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- Initiation exercises being held by the Littleton Volunteer Fire Department
- Three Littleton Fire Department volunteers, including Eddie H. Albertson and Harwood Little, pose playfully in wooden chairs set on a platform, Littleton, Colorado. They wear fire helmets with "Hose 1," on them and have towels around their necks as...
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Initiation rites--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- August, 1905
- Mitchell Block, Littleton
- This two-story brick storefront in Littleton, Colorado, has a curvelinear, stone trimmed pediment, quoins, and panels reading: "1904" and "Mitchell Block." A bracketed cornice is over the second floor windows, and signs read: "Watch Littleton Grow...
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Hose cart house on east side of Nevada St.
- The Littleton Fire Department poses with hose cart in front of the wood frame clapboard firehouse, Littleton, Colorado. The men wear light colored shirts, ties and soft peaked caps. Ed Bemis is the third from the right and C. E. Stephenson holds...
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Fire stations--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Harkey Browning & Fred Ewers Barbershop 2430 West Main.
- Interior view of the Harkey Browning and Fred Ewers Barbershop, 2430 West Main Street, Littleton, Colorado, shows the barbers with customers in each of their chairs and two more men waiting. One man in the leather barbershop chair is lathered for a...
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Barbershops--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Littleton school interior
- Interior view of a small one room schoolhouse in Littleton, Colorado, shows young students reading at their wooden desks; a few look out the sunlit windows. The blackboard on the back wall has illustrations of a Thanksgiving turkey dinner, a...
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Students--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Canal at Wolhurst
- Trees and rail fence line the City Ditch at Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado. A gazebo is in the background.
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- West view of C B Paterson home Littleton, Col
- People sit on the open, wrap-around porch of the Paterson residence near Littleton, Colorado. The three-story house has a high-gabled roof and tall brick chimneys. Trees dot the lawn, and the conservatory is in the background.
- Paterson, C. B.--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Wolhurst interior
- Opulent furnishings at Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado, include lamp bearing andirons, floor and table lamps with glass and fringed shades, carved and upholstered chairs, a sideboard, brocade pillows, a folding screen, a mantle clock on the brick...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Wolhurst
- Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado, is a three-story mansion with half-timbering and multiple wings. Bare trees dot lawn in the foreground.
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Wolhurst
- Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado, is a sprawling three-story mansion with faceted towers, dormers, chimneys and arched windows. Built in a semicircle, this side encloses tree dotted lawn. The concrete edge of a pond is in the foreground, where a...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Lake house at Wolhurst
- Slab siding finishes this screened boat house at the Wolhurst estate in Littleton, Colorado. Boats are tied up at the edge of the seventeen acre lake; trees and beach are in the background.
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boathouses--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Coyote and hounds
- A greyhound dog hunts a coyote, probably in Littleton, Colorado.
- Greyhounds--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Coyotes--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Dogs--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Hunting--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- [1904?]
- Coyote and hounds
- Two hounds attack a coyote, probably in Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado.
- Greyhounds--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Coyotes--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Dogs--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Hunting--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- [1904?]
- Family portrait
- Five women, a boy (Doug Ellis), and a man pose in a fenced backyard with a hammock and bench, probably in Littleton, Colorado.
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Backyards--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Ellis, Douglas.
- [1903?]
- Interior 342 Lehigh Ave.
- Interior of a house at 342 Lehigh Avenue in Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Shows rocking chairs, a fireplace with tile, a lamp, framed pictures, and vases.
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Rocking chairs--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- [1903?]
- 342 Lehigh ave.
- A woman and child pose on the porch steps of a house at 342 Lehigh Avenue in Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado.
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- [1903?]
- Boy
- A boy, Doug Ellis, stands next to a tree, probably in Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado. He wears a suit with short pants, a bow tie, and a cap.
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Ellis, Douglas.
- [1903?]
- Two women and boy
- Two women and a boy, Doug Ellis, sit on a porch, probably in Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado.
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Ellis, Douglas.
- [1903?]
- Wolhurst
- The eastern face of the sprawling, three-story Wolhurst mansion, in Littleton, Colorado, is finished in brick and half-timbering, and has faceted towers, shed and gable roofed dormers, and chimneys.
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- [1902]
- Little house, Littleton, Colo.
- View of an ivy covered house in Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado with a chimney, hipped roof, shutters, and fence.
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Mrs. J. J. Brown on right Mrs. Geo J. Benzinger [sic] Wolhurst Country Club [sic]
- Catherine Ellen (Helen) Brown (Benziger) and Margaret "Molly" Brown sit, with a woman and men, on a bench at Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado. Helen wears a hat elaborately decorated with flowers. Margaret Brown holds an umbrella.
- Benziger, Catherine Ellen.; Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932.
- 1909
- Main St. Littleton
- View from Prince Avenue west along Main Street (Littleton Boulevard), Littleton, Colorado, shows the commercial district busy with pedestrians, bicyclists, an electric trolley car, horse-drawn carriages and a few early automobiles. Business signs...
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- 1909
- McBroom's ranch
- Two children walk hand in hand along a tree-lined dirt lane leading to the McBroom farmhouse, Littleton, Colorado. Possibly children of Isaac and his brother John McBroom, who homesteaded near Bear Creek and the South Platte River.
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Farmhouses--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Arapahoe County courthouse at Littleton, Colorado
- View north over Main Street to the Arapahoe County Courthouse, Littleton, Colorado, shows the two-story with basement brick administration building featuring a hipped tile roof with four-sided domed cupola, central attic dormers with curvilinear...
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Wolhurst - bridge over City Ditch
- Trees shade paths at Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado. Rustic wood railings edge boardwalks and a footbridge crossing the City Ditch.
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Wolhurst Lake
- Swans cross the lake at Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado. Trees are reflected in the water's surface.
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Wolhurst
- Half-timbering is in the gable end of this wing of Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado. The one-story brick structure has a gable roof and shed-roofed dormers, chimneys, and screened-in porches. An urn is in the lawn, planted with a yucca.
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Wolhurst
- View of the greenhouse entry at Wolhurst in Littleton, Colorado. Flowerbeds line the dirt lane, and a slab-sided, gable roofed barn (used for gambling) is in the background. Cottonwood seed-fluffs dust the shaded ground.
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Greenhouses--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Wolhurst the Walsh Estate at Littleton, Colorado, rechristened "Clonmel" by President William Howard Taft.
- At Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado, Thomas Walsh passes President Taft a small silver hammer, which was used to ceremonially install a sign below reading: "This Estate was renamed "Clonmel" by the President of the United States William Howard Taft...
- Walsh, Thomas F., d. 1948--Homes & haunts.; Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.
- 1909
- Evalyn Walsh (holding puppy) the year before her marriage, the first time Taft was there, in 1907, Wolhurst, Colorado.
- Well dressed visitors at Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado, are identified as: (l to r) Henry Brady, ?, R. G. Brooksbridge, ?, F. A. MacMonnies (sculptor of Pioneer Monument), Franklin Price Rivet [?], General Thomas, Lucius M. Cuthbert, ?, Evalyn...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; McLean, Evalyn Walsh, 1886-1947.
- 1907
- Mrs. Little's garden
- A woman tends to a row of plants in front of an ivy covered house in Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado.
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gardens--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- 1903 July 4
- Through the woods
- A group of women with a boy stroll down a tree lined path in Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado.
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children & adults--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Walking--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- 1903 July 4
- Platte river
- View of the Platte River with trees along the shore, Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado.
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- 1903 July 4
- Little home
- View of a small, ivy covered house in Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado.
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- 1903 July 4
- Littleton
- An unidentified woman sits on a burro in Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado.
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Riding--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- 1903 July 4
- Littleton
- Four women and a boy, Doug Ellis, sit on a wooden fence in Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado. One woman feeds cake to the woman beside her.
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Fences--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Ellis, Douglas.
- 1903 July 4
- Littleton
- Four women and a boy, Doug Ellis, sit beneath a tree in the shade, in Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado.
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Ellis, Douglas.
- 1903 July 4
- Littleton
- Two boys, one Doug Ellis, ride a burro in Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado.
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Riding--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Ellis, Douglas.
- 1903 July 4