Information: The first column shows data points from Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919 in red. The third column shows data points from Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1952- in blue. Any data they share in common is displayed as purple boxes in the middle "Shared" column.
William Sharpless Jackson was born (1836) and raised in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He served as an apprentice in the machinist trade in Wilmington, Delaware. For the next six years, he engaged in the lumber trade and car industry. Afterwards William S. Jackson worked for the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad Company in Duluth. This job introduced him to William Jackson Palmer, who invited him to work for the Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company. In 1871, William S. Jackson moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado to become secretary and treasurer of the Denver Rio Grande Railway.
William S. Jackson took part in the founding of Colorado Springs. In 1872, he became vice-president of the railroad company. The next year he founded the El Paso Bank (later the El Paso County National Bank) and the First National Bank of Colorado Springs. In 1874, he served the founder and original Trustee for Colorado College. William S. Jackson retired from his position at the Denver and Rio Grande Railway in 1876 to devote his attention to the El Paso County Bank. In 1884, he took part in the founding of the Denver National Bank. During the same year, the U.S. District Court appointed him receiver of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company. He served as receiver for two years. In 1911, he resigned from his positions at both banks. Throughout the 1870s and 1880s, William S. Jackson engaged in mining enterprises, business ventures and real estate. After his retirement, he continued to develop his numerous investments.
In 1875, William S. Jackson married Helen Marie Fiske Hunt, a noted western author. Their marriage lasted ten years, until the death of Helen Marie Fiske Hunt Jackson in 1885. In 1888, William S. Jackson married Helen Fiske Banfield (his first wife’s niece). They had seven children: William S., Helen, Everett, Roland, Edith, Gardner and Margaret (who died at nine months). Helen Fiske Banfield Jackson died in 1899. Edith Colby Banfield (aunt Kitty) helped Jackson raise the children until her death in 1903. Shortly afterwards William S. Jackson hired a nanny, Dora Jones, to assist with the children’s upbringing. William S. Jackson died in 1919.
Biographical Note, William Sharpless Jackson Papers, Denver Public Library, viewed 6/29/21
William Sharpless Jackson was born (1836) and raised in Chester County, Pennsylvania. He served as an apprentice in the machinist trade in Wilmington, Delaware. For the next six years, he engaged in the lumber trade and car industry. Afterwards William S. Jackson worked for the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad Company in Duluth. This job introduced him to William Jackson Palmer, who invited him to work for the Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company. In 1871, William S. Jackson moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado to become secretary and treasurer of the Denver Rio Grande Railway.<p>
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William S. Jackson took part in the founding of Colorado Springs. In 1872, he became vice-president of the railroad company. The next year he founded the El Paso Bank (later the El Paso County National Bank) and the First National Bank of Colorado Springs. In 1874, he served the founder and original Trustee for Colorado College. William S. Jackson retired from his position at the Denver and Rio Grande Railway in 1876 to devote his attention to the El Paso County Bank. In 1884, he took part in the founding of the Denver National Bank. During the same year, the U.S. District Court appointed him receiver of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company. He served as receiver for two years. In 1911, he resigned from his positions at both banks. Throughout the 1870s and 1880s, William S. Jackson engaged in mining enterprises, business ventures and real estate. After his retirement, he continued to develop his numerous investments.
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In 1875, William S. Jackson married Helen Marie Fiske Hunt, a noted western author. Their marriage lasted ten years, until the death of Helen Marie Fiske Hunt Jackson in 1885. In 1888, William S. Jackson married Helen Fiske Banfield (his first wife’s niece). They had seven children: William S., Helen, Everett, Roland, Edith, Gardner and Margaret (who died at nine months). Helen Fiske Banfield Jackson died in 1899. Edith Colby Banfield (aunt Kitty) helped Jackson raise the children until her death in 1903. Shortly afterwards William S. Jackson hired a nanny, Dora Jones, to assist with the children’s upbringing. William S. Jackson died in 1919.
Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919
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William S. Jackson Papers. Part 1 1842-1978
Jackson, William Sharpless, 1836-1919. William S. Jackson Papers. Part 1
Title:
William S. Jackson Papers. Part 1 1842-1978
Personal and business correspondence and other papers relating to Jackson's Colorado Springs interests, the Jackson family, the estate of Helen Hunt Jackson, and Colorado College. Contains Colorado College related papers of William Sharpless Jackson, Jr.
Jackson, William Sharpless, 1836-1919. William S. Jackson Papers. Part 1
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Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919
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Seven Falls, Mrs. Enterman, Celia, Hans [graphic] 1936.
Seven Falls, Mrs. Enterman, Celia, Hans [graphic]
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Seven Falls, Mrs. Enterman, Celia, Hans [graphic] 1936.
Mrs. Enterman, Celia Darlington (Wakefield), and Hans descend the wooden staircase at Seven Falls located on South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. Mrs. Enterman wears a dress and hat and carries a purse. Celia wears a long coat and hat, and Hans (chauffeur for Dr. Edith D. Jackson) wears slacks and a jacket. He carries a coat. A woman in a patterned dress and hat ascends the stairs nearby.
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1 photographic print ; 11 x 8 cm. (4 1/2 x 3 in.) mounted on album page.
Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919
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Gardner Jackson, right , maybe Edith [graphic] 1902.
Gardner Jackson, right , maybe Edith [graphic]
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Gardner Jackson, right , maybe Edith [graphic] 1902.
Probably Edith Jackson and her brother Gardner Jackson pose on a lawn at their home located at 228 E. Kiowa Street in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Both children are dressed in costumes and wigs. Edith wears a long embroidered open gown. Her brother wears a jacket with wide lapels and a wide collar decorated with buttons and a scarf around his neck.. He has on knee pants and long stockings and shoes.
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1 photographic print ; 12 x 15 cm. (4 1/2 x 6 in.) mounted on album page.
Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919
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Helen Hunt Jackson Papers. Part 4, 1831-1885.
Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885. Helen Hunt Jackson Papers. Part 4, 1831-1885.
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Helen Hunt Jackson Papers. Part 4, 1831-1885.
Letters, papers, notes of Helen Hunt Jackson and family members immediately preceeding and after her death; photographs of family home; wills of Helen Hunt and William S. Jackson.
Baldwin, Alexander R. Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad : [collection] : 1870-1974.
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Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919
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William S. Jackson Papers. Part 3. 1842-1919.
Jackson, William Sharpless, 1836-1919. William S. Jackson Papers. Part 3.
Title:
William S. Jackson Papers. Part 3. 1842-1919.
Contains materials and papers about banking in Colorado Springs, mining in Leadville, Colo. (Yankee Doodle Mine), Colorado College, World War I, Costilla Land and San Luis, and the Jackson home at 228 E. Kiowa in Colorado Springs and a variety of items from William S. Jackson Family, including papers of the children: Edith B. Jackson, Everett B. Jackson, Roland Jackson and Helen Jackson. There are also papers of Anne S. Banfield, Helen Banfield Jackson and Helen Hunt Jackson.
Jackson, William Sharpless, 1836-1919. William S. Jackson Papers. Part 3.
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Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919
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Roberts Brothers (Boston, Mass.) Correspondence, 1882-1898, bulk 1838-1932.
Roberts Brothers (Boston, Mass.) Correspondence, 1882-1898, bulk 1838-1932.
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Roberts Brothers (Boston, Mass.) Correspondence, 1882-1898, bulk 1838-1932.
Correspondence files of Roberts Brothers, pertaining to all departments, editorial, production, advertising, and sales. Also, some miscellaneous letters and documents, unrelated to Roberts Brothers, which deal with various legal matters, including those of Frederick D. Ely and of William A. Dunn, from 1838 until 1932, and letters to the Secretary of Harvard University from 1900 to 1907.
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2.5 linear ft. (ca. 2,000 items in 5 boxes).
Roberts Brothers (Boston, Mass.). Correspondence, 1882-1898, bulk 1838-1932.
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Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919
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Records, 1902-1981.
Juan Jose Lovato Land Grant (N.M.). Records, 1902-1981.
Title:
Records, 1902-1981.
Correspondence, survey maps, government records, financial papers, legal documents include handwritten patent, deeds, contracts, agreements. Includes lists of heirs of Juan Jose LoVato. Some Spanish language material.
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5 linear ft. (5 boxes), 1 oversize folio, 1 oversize tube.
Juan Jose Lovato Land Grant (N.M.). Records, 1902-1981.
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Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919
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William and Mamie (?) [graphic] 1902.
William and Mamie (?) [graphic]
Title:
William and Mamie (?) [graphic] 1902.
William S. Jackson (1889-1981) stands on a rock in South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne Canyon near Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado. Possibly his Aunt Mamie stands beside him. The steep rock walls of the canyon are in the distance.
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1 photographic print ; 16 x 12 cm. (6 x 4 1/2 in.) mounted on album page.
Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919
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William S. Jackson Papers. Part 2. 1842-1919 (bulk 1876-1905)
Jackson, William Sharpless, 1836-1919. William S. Jackson Papers. Part 2.
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William S. Jackson Papers. Part 2. 1842-1919 (bulk 1876-1905)
Primarily papers of Jackson-Banfield families from 1876 to 1905. Bulk of the material focuses on Jackson's second wife, Helen Banfield Jackson and personal correspondence of Jackson-Banfield relatives.
Jackson, William Sharpless, 1836-1919. William S. Jackson Papers. Part 2.
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Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919
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South Cheyene [sic] Canyon [graphic] 1936.
South Cheyene [sic] Canyon [graphic]
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South Cheyene [sic] Canyon [graphic] 1936.
View of Helen (Fiske) Hunt Jackson's grave site on Cheyenne Mountain in El Paso County, Colorado. The grave is marked by a large pile of stones (a cairn). An inscription one of the one rocks reads: "Helen Hunt, died Aug. 12, 1885." Helen Hunt Jackson was the first wife of William S. Jackson (1836-1919).
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1 photographic print ; 7 x 11 cm. (3 x 4 in.) mounted on album page.
William (1889-1981), Everett, Roland and Gardner Jackson pose in sailor suits with over sized berets on the street near their house located at 228 Kiowa Street in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The boys mug for the camera.
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1 photographic print ; 12 x 15 cm. (4 1/2 x 6 in.) mounted on album page.
Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919
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Cheyenne Canyon, mtns. near Colorado Springs [graphic] 1902.
Cheyenne Canyon, mtns. near Colorado Springs [graphic]
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Cheyenne Canyon, mtns. near Colorado Springs [graphic] 1902.
William S. Jackson (1836-1919), former vice- president of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, poses with his hands on the shoulders of his son, Gardner Jackson, on a bridge over South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne Canyon near Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado. His daughter Helen, Edith C. Banfield (Aunt Kitty) and his son Roland stand beside him. His son William (1889-1981) sits on the bridge. Jackson's son Everett sits on a rock in South Cheyenne Creek. Possibly Edith, his sister sits on a rock beside him. Jackson wears a suit and has a white beard. Helen wears a dress and hat. The boys wear caps and suits with jackets, ties, short pants and long stockings. Mrs. Banfield wears a blouse and long skirt and a hat.
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1 photographic print ; 15 x 12 cm. (6 x 4 1/2 in.) mounted on album page.
Cheyenne Canyon, mtns. near Colorado Springs [graphic]
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Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919
WILLIAM SHARPLESS JACKSON FAMILY PAPERS
WILLIAM SHARPLESS JACKSON FAMILY PAPERS, 1850-2006
Title:
WILLIAM SHARPLESS JACKSON FAMILY PAPERS
The Jackson Family papers span 1850 to 2006, documenting three generations. It is important to note that in order to avoid confusion between the four generations of William S. Jackson, the designation of I, II, III or IV has been added throughout the finding aid. The donor was consulted and approved the decision. The collection is organized in chronological order beginning with William S. Jackson [I], who arrived in Colorado Springs, Colorado in the 1871. Although the amount of material generated by William S. Jackson [I] retained in the collection is minimal, it provides insight into the foundation of the second generation of Jacksons who were born and raised in Colorado Springs. William S. Jackson [II] and his siblings, Helen, Edith, Roland, Everett and Gardner led active and diverse lives.
The bulk of the collection comprises documents generated by William S. Jackson [II] legal career and his investments. His career as a lawyer, agent for the Department of Criminal Investigation, and Colorado Supreme Court Justice is well represented in the collection. The materials related to his involvement with numerous organizations exemplify Jackson’s activities in both his professional and personal life. In addition, the series of his personal papers includes extensive correspondence between himself and members of the family. The volume of letters generated, provide insight into the family relationships and its history. It also documents the extensive investments that were passed on from generation to generation.
William S. Jackson [II] siblings’ papers primarily record their personal lives, although Edith and Gardner Jackson’s contain a limited amount of papers that record their careers. The amount of papers in the series on Roland and Everett are minimal, due in part to their early deaths.
The papers in the William S. Jackson [III] Series 22 are also expansive. The material records both his career as a financial advisor, his personal life and his role as financial planner for the family members and historian. William S. Jackson [III] papers also reflect his involvement with organizations on a professional and personal basis. His diverse interests and concerns are echoed in the number of organizations Jackson [III] actively participated in and continues to support. The organizations include: Denver Association of Mental Health, Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood, Seventh Avenue Association, Denver Art Museum and the Pioneer’s Museum.
William S. Jackson [III] siblings’ papers, Anne Fiske Jackson Wilhelm and Jean Jackson Wilhelm Emery papers comprise a portion of the collection. Although the amount of material is small, the personal correspondence reflects their relationship with William S. Jackson [III] and the family.
The collection also contains the papers of additional family members and in-laws from the late 1800s to current (2003). The amount of material is limited for many of these individuals but it does reflect the relationships between the generations of family members and friends. William S. Jackson’s [III] donation to the Denver Public Library of the family’s financial records, correspondence, memorabilia and photographs he accumulated, document the history of three generations of a Colorado pioneer family.
Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919
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Gardner with donkeys [graphic] 1902.
Gardner with donkeys [graphic]
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Gardner with donkeys [graphic] 1902.
Gardner Jackson poses near a donkey and her foal probably in South Cheyenne Canyon near Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado. He pets the foal. Gardner wears a broad-brimmed cloth hat, long pants and a loose, bloused shirt with a broad collar. Carriages are in the distance.
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1 photographic print ; 16 x 12 cm. (6 x 4 1/2 in.) mounted on album page.
De Coursey, Marcelin Lafourcade, 1842-. William Abraham Bell : [collection] : 1867-1981 ; (bulk 1871-1921);.
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Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919
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Helen? Wm. in Scottish. [graphic] 1902.
Helen? Wm. in Scottish. [graphic]
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Helen? Wm. in Scottish. [graphic] 1902.
Probably Helen Jackson and her brother William S. Jackson (1889-1981), pose in the backyard of their house at 228 Kiowa Street in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Helen wears a loose fitting dress belted at the waist. She has a woven fabric thrown over her shoulder. She wears a fleece hat. William wears a shirt with a tartan plaid fabric wrapped around his waist and another thrown over his shoulder. He has on a soft cap and wears a trumpet attached to his belt.
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1 photographic print ; 15 x 12 cm. (6 x 4 1/2 in.) mounted on album page.
Everett Jackson supports himself on a metal line as he stands supported by his brothers Roland, and William (1889-1981), in their back yard located at 228 E. Kiowa Street in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. His younger brother, Gardner, stands nearby. The boys wear sailor suits with over sized berets.
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1 photographic print ; 12 x 15 cm. (4 1/2 x 6 in.) mounted on album page.
Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919
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William Sharpless Jackson family papers, 1860-
Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919. William Sharpless Jackson family papers, 1860-
Title:
William Sharpless Jackson family papers, 1860-
Business papers of William Sharpless Jackson (I); personal papers of Edith and Gardner Jackson; extensive correspondence between Williams S. Jackson (II) and family members; documents generated by William S. Jackson's [II] legal career and investments; professional and personal papers of William S. Jackson (III). Photographic prints: family photos, studio portraits, snapshots, and miscellaneous images of people and places. Photograph albums - albums include William "Bill" S. Jackson Jr.'s family photos. Images of his sisters, uncles, parents, grandparents, cousins, and aunts and uncles, views of family vacations in Colorado, New England, the Midwest, and the West. Several albums include images from his aunt Edith's travels in Europe and studies in Austria. These include portraits of Erik Erikson, Martin Freud, and others in the Freudian school of psychology. Views of the slums of Korea from Korean Relief, Inc. and an album prepared by the Chamber of Commerce of an excursion to the Northfield water system in El Paso County, Colorado. Unbound album of cyanotypes of W.S. Jackson I and his family on vacation.
Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919. William Sharpless Jackson family papers, 1860-
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Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919
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Collection of manuscripts and letters of Helen Hunt Jackson, 1852-1887 (bulk 1871-1885).
Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885. Collection of manuscripts and letters of Helen Hunt Jackson, 1852-1887 (bulk 1871-1885).
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Collection of manuscripts and letters of Helen Hunt Jackson, 1852-1887 (bulk 1871-1885).
Collection of autograph manuscripts and letters of Helen Hunt Jackson was assembled at the Library from the collection acquired from Patrick Kevin Foley, a noted bookseller and collector in 1923, supplemented by various gifts and purchases in 1934, 1980, and 1986. Autograph manuscripts include 21 poems and three prosaic works -- "Bits of Travel at Home," "One Woman and Sunshine," (draft of an article on Mrs. Jeanne C. Smith Carr and the founding of Carmelita, her home in Pasadena, CA.), and "The Story of Clotilde Danarosch." Helen Hunt Jackson's letters to William Hayes Ward (1835-1916), the editor of the editorial of the New York Independent, constitute the largest part of the correspondence (89 letters, written between 1871 and 1885). Also included are seventeen letters to Ray Palmer (1808-1887) and his wife Ann Maria Waud Palmer written between 1852 and 1854; thirteen letters to Mary Elizabeth Sheriff Fowler (1841-1921), the first government schoolteacher at Saboba in the San Jacinto Valley (1882-1885), four 1882 letters to Henry Chandler Bowen (1813-1896), the editor and proprietor of the Independent, four letters to Mrs. D. J. Whipple who ran a boarding house in San Diego and later Los Angeles; and two letters to Richard Egan (1842-1923), a Los Angeles County supervisor, written in 1884. Also included are two letters by William Sharpless Jackson (1836-1919) and Charles C. Painter (d. 1895).
Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885. Collection of manuscripts and letters of Helen Hunt Jackson, 1852-1887 (bulk 1871-1885).
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Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919
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Bridge over South Cheyenne Creek [graphic] 1902.
Bridge over South Cheyenne Creek [graphic]
Title:
Bridge over South Cheyenne Creek [graphic] 1902.
Three of William S. Jackson's (1836-1919)] children, Edith, William (1889-1981), and Gardner, sit on a bridge that spans South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne Canyon near Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado.
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1 photographic print ; 16 x 12 cm. (6 x 4 1/2 in.) mounted on album page.
Jackson, William Sharpless, 1836-1919. William S. Jackson papers. Part 4, 1882-1917.
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Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1952-
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William Sharpless Jackson family papers, 1860-
Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919. William Sharpless Jackson family papers, 1860-
Title:
William Sharpless Jackson family papers, 1860-
Business papers of William Sharpless Jackson (I); personal papers of Edith and Gardner Jackson; extensive correspondence between Williams S. Jackson (II) and family members; documents generated by William S. Jackson's [II] legal career and investments; professional and personal papers of William S. Jackson (III). Photographic prints: family photos, studio portraits, snapshots, and miscellaneous images of people and places. Photograph albums - albums include William "Bill" S. Jackson Jr.'s family photos. Images of his sisters, uncles, parents, grandparents, cousins, and aunts and uncles, views of family vacations in Colorado, New England, the Midwest, and the West. Several albums include images from his aunt Edith's travels in Europe and studies in Austria. These include portraits of Erik Erikson, Martin Freud, and others in the Freudian school of psychology. Views of the slums of Korea from Korean Relief, Inc. and an album prepared by the Chamber of Commerce of an excursion to the Northfield water system in El Paso County, Colorado. Unbound album of cyanotypes of W.S. Jackson I and his family on vacation.
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