Call NumberX-750CreatorBancroft, CarolineDate1960-1970SummaryInterior view from refurbished parlor into dance hall, the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" house of red-light district operating for nearly twenty years and later becoming a residence until reopened in 1950's as a museum; scene includes female mannequin in period dress with ostrich plumed hat, side chair with needlepoint backing, lamp on side table with bookends and books, velvet tassels hanging between entryway of parlor and dance hall, wallpaper, and piano in background.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 8 x 12 cm (3 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectOld Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)Cripple Creek (Colo.)Brothels--Colorado--Cripple CreekMuseums--Colorado--Cripple CreekInteriorsParlors--Colorado--Cripple CreekGeographic AreaCripple Creek (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710000750Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromC. BancroftNotesHand-written on back of photoprint: the Old Homestead, Cripple Creek, view from parlor with dance hall. Title typed on front of photoprint. R7100007508
Bancroft, Caroline, View from parlor into dance hall, the Homestead (1960-1970). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 12/02/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1016974
