This photograph of Ellen Elliot Jack was taken around 1914 and her story is quite interesting! Born in New Lentern, Nottingham, England, in 1842 she traveled to the United States in 1860 aboard the “James Foster.” She met Charles E. Jack on the ship, and they were married in New York. Charles became a Captain in the Union Army during the Civil War. The couple would welcome four children, only one of whom survived childhood. Charles passed away in 1872 due to health complications. After losing three children and her husband, Ellen decided to head West after placing her surviving daughter in the care of her sister-in-law. Ellen adopted the name, “Captain Jack” from her husband when she arrived in Colorado. First, she landed in the Rocky Mountains and opened a boarding house to generate income for herself. From this money she was able to join a partnership in the Black Queen Mine between Aspen and Crested Butte. In 1903, she was living in Colorado Springs operating tourist rental cab...