Call NumberX-1625CreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942Date1872-1880SummaryExterior 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. The north wing has a hip roof square tower that extends higher than the main building; a sign on the level of the main soffit reads: "Cliff House." The Manitou Springs gazebo, in the foreground, is a round, rustic, conical-roof structure with benches around its perimeter. A boulder is at the confluence of Ruxton and Fountain Creeks, two women sit atop it. Well-dressed men stand on the Ruxton Creek bridge; two men stand by the stone ring around the Cheyenne Spring; a footbridge is across Fountain Creek.Physical Description1 copy photonegative : black-and-white ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 11 x 17 cm (4 x 6 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectManitou Springs (Colo.)--19th centuryHotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--19th centuryPedestrian bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--19th centuryResorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--19th centurySprings--Colorado--Manitou Springs--19th centuryCliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)Geographic AreaManitou Springs (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710001625Type of MaterialFilm negativesdPhotographic printsNotesFormerly F33118. Title reproduced on front of photoprint; hand-written on original negative. R7100016256
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942, Manitou Soda Springs and Cliff House (1872-1880). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 19/05/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1025069
