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Tourists Atop Pikes Peak

Photograph of eight tourists on their way to the top of Pike's Peak. The group is posing together in an open car. A sign on the running board says, "At Glen Cove on Pikes Peak, Alt. 11,425 Ft., No24, July 23 1929." There are various buildings and pine trees visible in the background.
Date: July 23, 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway]

Passenger train on the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway headed by engine No. 3, a Baldwin Vauclain compound 0-4-2T steam locomotive, with coach No. 104, traverses the Cog Wheel Route in the summer of 1965.
Date: 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

E.L. Biggerstaff "The Rambler"

Photograph from The Manitou & Pike's Peak Railway Tour. Four men are shown seated inside of a vehicle on top of rugged terrain.
Date: 1913
Creator: Hiestand, J.G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Boy Scout Band at the top of Pike's Peak]

Photograph of the Lutcher Stark Boy Scouts' Band atop Pike's Peak in Colorado. They are in uniform and have their musical instruments with them.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Boys Sitting on Fence

Copy negative of two boys, V. C. Perini, Jr. and Jack Braidwood, sitting on a fence in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Both boys are wearing a hat and have their arms crossed.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nira Rodeo Program Cover

Copy negative of a Nira Rodeo program cover. It has a picture of barrel racer Pat McDaniel leaning on a tree in a field in western wear. Around the picture are some details about the event on June 12-15, 1958.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910: Part 1. -- Analyses (open access)

Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910: Part 1. -- Analyses

From Significance and value of Analyses of Coal: "The analyses published in this report cover samples of coal collected in many different parts of the country with unusual care by experiences men, in such manner as to make them representative of extensive beds of coal."
Date: 1913
Creator: Lord, N. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910 Part 2. Descriptions of Samples (open access)

Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910 Part 2. Descriptions of Samples

From Introduction: "This volume contains the descriptions of the samples whose analyses are published in the preceding volume, Part I of this bulletin. The descriptions have been compiled from the notebooks of the persons who collected the samples, have been condensed from accounts given in published reports of the United States Geological Survey, or have furnished by the collection themselves. Inasmuch as the descriptions represent the work of many persons during a period of six years, and inasmuch as they were recorded under widely differing conditions, they necessarily vary in fullness detail."
Date: 1913
Creator: Lord, N. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sample TV news clip reel captions transcript

Sample TV news clip reel

This film contains footage of black and white news clips from the 1950s. Subjects covered in these news clips includes Allis-Chalmers'cement-making process, pilot plant in Milwaukee and the installation of computing equipment ("Northrop Electronic Brain") in Hawthorne, California.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Mary Ann Moore, August 22, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Mary Ann Moore, August 22, 1989]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Charles B. Moore and is addressed to Mary Ann Moore. In this letter, Moore details his trip to Colorado for Mary Ann Moore and Laura Jernigan. He notes the town they are staying in at present, Manitou, and mentions their living quarters. He details the activities they have been experiencing such as hiking, searching for caves, and riding electric trolley's up to Pike's peak. He discusses that once on top of the peak, Linnet decided it would be great to stay in one of the little cottages that line the valley. During their stay in one of these cottages, Linnet, Charles, and their fellow travelers meet an interesting Texan. Charles states to Mary that his only regret is that she and the rest of the family are not able to experience the wonders he is seeing in Colorado. He mentions their plans for that day and describes the landscape for Mary. He discusses the railroad tunnels and the people he sees traveling up and down Pike's Peak on mules. He closes the letter stating he is sending a card that their traveling companion has collected and …
Date: August 22, 1898
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Linnet White to Claude D. White, August 1917] (open access)

[Letter from Linnet White to Claude D. White, August 1917]

Letter from Linnet White to Claude D. White, whom she addresses as "My dear Dubbie." Linnet and Ruth are in Manitou, Colorado, and she writes that the she feels much better, and that she likes Manitou better than Denver. A friend named Marcellus is staying at the same hotel and is paying for all of their meals. She is also looking forward to Claude joining them in Colorado soon. There is an envelope addressed to Mr. Claude D. White in Fort Worth, Texas. It is postmarked Colorado Springs, Colorado August 6, 1917.
Date: August 1917
Creator: White, Linnet
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Mary Ann Moore, August 24, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Mary Ann Moore, August 24, 1898]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Charles B. Moore and is addressed to Mary Ann Moore. In this letter, Moore discusses the days agenda and tells Mary they are getting ready for breakfast. He details a conversation he had with the Texan who is bunking next to their room and shares her plans, past and future, for this trip. He notes that they will have a picnic today and that he is collecting items from every where for Mary. He mentions that he met a woman who knew Will Wallace in Grand Junction. He also met an old Tennessean and "got a dollar worth out of him" in conversation. They plan to travel across the mountains on Sunday and do not know yet what route they will take for that expedition. He tells Mary she should go out and make a day out of an excursion somewhere close to home. He states that experiencing nature for one day is worth three days of household chores. He details correspondences received and the picture Linnet after riding up the canyon by mule. He mentions their lunch plans and closes the letter. The envelope is …
Date: August 24, 1898
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library

Map of the city of Colorado Springs, the town of Colorado City, and the corporations of West Colorado Springs, La Verne, East Colorado City, Glen View, Grand View and Calvert Heights.

Map shows street names, block numbers, railroads, and land ownership. Insets: "The North End Add" and "Burlington Route." Scale not given.
Date: [1885..1905]
Creator: Ferris, Edward
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes from the LULAC Special Meeting - 1976-09-18] (open access)

[Minutes from the LULAC Special Meeting - 1976-09-18]

Minutes from the LULAC Special Meeting at the Four Seasons Motel in Colorado Springs, Colorado on September 18, 1976. A special election was held wherein Leo Cardenas was sworn in as the new State Director. Transcription dated October 6, 1976.
Date: September 18, 1976
Creator: Gutierrez, Lillian
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0234.0177_08]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "One of the Automobile Camping Grounds (top) and Antlers Hotel and Park (bottom)."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0234.0177_09]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "a residence in Broadmoor, at the Foot of Cheyenne Mountain"
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0234.0177_03]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0417.0276]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Coach Bud Finger, center, and members of Stanford's golf team had good reason to be happy at Colorado Springs."
Date: June 28, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0234.0181]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The world Famous Broadmoor hotel in Colorado Springs with as unique a setting as any tourist playground in the nation. Cheyenne Mountain and other members of the front range of the Colorado Rockies form an ideal backdrop. Cheyenne Lake with Spencer Penrose Stadium and the Broadmoor Ice Palace are Adjacent, while to the left is the Broadmoor golf club and its adjoining championship eighteen hole course."
Date: July 6, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0234.0177_05]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Union Printers Home (top) and The Myron Stratton Home (bottom)"
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0234.0177_04]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0234.0180]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Looking down Pikes Peak Avenue in one of the numerous cottage cities which are so popular in Colorado Springs."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0234.0179_01]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Famous Scenery Surrounds the "Hub of the Pike's Peak Region": Inspection of City-owned Utilities Will Supplement Convention Program. Colorado Springs, one of the most beautiful residential cities in the country, noted as a recreational center and health resort-- hub of the Pikes Peak region, the crowning glory of which is the 14, 109 foot mountain after which it is named-- is preparing to welcome and entertain delegates to the annual convention of the City Manager's Association."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0234.0177_10]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Home of a Large Department Store (top) and Coal Mine, Five miles from city (bottom)."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History