PPLD Digital Collections

Aerial photograph of Downtown Colorado Springs, photo facing east. Interstate 25 travels through the lower portion of the photo with the Bijou Street interchange visible below and to the right of center in the photo. 1

Aerial photograph of Downtown Colorado Springs, photo facing east. The Bijou Street bridge is visible in the bottom left corner of the photo. Colorado Avenue travel up the photo, just right of center. Monument Creek runs along the bottom of the photo. 1

Aerial photograph of Downtown Colorado Springs, photo facing north. Railroad tracks travel up the right side of the photo. Interstate 25 and Monument Creek travel down the left side of the photo. Nevada Avenue travels up the center of the photo. 1

Aerial photograph of Downtown Colorado Springs, photo facing northwest. Nevada Avenue travels diagonally up the photo from the bottom left corner. Pikes Peak Avenue travels diagonally up the photo from the bottom right corner. 1

Aerial photograph of Downtown Colorado Springs, photo facing south. Interstate 25 travels up the right side of the photo with the Bijou Street interchange visible in the lower right area of the photo. Acacia Park can be seen at the bottom of the photo. 1

As viewed from the west. Printed on front "378. The Antlers Hotel and Public Library Colorado Springs Colorado". 1

Cement foundation of Penrose Public Library with construction workers at work. Old Carnegie building is behind, with St. Mary's Church visible in background. 1

Colorado Springs public library, a 1905 Carnegie building. Holly Sugar building rises behind. 1

Construction of Penrose Public Library. 1

Construction workers on the roof of the Penrose Public Library, with the old Carnegie Building of the Colorado Springs Public Library in the background. Pikes Peak is visible behind the buildings. 1

Exterior view of Penrose Public Library. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan and Lew Tilley at the Carnegie Library exhibit of Lew's photos documenting Fannie Mae and The Cotton Club in Colorado Springs. 1

Front entrance to the Colorado Springs Library [1905 Carnegie Library Building] with two automobiles parked in front on Kiowa Street. Sign on sidewalk-mounted book drop reads "Auto Page Drive Up Book Return". 1

Historical Society of the Pikes Peak Region packed into the semi-circular Jefferson Hayes Davis Auditorium in the Palmer Wing (1905 Carnegie Building) at Penrose Public Library. 1

Interior of Palmer Wing (old Carnegie building) basement showing Western History Department seating and card file. Photo identified on back as "Dr. Lester Williams, Mrs. W.R. Tiedt (Assist. Librarian), Mrs. Inez Hunt, Mrs. Russell de Fries (Librarian)." 1

Interior of children's room at the Colorado Springs Public Library showing tables and chairs, card files and book stacks behind. Several children are visible at right. 1

Interior of newly-completed hallway in the Carnegie building after construction of Penrose Public Library, showing new wood paneling and wallpaper. 1

Interior of newly-decorated Jefferson Hayes Davis auditorium in the Carnegie building, showing tiers of seating and curtains covering windows. 1

Interior of the Antlers Garage during removal of the roof during the demolition process. A small front-end loader, dumpster and pile of debris are seen in the area. 1

Low oblique aerial photograph looking northeast of downtown Colorado Springs centering on St. Mary's Church and High School and the Colorado Springs Public Library [1905 Carnegie Library Building]. 1

Main hall of Carnegie Library taken from the stairs at the entrance. The library opened March 11, 1905. 1

Marble fireplace in Hampton Room [North side upper floor] in the Carnegie Building adjacent to Penrose Public Library in downtown Colorado Springs. Fire extinguisher hangs on wall at right. Atlas case is at left. 1

Marksheffel Garage during its demolition to make way for the Penrose Public Library. 1905 Carnegie Library Building is visible in background with St. Mary's Cathedral on the right. 1

Men and women sit in chairs facing a speaker standing at the front of the room. 1

Panoramic view from south showing rotunda of Carnegie Library, St. Mary's Church and school and grassy slope on Antlers Park. 1

Printed on front "25. Antlers Hotel and Public Library, Colorado Springs, Colo." 1

Printed on front "Carnegie Library. Colorado Springs, Colo." 1

Printed on front "Public Library, Colorado Springs, Colo." Side view of building with Pikes Peak visible in the background. 1

Printed on front "Public Library, Colorado Springs, Colo." A front and side view of building with bicycles in bicycle rack. 1

Reading Room in Colorado Springs Public Library, now known as the 1905 Carnegie Library. Three card catalogs stand in the center of the room surrounded by shelves of books. 1

Roof of Marksheffel Garage during its demolition, with rotunda of Colorado Springs Public Library [1905 Carnegie Library building] in the background. 1

Scene looking west down Kiowa Street from Cascade Avenue after the snowstorm of 1913, showing the Colorado Springs Public Library on the left, St. Mary's Church on the right and Pikes Peak in the distance. House on corner has "For Sale" sign in front. 1

Southwest corner of Cascade Avenue and Kiowa Street, formerly the site of the Marksheffel Garage, now Penrose Public Library. The 1905 Carnegie building is visible at right. Title by photographer. 1

Steel beams prop up the back of the wall of the facade of the entrance of the Antlers Garage that was retained during the demolition of the structure. A backhoe loader is parked next to the wall. 1

Steve Antonuccio, PPLD's video manager, shares a moment with Fannie Mae Duncan, the celebrity subject of a documentary and photo exhibit at the Carnegie Library. 1

Taken from north northeast corner of building. 1905 Carnegie building is visible on the right. 1

Taken from north northeast corner of building. 1905 Carnegie building is visible on the right. Address is 20 North Cascade Avenue. 1

The corner of Kiowa and Cascade Avenue, with the Colorado Springs Public Library on the left, St. Mary's Church on the right, and Pikes Peak in the background. A man is walking across the street towards the church. 1

View of Colorado Springs Public Library. 1

View of Pikes Peak and west side of town past the balcony of the semi-circular reading room at the south side of the Colorado Springs Public Library building. 1

View of the exterior of the semi-circular reading room on the south side of the Colorado Springs Public Library. A corner of St. Mary's Church is visible at the left. 1

View of the exterior of the west side of the Colorado Springs Carnegie Public Library with newly planted saplings in the foreground. Sign on building in background reads "El Paso Clothes". 1

View of the receiving area of the Colorado Springs Public Library, showing benches, reference desk and water fountain. Reading room is visible to the rear. 1

Woman, identified on back as Mrs. Elizabeth Magee, reading to seated children in front of marble fireplace. Stamp on back reads "Photograph by Sleet Brown for the Free Press Colorado Springs." Title written on back. 1

Workers stand on framework for a floor positioning a bucket full of concrete for a pour as it hangs from a crane during the construction of Penrose Public Library. Carnegie Library is mid-ground and Pikes Peak is in background. 1