With all the amenities of European spas and thermal baths, Purgatory Hot Springs Resort was a renowned international destination in the early 1900s.
![Women Near Pool](https://www.purgatorysprings.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/poolgals.jpg)
![Women Near Pool](https://www.purgatorysprings.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/poolgals.jpg)
Pool Time at the Purgatory Hot Springs Resort, July 1927.
Splish splash! The Purgatory Hot Springs Pool was a popular weekend destination back in the day.
![Girl in a tube swimming](https://www.purgatorysprings.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/SwimGal.jpg)
![Girl in a tube swimming](https://www.purgatorysprings.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/SwimGal.jpg)
![Boys Playing with Ball in Pool](https://www.purgatorysprings.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/SHORPY-141007-0001.jpg)
![Boys Playing with Ball in Pool](https://www.purgatorysprings.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/SHORPY-141007-0001.jpg)
Water Basketball never eclipsed baseball , but was a popular summer pastime in Purgatory Springs.
Posing for a poolside photo at the Purgatory Springs Thermal Pool in the 1920s.
![Man and Woman talking in the pool](https://www.purgatorysprings.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PosingAtPool.jpg)
![Man and Woman talking in the pool](https://www.purgatorysprings.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PosingAtPool.jpg)
![Orphan Girls in Swimsuits with lollipops](https://www.purgatorysprings.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/11969u.jpg)
![Orphan Girls in Swimsuits with lollipops](https://www.purgatorysprings.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/11969u.jpg)
Pool day and lollipops for the consumptive orphan girls at Purgatory Springs Colorado, 1920s.
The Purgatory Hot Springs Pool viewed from the Ferris Wheel.
![Hot Springs Pool](https://www.purgatorysprings.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/EldoradoSprings-pool.jpg)
![Hot Springs Pool](https://www.purgatorysprings.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/EldoradoSprings-pool.jpg)
![Two bathing women](https://www.purgatorysprings.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ENJOY-THE-WATER.jpg)
![Two bathing women](https://www.purgatorysprings.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ENJOY-THE-WATER.jpg)
The thermal baths were a selling point for all operations, including Purgatory Springs Artesian Water and Malted Milk, which went into high production during Prohibition.