"The McCoy Hotel as it appeared when Charles H. 'Daddy' McCoy was operating it in 1904. The photo was taken looking south west. The east end of the building was the kitchen and dining room, the lobby, Post Office and the McCoys living quarters in the center while the west end was mostly guest rooms and a large hall for community gatherings, dances, etc. In later years the ground floor was converted into a store. The man feeding the cub bear is...

Tinted photo postcard looking south down First Street toward Eagle Street in Gypsum circa 1905. The Travelers’ Hotel is the second building from the left. There is a boardwalk between buildings. Stremme's Store and Post Office is at the far right. [Original photo 1998.001.024] Gypsum store owner Theodore Stremme had this postcard produced by Newvochrome [No. D 3341 printed in Germany]. It was sent May 1, 1909, to Mr. F. B. Cowden in Steamboat...