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| Keywords: Towers of the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, Colorado LCCN2015633566.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes The 1893 Italianate structure was established by silver magnate and banker Walter Devereux Edward Lippincott Tilton designed the building as a replica of the Villa de Medici Local materials used include cream-colored Roman brick and Peach Blow Sandstone; imported items included 12 000 yards of carpet and 2 000 rose bushes The hotel quickly became a popular summer retreat earning the nickname of the little White House of the West after extended visits by presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft The teddy bear is alleged to have been invented during President Roosevelt's 1905 visit when the hotel's maids presented him with a stuffed bear pieced together with scraps of fine material ; Forms part of Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Credit line Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division ; Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer ; Purchase; Carol M Highsmith Photography Inc ; 2015; DLC/PP-2015 068 2015 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2015633566 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/33500/33551a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 33551 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 33551 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Hotel Colorado Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Photographs by Carol M Highsmith | ||||