Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Tourists enjoying the shade at the Cliff House, Manitou, Col.
- View of shade trees from Cliff House Hotel, Manitou Springs, Colorado; shows various groups of people reclining in chairs in shade, potted plants hanging from veranda and porch of Cliff House Hotel, and people sitting on porch.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1910.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Minnehaha Falls, Pike's Peak trail
- View of waterfall, Minnehaha Falls (El Paso County), reached via Pike's Peak trail near Colorado Springs, Colorado; copy glass plate attributed to L.C. McClure.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Cheyenne Mtn. from Monument Valley Park
- View of lake in Monument Valley Park and distant view of Cheyenne Mountain (elevation 9198 feet on north summit), Colorado Springs, Colorado; shows dirt trail, trees, and shrubs.
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.); Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- A shady lane in Monument Valley Park, Colo. Springs
- Tree-lined dirt trail in Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado; wooden park bench underneath cottonwood tree, left foreground; rock supported embankment along trail, center left; numerous leaves on trail, probably autumn; large structure...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Benches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1910]
- Narrows, Williams Canon
- View of the Narrows, Williams Canyon near Manitou Springs, Colorado; shows extremely narrow point with rocky ledges, one lane dirt road.
- El Paso County, (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Williams Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Vista of Pike's Peak from Monument Valley Park, Colo. Springs
- Massive logs forming handrail of wooden footbridge crossing Monument Creek in Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado; distant view of snow covered Pikes Peak and water tower on hill in background.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1910]
- Balanced Rock, Garden of the Gods
- View of rock formation, Balanced Rock; Garden of the Gods, Colorado.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1940.; Rock formations--Colorado--1890-1940.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- The Graces, Garden of the Gods
- Rock formation the Graces, Garden of the Gods, Colorado.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1940.; Rock formations--Colorado--1890-1940.
- [between 1890 and 1935]
- Rainbow Falls, Ute Pass
- View of Rainbow Falls, on Twin Creek, in Teller County, Colorado.
- Rainbow Falls (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1940.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1940.
- [between 1890 and 1935]
- A glimpse of Manitou from Ute Pass
- Distant view of Manitou Springs, Colorado, seen from Ute Pass; one lane dirt road with wooden barricades for railings on cliff edge.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1940.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1940.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1890-1940.
- [between 1890 and 1935]
- Ute Pass
- Ute Pass near Colorado Springs, Colorado, formerly a Native American trail; shows narrow dirt road through rocky canyon and stream in ravine.
- Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1890-1910.; Trails & paths--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Narrows, Wiliams [sic] Canon
- View of dirt road in the Narrows, Williams Canyon, El Paso County, near Manitou Springs, Colorado; steep rock ledges overhanging narrow dirt road, small stream.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Williams Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Vista of Pike's Peak, Palmer Park
- View of Pikes Peak from Palmer Park, a municipal park northeast of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Ponderosa Pine tree frames the view; clouds and fog swathe the mountain.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1920]
- Williams Cañon
- Williams Canyon near Colorado Springs, Colorado; shows switchback dirt road in the canyon, vertical rock walls, and horse-drawn wagon and carriage pulled over at switchback.
- Williams Canyon (El Paso County Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Plains from above No. Cheyenne Cañon
- View towards Colorado Springs, Colorado and the Plains from above North Cheyenne Canyon including Broadmoor Hotel and Casino, Cheyenne Lake, Trianon (later called Claremont, C.A. Baldwin's residence); rock formation Point Sublime on Colorado...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1920.; North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1920.; Plains--Colorado--1890-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--1890-1920.; Broadmoor (Hotel : Colorado Springs, Colo.);...
- [between 1897 and 1917]
- Seal and Bear and Pike's Peak, Garden of the Gods
- Rock formations Seal and Bear Rocks, Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Pikes Peak, center left background; man in horse-drawn buggy on dirt road.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Rock...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Vista in North Cheyenne Canon
- View of North Cheyenne Creek in North Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso county, Colorado; pines, spruces, firs and native shrubs border stream.
- North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; North Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--North Cheyenne Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Shady lane in Monument Valley Park
- View of shaded dirt trail through Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado; rough hewn posts form park bench beside dirt path, trees, and shrubs.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Vista of Pikes Peak, Palmer Park
- Distant view of Pikes Peak (elevation 14,110 feet) from Palmer Park, a municipal park northeast of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Ponderosa Pine tree framing distant Pikes Peak.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1920]
- Seven Falls, South Cheyenne Canon
- Complete bird's eye view of wooden steps and railing ascending Seven Falls, South Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado; three men, two saddled donkeys (or burros), and camera on a tripod are at the base of waterfall; wooden footbridge crosses...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Seven Falls (Colo.); Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Hircules [sic] Pillar from above, Cheyenne Canon
- View of Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado; shows canyon wall and one- lane dirt road below.
- Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1940.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1940.
- [between 1890 and 1935]
- North Cheyenne Cañon
- High Drive in North Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado; one lane dirt road in narrow canyon.
- North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- North Cheyenne Cañon
- High Drive in North Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado; one lane dirt road in wider area of canyon.
- North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Sangre de Cristo Range from Beacon Hill, Cripple Creek Short Line
- Sangre de Cristos mountain range in distant center background; man in right foreground on Beacon Hill of Cripple Creek Short Line, Colorado.
- Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N. M.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Madjor [sic] Domo, Glen Eyrie
- Rock formation Major Domo on Glen Eyrie (Manitou Springs, Colo.), private estate of William Jackson Palmer, adjacent to Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Estates--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1920.; Palmer, William Jackson 1836-1909.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Steam Boat [sic] and Balanced Rocks, Garden of the God
- View of rock formations Balanced Rock and Steamboat Rock, Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado; dirt road separating formations, tourists atop Steamboat Rock with metal handrailings around rim and telescopes, sign attached to railing...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- East from Tunnel No. 8 on the Cripple Creek Short Line
- View of trestle and Cripple Creek Short Line standard gauge track from Tunnel Number Eight looking east to the Plains from the Rocky Mountain foothills; shows rock formation St. Peter's Dome. Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway,...
- Railroad bridges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Broadmoor from Poin [sic] Sublime, Cripple Creek Short Line
- View from Point Sublime on Cripple Creek Short Line towards the Plains with Broadmoor Hotel and Casino, Cheyenne Lake and Trianon (later called Claremont, C.A. Baldwin's residence) in Colorado Springs, Colorado; wooden trestle, foreground; Colorado...
- Casinos--Colorado--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1920.; Broadmoor (Hotel : Colorado Springs, Colo.); Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Portland and Indepence [sic] Mines, Victor, Colo.
- View of Portland and Independence Mines on Battle Mountain (Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County), Victor, Colorado; Portland Mine, upper right, largest and most productive in Colorado until surpassed by Homestake Mine's production in...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1899 and 1910]
- Colo. Springs from Point Sublime, Cripple Creek Short Line
- View toward Colorado Springs, Colorado and the Plains from Point Sublime on the Cripple Creek Short Line, Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway standard gauge track, left foreground; aerial view of Colorado City (center left),...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Smelters--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Science Bldg., Colo. Colleg [sic], Colo. Springs
- Exterior view of Science Building (renamed Palmer Hall), Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado; three-story rock building bordered by tree-lined cement sidewalks; bicycles parked at bike racks, both sides of front steps.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900- 1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Educational facilities--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900- 1910.; Universities &...
- [between 1904 and 1910]
- El Paso Count [sic] House, Colo. Springs
- Exterior view of El Paso County Courthouse, 215 South Tejon, Colorado Springs, Colorado; located on Tejon & Nevada Avenue bounded by Cucharras & Vermijo; formally opened May, 1903.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1910]
- Cheyenne Mtn.
- Southwestward view of Cheyenne Mountain, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado; shows pond bank with saplings and dirt road near mountain base.
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Cheyenne Mtn.
- View of lake in Monument Valley Park and distant view of Cheyenne Mountain (elevation 9198 feet on north summit), Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.); Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Cheyenne Mtn.
- View of Cheyenne Mountain (elevation 9198 feet on north summit) from Colorado Springs, Colorado; shows railroad grade and tracks; land is primarily unpopulated and undeveloped.
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.)
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Manitou Colo.
- Manitou Springs, at foot of Pikes Peak, Colorado; view from rocky hill of Manitou and Ruxton Avenues; businesses include: The Manitou Baths, Radio and Soda Springs health resort, Atkinson Curios, Patsy's Original, Buster and Williams Touring...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1920-1930.
- [between 1924 and 1925]
- In Soda Spring Park, Manitou, Colo.
- Soda Spring Park, Manitou Springs, Colorado; shows wooden park benches, bandstands, and hillsides surrounding Manitou Springs.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bandstands--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Soda Spring, Manitou Colo.
- View of Soda Spring Pavilion at Manitou, Colorado, with United States flag. Men, women and children gather nearby; at center, the creek is crossed by a stone footbridge; at right, a street has horse-drawn carriage, street-car and automobile...
- Soda Spring Pavilion (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Vista of the Cliff House, Manitou Colo.
- View of the Cliff House Hotel, 306 Canon Avenue in Manitou, Colorado; stone-walled walkway in foreground; trees at left; heads of three people visible at right.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [betweem 1910 and 1920?]
- Williams Canon, Manitou Colo.
- View of dirt road winding through base of Williams Canyon, north of Manitou (later Manitou Springs), Colorado; shows steep canyon walls and switchback with guardrail.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Williams Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Antlers Hotel, Colo. Springs, Colo.
- Exterior view of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; includes landscaping around hotel with young trees, flower beds, cement sidewalks and water sprinklers, workers in garden & watering lawn. The Antlers was rebuilt after 1898 fire.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1899 and 1910]
- The Fountain, Manitou, Colo.
- View of the fountain with town clock in Manitou Springs, Colorado; shows a man and woman sitting on railing surrounding the fountain and Andrew's Episcopal Church in background.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clock towers--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.; Fountains--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Manitou, Colo.
- Bird's eye view of Manitou Springs, Colorado; shows residences on hillside and in valley with main part of town hidden amidst trees and Pike's Peak in distant background.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Reproduced Cliff Dweller Ruins, Manitou, Colo.
- View of Cliff Dweller Ruins under reconstruction near Manitou Springs, Colorado. The prehistoric ruins were purchased by W. S. Crosby and moved from private property in southwestern Colorado to Cliff Canyon (formerly James Canyon); reconstruction...
- Cliff Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.; Crosby, W. S.
- [1906 or 1907]
- Soda Spring, Manitou Colo.
- View of the Soda Spring Pavilion in Manitou, Colorado; a 48-star flag is hung on pavilion at left; men, women and children stand near pavilion; some sit on bench in shade; stone footbridge crosses creek.
- Soda Spring Pavilion (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Sulphur Spring, Manitou, Colo.
- View of Sulphur Spring pavilion, Manitou Springs, Colorado; group of men, women & children standing underneath pavilion near spring, tin cup attached to chain and pipe; Manitou Mineral Bottling Works Company building behind pavilion; edge of...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pavilions--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Ute Iron Spring, Manitou, Colo.
- Exterior view of Ute Iron Spring (or Iron Spring), Manitou Springs, Colorado; men & women with umbrellas standing & seated in front of pavilion & curio store entrance; signs advertising "Postcards five cents per dozen", "No soliciting allowed...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pavilions--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Williams Canon, Manitou Colo.
- View from rim of Williams Canyon north of Manitou (later Manitou Springs), Colorado; shows Cave of the Winds building and parking lot with automobiles at west rim of canyon and dirt road with guardrails along side of steep canyon and at base.
- Cave of the Winds (COlo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Williams Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Soda Spring, Manitou, Colo.
- Soda Spring at Manitou Springs, Colorado electric railway depot or trolley stop; large group of men, women and children underneath pavilion; men & women drinking from Soda Spring; young boy, newspaper carrier slung over front shoulders; women with...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Newspaper carriers--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1910.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1910.; Street railroad stations--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890- 1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Cliff House, Manitou, Colo.
- Close-up partial view of Cliff House, Manitou Springs, Colorado; cement sidewalk leading past pond with fountain to front steps of hotel, man & woman seated on steps, balusters on covered porch & balcony, wrought iron bench near pond.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1910.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1890 and 1910]