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- Poncha Springs
- hill. Additional buildings are in the plain in the distance.; Stereographic view of a woman standing with two young men in the right midground near a house at Poncha Springs, west of Salida in Chaffee County, Colorado. Several tents are set up in...
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Clotheslines--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1870-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1870-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1870-1900.;...
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Jackson House
- View of the Jackson Hotel, Poncha Springs, Chaffee County Colorado, shows the two-story cross gabled building with a balcony. Gasoline pumps flank a neon and plastic sign: "Cafe," "Phillips 66." Other signs read: "Camp Eats," "Poncha Springs Hotel...
- Jackson Hotel (Poncha Springs, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Poncho [sic] Springs looking north
- Tracks and grade of the Denver & Rio Grande narrow gauge Railroad cut through hillside near Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado. A rail fence encloses one of the numerous hot springs in the area. Name "Poncha" is an adaptation of "Poncho,"...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.; Springs--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Poncha Springs, Colo
- A team of white horses with a buggy are tethered to a rail in front of the Poncha Springs Hotel, Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado. Rocks enclose a landscaped area in the dirt driveway.
- Poncha Springs Hotel (Poncha Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1903?]
- North from near Poncha
- Men stand near a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company train on Poncha Pass near Poncha Springs (Chaffee County), Colorado. A dirt road is nearby.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Poncha Pass (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- From hot springs
- Panoramic view of timber buildings at the hot springs in Poncha Springs (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows canvas tents and the Poncha Springs Hotel. A Denver & Rio Grande railroad grade and the Sawatch Range are in the distance.
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.; Springs--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.; Tents--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1886?]
- Poncha Springs and Pass
- View of Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows canvas tents and the Poncha Springs Hotel and hot springs with the Arkansas River valley and the Sawatch Range in the background.
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Poncha Springs
- A large group of people pose in a horse drawn wagon on drive of the Poncha Springs Hotel, Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado; lettering on wagon reads: "Baggage & Express."
- Poncha Springs Hotel (Poncha Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1903?]
- Poncha Springs Hotel formerly the historic Jackson House - still in use, 1967.
- View of the Jackson House Hotel (built in 1878 by H. A. Jackson) Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows the cross gable frame building with a balcony over the porch entry, parked Studebaker and Rambler and signs: "Camp Eats," Poncha...
- Poncha Springs Hotel (Poncha Springs, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Up Poncha Pass in snow
- A Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive, with a pilot plow, pulls a freight train on Poncha Pass between Poncha Springs and Mears Junction on the approach to Poncha Pass, (Chaffee County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Poncha Pass (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Chaffee--1950-1960.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Chaffee--1950-1960.;...
- 1951 February 14
- D&RGW
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive #499 (2-8-2) drives through a snow storm with a pilot mounted snowplow at Poncha Junction (Chaffee County), Colorado. The Poncha Junction depot has a gable roof. Shows a railroad crossing and...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Poncha Junction (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Blizzards--Colorado--Poncha Junction--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Poncha Junction--1950-1960.; Snow removal--Colorado--Poncha...
- 1950 April 8
- Historic Jackson House at Poncha Springs, Colorado built in the late 1870's, still in use in 1967.
- People pose on balcony and on porch of the two-story frame Jackson Hotel in Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado.
- Jackson Hotel (Poncha Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1870-1880.
- 1878
- Jackson Hotel, Poncha Springs
- View of the Jackson Hotel at 220 Main Street in Poncha Springs (Chaffee County), Colorado. The two-story hotel has a cross gabled roof, wood siding, and dark trim. There is a balcony over the entrance, and an enclosed porch. A sign that reads:...
- Jackson Hotel (Poncha Springs, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Hotels.; Jackson Hotel (Poncha Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--Pictorial works.; Poncha Springs (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1992
- Hot Springs Poncha
- View over Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows the circular bath house, a pipe from the spring winds around the cross-gabled Poncha House Hotel and outbuildings, tracks and grade of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad cut through the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1903?]
- Poncha Springs and pass
- View of Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows cabins and businesses built in the flats at the base of hills. Poncha Pass is in the background, leading south into the San Luis valley.
- Poncha Pass (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Poncha Springs
- Aerial view of Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows buildings at the Poncha House baths, the Arkansas River Valley and the Sawatch Range.
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Springs--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Poncha Springs
- A round frame shelter covers the hot springs in Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado. People sit on the porch of the two-story Poncha House Hotel is in the background; laundry dries on the fence and a sign by the door reads; "Office."
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Springs--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1903?]
- Poncha Springs
- The Poncha Springs school, in Poncha Springs, Colorado, has not held classes in many years. Decorative features include the belfry with a mansard roof, and quoins at the corners of the building.
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Schools--Colorado--Poncha Springs dy 1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Poncha Springs
- Stereographic view of two thin trees standing in the foreground of a view of a large house in Poncha Springs, east of Salida in Chaffee County, Colorado. Several large tents are set up near the house. A group of flat-roofed log structures stands in...
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1870-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1870-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1870-1900.; Trees--Colorado--Poncha...
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Poncha Springs schoolhouse
- Students and teachers pose in front of the 1882 schoolhouse, Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado. The brick school building features a cross gable, stone quoins and trim, a chimney and a belltower.
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.; Teachers--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890?]
- Poncha Jct. Mears Jct. 482 & train 8480 strung out on hillside
- A Denver and Rio Grande Western train, with a pilot plow, vents smoke between Poncha Springs and Mears Junction on the approach to Poncha Pass, (Chaffee County), Colorado; Highway 285 is to the side.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Poncha Pass (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Chaffee--1950-1960.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Chaffee--1950-1960.;...
- 1951 February 14
- Boon Bros. graves at Poncha Springs
- A man in bib overalls holds his hat over his heart and looks down on gravestones in Poncha Springs cemetery, Chaffee County, Colorado. The tombstones are incised with handshake and Masonic "square and dividers" symbols and read: "David Boon died...
- Boon, David--Tomb.; Boon, Samuel C.--Tomb.; Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Families--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1950-1960.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Poncha Springs picnic
- Well dressed men, women and children pose under a canvas canopy in Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado. They have straw, wide brimmed, uniform, mule skinner, or flowered hats; an ornate wooden pavilion is behind them.
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Picnic grounds--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1900-1910.; Picnics--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Poncha Springs
- View of dilapidated wooden ruins among dense foliage, possibly part of the Jackson Hotel, in Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado.
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1930-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Poncha Springs
- View of the Jackson Hotel among tall trees in Poncha Springs, Colorado; features a three story building with a second floor balcony and an open front porch; sign over the second floor reads: "Jackson Hotel 1878 1902."
- Jackson Hotel (Poncha Springs, Colo.)--1930-1970.; Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Poncha Springs
- A large house stands at the base of a hill in Poncha Springs, east of Salida in Chaffee County, Colorado. Several tents are set up near the house. The tops of numerous trees are in the foreground. A road is built into the side of the hill in the...
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1870-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Place names of Colorado : a genealogical & historical guide to Colorado sites
- The primary objective of this index is to contain a comprehensive listing of place names or sites in Colorado that would direct the researcher to recent and readily available publications. Included in this publication for each site or place name,...
- Names, Geographical--Colorado.; Colorado--History, Local.
- 1999
- Boon brothers graves moved from site east of Salida, Colorado near airport brothers, killed in Lake County War.
- Gravestones in Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, are incised with handshake and Masonic "square and dividers" symbols. They read: "David Boon died Jan. 23. 1875, aged 31 ys.10.m.13.d." and "Samuel C. Boon died Jan.24.1875. aged 30 yrs. 5...
- Boon, David--Tomb.; Boon, Samuel C.--Tomb.; Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Families--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1950-1960.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Jackson House
- View of the Jackson Hotel, Poncha Springs, Chaffee County Colorado, shows the two-story cross gabled building with a balcony; trees, canvas tent and rail fence in front yard.
- Jackson Hotel (Poncha Springs, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1960-1970.
- 1965
- New depot construction, South Arkansas, Colo.
- Men pose with tools and lumber during construction of the Denver & Rio Grande narrow gauge railroad depot, Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado; comercial buildings are in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1883?]
- Poncha Springs
- Aerial view of Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows steam rising from hot springs on valley floor and snow and trees on hillside.
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Springs--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Poncha Springs
- View possibly of the Jackson Hotel, Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows a gabled, wooden building with an outdoor staircase, partially obscured by surrounding foliage.
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Poncha Springs
- View possibly of the Jackson Hotel in Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows a gabled, wooden building with an outdoor staircase partially obscured by surrounding foliage.
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Poncha Springs
- View of the Jackson Hotel facade, Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows a gabled, wooden building with a second floor balcony and balustrade, an open front porch, square support columns, and a painted sign above the balcony with the name...
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Poncha Springs
- View of the Jackson Hotel facade, Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows a gabled, wooden building with a second floor balcony and balustrade, an open front porch, square support columns, and a painted sign above the balcony with the name...
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Poncha Springs
- View of the Jackson Hotel facade, Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows a gabled, wooden building with a second floor balcony and balustrade, an open front porch, square support columns, and a painted sign above the balcony with the name...
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- On Poncha Pass
- Denver Rio Grande Western Train 315, " The Shavano", narrow gauge, Poncha Pass, Chaffee or Saguache County, Colorado; shows Engine 479, type 2-8-2, with four cars, two freight, including one "Baggage Railway Express Company., United States Mail"...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Poncha Pass (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Mt. Ouray from Poncha Pass
- View of Mt. Ouray, a Denver and Rio Grande train climbs Poncha Pass, Chaffee County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Poncha Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- The Sangre de Cristo from Poncha Pass
- View of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range and Poncha Pass in Chaffee County, Colorado. A lake is nearby.
- Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Poncha Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mears Junction Poncha Pass
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company trains on Poncha Pass in either Chaffee or Saguache County, Colorado. A bridge and lumber are nearby.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Poncha Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- The Sangre de Cristo from Poncha Pass
- View of Poncha Pass probably in Chaffee County, Colorado. Shows flat grass lands, foothills, and the snow covered Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the distance.
- Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Poncha Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.); Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 7
- Three-quarter view of right side of motor car, from front end, close view; Goose. Photographed: Poncha Junction, Colorado, March 1958.
- Railroad motor-cars--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Poncha Junction--1950-1960.; Poncha Junction (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Poncha Junction--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1958
- Western History Subject Index
- Poncha Springs, Colorado
- Mt. Ouray from Poncha Pass
- A Denver and Rio Grande train climbs Poncha Pass, Chaffee County, Colorado. Mount Ouray is in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Poncha Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Chaffee...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Sangre de Cristo Mountains from Poncha Pass
- View of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range, clouds, and Poncha Pass in Chaffee County, Colorado. A lake is nearby.
- Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Poncha Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Mear's Junction, Poncha Pass
- View of two Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company trains at a place identified as Mear's Junction on Poncha Pass in either Chaffee or Saguache County, Colorado. Shows three tracks, a rail spur, a trestle, piles of lumber.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Mt. Shavano from Poncho [sic] Pass
- View of Mount Shavano from Poncha Pass in Chaffee County, Colorado. A Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company train is nearby. Snow and clouds top the mountains.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Poncha Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Shavano, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Chaffee...
- [between 1882 and 1886]
- Poncho, Colo.
- Reproduction shows lithographic bird's eye view of Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, with tree lined streets, houses, churches, commercial buildings, and trains. Printed under image: "Published by J. J. Stoner, Madison, Wis. Beck & Pauli,...
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Residence at 304 Poncha Boulevard in Salida, Colorado
- This two-story brick house located at 304 Poncha Boulevard in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, has a cross-gabled roof, arched windows, chimneys, and shingle imbrication. A bent wire iron fence encloses the yard; a corrugated metal sided and...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 489, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight westbound; 29 cars. Photographed: west of Poncha Junction, Colo., July 28, 1951.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1951.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Poncha Junction.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1951