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- Manitou Soda Springs in 1870
- Men sit on rocks near Manitou Soda Spring and Navajo Spring on Fountain Creek in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. A wood bridge and horse-drawn wagon are nearby.
- Fountain Creek (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- 1870
- Manitou Soda Springs in 1870
- View of Manitou Soda Spring and Navajo Spring in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The basin in which Soda Spring originates is on a large boulder on the south bank of Fountain Creek. A wood bridge spans the creek.
- Fountain Creek (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- 1870
- Navajo Spring, Manitou, Colorado 1870
- View of Navajo Spring, in Manitou Springs, Colorado. The basin in which the spring originates is on a large boulder on the south bank of Fountain Creek, and a man in a conductor's hat sits by it. Another man in straw hat sits to the left, and on...
- Fountain Creek (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- 1870
- Navajo Spring, 1874
- View of Navajo Spring, in Manitou Springs, Colorado. The basin in which the spring originates is on a large boulder on the south bank of Fountain Creek, and a kneeling man drinks from it. A log bridge is across the creek; trees, rocks, and...
- Fountain Creek (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [1874?]
- Manitou and vicinity, no. 83, view in Manitou
- Scene in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking southeast down Canon Avenue. The Cliff House (a three story frame building with open wrap around porch and balcony, hipped gable roof, and a widows's walk) is in the center beside two frame residences,...
- Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Children--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [1878]
- Gen W. Palmer's cottage Garden of the Gods [sic]
- View of General William Palmer's house, Glen Eyrie, near Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The two-story house has decorative trim, a corner balcony, and chimneys.
- Glen Eyrie (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1871 and 1880]
- Manitou House, Colorado Springs
- Interior view of the Manitou House Hotel office, in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; decor includes taxidermy mounted squirrels, a lynx, a beaver, birds, a rabbit, and deer. A Regulator clock, rifles, pistols, a safe, and a kerosene lamp...
- Manitou House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotel front desk personnel--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Interiors--Colorado--Manitou...
- 1874 August 31
- The celebrated Mineral Springs at Manitou, Col.
- View of the Manitou Soda Spring in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest; shows the rustic gazebo with its branch uprights and benches, the boulder at the confluence of Ruxton and Fountaine qui Bouille, and a group of excursionists gathered...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Sightseers--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1875?]
- General Palmer's residence [graphic]
- Exterior view of Glen Eyrie, near Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north. This two story frame structure with high gabled roof, gabled wing, dormer, chimneys, bay window, and porch/balcony sits near the entry of Garden of the Gods, whose...
- Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909--Homes & haunts.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1875?]
- General Palmer's residence [graphic]
- Exterior view of Glen Eyrie, near Manitou Springs, Colorado, a one-story frame structure with high gabled roof, gabled entry, windows with diagonal latticing and white fabric draped behind them, and a latticed gothic arched window in the gable...
- Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909--Homes & haunts.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1880?]
- Dr. Bell's Cottage at Manitou, Col.
- Exterior view of the original Briarhurst, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. This is the residence of the prominent Dr. William Bell, built in 1873. Made of local green Manitou stone, this elegant home has gables, dormers, chimneys,...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Bell, William Abraham--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1873 and 1880?]
- Residence of Gen'l Wm. J. Palmer-Glen Eyrie.
- Exterior view of Glen Eyrie, near Manitou Springs, Colorado. This three story frame residence first built in 1871 by General William Palmer, the founder of Colorado Springs and prominent Manitou citizen, has a gabled roof, a dormer, bay window,...
- Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909--Homes & haunts.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [1878]
- Manitou Spring, Manitou, Colo.
- View of the Manitou Soda Spring in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking southwest. The conical, faceted roofed rustic gazebo with its branch uprights and branch benches around the perimeter is in the center; unstripped rail fence extends to the...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1880?]
- Manitou and Pike's Peak, Colo.
- View of Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking southwest; shows the Manitou House and Clubhouse, the Mansions Hotel, and a wooden bridge across Fountain Creek. Pike's Peak and a few houses of Manitou Springs are in the background; the Manitou School...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1877
- Cliff House, early view
- Exterior view of the Cliff House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northeast. This three story frame structure with wrap around porch and balcony has a hipped gable roof, chimneys, a widow's walk, and a sign on the rooftop that reads:...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1874?]
- Soda Springs
- View in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north at the Navajo Soda Spring and Cliff House Hotel. Men and women are gathered around the Navajo Spring stone ring. The Fountain Creek bridge is to the right, and directly behind the group is the...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1878 and 1880?]
- Manitou Hotel and Bridge, Manitou. No. 61. [graphic]
- Exterior view of the Manitou House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. Built in 1872, this three-story gable roofed frame structure features chimneys, central dormer and wrap-around open air porch and balcony. Diamond-shaped...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Manitou House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- The Mansions at Manitou Springs
- Exterior view of the Mansions Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northeast. Built in 1875, this three-story frame structure features gable roof, chimneys, dormers, and wrap-around porches. Well-dressed visitors are on the open porch under...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Mansions Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1875 and 1880?]
- Burro Brigade at the Cliff
- View of the "Burro Brigade" in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Burro rides to the Garden of the Gods, Pike's Peak summit, and Cave of the Winds were a popular diversion and daily occurrence for tourists in this resort town. 15 "Brigaders" pose,...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Donkeys--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Cliff House and Soda Springs
- Exterior view of the Cliff House, in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Built in 1872, this three-story frame structure features hipped gable roof, widows' walk, wrap around porch, and canvas awnings. The junction of Fountain Creek and Ruxton Creek is in...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Cliff House
- Exterior view of the Cliff House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north, a three-story frame structure with wrap around porch, balcony, hipped gable roof, chimneys, and widows' walk. People appear on the stoop, the drive, the porch,...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Manitou House near Mineral Springs
- Exterior view of the Manitou House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. Built in 1872, this three-story gable roof frame structure features chimneys, central dormer, and wrap-around open air porch and balcony. Diamond shaped...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Manitou House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Manitou House
- Exterior view of the Manitou House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. Built in 1872, this three-story gable roof frame structure features chimneys, central dormer, and wrap-around open air porch and balcony. Diamond shaped...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Manitou House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Manitou House
- Exterior view of the Manitou House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. Built in 1872, this three-story gable roofed frame structure features chimneys, central dormer, and wrap-around open air porch and balcony. A diamond shaped...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Manitou House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Manitou Mansion
- Exterior view of the Mansions Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northeast. Built in 1875, this three-story frame structure features gable roof, chimneys, dormers, and wrap-around porches. At the main entrance is a porch with wooden piers...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Harps--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Mansions Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1875 and 1880?]
- Office, Manitou House
- Interior view of the Manitou House Hotel office, in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; decor includes taxidermy mounted squirrels, a lynx, a beaver, birds, a rabbit, and deer. A Regulator clock, rifles, pistols, a safe, and a kerosene lamp...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Taxidermy--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Manitou House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1875 and 1880?]
- Manitou House
- Exterior view of the Manitou House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. Built in 1872, this three story gable roofed frame structure features chimneys, central dormer, and wrap-around open air porch and balcony. Well dressed...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Manitou House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Iron Springs Hotel
- People pose in front of the first Iron Springs Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado; costume includes suits, tophats, bowlers, indian blankets, and capote hats. The Hotel is a frame building with a covered porch. A buggy and a Tally-Ho are parked in...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Iron Springs Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [1878]
- The Cliff House and Soda Springs, Manitou, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Cliff House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north, a three-story frame building with hipped gable roof, widows' walk, wrap around porch, and balcony. Ladders lean on the the south wing; horses, coaches, buggies, and...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1872 and 1875?]
- Cliff House, Manitou
- Scene in Manitou Springs, Colorado, of the Cliff House and Soda Springs, looking north. The Cliff House is a three-story frame structure with hip gable roof, wrap around porch and balcony, widows' walk, and one- story gable roof south wing. A sign...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Cliff...
- [between 1872 and 1874?]
- Manitou Soda Springs and Cliff House
- Exterior view of the Cliff House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north, a three-story frame building with hipped gable roof, widows' walk, wrap around porch, and balcony. The one-story gable roof south wing is partly obscured by trees....
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Cliff...
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Manitou Springs
- People stand in a group near the Navajo Soda Spring gazebo with a conical, faceted roof and tree branch supports in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows frame commercial buildings or houses on Manitou Avenue and the first Manitou...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Gazebos--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [1878?]
- Cabin at Manitou
- Exterior view of a square, gable roofed hewn log cabin in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Men, some in sack suits with vests, some with vests and no jackets, stand in front it. A man on the right is in a folding chair, and a man in an apron stands at...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Log cabins--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Cabin in Manitou
- View of a log cabin in Manitou Springs, Colorado, with a brick chimney, shingle roof, and an open porch. A buckboard with a canvas top, bundles and passengers is by horses. The pinto is saddled; the sorrel is blanketed, and a man picks up a saddle....
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Horses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Log cabins--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Soda Springs Manitou
- Men pose at the Navajo Spring gazebo construction site at Soda Springs, now Manitou Springs, (El Paso County), Colorado. Piles of timber and two cabins are nearby.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Gazebos--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1880]
- Manitou Soda Spring
- View of the Manitou Soda Spring in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest; shows the rustic gazebo with its branch uprights and benches, a frame saltbox dwelling in the background, and the boulder at the confluence of Ruxton Creek and...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Sightseers--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1875?]
- Soda Springs
- A man in a horse drawn wagon poses near the entrance to a spring at Soda Springs (Manitou Springs) (El Paso County), Colorado. A group of men and a woman stand on a hill nearby.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1880]
- Manitou Soda Spring
- View of the Manitou Soda Spring in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest; shows the rustic gazebo with its branch uprights and benches, a man standing next to it, the boulder at the confluence of Ruxton and Fountai Creeke with several...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Sightseers--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Picnic in Manitou
- View of a group of picnickers near Manitou Springs, Colorado. Mostly children, this group sits and stands with their lunch pails and baskets in the foreground. An older gentleman sits in the center, and behind him two women in jackets and bonnets;...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Children--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Picnics--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [1878]
- Ready for a climb
- Tourists prepare for a hike in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Women sit on railing of the Ruxton Creek footbridge, holding walking sticks; one wears a light colored sateen bodice with velvet rope knotting, a ribbon collar, and capote hat; the other...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Governesses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Sightseers--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [1878]
- Soda Springs and Cliff House
- View of the Soda Spring Pavilion and Cliff House, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north, from the balcony of the Barker House. On the left, the Soda Spring Pavilion with its cross gabled roof, latticed gables and knee-high stone foundation...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1887 and 1892?]
- Soda Springs, Manitou
- View of the Manitou Soda Spring in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north; shows the rustic gazebo with its branch uprights and benches, the boulder at the confluence of Ruxton and Fountaine qui Bouille, and a group gathered around the stone...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Sightseers--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1875?]
- Sode Spring, Manitou
- View of Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north. The bridge across Ruxton Creek is in the foreground, and the rustic gazebo over Soda Spring is behind it. The ring around Navajo Spring is in the foreground on the right, and on the left a horse and...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1873?]
- Glen Eyrie the first
- dog are posing at a branch-fence, where one sits and whittles wearing a conductor's hat. The others stand, wearing bowlers and holding rifles, butts on the ground. Eagle Cliff and formations of the Garden of the Gods are in the background.; View of...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Log cabins--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909.
- [between 1871 and 1873?]
- Little Chief Iron Spring
- Exterior view looking northeast of the original 'Summer House' at Ute Iron Springs in Manitou Springs, Colorado; a shingle roofed pavilion (1880) with latticed balustrade and wooden arched columns. On the left is a buggy (top down) with a man and...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Pavilions--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [1870-1880?]
- Little Chief Iron Spring
- Exterior view looking northeast of the original 'Summer House' at Ute Iron Springs in Manitou Springs, Colorado; a shingle roofed pavilion (built 1880) with latticed balustrade and wooden arched columns. On the left is a buggy (top down) with two...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Landscape pavilions--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [1870-1880?]
- Manitou and Vicinity-No. 92 Pike's Peak and Manitou
- View of Manitou Springs, Colorado, from the southeast; shows the Manitou House and Clubhouse, the Mansions Hotel, the Barker House, and the Cliff House. A bridge spans Fountain Creek; houses and Pike's Peak are in the background.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [1878]
- The celebrated Mineral Springs at Manitou
- View of the Navajo and Soda Springs, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. The cylindrical stone basin around Navajo Springs is in the foreground; a man in a sack suit, silk cravat and Homborg hat sits on the edge of the stone basin...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- The Navajo Soda Spring, Manitou
- View of Soda Springs, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north west; shows the rustic, conical roofed gazebo with its branch uprights and benches with men, women and children gathered around it. The ring containing Navajo Spring is in the...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Soda Springs, Manitou
- View of the Manitou Soda Spring in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north; ;shows the rustic gazebo with its branch uprights and benches, the boulder at the confluence of Ruxton and Fountaine qui Bouille, and three boys atop it. The stone ring...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1875?]