Fires | Estes Park Museum - Town of Estes Park

1962.001.098 - Book

The Life History of Lodge Pole Burn Forest, issued June 18, 1910. Gray paper cover with U.S. Department of Agriculture seal on cover. Also U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service - Bulletin 79. Henry S. Graves Forester. By F.E. Clements, Collaborator - all printing on cover. Contains history of area forest fires. Marks: R.W. T. in pen in upper left corner.

Record Type: Object

1969.040.007 - Postcard

Fire destroying the Lewiston Hotel. The Lewiston Hotel, built in 1915 and enlarged in 1920, was completely destroyed by fire on Thursday, September 4, 1941. B/W, white border. Space on back for message, address and postage

Record Type: Photo

1982.026.004 - Print, Photographic

Hand tinted photo of the forest fire burn around Bear Lake area; looking toward Longs Peak and Thatchtop Mountain. Mounted on dark green matte and attached to a cram mounting board. Marks: on reverse in pencil "Longs Peak from Timberline/ Estes Park/ Colo." RH corner small green and white stamp "Hand colored The Photo Craft Views" plus "74013" in pencil.

Record Type: Photo

1997.034.028 - Album, photograph

Faux alligator cover photo album containing small snapshots of camping trips, scenes of forests and mountains; pack animals; above tree line; cookout; fire at the English Hotel; snow scenes and family gatherings. Photo album of Julian Hayden, a Chicago-based engineer who worked for Sanborn and worked on the Stanley Power Plant. Most people and places unidentified. 1.a. Five men and a tent, hunters. Dead buck deer. b. Man (hunter) kneeling ...

Record Type: Object

2011.002.001 - Disc, Compact

Compact Disc with 322 digital photographs related to the Park Theater Mall Fire. Includes photographs of the mall interior before the fire, as well as photographs of the fire occuring and photgraphs of the aftermath.

Record Type: Photo

2011.024.005 - Stereograph

Sepia toned view of the Rustic Hotel in Devil's Gulch. There is smoke emanating from the main lodge building, possibly indicating a fire but difficult to discern from image. Handwritten on reverse reads, "Rustic Hotel, Estes Park" The Rustic Hotel building still exists, became the Lester Hotel, then a girl's camp, and is presently known as H Bar G Ranch.

Record Type: Photo

2013.020.001 - Disc, Compact

CD containing 20 photos of the Park Theater Mall after the fire of October 19, 2009. Photos were taken by Ken Jessen on October 27, 2009.

Record Type: Object

2014.028.002 - Disc, Compact

compact disc of 597 photographs of the Park Theater Mall fire taken by Kris and Gary Hazelton

Record Type: Photo

2014.028.003 - Disc, Compact

compact disc of 119 photographs of the Park Theater Mall fire taken by Walt Hester

Record Type: Photo

2014.028.004 - Disc, Compact

compact disc of 86 photographs of the Park Theater Mall fire taken by Iolanthe Culjak

Record Type: Photo

2016.005.1290 - Making the Bear Dance: A Naturalist's Journey into the World of Wildand Firefighting

Connor, Jeff

Record Type: Library

2021.027.005 - Nozzle, Fire Hose

Heavy brass fire nozzle used by the Estes Park Fire Department in the Estes Park Chalet Fire in 1978. Nozzle is tapered metal with threading at top to attach to hose, with circular rubber insert.

Record Type: Object

2021.027.006 - Helmet, Firefighter's

Bright orange metal firefighter's helmet, pulled from dumpster in Rocky Mountain National Park, presumable used during the response to the East Troublesome Fire in 2020 but uncertain specific organization or individual. Helmet is circular metal with brim, chipped orange paint exterior, silver visible underneath with cloth and leather adjustable interior head piece. "NPSF" in faded letters on top of helmet.

Record Type: Object

2022.008.002 - T-Shirt

Grey short sleeve t-shirt with logo on front left chest in orange and red lettering, "Cameron Peak Fire / 2020" Logo also features criss-crossed shovel and axe and fireman's helmet. Large logo and text printed on reverse in same color text over image of smoky sky over treetops. Text reads, "Cameron Peak Fire / 2020 / Thank You First Responders! / Estes Valley Fire Protection District, Loveland Fire Rescue Authority, Rocky Mountain National P...

Record Type: Object