Photo is identified on back as Races at Eastonville, Colo., Aug. 2, 1895. 1

Hot-air balloons lifting off from park with crowds of spectators. Cheyenne Mountain visible in background. 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

House on corner of West Pikes Peak and 8th Street with clapboard siding and picket fence. Fallen leaves litter the sidewalk and ground in foreground. 1

House, barn and snowy fields surrounded by fences with snow-covered mountains in background. Note on back reads "Crestone Peaks of the Sangre de Cristos San Luis Valley." 1

Houses in the foreground are dwarfed by mines and tailings surrounding them in Victor, Colorado. Smokestacks are emitting black smoke at many of the mining buildings and a track for mining carts is seen in the foreground. 1

Hundreds of sheep in wooden pens near Hugo, Colorado, await shearing as several men sit on the wooden rails. 1

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Indian dress with beading, quillwork and fringes, on display. 1

Indians on horseback at Garden of the Gods. An automobile with several men and a horse-drawn carriage are visible in background. Photo is numbered 18 on print. 1

Inside view of the open framework of the Air Force Academy Chapel during construction with snow on the floor of the structure. 1

Interior of El Paso County Courthouse showing stairway with decorative railings, marble columns and terrazzo floor. 1

Interior of Gardiner Tent cottage showing bed, dressers, washstand, chest and rocking chair. Wooden ceiling is visible. 1

Interior of Pauline Chapel showing wooden pews, columns, arches and artwork. 1

Interior of St. Leander Catholic Church from rear looking toward altar, showing wooden pews and rafters in ceiling. This photograph was likely taken upon completion of the church in 1925. 1

Interior of Tutt Library showing first floor reading area with mezzanine and windowed ceiling above. "Interior - Tutt Library" written on bottom border. 1

Interior of blacksmith shop showing men posing in place, piles of horseshoes and equipment. Horseshoes are hung on some of the rafters and on a stand in the back. Photo identified on back. 1

Interior of courtroom at old El Paso County Courthouse (now the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum) showing judge's bench and jury box with carved wood paneling, decorative ceiling, columns and windows. 1

Interior of entranceway to migrant workers' home with tin washtub on floor and clothing hanging on nails and piled on chairs and in corner. 1

Interior of kitchen in migrant worker's home showing old-fashioned stove with pots on top, and small counter with fabric curtain underneath holding clock, flashlight , can of baking powder and some silverware. A horseshoe is hanging on the wall in back. 1

Interior of large auto repair garage with cars parked around and men, some in coveralls, posing in center. The one automobile facing the camera appears to be a mid-1920s model displaying a Dodge emblem and radiator cap and a 1925 Colorado license plate. 1

Interior of residence at 614 North Nevada Avenue, showing view of three rooms with furnishings, fireplaces and staircase. 1

Interior view of suite at Antler's Hotel with fireplace, chandelier and sitting room furniture. Note on back states "either Palmers or A.E. Carlton's Suite". 1

Irving Howbert and woman sit in open carriage drawn by two horses in drive alongside large stone house. 1

Irving Howbert, sitting on park bench, holding Irving Howbert II with William Irving Howbert on the left. Photo identified on back. 1

Judson Bemis house at 506 North Cascade showing decorative shingles and porches. Building is now part of the Hearthstone Inn. 1

Landscape near Telluride, Colorado, with treed plains in foreground and Mt. Sneffels in background. 1

Landscape with sky and rolling hills with rail fence in foreground and mountains in distance. 1

Large brick building with shingle roof and decorative white woodwork on porch, surrounded by trees and shrubs. 1

Large conduits on cement pylons at cement works with men, trucks, pipes and construction equipment around. 1

Large house in adobe style with wooden gate, columns and posts. Note on back of photo reads "Designed by John Gaw Meem (architect for CSFAC)". 1

Large pond at old Denver Water Works with small building on far side and mountains in background. 1

Large residence with wood shingles and trees around on the 400 block of North Cascade Avenue before Shepards Citations built on the site. 1

Large stone residence with turrets and decorative woodwork at base of wooded hillside. 1

Large street in Aspen with stores and restaurants lining the street and mountain in background. Storefront in foreground has standing sign outside reading "The AbbeyThe Abbey Cellar". 1

Large weathered wooden cross with flowers attached and at base in cemetery on hillside. Photograph appears in "O'Keeffe at Abiquiu" by Christine Taylor Patten on page 115. 1

Large wooden building with sign "Mary McKinney Mining Co." on hillside with smaller outbuildings around and empty ore cars on railroad tracks in front. 1

Lennox residence on North Nevada Avenue with young men lounging on steps and porch. Note on back states "Used as a Student Union and bookstore by Colorado College and later as Beta Theta Pi Fraternity house. A gift to the college in 1937. 1

Librarians assisting patrons with the card catalog, inside Penrose Public Library. 1

Line of grass leading to beaver dam in center of pond. 1

Line of men lean against Salvation Army building at the corner of S. Weber and E. Colorado Ave. One man holds a young boy on a tricycle. Building has sign "Salvation Army 1924" 1

Lines of girls in gym uniforms exercising in field in front of Colorado Springs High School. 1

Long temporary wooden fence is built along Cascade Avenue to secure construction site of Penrose Public Library. Two Ready Mix Corp. concrete mixers and a crane are in the foreground as preparations are underway to pour the ground-level floor. 1

Long view looking southeast of St. Francis Hospital taken from a bridge over Pikes Peak Avenue to the west. Small houses are visible in the foreground. 1

Long view of Broadmoor Hotel across as-yet-unlandscaped grounds. "Broadmoor Hotel No. 34D Front Elevation James Stewart & Co., Inc. Contractors Warren & Wetmore Architects June 9, 1918" written on bottom right of print. 1

Long view of Golden Cycle Mill and surrounding area showing residence in foreground and mountains in background. 1

Long view of Green Mountain Falls showing railroad tracks, lake [drained at the time] with gazebo, church, school and surrounding mountains. Building in center of picture has sign reading "Post Office." 1

Long view of Royal Gorge Bridge showing canyon, mountains beyond and river below. 1

Long view of Simla showing high school with school buses parked in front and rolling land beyond. Cars are traveling and parked on dirt road at right. 1

Long view of cottages at Myron Stratton Home hidden behind trees. Mountains are visible in background. 1

Long view of schoolyard of South Junior High with children playing. 1

Long view of the Broadmoor Casino, now the Broadmoor Golf Club, with mountains in the background, a dirt road in the foreground and a small building on the right. Photo is numbered 1441 on print (image reversed). 1

Long view of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center with the lawns, trees and paths on the Monument Valley Park side. A couple with a dog are walking up the path toward the building. 1

Long view of the front of the Union Printers Home with neatly-tended grounds and men sitting on park benches in front. 1

Long view of the original Van Briggle Pottery building with cars parked in front. 1

Long view of the sprawling Modern Woodmen of America Sanatorium, showing rows of Gardiner Tents [actually huts that are a wooden version of the older tent design] and the main buildings in the background. 1

Looking in from outside of Penrose Library. Looking north. 1

Looking upward into the dome at the State Capitol building in Denver, showing some of the stained glass portraits at the bottom of the dome. 1

Low oblique aerial photograph looking west of Broadmoor Hotel and surrounding buildings before the International Center was built. Broadmoor Lake, Penrose Stadium and Ice Palace are visible. Photo has identification label on back. 1

Low oblique aerial photograph looking west of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and surrounding mountainside. 1

Low oblique aerial photograph of Claremont [Trianon], now the Colorado Springs School, showing surrounding area with bare trees and landscaping. 1

Main sitting room at the Trianon, now the Colorado Springs School. Typed note on back reads "Main salon looking west toward porch. I did not see any of this furniture in the Trianon last week." 1

Majestic high-oblique aerial photograph looking southwest with the Air Force Academy in the foreground and foothills of the Rampart Range and a snow-covered Pikes Peak in the distance. 1

Man and two sheep dogs stand on plains in front of large flock of grazing sheep. Title hand-written on top of print. Brand written on bottom right of print. 1

Man and woman stand in meadow with mountains behind, holding shotguns. 1

Man and woman standing on wooden bridge with waterfall behind. Photo identified as "Seven Falls 4-28-07" on print. Couple identified as Eddie and Pearl Dennis on back. 1

Man approaching roped cow tied to saddlehorn of horse in corral. Small wooden building to the right and rail fence is in background. Photo identified on back as "Clark Hanna Ranch, Seven Bar L. Calf pulling #1 in sequence. Beginning of forced birth." 1

Man in cowboy hat and string tie holding mule on lead rope in street with Broadmoor Hotel behind. Photo identified on back as "Mike Edwards in front of Broadmoor Hotel with Trotter who was taken to West Point for their mascot." 1

Man in oversize cowboy hat (identified on back as Fred Poinier) falling off running steer. 1

Man lying on bed with cap over his face on the roof of Cragmor Sanatorium, taking a sun-bath. Pikes Peak is visible in background. 1

Man on horse face-to-face with roped cow on plains. 1

Man on horseback herding one steer through rangeland past cliffs and river. Photo identified on back as "Bob Matag's million acre Empire Valley Ranch in B.C., Canada" 1

Man poses in front of the comminuter building which housed ore-crushing equipment at the Golden Cycle Mill. Photo identified on back. 1

Man riding a bucking horse, with crowds watching behind rail fences in the distance. There is a telephone or telegraph pole in the center of the picture. Photo is numbered 28 on print. 1

Man riding bucking horse, watched by mounted men in foreground and crowds behind rail fence in background. 1

Man sits in horse-drawn buggy in front of house on Nevada Avenue. One woman stands on curb behind him and another woman stands in the yard behind an ornate iron fence. A boy leans against a bicycle at the curb. 1

Man sits on a two-wheeled plow pulled by team of two horses in the middle of a field.. 1

Man sitting behind glass window at ticket booth in front of treetrunk. Sign above window reads "Admission Adults$1.00 Children 6 to 1275cents" Sign in window reads "Cable Car Not Operating". 1

Man sitting on horse at bottom of "hoodoos"—eroded sandstone rock formations. Formation is probably "Seven Castles" in Palmer Park 1

Man smoking cigarette and wearing hard hat standing next to tunneling equipment in tunnel shaft. Photo identified on back as "Pilot bore, Straight Creek Tunnel, Eisenhower Car Tunnel." 1

Man standing between hanging x-ray plate and reflective surface while man in lead apron and gloves positions plate and another man in doorway watches. 1

Man standing on operator's platform of a road grader being towed by large truck on a residential street past houses and parked cars. Note on back "City Street Dept. surfacing regrading street." 1

Man standing on stone steps under cliffs at Mesa Verde National Park. 1

Man twisting the head of a longhorn steer. Note on back "Bull Dogging a tough Steer." 1

Man walks along snowy cog railroad tracks with snow blowing around him. Another man is barely visible ahead. 1

Man wearing overalls and engineer's cap petting cat sitting on stump inside Denver & Rio Grande Western Railway roundhouse. 1

Man wearing pointed hat sits in horse-drawn wagon with buildings in background. Wagon has sign "I. Hawkins Chimney Sweep, Leave Orders at Matt Conway's, 6 S. Tejon St." 1

Man wearing protective gloves holds small crucible in front of brick furnace. Other crucibles are inside and above the furnace. 1

Man wearing striped apron sits at cobbler's bench hammering on sole of shoe. Singer sewing machine is alongside. Photo identified on back as "French Murray in his Shoe Repair Shop in Hugo, Colo." 1

Man wearing sweater with "USAFA" holds hooded falcon. 1

Man with cameras standing on edge of wooden platform over cliff with large pine tree behind. Photo identified on back as "'Shorty' Routh making photo of tourists in incline car at top of track." 1

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

Man, woman and child standing in front of sod house on plains. Another sod and several wooden outbuildings are to the right. A car is parked in front of one of the buildings, and another child stands on the roof of the sod building at the right. 1

Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway rotary snow plow stopped on the tracks at summit of Pikes Peak with snow-covered mountains behind. 1

Manitou Springs from elevated portion of Highway 24, showing residences and businesses downtown. Barker House hotel (also known as Navajo Hotel) is visible in background. 1

Manitou and Pikes Peak Railroad in Englemann Canyon. "Steep Grade Cog Road" hand written at bottom right. 1

Martha Hansell Gayler [1921-2010], wearing welding helmet and suit, welding amid sparks. Photo identified on back. 1

Mary Scott Howbert sits on chair attached to front of Indian motorcycle parked on dirt road with mountains in background. Photo identified on back. 1

Max Morath, in spotlight, sitting on piano stool in front of his piano on stage at the Imperial Hotel melodrama, speaking into microphone. 1

Members of the AdAmAn Club sit on porch of wooden building in hiking gear, eating lunch. Photo identified on back 1

Members of the Silver Spruce Ski Club heading up wooded slope behind log cabin. Photo identified on back. 1

Men and boys pose on and alongside a simple mine headworks supported by beams and logs with mine buildings in background. Town is visible in distance. 1

Men and one woman pose on wooden platform in front of two-story wood building with sign, "The Grand View Hotel." 1

Men and women holding parasols pose on decorated bicycles in the Flower Parade. 1

Men cutting and loading ice onto horse-drawn wagon. Two men are standing by a large block of ice; one is holding large saw. 1

Men dressed in athletic clothing posing for the camera pulling a firefighting hose cart in front of a brick building with one of the barn doors open. 1

Men excavate rocks and boulders at the portal of a tunnel for the Colorado Midland Railway. Two two-wheel carts pulled by mules are backed up for loading at the site. "C.M. Ry. Tunnel No. 8 East" written on bottom of print. 1

Men holding surveying equipment stand in front of several log buildings in the mountains. Title on front of print. 1

Men on horseback, some holding American flags. Man in front is holding lariat. Photo is identified on back as "Cowboys who welcomed Pres. Roosevelt". 1

Men pose before wooden shack with large chimney supported by wires. Three wagons loaded with boards are alongside the building. Pikes Peak is visible in background. 1

Men saddling up horses among brush and trees. Photo identified on back. 1

Men sitting on logs at camp next to covered wagon watching man clowning around. 1

Men stand in front of trucks lined up in street before brick building with sign "American Railway Express" attached over original sign "End Livery and Boarding Stable 426 Phone 76" Present day location of the Old Town Bike Shop at 426 South Tejon. 1

Men working at printing presses at Shepard's Citations. Press in foreground has sign "The Babcock Printing Press Mfg. Co." 1

Men working on the construction of Iron Springs Bridge on the Colorado Midland Railway showing the steel truss beams over canyon. "C.M. Ry. Iron Springs Bridge Manitou Col." annotated on bottom of print. 1

Mesa Road over Monument Creek washed out. 1

Milk cows stand in corral outside modern dairy barn. 1

Milton Glaser, Roy Beal, and Mrs. Kernochan pose in the parlor of the McAllister house. 1

Mine buildings among piles of tailings with dirt road in foreground. Photo identified on back as "American Eagle Mine - right|Orpha May Mine - left." 1

Miners standing in front of Golden Cycle Mine entrance with ore cars and buildings alongside. 1

Miners wearing hardhats pose on ore cart tracks inside mine tunnel with beams overhead. One man leans on shovel, another holds pickaxe. “600 Ft. Underground American Eagles Mine” written on bottom of print. 1

Miss McAllister exiting Broadmoor Hotel Stage Line carriage. Charles Tutt, Guthrie Packard and Mrs. Albert Heinicke looking on. 1

Misty landscape of mountains with the silhouette of the Broadmoor Hotel. 1

Monument Creek in wintertime in Monument Valley Park. The steeple of St. Mary's Church and towers of the second Antlers Hotel are visible in background. 1

Monument Town Hall building in snow with cars parked alongside. Church is visible in background. Community Bulletin Board in front has no announcements but signs "for info/for rent/for free/for sale" 1

Mounted head of longhorn bull with hat hanging from one horn. Identified on back as "Poncho--was pet bull at Box T Ranch north of Pueblo." 1

Mounted men with roped cattle among trees with men on foot watching in the rear. Men on horseback are identified on back as Charlie Herder, Ed Pugh, Carl Albin (on burro), Abe Hackman, Bill Saunders, Louis Spielman. 1

Mud and flood damage inside house on Spruce Street. 1

Newsboys on their bicycles lined up outside brick building, with carriers filled with papers. 1

Night view of the skyscrapers in midtown Manhattan, including the Empire State Building and the Pan Am building with lights blazing. 1

Nun holding large pad standing on dirt road looking into fields with mountains behind. Two other people are walking on road behind. Photo identified on back as "21 mi. north of Colo. Spgs. FAC art class field trip." 1

Old bottles and boxes of drugs and herbs on shelf. Labels include "Emerson's Bromo Seltzer"|Metzgers Pink and Distemper Cure" and Blue Cohosh. Photo identified as George Springer's drug store. 1

Old pickup truck parked outside "Sunshine Station" gas station, identified on back as West of Clovis, New Mexico. Old gas pumps with "Chevron" sign stand in front of the building. 1

Older couple stand in kitchen beside stove showing roasting pan with game prepared for Wild Game Dinner. Oven has sign "Monarch"|roasting pan "Savory". Calendar on back wall reads November 1947. 1

Older man wearing sleeveless shirt under coveralls is folding large sheet of paper with printing machinery in background. 1

One cow grazes in the street in front of The Hertel & Wilson Mercantile Co. and The H&W Mer. Co. Warehouse. A wooden ladder leans against the side of one of the buildings, and a wagon is pulled up in front. 1

Ore wagon with team of six horses in front of cars labeled "Cripple Creek 398 Short Line" and "Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District". Two lead horses wear nosebags and blinkers. Photo identified on back as "wagons unloading ore CS & CC District RW". 1

Ornate fountain in the west lounge at the Broadmoor Hotel. Large windows in back look out onto porch with man sitting. 1

Outside Penrose Stadium showing cog railroad tracks and wrought iron fence by the gate. Gateway has sign for "Will Rogers Rodeo Aug. 17-18-19-20 1

Oval portrait of General Palmer as a young man. 1

Oval portrait of Mary Lincoln "Queen" Mellen Palmer as a young woman. "Queen Palmer" is written on print. Photo is numbered 6891 on print. 1

Overhead shot of helmeted construction workers positiong a large bucket of concrete for pouring during the construction of Penrose Public Library. 1

Pattern of iron fire escapes on the side of brick building with decorative stonework friezes. 1

Patterns in dry riverbed with trees and brush alongside. 1

Pauline Chapel from across the lake with mountains in the background. 1

Paved one-lane road with fences on both sides leading through flat plains towards snow-covered mountain range in background. Sign by side of road reads "Moffat 15". Note on back reads "West slope of the Sangre de Cristos from near Saguache, Colo." 1

People in covered walkway by Hilton Hotel. Note on back reads "Michelle's Ice Cream Shop, walkway between Hilton Hotel and May D&F, Denver." 1

People line up at buffet at Wild Game Dinner. Dish in foreground has sign reading "Bear". Sign on wall reads "Colorado Wild Game Dinner Acacia Hotel Nov. 15." 1

People line up in front of Burger King on Fillmore Street. Parking lot is filled with cars. Neon sign of king sitting on hamburger and holding a drink reads "Burger King Home of the Whopper".` 1

People stand behind central counter in large country store. Photo identified on back as "Elizabeth Store. , Mildred Forsyth, David Young, George McClellan, Lawrence McClellan, , Arthur McCracken, M.J. Tietjens, ," 1

Photo of the summit of Pikes Peak from 20,000 feet. 1

Pikes Peak rising above clouds with treed hillside in foreground. 1

Plastered adobe building with wooden doors and shutters and decaying shingled roof. Sign reading "Horseshoeing" with painted horseshoe at either end is painted above door. 1

Players in front of club house at Patty Jewett Golf Course. 1

Portrait of Spencer Penrose and Charles Leaming Tutt sitting together and studying a paper. 1

Portrait of Artus Van Briggle wearing a houndstooth pattern jacket. Photo identified on print. 1

Portrait of Bob Womack wearing suit and tie. Photo identified on print. 1

Portrait of Chief Buckskin Charlie wearing a three-piece suit. Buckskin Charlie was also known as Sapiah and Charles Buck. 1

Portrait of Count James Pourtales [1853-1908]. 1

Portrait of Dr. William A. Bell. 1

Portrait of Fred Barr wearing winter clothing and leather cap. Photo identified on back as "Fred Barr, one of original 5 charter members [of AdAmAn Club] built Barr Trail up Pikes Peak." Taken in front of McRae Restaurant in downtown Colorado Springs. 1

Portrait of Helen Hunt Jackson seated with hand on chin. 1

Portrait of Jesse Bass [1877-1958] holding a horse in the courtyard of the Carriage House on Glen Eyrie. Photo identified on back as "Jesse Bass, horse trainer for Gen. Palmer." 1

Portrait of Katharine Lee Bates in academic robes sitting by fireplace with a dog by her side. 1

Portrait of Myron Stratton, father of Winfield Scott Stratton. 1

Portrait of Spencer Penrose wearing checked suit and large cowboy hat. 1

Portrait of Winfield Scott Stratton. 1

Portrait profile of Spencer Penrose in business suit. 1

President Eisenhower stands at a microphone on the balcony at the dining hall at the U.S. Air Force Academy addressing men standing at attention at dinner tables. Table in foreground has dinner settings and sign "Reserved O C & Wing Staff". 1

President Kennedy, flanked by men in suits and an Air Force lieutenant colonel and brigadier general, walks up the steps at the Air Force Academy. 1

Queen Anne style house with stone foundation, fish-scale shingles and porches with decorative columns and brackets. Photo identified on back as "Miller - early day broker, Carr Street." 1

Railroad car on track with mountain in background. Car has signs "Colorado Midland" "260" "United States Mail Railway Post Office" 1

Railroad cranes lift steam locomotive #907 after derailment as workers pile railroad timbers underneath. Photo identified on back as "Uintah and Pine St. Overpass 2/25/45 4 1

Railroad depot at Independence, Colorado, showing tracks and trestles below and Vindicator Mine buildings above. A steam locomotive pulling two passenger cars is parked at the depot building. A Bowman Brothers Fuel and Feed Store is seen on the left. 1

Railroad passenger car with several men standing on the observation platform rounding a curve alongside cliffs. "Scene on the Cripple Creek Line" and "172" written on print. 1

Ribbon cutting at dedication of Penrose Public Library. 1

Ribbon cutting at dedication of Penrose Public Library. William Thayer Tutt, Russell Tutt (with scissors), and Vice Mayor Hawk. 1

River running past scrub land in foreground and low rocky cliffs in background. 1

River, identified on the back as Rio Grande of the North near Creede, on open plain with mountains behind. 1

Roadside in Arizona with small stores in front of large rocky cliff. Stores in foreground have signs "W.B. Whiting Bros." and "Chaparral Indian Store". 1

Robin sitting on snow-covered branch in snowstorm. 1

Rock cliffs overlooking White River with plowed ground and tree in foreground. 1

Rock formation covered with snow with trees in foreground. 1

Rock formation with two spigots spouting water, standing next to large stone building. Frame building and park bench visible to the left. Cup dispenser is attached to the building at the right of the spring. 1

Rock formations along the Mancos River. 1

Rock formations in Garden of the Gods covered in snow, with person standing on top of one of the peaks. 1

Rock formations known as Cathedral Spires in Garden of the Gods. Photo identified on back. 1

Rocky cliffs of the gorge at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. 1

Roped longhorn being held in corral while man with branding iron approaches. Other cattle watch in rear. 1

Rough stone building with wooden porch and shingled roof on corner lot. Sign above door reads "Mountain View". Photo identified on back as "corner of West Franklin and High Streets". 1

Row of adjoining cottages with shrubbery in front. Screen door on cabin in foreground has iron grate and "24" on it. 1

Row of log and plank buildings with small porches in snowstorm, with icicles hanging from rafters. House in front has large TV antenna on roof. Note on back (not by photographer) reads "A street in San Luis, the oldest and poorest town in Colorado." 1

Rows of decorative bottles and mugs on shelves in front of the window at Dr. Webb's house. Flowered couch sits under the window. 1

Rows of houses on hillside with empty land between and mountains behind. Drift fences separate houses from open land. 1

Saddled horse tied to wooden fence outside old adobe building. 1

Sailboats on Prospect Lake with large tree in foreground and mountains in background. 1

School children and teachers line up in front of wooden building with rail fence in background. Several of the children are barefoot. 1

Scrub oak trees in snow. 1

Scrubby land with cactus and chamisos in foreground. 1

Seating area in Penrose Public Library 1

Seven men trudge up cog railroad tracks in blowing snow. 1

Several fully-loaded stagecoaches and surreys in the street in front of brick buildings in Cripple Creek. Signs on buildings read "O.K. One Price Shoe & Clothing House"; "The Continental" and " Mercantile Boynton Bros." Title on bottom of print. 1

Several men lean on the bar railing inside an unidentified saloon. Two bartenders are behind the counter. Spittoon sits on floor under footrail. Sign over mirror behind bar reads "Pabst" (image is reversed). 1

Shove Chapel at night with moon overhead. 1010 North Nevada Avenue 1

Side of the old Van Briggle building showing the decorative sun-dial with horoscope signs and "AD 1907" underneath. Tiles showing rooster crowing are above sun-dial. 1

Side of weathered barn in Shooks Run showing weatherboard siding and weathered wooden door. 1

Side view of Broadmoor Hotel with cars parked in front. 1

Side view of King residence in Broadmoor, showing wood siding, upper deck and large windows. Note on back states "Collins & Roberts - Archt." 1

Side view of The Mansions Hotel in Manitou Springs with lawn and lawn chairs in front. Two men are walking on street in front. This hotel was built in 1875. 1

Side view of one of the buildings at the Citadel Mall during construction. Decorative frieze is in place above entrance. 1

Side view of the main building of Cragmor Sanatorium showing several striped awnings. 1

Sitting room or living room of well-to-do family, with ornately carved furniture, crystal chandelier, patterned carpet, drapes and wallpaper, an upright piano next to the fireplace and a fur throw rug. 1

Sitting room with chairs and dresser and door into bedroom in rear. Bed, washbasin and striped curtains on windows are visible in room at rear. 1

Six men sit on rocky outcropping overlooking mountain valley. Left to right 1

Six women in long dark dresses and hats walk along the Pikes Peak cog train railroad tracks in the mountains, while a man toting a picnic basket with several cloth bundles on his back leads the way. 1

Six women pose for the camera, sitting on a log and holding their legs out. Several hold bouquets and all but one have hiking sticks. Photo identified on back as "student nurses from Bethel Hospital in North Cheyenne Canon". 1

Six young lacrosse players on field with mountains behind. 1

Sketch of the street plan of Colorado Springs looking west from an elevated position with Pikes Peak and adjacent mountains in the background. "Copyright 1892" is written in the lower right corner. 1

Skiers stand at foot of ski run lined with trees. Skis and ski poles are on snow in foreground. 1

Skyscrapers in downtown Denver at dusk. 1

Small boy in cowboy dress carrying coiled lariat riding horse through field. 1

Small boy putting at a miniature golf course with other children in the background. 1

Small boy standing in front of truck parked at gas pump. 1

Small building on top of rocky hill with stream running alongside and underneath. "Under ground stream tapped in driving tunnel under Beacon Hill - Cripple Creek Mining District" printed on front of photo. 1

Small cabin at foot of bare hillside. Photo identified in "Colorado 1

Small child wading in river under large rock formation, framed by evergreen branches. Photo identified on back as Tarryall Mountains. 1

Small church building in open field with tower and cross on top. Several other low buildings are behind. 1

Small frame building with snowy hillside behind. Building has large arched doorway and windows and small cupola with arch underneath with sign reading "City Hall 1883". Building next door is partially roofed with tin sheets. 1

Small frame house under trees. Photo identified on back as house at 811 North Tejon owned by Frank Riddle. 1

Small gathering of young men and women in the park in downtown Denver. Many are raising hands in "V" signs. 1

Small houses along dirt road with cars and trucks parked in front and Pikes Peak visible in background. Identified on back as "about Willamette St. just w. of the railroad tracks where the freeway is now, C.S." 1

Small ivy-covered house surrounded by trees. Photo identified on back as residence of Dr. David H. Winternitz, 2212 W. Colorado Avenue. 1

Small niche with ornate carved columns, arch and pediment in corner of room. Small wooden chair is inside niche and wooden screen stands in front. 1

Small round table with lace tablecloth, glass lamp and decorative glassware in front of window with lace curtains. Small shelf with thread spools and embroidery scissors is on wall next to window. Photo not identified on print. 1

Small stone building with wooden entranceway and sign over doorway reading "Westcliffe School A.D. 1881 Erected". Lutheran Church with steeple is visible in background. 1

Small stone building, identified on back as 3318 West Bijou, with trees and shrubs in front. 1

Small wooden building on snow-covered hillside with wire fence beside and other wooden structures in the rear. Note on back states "Mt. Werner right rear." 1

Small wooden building with stuccoed sides and brick chimney on snowy road. Wooden watertower stands in the rear. Old-fashioned gas pump is in front of the building. Photo not identified on print. 1

Small wooden building, identified on back as 2901 West Kiowa, with wooden shutters. Virginia Creeper vines cover one corner. 1

Small wooden church with field of corn in foreground and hills in background. Cross on top of bell tower is tilted. 1

Small wooden shack with log fence in back with mountains visible in background. 1

Snapshot of mounted man with small herd of cattle on the plains. 1

Snapshot showing five mounted men and one on foot studying cattle in a corral on the plains, Pring Ranch . 1

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

Snowy fields with fenced-off mounds and mountains in background. 1

Snowy landscape of mountain, with pine-covered hills in front and peak behind. 1

Snowy mountain in background with forest in foreground. Photo from folder "Upper Arkansas River - Tw Lakes -Independence Pass - Granite". 1

Snowy mountain landscape. 1

South side of the City Hall building showing large columns flanking the door and stone stairs leading up. Doorway under the stairs has sign "Violations Bureau Municipal Court." 1

Spanish-style buildings at 1219 West Pikes Peak Avenue 1

Spencer Penrose in sports jacket and hat holding camel with monkey on its back. 1

Spencer and Boies Penrose next to pile or rocks at Fraser River. Print mounted on board with caption "Spencer Penrose Senator Boies Penrose On top of Penrose Mountain located Aug 17-1903 - Altitude 9000 ft. Fraser River, British Columbia." 1

St. Mary's Church and Loretto Academy from Sierra Madre Street, showing church tower under construction. A man is walking on the unpaved street in center of picture. Loretta Academy is on the left. 1

Stagecoach pulled by 6 horses with one horse tied behind stands in front of wooden building in the mountains. Two men sit on the driver's seat, and one man is sitting on the ground watching. Canvas windows in the coach are rolled up. 1

Storefronts in Manitou showing buckled sidewalks and heavily exposed streetcar railroad ties and tracks after the flood. Children are crossing the street to stores. “Photo by Standley 2” is annotated in the lower right. 1

Storm clouds hanging over mountains and plains on the Front Range. Note on back reads "Front Range storm, Rampart Range, Colo. Spgs., Colo. U.S. Air Force Academy is center, at base of mountains. It is not visible from this point." 1

Street fronts of row of small stucco buildings with brick planters and wrought iron railings on front steps. 1

Street in Kiowa, Colorado, with stores, restaurants and cars parked diagonally in front. Signs visible include "Pat's Caf" (including signs for Coors Beer and Pepsi-Cola) and "The Divide Review". 1

Street lamps in parking lot at Stapleton Airport. Mt. Evans is visible in background. 1

Street scene of Kiowa Street showing decorative facade of Marksheffel Garage and front of St. Mary's Church in background. Young man on bicycle in front of garage gestures to camera. 1