PPLD Digital Collections

A group of children place their fingers on chins as part of a game they listen to on the record player. Children of migrant laborers attended school in the summer as part of the Migrant Education Research Project. 1

A group of elementary-school-age girls are active in a playground adjacent to a large brick school building next to a residential area. Bicycles are parked on the left and a kite is flying above the playground. 1

A group of school children come up the north stairs of a tunnel built under Colorado Avenue for students of Buena Vista Elementary school. The underpass was located at 17th Street. 1

A large group of children and a few adults pose for the camera in a playground at Monument Valley Park. 1

A large group of men, women and children attending a Sunday School meeting stand outside the log building identified as the Black Forest School located at 6770 Shoup Road. 1

A large group of women dressed in Salvation Army uniforms and civilian clothes are seated in an auditorium. Several children are also in the group. 1

A little girl stands with several chickens near her. 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 toddler sits outside of the front porch at 308 East Platte Avenue. 1

A toddler stands outside the front porch of the home at 308 East Platte Avenue. 1

A warmly dressed young girl holding a hand muffler stands on a sled in the snowy front yard of a house with wrought iron fence and residential street in the background. A business district is in the distance. 1

A woman stands with a young girl and a toddler in the front yard of a house. 1

A young Hopi boy and girl hugging in desert land. 1

A young boy talks with Santa Claus, holding a wrapped gift. 3

A young child and a toddler sit on their wooden tricycles in front of a house. 1

A young girl stands in a grassy yard in a white dress with large bows in her hair. 1

Adam Leech, 4, left and Phillip Holmes, 4, hawk lemonade in front of Phil's house at 1216 North Tejon Street. 1

African-American woman three children walking near a small house and railroad track. An automobile is visible in background as two railroad cars. 1

An elevated view looking down on scattered small buildings with several children in the foreground and the North Fork of the South Platte River flowing behind them. This mountain valley hamlet of Grant is located along U.S. Highway 285 southwest of Denver. 1

Annwin and Renny Borchert with Christmas creche in their Broadmoor home. 1

Baby in crib smiling at the camera. 1

Baby sleeping 1

Bearded elderly man holding baby stands behind a donkey with two small children on its back and a girl in striped dress and broad-brimmed hat holding its reins. 1

Billy Olson and soapbox race car sponsored by the Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph. "Bill Olson Wins Soap Box Derby and Chance for National Crown" states article by Dick Tharinger in the Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph, dated July 24, 1950, page 1. 1

Boy and girl in tree trunk. 1

Boy and girl study small sculptures on shelf at Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. 1

Boy cuts with scissors in a classroom for the children of migrant laborers. 1

Boy rides pony down Durango alleyway. 1

Boy wears cardboard box and helmet beside Swinger I banana-seat bicycle. 1

Caroline E. Swem, grandmother of Charles Swem Jr., poses with an unknown girl with large bows in her hair in front of a small corn patch with houses and telephone poles in the background. 1

Catherine Nellessen explains details of the Kids Rodeo Dress-Up to "Little Old Eagle." The Kids Rodeo Dress-Up coincided with the Colorado Springs Rodeo, later known as the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo. 1

Cathie Daniels makes a contribution to the Salvation Army kettle manned by bell ringer Jimmy LeBeau. Featured in the Gazette on November 28, 1948, pg 3A. 1

Charles Swem Jr. as a baby, sitting in a rocking horse toy in front of a wooden building. 1

Charles Swem Jr. as a baby, sitting in a rocking horse toy in front of a wooden building. A man's arm can be seen in the left side of the photo. 1

Charles Swem Jr. as a young boy with dog. 1

Charles Swem Jr. dressed in costume sitting in front of a wall of stacked cedar shingles 1

Charles Swem Jr. poses with his cousins on the Rahm side of the family. Swem is third from left wearing a white hat. 1

Charles Swem Jr. rides his tricycle near a patch of rhubarb. 1

Charles Swem Jr. sits with another child on a porch. A black dog eats from a plate at their feet. 1

Charles Swem Sr. greets his mother Caroline Swem at her home on E. Boulder St. Swem holds his son Charles Swem Jr. 1

Child clapping during storytime. 1

Child sits on steps leading to a grand house. One of five images in a full page spread. Illustration appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on April 23, 1887 on pages 296-297. 1

Children climb on playground equipment at Conejos Park. 1

Children climb over large sculpture in park. Photo identified on back as play sculpture by Fred Schamm. Located in Boulder Crescent Park, the structure was painted bright orange and nicknamed "The Big Cheese" or "Pumpkin Slide." 1

Children dressed for their First Communion. 1

Children dressed in costume portraying Cinderella. 1

Children eat lunch on the steps of a storefront in Durango. 1

Children enjoy the Peter Pan wading pool at Monument Valley Park. Seated on the small pillars from front to back are 1

Children from the Pikes Peak Community College Child Development Center trick or treat on campus. 1

Children hold Valentine cards at San Luis Town School. 1

Children in Christmas pageant at Grace & St. Stephens 4

Children in playground on swings and large sculpted animals, with decorative stone wall in background. 1

Children in playground with institution building in background. Photo identified on back as at the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind. 1

Children in snowy and muddy playground with snow-covered buildings of Silverton behind. Several children stand on a merry-go-round, while others at right play baseball. Church is in background at right. Photo identified on back. 1

Children on lawn in front of stucco building of Myron Stratton Home. One group lines up in front of desk with older woman|others sit on grass eating off paper plates. One boy in center pets small dog. Title written on back of print. 1

Children on merry-go-round with large sculpted animals in a playground. 1

Children on playground in Monument Valley Park with several women looking on. 1

Children on the steps of Colorado Springs Day Nursery with a dog and cat. 1

Children play field hockey in Monument Valley Park, playground equipment in the background. Many of the boys are dressed in knickers and newsboy caps. 1

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

Children playing on merry-go-round with adults and children in the surrounding playground area. 1

Children playing on tire swing under trees. 1

Children pose on rocks 1

Children praying. Photo identified on back as "At Prayer - Episcopal Church Children's Chapel - Colo. Springs, Colo." 1

Children run out the door of Liberty School at the end of the school day. Principal Lynn Gulmon and a teacher walk with the students. 1

Children sitting in rapt attention at pre-school story hour in the West End Branch Library. 1

Children standing in front of the Ute Theater. [See Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph article "Sears to Entertain Children at Youth Month Show Friday", dated September 1, 1948, page 11.] 1

Claudia Lewis and Melanie Strong try to catch bubbles blown by their teacher Wendy Hagman. 1

Constance White stands with a sled in the snowy yard at Nordrach Ranch Sanatorium. Constance (1901-1992) was the daughter of Dr. John E. White, superintendent of Nordrach Ranch. 1

Craig Gordon (left) and Rebecca Turner pick pumpkins at Venetucci Farms while visiting with their fellow kindergartners from Mark Twain school. Both wear Halloween costumes. 1

Delbert Webb meets Santa Claus at a Christmas party thrown by Lane Equipment Company, 508 S. Tejon. A.E. Lane is shown loaded with presents while Priscilla Miller (left) and Idonna Waldie look on. Lloyd Faddis is identified as Santa. 1

Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad steam locomotive #476 on display with General Palmer's personal railroad car in Durango. Man and toddler are seen in the window of the engine's cab. 1

Don M. Alexander as a young boy. He is sitting on the steps of a porch holding a black dog. 1

Eisenberg home [not in paper]. Mother and two small children sitting at a kitchen table praying. Two lit candles and a platter of fruit are also on the table. 1

Elementary-school-age children play in a schoolyard next to a two-story brick schoolhouse. A large drinking fountain is in the middle of the photo with a bike rack on the left. Houses surround the school. 1

Elinor, Anne, dog in snow in front of original house (before addition). 1

Emma Swem poses with Charles Swem Jr. in December 1912 or January 1913 in the backyard of their home. A baby carriage can be seen in the bottom left of the photo. 1

Engineer and and toddler dressed in an engineer's uniform look out the cab window of Denver & Rio Grande Wester steam locomotive #476 in Durango. 1

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

Five children on a donkey. 1

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

Formal portrait of Guy M. Neal as an infant. Note on reverse "Guy M. Neal, aged 5 months. Compliments of Will & Zadie" 1

Four children dressed for a party, stand in a row, blowing up balloons during an Easter celebration held at Knob Hill on March 24, 1950. A long table covered with a cloth sits behind them as they concentrate on inflating their balloons. 1

Four children sit on sleds, two to a sled, with two other boys behind holding third sled. Rock wall and houses are visible in background. 1

Four-year-old Kendall David Marshall diagrams just what he wants for Christmas in the Colorado Springs Sears Roebuck & Co. See Gazette article 12/23/1948, 13A. 1

Four-year-old Pat Carey in snowsuit and gloves chats with Santa Claus in Sears. See Gazette article 12/23/1948, 13A. 1

From left, Chipeta, Buckskin Charlie (Sapiah), and Ta-Wee (To-Wee) sit with two young girls in front of a tipi. Chipeta was the wife of Chief Ouray. 1

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

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

Full-length portrait of young Indian child wearing squash blossom necklace. 1

Gazette reporter dressed as Santa Claus holds Colleen Allnutt in Sears. See Gazette article 12/23/1948, 13A. 1

Georgia Mim, about 2 years old, in a studio portrait wearing a white dress. 1

Girl cleans up at a classroom sink. 1

Girl in fur coat and cap speaking to man in overcoat with cigar in hand in front of large frame house and snowy yard. Photo identified on back as Mr. Frank H. Riddle and Alice Riddle (Crooks). 1

Girls garbed in dress styles of the mid-1930s in lot behind large brick building, identified as Sacred Heart Church in Pueblo. Wooden staircase leads from upper door to ground level. 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 on horseback lined up, probably before a race at the county fair. Photo identified on back as "Kiowa, Colo. Elbert Co. Fair & Rodeo. India Wood, second from bottom." 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 well-dressed boys and girls posing for the camera at the Sertoma Christmas party inside the Antler's Plaza Hotel. 1

Group of well-dressed boys and girls posing for the camera at the Sertoma Christmas party inside the Antler's Plaza Hotel. [Previously numbered 001-7324] 1

Hand-written on back "Maxine Meloy cousin of Earl and Hal (was Maggies) 2 years old". 1

Handwritten on back "Gertrude Hamilton / May 2, 1910, 4 years old. Cousins Gertrude + Pauline Hamilton" Formal portrait of two young girls. Gertrude on left. Pauline sitting on chair. 1

Hertha Pistol about five, and her brother Robert about 8 wearing traditional Austrian walking costumes. 1

Hertha Pistol poses holding her younger brother Fritz. 1

Hertha and Leo Mohl watch their son Dick feed a calf while son Bob holds the calf still on their ranch in Husted, Colorado. This location now hosts the Air Force Academy. 1

Hertha holding daughter Gerda, with Leo and the two boys, Robert (Bob) and Richard (Dick). 1

Interior of children's room at the Colorado Springs Public Library showing tables and chairs, card files and book stacks behind. Several children are visible at right. 1

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

Janet Pinney at 106 South Wahsatch age 2. Store in the background everyone called AG's. 1

John Huiskamp Alexander (1929-1977), son of J. Don Alexander. John is 11 years old at the Miami Military Academy in Florida. 1

Judge Darius Minium with a grandchild. 1

Judy Henderson, daughter of future mayor William Henderson, poses with her cat next to her stocking for the family Christmas card. Back of the card reads "Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, The Hendersons." 1

Kindergarten students at Franklin Elementary School dressed in costumes for Halloween. Franklin School was built in 1952 and was located at 701 N. Circle Dr. 1

Kirk Hanna, age 7, with mother and younger sibling in the kitchen at the Hanna Ranch in Hanover, Colorado. The photo appeared in "Little Wrangler" by Nancy Wood. 1

Large group of children pose in front of wooden building. Girl in front row has sign reading "McKinley School Cripple Creek Colo. Room 4." "Photo by Jonson Pueblo Colo" printed in lower left of photo. 1

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

Large group of women and children dressed in costume as men, brides, and pioneers. 1

Leo and Hertha's son Bob, about age 2, having a bath in a steel wash tub on the ranch at Mohl Hill. 1

Leo, Hertha, and sons Dick and Bob on a hill overlooking their house and barns in Husted, on land now part of the Air Force Academy. 1

Librarian reads to children gathered for story time in Penrose Public Library. The Children's Department was housed on the second floor of the library. 1

Lynn Ann Roelens (1-year-old) isn't pleased to meet Santa in the Colorado Springs Sears Roebuck & Co. See Gazette article 12/23/1948, 13A. 1

Man holding young girl up so she can touch the propeller of an Alexander Eaglerock aircraft. Crowd in background. Sign says in part "This is the first Alexander Eaglerock to be"[entirely made in Colorado Springs]". 1

Man sitting in restaurant booth with baby on his lap and glass of beer in front of him. Baby carrier is on table. Photo identified on back as Donald F. Brandon and son, Patrick. 1

Man unhooks fish from line on stone jetty, previously identified as Holgate, New Jersey, while small barefoot child in oversize raincoat watches. 1

Margaret Ferguson Poley (1865-1963), wife of Horace Poley, reading to her children, Frank and Elizabeth. Mary's mother, Mary E. Ferguson, is seated in the background. 1

Marie Knight [1928-1990] and her son, Ray Turner, pose in front of a phone booth in Regensburg, Germany. 1

Marie Knight and Ray Turner stand in a park with a young girl and a woman in Regensburg, Germany 1

Mary Delaney at 2540 Chelton Road begin preparations for Thanksgiving dinner by baking cookies. Offering help are John, 9; Christine,10; and Mike, 6. John and Mike make sure the cookie jar doesn't overflow. 1

Mary Sprunger-Froese kneels to speak with two young children on a sidewalk. 1

Miss Josephine Meeker, and Mrs. Price and her two children, in the costumes worn by them when captured. 1

Mrs. Marie Lummis, Head Start teacher, working with Cynthia Thomas, Kenny Martinez, Jon Starry and Mary Richmond. One child holds "The Sesame Street Book of Shapes." Located at the Penrose Public Library. 1

Nine naked boys playing in a stream's rocky cascade. 1

Nurse conducts a hearing test on a young girl as two women look on. 1

Orchestra plays behind ice skaters dressed as clowns in Broadmoor Christmas on Ice. 1

Patchwork Pony located at 2616 W. Colorado Avenue. Bill and Polly Baddaker sit on the floor watching toddler at this children's boutique with clothing, gifts and toys for babies, toddlers and young children. 1

Patty Baldwin waves to the camera from the lap of Santa Claus in Sears. See Gazette article 12/23/1948, 13A. 1

Penrose Public Libary located at 20 N. Cascade Avenue. Children surround a computer terminal at the library as one boy sits at the keyboard to access the on-line catalog. 1

Pikes Peak Community College float "Flyer" won the Rocky Mountain Award at the Rodeo Parade. It was a huge wagon filled with toys and kids in costume as toys walking with the float. 1

Portrait of Dr. Frank R. Elges' children John, Lisa, Stephen, and Susan. 1

Portrait of Dr. Frank R. Elges' children Susan, John, and Lisa. 1

Portrait of Elizabeth Hungerford Parson, daughter of former Colorado Springs mayor Victor Hungerford. 1

Portrait of Julia Hamp (1895-1977) at three years of age. 1

Portrait of Mrs. Ellen E. Jack (1842-1921), also known as "Captain Jack." She is standing on the right next to two children and a donkey. 1

Portrait of William S. Crosby at age 13. William was a noted historian of the Pikes Peak Region. 1

Portrait of a baby in white gown. Stamped on the corner is "Bingham & Wood, Colorado Springs". 1

Portrait of a young girl, possibly a member of thr Swem family. 1

Preston Kundert, 5, hastily shines his shoe while speaking with Santa Claus in the Colorado Springs Sears Roebuck & Co. Toys are on display in the background. See Gazette article 12/23/1948, 13A. 1

Principal Lynn Gulmon asks a young boy about his sore arm. His siblings sit behind on a bed inside the home of migrant laborers. 1

Principal Lynn Gulmon assists students with their paper craft in a classroom for the children of migrant laborers. 1

Principal Lynn Gulmon of the Migrant Education Research Project talks with a young student. 1

Printed on front 1

Pueblo Indian baby sitting on blanket in front of adobe building. 1

Puppet show, Penrose Public Library. 1

Puppeteers managing marionet strings in Penrose Public Library. 1

Ray Turner and Harold Knight Jr. pose in front of Old Colorado City Baptist Church. 1

Ray Turner and Harold Knight Jr. pose in front of the home of B.R. and Julia Minnis of 624 Colorado Ave. Burns Minnis was the pioneer tonsorialist of Colorado City and the partner of barber Charlie Miniums. 1

Ray Turner and Harold Knight, brothers, at home at 2523 Bott Ave. 1

Ray Turner and his younger brother Harold Knight Jr. 1

Ray Turner and his younger brother Harold Knight Jr. Ray is wearing a Dragon Coat of Korra courtesy of his stepfather Harold Knight. 1

Ray Turner behind William Bailey's auto seat cover business at 2627 Colorado Ave, where Bailey lived in the upstairs apartments. Bailey was known as "Old Man Bailey." 1

Ray Turner in front of a phone booth in Regensburg, Germany. 1

Ray Turner sits with his cat to watch the Ozzie and Harriet television show. 1

Ray Turner with his mother, Marie Knight, standing on a sidewalk in park. 1

Rectangular adobe home with wooden addition, likely housing for migrant workers. Children stand at the front door. 1

Rectangular adobe home, likely housing for migrant workers. Children stand in doorway. 1

Richard Mohl at 10 months playing with his daddy, Leo, on the porch of 604 E. Boulder. 1

Robert and Hertha Pistol as children aged about 4 and 2, taken in a Vienna studio. 1

San Luis Town School 2

San Luis Town School. 1

School children at Bristol School, 730 N. Walnut. Embossed on cardstock "Kodak Shop 2409 W. Colo. Ave." 1

School children display their Community Chest collection boxes to an adult man in a suit. 1

Scott Stanec visits Santa (Irvin Markl) in a Sears store. Markl played Santa Claus for 7 years at the North Pole, then moved to Sears Roebuck in Southgate. He worked in maintenance at Fort Carson. See Gazette article on 12/14/1969, L1. 1

Several small children at the wire fence outside the tiger cage at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Two tigers are lying down inside the cages. A sign reading "Sumatran Tiger" with description is attached to the front of the cage. 1

Small Ute child named Capitaneto makes a face for the camera. 1

Small boy in riding habit sits atop a saddled donkey. Label on back of card reads "Gurnsey's Rocky Mountain Views. Published at Colorado Springs, Colorado. Scenes on the Line of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway. Mexican Burro, or Donkey. No. 94" 1

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

Small boy sits on lap of one of two seated metal sculpture figures at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Sign at left advertises gallery talk. Photo identified on back as "Fine Arts Center - Henry Moore Sculptor." 1

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

Small boy wearing only shorts points out a direction to man sitting on couch under framed still life painting at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. 1

Small boy wearing only shorts stands on couch trying to grab bowl of fruit in framed still life painting at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Woman sits on couch beside him watching. 1

Small child sits in wagon in front of log building with signs reading "Capitol Crispette Shop drinks Candy Smokes" and "The Home of Cris" Photo identified on back as first capitol in Colorado City; "Georgia Jean Southcotte 1922 - family owned building" 1

Small child standing in shopping cart leaning over scale in produce department of grocery store. Image is reversed. 1

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

Small child, holding kitten on lap, sitting by wood building with basket with two kittens inside and one outside. Automobile is visible in background. 1

Small child, identified on back as Margaret Wood, watches intently while Fred Schumm works at workbench. Mask is on shelf behind. 1

Small girl holding small dog in her arms. 1

Small girl holds hand on sculptured panel on wall at the Deaf and Blind School. Note on back reads "Edgar Britton Sculpture". Photo identified on back. 1

Small girl, identified on back as Helen Miller, standing in front of statue of Winfield Scott Stratton with trees behind and mountain in distance. 1

Son of Jim Bates [James L. Bates, Jr.] wearing a helmet. 1

Stephen Joseph Taylor, first baby born in Colorado Springs in 1951, reaches for an ornament on the family Christmas tree in their home at 718 East Boulder Street. Wrapped presents surround the tree. 1

Student smiles for the camera as he crafts a paper man. 1

Student uses a leather punch while others look on at the Migrant Education Research Project. 3

Students at St. Mary's catholic school assemble Valentine's Day scrapbooks for children in the hospital. Identified from left 1

Studio portrait of Samuel [1881-1918] and Charles [1877-1958] Goshen, sons of Isaac Goshen [1852-1931]. The boys are set against a fence and ledge made of tree branches. Their mother, Sarah, died in Kansas in 1885. 1

Studio portrait of a sitting girl with a large bow in her hair and holding a small terrier type of dog. 1

Studio portrait of a toddler. Printed on back is "From Hardy's, Colorado Springs." 1

Studio portrait of a young Ruth Banning, approximately 12 years old. 1

Studio portrait of a young boy. Honorable Mention of 1943-1944. 1

Studio portrait of a young girl wearing a large hat. 1

Studio portrait of boy wearing three-piece suit with watch fob and flower in lapel, standing beside potted palm on decorative plant stand. 1

Studio portrait of young children. Girl is wearing white dress trimmed with lace and sitting on small chair with wire legs; boy in short pants and shirt with starched collar and tie is standing alongside. 1

Studio portrait of young girl taken in Paris, France. 1

Studio portrait of young girl with ringlets holding roses. 1

Studio portrait of young girl. Next Best Group of 1943-1944. 1

Studio portrait of young woman wearing white lace dress with hair up, studying a flower. 1

Studio portrait taken in Nice, France, of a young girl with ringlets wearing a beautifully embroidered dress with a bow in her hair. 1

Studio portrait taken in Paris, France, of a standing girl with hair ringlets and a bow in her hair. 1

Swimming pool at Monument Valley Park shortly after it opened with stucco building in background. A crowd of people line the sides of the pool watching some swimmers in the water. 1

Teacher at the Migrant Education Research Project demonstrates how to use a tool. Children of migrant laborers attended school at Liberty School in the summer of 1960. 1

Teacher at the Migrant Education Research Project demonstrates how to use a tool. Student art hangs on the board behind them. Children of migrant laborers attended school at Liberty in the summer of 1960. 1

The Mohl Brothers, Dick (in the truck) and Bob help their dad with hay for the cows. 1

The Mohl's three children, Dick, Gerda and Bob on land the Mohls leased in the Rockrimmon area where they raised Black Angus cattle. 1

Thelma Caroline Swem [1904–1977] with her father John Hammer Swem at their home at 214 Monroe Ave in Colorado City. John Swem [1875-1951] was manager of The Swem Pharmacy located at 406 ½ Colorado Avenue, Colorado City, Colorado between 1903 and 1909. 1

Three adults and three children at a zig-zag log fence with mountains in the background. Note reads Englert Family with Frank Turner at the Tom McQuaid Ranch. 1

Three boys and a young girl sit on a bed inside a home for migrant laborers. A heating stove is visible behind them with clothes hung beside. 1

Three boys and one girl study small metal sculpture figures at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. 1

Three boys sit on a cot inside a dwelling for migrant laborers. One child holds a patterned plate. A stove is visible behind them with clothes hung beside. 1

Three children play in the snow on the grounds of Nordrach Ranch Sanatorium. 1

Three children play on low fence surrounding tree in front of store with gaily-striped awning. One boy holds frisbee, another stands on skateboard. 1

Three children sit and stand on a slide. 1

Three children, possibly of the Rahm family, sit on a bench next to a house. One girl holds a cat in her lap. A black dog sits at their feet. 1

Three small boys and a girl sitting on an unmade bed in sparsely-furnished room with clothing hanging in foreground. Photo identified on back as "Migrant workers children near Rocky Ford, Colo." 1

Three-year-old Jerry Norvell relates his list of wants for Christmas to a Gazette reporter dressed as Santa Claus in Colorado Springs' Sears Roebuck & Co. See Gazette article 12/23/1948, 13A. 1

Toddler holding a basket containing a puppy on snowy sidewalk in front of wooden buildings. There is a bell on top of the building in the center of the picture; a carriage stands in front of the building. 1

Triplet sisters (left to right) Ardith, Marilyn, and Evalie DuMars make the first contribution of the season to the Salvation Army Kettle at Busy Corner. Bell ringer Maj. Grace Hammock looks on. Featured in the Gazette on November 27, 1949, page 1. 1

Trumpet player for King Brothers Circus eyes Dean Dellacroce's snow cone on a hot August afternoon. Dellacroce sits in a wheelchair beside the band, an open section of the circus tent visible behind. See Gazette article on 8/29/1960. 1

Twenty boys in matching suits holding musical instruments pose under trees with older man standing behind. Drum in foreground has sign "Seibert Boy's Band Organized Sept. 10th 1914". 1

Two Ute children, Capitaneto and Cerette on the Southern Ute Reservation. 1

Two children [identified as Jacob Almon Keeth and Frances Priscilla Keeth on the back of the photograph] stand on the front steps of a home located at 308 East Platte Avenue. 1

Two children play hopscotch in front of building on busy street in New York City. Awning above has sign reading "316" and sign on lamppost behind reads "Tow Away Zone." 1

Two children ride on the merry-go-round, probably in Conejos Park, while others play on the swings behind. 1

Two children sit on a blanket in a yard with a wrought iron fence and houses along a residential street. 1

Two children walking along dirt road in Wet Mountain Valley with mountain ranges in background. One child has a large dog alongside, the other is leading two ponies. 1

Two children work on artwork under the eye of a woman wearing striped apron. One boy holds his artwork up for inspection while the other holds a blank sheet of paper. Photo identified on back as "FAC". 1

Two girls in room roofed in plywood with hanging plants and wood floors. Title written on back. 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 little girls stand alongside the bodies of three slain deer in the shadow of a wood-frame house. Larger house is perched on hillside behind. 1

Two small Native American children, wearing silver jewelry, pose in scrub land. "Compliments of Karl Moon 1910" written in ink on lower left of photo. 1

Two small children drink from decorative water fountain in playground, while others ride the merry-go-round or swings in background. Park is probably Conejos Park. 1

Two small children in dark dresses with white lace collars and high-buttoned boots sit on saddled donkey while small boy stands at donkey's head and holds the reins. Two of the children wear rolled-brim hats. 1

Two students hold up paper dolls on paper in a classroom. 1

Two toddlers on a gravel surface, possibly children of members of the Silver Spruce Ski Club 1

Two women and two children sit in a field. Gertrude Alexander, wife of J. Don Alexander. 1

Two women, two children and a dog pose for a photo on the porch of a two-story Victorian-style wooden house in Florence, Colorado. 1

Two young boys leaning up against a wooden building, peering down at a dog. Caption on the back of the photograph reads 1

Two young children in matching dresses and high button shoes sit in back of a two-wheeled pony trap [buggy] with its convertible top down. 1

Two young girls dressed as angels with tinfoil stars. 1

Two young girls pose in Japanese style dresses with flowers in their hair. Printed in the corner of the cardboard housing is "The Fults Studio. 30 So. Tejon. Colo. Spgs, Colo." 1

Two young girls sit on a rock formation at Nordrach Ranch Sanatorium in what is now known as Palmer Park in Colorado Springs. 1

Two young girls, a boy dressed in a military-style uniform and a dog pose for the photographer on railroad tracks running through open country. 1

Two young girls, identified on back as India Wood and friend, fishing off large rock at water's edge at Teller Reservoir. 1

Two young people stand in a snowy yard, likely in Colorado Springs. The boy holds a shovel. 1

Unidentified portrait of a young girl. 1

Vance Sonnenberg of Calhan edges out Ed Obele to win the 1949 Soap Box Derby near the 400 block of Costilla St. See Gazette article on July 25, 1949, pages 1 and 2. 1

Very young child sitting on rock by Ruxton Creek. 1

View of adobe house on top of the mesa with two children walking up a dirt road toward it. Cheyenne Mountain is visible in the background. 1

View of children with hands raised, gathered for story time in Penrose Public Library. The Children's Department was housed on the second floor of the library. 1

View of children's area in Penrose Public Library. 3

View of children's area in Penrose Public Library. Neusteters department store is visible through the windows. 1

View of curtained stage with wire chairs set up for the audience in Children's area of Penrose Public Library. 1

Woman and several children (one in stroller) walk on path among trees in Monument Valley Park. Warning notice is half-hidden among shrubs at left. 1

Woman sitting in chair holding a toddler and infant. 1

Woman, identified on back as Mrs. Elizabeth Magee, reading to seated children in front of marble fireplace. Stamp on back reads "Photograph by Sleet Brown for the Free Press Colorado Springs." Title written on back. 1

Women and children overload a burro. "Loaded to the Neck" printed on card. Postmarked Tecumseh, Okla.; Aug 1, 1911 1

Wood engraving, showing Indian woman with baby on back begging at door of log cabin. Small child is in doorway. Chickens are at right of cabin. "Indian Woman and Sick Papoose" printed below image. "ABH" printed in lower left of image. 1

Wooden structure in backyard filled with coal. "Horno" oven is at left. Girl is at right with small dog. Large dog sits in center of picture. Other houses are visible in background. 1

Young African American boy in playground. 1

Young Indian girl and boy pose for the camera. Photo identified on back as "Sunshine and Shadow." 1

Young Ute Indian girl and boy identified as Sunshine and Shadow. 1

Young boy [who appears to be Vaughn Van Epps, son of the photographer] in short pants and large hat balancing on dead log in High Park east of Alma. Cows are grazing on grassland below. Treed hillside is in background. 1

Young boy rests his head on a desk with eyes closed. Students work on crafts throughout the classroom with a teacher. 1

Young boy stands in a western style suit and hat in front of a scrubby hillside. 1

Young child in cowboy boots takes a break on the floor of a classroom. Students work on crafts throughout the classroom with a teacher. 2

Young child in front of garden level windows. 1

Young children exit the Colorado Day Nursery with staff and canine oversight. 1

Young children in front of pile of cast-off wood, ladders, buckets, crates, and logs, assembled for a bonfire. Possibly at YMCA camp. 1

Young children in front of the material for a bonfire, possibly at YMCA camp. 1

Young children in white with chains of flowers parading through parkland. Note on back reads "Children's pageant held to celebrate 44th anniversary of the city and 39th anniversary of state." 1

Young children on wooden glider on porch of Children's Pavilion. Wicker pram is visible in back. Photo identified on back. 1

Young children pick up a park bench in Acacia Park 1

Young children surround a christmas tree decorated with tinsel. Ther children are seated on floor in background. 1

Young children wear construction-paper head apparel in front of fireplace decorated with Santa Claus. 1

Young girl in dress pauses her craft to pose for the camera in a classroom. Children of migrant laborers attended school in the summer of 1960 in Rocky Ford. 1

Young girl in hat showing off her dress. She stands on a blanket in a fenced yard 1

Young girl looks directly at the camera as a teacher reviews student craft projects. 1

Young girl plays in a concrete tube on playground. 1

Young girl sits in the center of Community Chest posters and red feathers. 1

Young girl sits on saddled donkey in front of house with picket fence. Young boy holds donkey's bridle. Title printed on bottom of photo. 1

Young girl sitting at table in front of picket fence with large bowl and cups in front of her, with sign behind reading "Lemonade, Roses, Rocks, Nosegays." 1

Young girl stands astride dog in front of trailer home 1

Young girl stands on a step trying to reach drinking fountain in a park while a toddler holds on to the fountain. 1

Young girl writes on her paper dolls with pencil. 1

Young girls waiting to board a church bus outside Calvary Baptist Church located at 1712 South Corona Avenue. 1

Young members of Mexicanos Alegres, a dance group for La Fiesta Bonita, demonstrate their skills. 1

Young nursery-school age children are at Watson Nursery, dressed in costumes for Halloween and bobbing for apples hanging from the ceiling. 1

Young patrons reading in children's area of Penrose Public Library, upper level. 1