Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Miners Union Hospital
- Exterior view of B.P.O.E. Elks Lodge at the corner of Columbia and Pine Street, Telluride, Colorado (used for two years by the Western Federation of Miner's under the direction of Local President Vincent St. John and later occupied by the Miner's...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.; Hospitals--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.; Miners' Union Hospital (Telluride, Colo.)
- [between 1903 and 1908]
- Colorado Springs police department
- Members of the Colorado Springs police department pose in three rows, top row: O. E. Rickerson, 2. James McCabe, 3. Horace Shelby, (Black man) 4. J. A. Rodney, 5. Sherman McNew, 6. Henry Cornell; second and front row: John Henry, Samuel Agard,...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.). Police Department--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Nightsticks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Police--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1897
- Cage scene, Ajax mine
- Interior view of a large group of miners posing in and around the cage at the Ajax mine, Teller County, Colorado.
- Ajax Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Van Doren military band
- The Van Doren military band stands on steps with it's director, O. E. Van Doren, possibly in Iowa. Members of the band hold brass and woodwind instruments such as saxophones, clarinets, oboes, bassoons, trombones, cornets, and tubas.
- Military bands--Iowa--1910-1920.; Van Doren, O. E.
- 1910
- Old Guard, Royal Gorge, 4 miles from C.C.
- Snow-covered landscape shows massive rock formations in the Royal Gorge near Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado.
- Fremont County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.
- 1874?
- Elks Bldg.
- Two men stand on the steps of the Elks Lodge in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. The building is a Georgian style structure with monumental columns, dentils, balustrade, stucco exterior, and a tile roof. Letters carved above the entry read:...
- Elks (Fraternal order). Lodge No. 575 (Grand Junction, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1920.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1920?]
- Elks convention held in Walsenburg
- Fisheye view of Main Street in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, shows stone commercial buildings draped in bunting and United States flags. Pedestrians, bicycles, a barber pole, and an oversized pocketwatch advertisement are on the sidewalk....
- Elks (Fraternal order) Lodge No. 1086 (Walsenburg, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.; Fraternal...
- 1913
- Elks convention in Walsenburg
- Fisheye view of Main Street in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, shows stone commercial buildings draped in bunting and United States flags. Pedestrians, bicycles, a barber pole, and an oversized pocketwatch advertisement are on the sidewalk....
- Elks (Fraternal order) Lodge No. 1086 (Walsenburg, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.; Fraternal...
- 1913
- Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of Gold Mining Stock Exchange building, 373-379 East Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; constructed after 1896 fire and purchased in 1911 by Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks - Number 316. Later, the building was called...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1980-1990.; Gold Mining Stock Exchange Building (Cripple Creek, Colo.)
- 1988?
- Display by the local Lodge of Elks, they gave regular minstrel performances along the line of march
- View of the Elks Lodge float in the Flower (Sunflower) Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows Black men in livery, a six horse team, a band in tuxedoes, minstrel performers in powdered wigs and tricorner hats, on a...
- Elks (Fraternal Order) Lodge No. 309 (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Fraternal...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Elks hall, Ouray
- Elks Hall in Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado is a brick building with stained glass windows and has a stone plaque that reads "B.P.O.E. [Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks] [18]92", a turret with a modified tent roof and clock, and stylized...
- Elks (Fraternal order) Lodge No. 492 (Ouray, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ouray (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.
- August 1941
- Stores, Silver Plume
- A sign above the entrance to an empty falsefront building reads: "Grand Theatre" on Main Street, Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Other buildings include the Buckley Bros. store and the "A. O. E." building.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.
- May 30, 1940
- The Gold Mining Stock Exchange, Cripple Creek
- View of the brick and stone Gold Mining Stock Exchange building in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Signs on the building read: "B. P. O. Elks, No. 316," "B. P. O. E. 316," "Light & Power," "Confectionery, Drink Coca-Cola delicious and...
- Elks (Fraternal order) Lodge No. 316 (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1950.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Commercial districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1950.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Trinidad biography, unidentified
- Portrait of an unidentified man in Trinidad, Colorado. The gentleman has long, gray chin whiskers, and the area around his mouth is clean shaven. He wears a vest and jacket with wide, trimmed lapels, and a bow tie.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Decoration on Champa St. Elks Golden Jubilee
- View of Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians walk on sidewalks near buildings decorated for a celebration sponsored by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (B. P. O. E.).
- Elks (Fraternal order)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks--1910-1920.
- July, 1914
- Sunflower Carnival
- View of a parade on Cascade Avenue, Flower Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Men sit on the covered Elks' float decorated with flowers and bunting. The side of the float reads: "B. P. O. E". The float is hitched to a team of six...
- Elks (Fraternal order)--Public relations--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Colorado...
- [august, 1897]
- Sunflower Carnival
- Men sit on the Elks' covered parade float on Cascade Avenue, part of the Flower Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The float is decorated with flowers and bunting. The sides and front read: "B. P. O. E.". The float is hitched to...
- Elks (Fraternal order)--Public relations--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1897]
- Elks building 14th & California
- A man walks near the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge number 17, building at 14th (Fourteenth) and California Streets in Denver, Colorado. A man sweeps the street near parked automobiles. Signs read: "B. P. O. E." and "West".
- Elks (Fraternal order)--Buildings--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Manhattan Beach
- View of Manhattan Beach amusement park in Denver, Colorado; shows well-dressed women by a street light and a banner depicting an Elk (B.P.O.E.). Flower bed letters read: "Welcome," sign reads: "A County Girl."
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Manhattan Beach (Denver, Colo. : Amusement Park)--1890-1910.; Sloan Lake (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1890-1910.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1906?]
- Elks Opera House
- Exterior view of Elks Opera House, 308 Harrison Avenue, Leadville, Colorado. In 1879, Horace Tabor contracted J. Thomas Roberts to build this massive three-story stone, brick and iron structure, trimmed in Portland cement. Tabor lost the building...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- All tanked up
- Men and women stand near parked Model F Ford vehicles on a street in Livermore (Larimer County), Colorado. The women wear hats, blouses and skirts. The men wear suits and caps; some wear ties and bow ties. Shows store fronts and horse-drawn...
- Ford Model F automobile--Colorado--Livermore--1900-1910.; Livermore (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Livermore--1900-1910.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Livermore--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Livermore--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Women's Christian Temperance Union
- Five executive board members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Colorado pose near a desk. A woman identified as Mrs. Henry Bruce Teller is seated at a desk and holds papers in her hands. Other board members include: Grace C. Morey, in a...
- Women's Christian Temperance Union of Colorado--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Public service organizations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Temperance--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942 December 29
- Women's Christian Temperance Union convention
- Officers of the Women's Christian Temperance Union pose during a convention in Pueblo, Colorado. Board members include in the front row from left to right: Mrs. Henry Bruce Teller, Grace C. Moery, and Beth J. Chappell. In the back row from left to...
- Women's Christian Temperance Union--Meetings--1940-1950.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Temperance--Colorado--Pueblo--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Pueblo--1940-1950.
- [1947?]
- 1927 Senate, 26th General Assembly, State of Colorado
- Composite of studio portraits of members of the 26th General Assembly of the Colorado State Senate. Identifications, center row, top to bottom: E.C. Abbey, G.M. Corlett, President, R.J. Weaver. Top row, left to right: A.E. Headlee, T.M. Hudson,...
- Colorado. General Assembly. Senate.--People--1920-1930.; Legislators--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1927
- Main Street, Grand Junction
- View east on Main Street, Grand Junction, Colorado, a paved street with automobiles parked on either sides. A Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (B.P.O.E.) street banner shows, and United States flags fly on lamp posts. One, two and...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Grand Junction--1940-1950.
- 1942
- 300 block Main
- View along the 300 block of Main Street, Longmont, Colorado, shows townspeople gathered around and on a freshly cut cottonwood tree. A man poses with an ax over his shoulder; a boy sits on his bicycle holding on to a tree branch. The brick...
- Cottonwood--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; Longmont (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.
- [1901]
- B.P.O.E. bldg., Denver
- Exterior view of Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks, Lodge Number 17, 14th (Fourteenth) & California, Denver, Colorado; early automobile & horse-drawn carriage parked at curb, fire hydrant, streetlights; Hotel Auditorium, 14th & Stout, with sign...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks.
- [between 1912 and 1917]
- B.P.O.E. Bldg., Boulder, Colo.
- Exterior view of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks' Lodge Number 566, Boulder, Colorado; group of men posed at right side of porch; Quong Eee's laundry adjacent to building; Boulder's Chapter Number 566 formed in 1900.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cleaning establishments--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1920.; Elks (Fraternal order)
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Western History Subject Index
- O. E. A. INICORPCRATED
- Western History Subject Index
- B.P.O.E,
- Western History Subject Index
- Shackleton, Mrs. O. E
- Western History Subject Index
- Smith, O. E
- Western History Subject Index
- Frink, O. E
- Western History Subject Index
- Green, O. E
- Western History Subject Index
- Qstenson, O. E
- Western History Subject Index
- Bannister, O. E
- Cage scene, Ajax Mine, flashlight
- Interior view of a group of miners who pose near the cage lifts at Ajax Mine near Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado. The men wear work clothes, boots, and hats. Some men hold candles in their hands.
- Ajax Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- O. E. Aultman
- Studio portrait of Oliver E. Aultman, a photographer. He holds a cigar and wears a suit, overcoat and wide-brimmed hat.
- Photographers--1890-1910.; Aultman, Oliver E.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Colo Trading and Transfer Co. in 1894 in Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Exterior view of Colorado Trading and Transfer Company with several horse-drawn freight wagons parked in front, North Fifth (5th) Street and Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; also included are several other wood frame buildings with saltbox...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Williamson home Minneapolis first called Klondike
- In Minneapolis, Chaffee County, Colorado, a man, women and children pose on the deck of their frame house. They are (l to r): baby Floyd Mendenhall (b. Feb 6, 1909), Myrtle Mendenhall, Arthur Williamson, Amanda Williamson [?].
- Minneapolis (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Minneapolis--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Minneapolis--1900-1910.
- [between 1909 and 1910?]
- B. P. O. E. Float, Ouray, Colo., July 4, '23
- The Elks Fourth (4th) of July (Independence Day) float pauses in front of Citizens Bank, Main Street, Third (3rd) Avenue and Sixth (6th) Avenue, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. The truck is decorated with bunting, streamers, evergreens, two elk...
- Elks (Fraternal order) Lodge No. 492 (Ouray, Colo.)--1920-30.; Ouray (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.;...
- 1923 July 4
- Ajax mine
- View of the Ajax Gold Mine Company's mill building, Teller County, Colorado. Cars from the "Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway," and the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad occupy tracks in the background. Ore cars travel an inclined track toward...
- Ajax Gold Mine Company (Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.;...
- [1900?]
- Buttes on the plains, D.T.
- View of a mound of earth in the Dakota Territory; men and horses of Captain Fish's expedition pose.
- Trails & paths--1860-1870.; Dakota Territory--1860-1870.; Overland Trails--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--1860-1870.; Rock formations--1860-1870.
- 1866
- Hot Springs, on Gardiner's River, Lower Basins
- View of the geyserite terraces of the lower basins of Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; National parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories...
- 1871
- Lower Yellowstone Falls
- View of Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; National parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Rivers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Road to the Grand Canyon - springs
- A horse and buggy stops near a sandstone cliff arch and probably a seep, in Arizona.
- Arizona--1870-1890.; Carts & wagons--Arizona--1870-1890.; Springs--Arizona--1870-1890.; Travel--Arizona--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1890?]
- Curecanti Canyon
- View of Curecanti Creek in Curecanti Canyon at Curecanti Pass, in Gunnison County, Colorado. Men fish from rocks; a woman holds a parasol.
- Curecanti Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Curecanti Pass (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Gunnison...
- Seven Falls, Cheyenne Canon
- View of Seven Falls, a waterfall on South Cheyenne Creek, South Cheyenne Canyon (El Paso County) Colorado. Shows tiers of wooden stairs on the steep rock walls.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [1885?]
- Eagle Rock above Shoshone Falls
- View of a rock formation identified as Eagle Rock in the Snake River, and Shoshone Falls, waterfalls in Twin Falls County, Idaho. Shows eroded rock canyon walls.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1880-1900.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1880-1900.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Ancient ruins on the Rio San Juan
- A man poses beside the dilapidated stone walls of a North American Indian (Ancestral Puebloan) cliff dwelling in Montezuma County, Colorado. The structures are on an eroded sandstone rock formation. A piece of photographic equipment is near a pile...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1880-1890.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1880-1890.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]