View of the second Iron Springs Hotel, in Manitou Springs (El Paso County) Colorado; a sixty-five room luxury hotel was the first to have electricity, when its own water powered turbine became operational in 1885. It boasted electric lights and call bells in every room, and no cheap or excursion rates. The building has a wrap around porch and hipped gables; a horse and buggy are at the steps.
Date
[between 1883 and 1887?]
Notes
Formerly F32776.; Title printed on front of cabinet card.; R7100015690
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint on cabinet card ; 13 x 21 cm. (5 x 8 in.)
Subject
Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Iron Springs Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
Source
Source: Robert Lee Messina.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material
Cabinet Photographs.; Film negatives.; Imaged.; Image
