Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Montrose, Colo. L. O. O. M. parade
- A parade contingent from the Loyal Order of Moose (L.O.O.M.) gathers together. Group includes three car loads of men, horse-drawn carriages, people on horseback, and walkers. Two of the carriages are outfitted in theme decoration. One of the two,...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1911]
- Main Street after the flood of 1893
- Workmen with shovels and picks on Main Street around 3:45 p.m. as pedestrians watch them clear the street after the flood. The men are wearing hats and workclothes; the onlookers are wearing suits and dresses, two are carrying umbrellas. Main...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Hall of Central City Lodge #2, I.O.O.F., Central City, Colo.
- Seven women gather around the Grand Sire of the Independent Order of Odd fellows in Central City, Colorado. The man wears a suit, with a pin on his jacket. He holds a piece of paper in his left hand and writes on it with a pen in his right hand....
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Lodge No. 2 (Central City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- I.O.O.F. building, Central City
- The two story Odd Fellows building on Main Street in Central City, Colorado, finished in 1874, has decorative brickwork, rectangular windows with lintels and the letters I.O.O.F. above the bracketed cornice and written on the second story windows.
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Lodge No. 2 (Central City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- I.O.O.F. at Salida Colo. No. 3
- I.O.O.F. uniformed men and buggies parade on "F" Street in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. Spectators on the sidewalks have bicycles, horses, and umbrellas; brick commercial buildings have awnings and a sign: "George R. Gessert." A power pole has...
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows--1890-1900.; Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- October 15, 1894
- Creede, Colorado, Congregational Church
- The Congregational Church of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County, is in the steep canyon in which the town sits. Architectural features of the church include: a front gable, a side steeple, shingles, stained-glass windows with pointed arches, and...
- Creede (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Creede--1900-1910.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Creede--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Grand Junction
- View of cars parked on a downtown street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. Brick buildings at the intersection of 5th (Fifth) Street and Main Street are the two-story Fair Building with stone lintels and elaborate brick detail, the...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Main Street, Trinidad
- Delivery wagons are lined up on Main Street near the F. Burkhard Saddlery and Implement Company store. Men stand on the sidewalk in front of the store. A sign on one of the wagons reads: "Burkhard Delivers the Goods." Signs along the street read:...
- Burkhard Saddlery and Implement Company (Trinidad, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Odd Fellow bldg.
- Third in a series of progress documentation views of the construction of the International Order of Odd Fellows Hall, Main Street, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Several men are the foundation area of the construction site. The area is dug up...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
- [1897]
- Longmont's Main Street, 400 block, from Fourth and Main intersection
- View from 4th Avenue of west Main Street, Longmont, Colorado, includes horse-drawn wagons with early automobiles in the commercial district. Signs read: "Gunning - Palmer, Ice Cream, Candies," "Art Theater," "Longmont Electric," "Carlton Rooms,"...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Longmont--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925]
- I O O F July 24
- At the Odd Fellows picnic in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, men, women and children pose around tables under a tarpaulin held aloft by wooden poles. A pavilion with jigsawn ornaments is in the background.
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows--Colorado--Salida--1890- 1900.; Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Landscape pavilions--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Picnics--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Unique Theater, Salida
- Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, the Unique Theater features a cornice, pediment, plain stucco front, and sign: "Unique," attached to a marquee that reads: "Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf," "in Technicolor and Cartoon." Parked cars on First Street...
- Unique Theater (Salida, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Salida (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Automobiles--Colorado--Salida--1960-1970.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Salida--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Salida parlor
- This residence in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, has framed photographs and portraits on interior walls, ingrain or oriental rugs on wood floor, a combination bookcase with crystal, china plates, and a fruitbowl. Ruffled pillows are needleworked...
- Reed organs--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Embroidery--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Salidans at home
- People play cards in their lavishly furnished parlour in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. The interior includes ingrain carpet, framed pictures, a combination bookcase, china, crystal, and embroidery. A pillow with Masonic symbols reads:...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Card games--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Living rooms--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Parlors--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Salidans at home
- People play cards in their lavishly furnished parlour in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. The interior includes ingrain carpet, framed pictures, a combination bookcase, china, crystal, and embroidery. A pillow with Masonic Symbols reads:...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Card games--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Living rooms--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Parlors--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Main Street, Sedgwick, Colo.
- View shows sugar beet wagons, businesses, and signs: "O. O. Anderson, General Merchandise, Shoes & Dry Goods," in Sedgwick, Sedgwick County, Colorado.
- Beets--Colorado--Sedgwick--1880-1900.; Sedgwick (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Sedgwick--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Sedgwick--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Sedgwick--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Walden, Colo. 1902
- Reproduction shows a sketch by Merritt Houghton of Walden, North Park, Jackson County, Colorado; includes residences, businesses, the Methodist Episcopal Church and parsonage, a livery barn, the Mosman store (with letters I. O. O. F.).
- Walden (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Main Street, Central City streets
- View of Main Street in Central City, Colorado; shows street flanked by two and three-story nineteenth century storefronts. Half of the street is in the shadows, and the buildings on the right side of the street, which are the only buildings...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Donkeys--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Main Street Tucumcari New Mexico
- View of Main Street, Tucumcari, New Mexico. Men, women, and children stand on sidewalks near hitched wagons and buggies. One and two story buildings with false fronts and flat roofs line the dirt street. Prominent signs read: "Whitmore The Old...
- Tucumcari (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Boys--New Mexico--Tucumcari--1900-1920.; Business districts--New Mexico--Tucumcari--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Main Street, Central City
- View south down unpaved Main Street in Central City, Colorado. The buildings along the street, the east side of the street is in the shade and the west is in the sun, consist of two and three story nineteenth century, brick, commercial structures....
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Main Street, Central City
- View north down Main Street in Central City, Colorado, which is flanked by two and three-story nineteenth century storefronts. The east side of the street is in the shade, and the west side of the street is in the sun. Landmarks on both sides of...
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Main Street, Central City, Colorado
- Main street in Central City, Colorado; visible landmarks include, the Mullen building, the Hawley block, the I.O.O.F building, and the Roworth building. Cars are parked on the sides of the streets, and the buildings on both sides of the streets...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1958
- Forester Guard Hall 15th & Curtis
- View of the Independent Order of Foresters Guard Hall, at 15th (Fifteenth) and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado; shows a brick building with a mansard roof and arched windows. Plaque reads: "I.O.O.V. Guard Association."
- Independent Order of Foresters--Buildings--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1865 and 1870?]
- Golden Welcome Arch
- View of Washington Avenue in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Automobiles are parked on the street. A sign over the street reads: "Howdy Folks! Welcome to Golden Where the West Remains." Signs on nearby buildings read: "Lenox," "Golden...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Arches--Colorado--Golden--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Golden--1950-1960.
- either 1953 or 1954
- Hamilton Hotel
- The tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railroad cross over the frozen Blue River in the town of Dillon, Colorado, in Summit County. The town, including the Hamilton Hotel and the I.O.O.F. buildings, is in the background. Snow covers the...
- Blue River (Colo. : River)--1910-1920.; Dillon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- April 4, 1912
- Celebration, Glenwood Spgs., Col.
- A parade proceeds down unpaved Grand Avenue in the town of Glenwood Springs (formerly known as Defiance), Colorado, in Garfield County. A man walks down the street holding a suitcase. Marchers passing under a bridge designed and constructed by...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890- 1900.; Streets--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.
- 1891 April 27
- Finley Block
- 27, I.O.O.F. The Hinsdale County Historical Society Museum occupied the building after 1975. Steer grazes on grassy lot next to building; Grassy Mountain, Saint Rose of Lima Church, and Foote-Vickers house are in background.; View of Finley Block,...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Lake City--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Lake City--1930-1940.; Finley, Henry.
- 1935
- Finley Block
- operated a general merchandise store in it; building later became Kraft & Mullin hardware store, Dago Brothers Saloon, and, in 1909, home of the Silver Star Lodge, No. 27, I.O.O.F. Hinsdale County Historical Society Museum occupied the building...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Lake City--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Lake City--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Glenwood Spgs. on the Colo. Midland Ry.
- View south on Grand Avenue from 8th (Eighth) street, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway. Shows dirt street in town, brick buildings with patriotic bunting and United States flags; men, women and children on cement...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1898 and 1910]
- Central City, Colorado
- View of Central City, Colorado, from the north. Along Main Street, which is in the center of the photograph, are several landmarks, including the Mullen Building, the Howley Block, the I.O.O.F. Building, the Roworth Building, the Harris Block, the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1896?]
- Central City, Colorado
- View of Central City, Colorado, from the north. Along Main Street, which is in the center of the photograph, are several landmarks, including the Mullen Building, the Howley Block, the I.O.O.F. Building, the Roworth Building, the Harris Block, the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1896?]
- Central City, Colorado
- View overlooking Central City, Colorado; shows a row of buildings that lines Main Street from the lower left corner to the center of the image and includes the Harris Block, the Van Deren Building, and the I.O.O.F. Building. Along Eureka Street,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1939?]
- 400 block Main
- View along the 400 block of Main Street, Longmont, Colorado, shows the one and two brick commercial buildings with horse-drawn carriages along the dirt street with tall cottonwoods. A man drives his team from on top of a wagon piled high with full...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Ft. Collins, Colo.
- Trolley number 25 passes through a commercial district in Fort Collins, Colorado in Larimer County. Signs: "Public Service," "Fort Collins Abstract Co. Insurance," "I. O. O. F.," "G. E. Appliances," and "Quality Meats Mac Van Lockers."
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Street railroads--Colorado--Fort Collins--1940-1960.; Fort Collins Municipal Railway (Fort Collins, Colo.)
- [between 1947 and 1951]
- Limon
- Exterior of the Limon I.O.O.F. No. 179, Lincoln County, Colorado; shows the two-story brick building with tall radio tower on rooftop.
- Limon (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Limon--1980-1990.
- 1985
- Lodge no. 2, I.O.O.F., August 25, Central City, Colo.
- Members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, wearing suits, pose for a group photograph in Central City, Colorado. They stand under a canopy decorated with lame and fringe, in front of a wall covered with patterned wallpaper. A straight-backed...
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Lodge No. 2 (Central City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1946
- Western History Subject Index
- Robinson, O. O. G
- Western History Subject Index
- O.O. Marston mine. San Juan region
- Western History Subject Index
- Rempe, O. O
- Western History Subject Index
- Smith, O. O
- Western History Subject Index
- SMITH, O. O
- Western History Subject Index
- Mills, O. O
- Western History Subject Index
- Gilpin County, Colorado. Cemeteries. I.O.O.F
- Western History Subject Index
- Officer, I.O.O.F. lodge, Pueblo, Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Officer, I.O.O.F. lodge, Rico, Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Admitted to I.O.O.F. lodge, Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Officer I.O.O.F. lodge, Fort Collins, Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Officer, I.O.O.F. lodge, Golden, Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Officer I.O.O.F. lodge, Lake City, Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Officer, I.O.O.F. lodge, Las Animas, Colorado