Details
Title

A. A. Paddock collection: Bluebird Cottage and Bluebird Lodge

Date

[1911-1949]

Call Number

BHS 211

Contents

75 photographs, in eight folders.

Description

Photographs of the Bluebird Cottage in Boulder, and the Bluebird Lodge in Gold Hill, Colorado.

History

Holiday House Association was established by Jean B. Sherwood of Chicago, as a resort/retreat for single working women from Chicago. The Bluebird Cottage is located at 1215 Baseline Road in Boulder. Bluebird Lodge is located in Gold Hill.

Terms of Use

RIGHTS: The historic photographs and documents, with the Source BHS, belong to the Boulder Historical Society/Museum of Boulder and require attribution when used. These items are on permanent loan to the Carnegie Library for Local History. No duplicated materials may be deposited, or placed on file in any other archive, museum, library or similar repository. Questions of copyright are the responsibility of the user.

Format

Photographs.

Author/Donor

Paddock, Laurence T.
1927-

Subjects

Paddock, Alva A, 1887-1961--Photograph collections
Bluebird Cottage (Boulder, Colo.)
Bluebird Lodge (Gold Hill, Colo.)
Holiday House Association of Chicago.

Ownership Note

The photographs in this collection came to A. A. Paddock and his son, Laurence Paddock, from numerous sources, primarily from pioneer Boulder families who had these photos in their possession and knew of Paddock's efforts to collect and preserve Boulder's historic past. A.A. Paddock was a founding member of the Boulder Historical Society in 1945, and began donating his collection to the Society over a period of years.

Note

This collection is on permanent loan from the Boulder Historical Society.

Bluebird Lodge (Gold Hill, Colo.)
Bluebird Lodge (Gold Hill, Colo.)
Call Number 211-1-1
Date [1910-1929]
Contents 18 photographs (17 views).
Description Photographs of Bluebird Lodge in Gold Hill, Colorado in the 1910s and 1920s.

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Bluebird Lodge (Gold Hill, Colo.)
Bluebird Lodge (Gold Hill, Colo.): cabins
Call Number 211-1-2
Date [1920-1929]
Contents 10 photographs.
Description Photographs of the cabins associated with Bluebird Lodge in Gold Hill, Colorado, ca. 1920s.

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Bluebird Lodge (Gold Hill, Colo.)
Bluebird Lodge (Gold Hill, Colo.): guests
Call Number 211-1-3
Date [1920-1929]
Contents 5 photographs.
Description Photographs of women members of the Holiday House Association staying at Bluebird Lodge in Gold Hill, Colorado, ca. 1920s.

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Gold Hill
Gold Hill: views
Call Number 211-1-4
Date [1920-1929]
Contents 4 photographs.
Description Panoramic views of Gold Hill, Colorado.

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Colorado mountain views
Colorado mountain views
Call Number 211-1-5
Date [1920-1929]
Contents 4 photographs.
Description Views of mountain scenery near Gold Hill, Colorado, ca. 1920s.

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Bluebird Cottage (Boulder, Colo.)
Bluebird Cottage (Boulder, Colo.)
Call Number 211-1-6
Date 1911-1918
Contents 26 photographs (24 views).
Description Photographs of Bluebird Cottage at 1215 Baseline Road in Boulder, Colorado, 1911-1918.

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Bluebird Cottage
Bluebird Cottage: membership
Call Number 211-1-7
Date [1910-1929]
Contents 9 photographs.
Description Photographs of women members of the Holiday House Association at Bluebird Cottage, 1215 Baseline Road in Boulder, Colorado, ca. 1910s and 1920s.

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Chicago girls on horseback
Chicago girls on horseback
Call Number 211-1-8
Date [1930-1949]
Contents 3 photographs.
Description Views of women members of the Holiday House Association horseback riding.

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Bluebird Cottage
Bluebird Cottage
Call Number 211-O-1
Date [1910-1919]
Contents 4 photographs.

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