Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Colorado Obituary Project 1969-1990, Revised
- The Colorado Obituary Project is a statewide index of approximately 50,000 non-Denver obituaries mostly from the 1970s through 1990. Researchers may request a copy of the full text obituary through the Western History and Genealogy Department.
- Colorado--Genealogy--Indexes.;Obituaries--Colorado--Indexes.;Registers of births, etc.--Colorado.
- 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]
- 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
- Place names of Colorado : a genealogical & historical guide to Colorado sites
- The primary objective of this index is to contain a comprehensive listing of place names or sites in Colorado that would direct the researcher to recent and readily available publications. Included in this publication for each site or place name,...
- Names, Geographical--Colorado.; Colorado--History, Local.
- 1999
- Surface Creek Winery
- View of the Surface Creek Winery and Oddfellows Lodge at 12983 Highway 65, Eckert (Delta County), Colorado. The dark stone building has two stories, a curvilinear parapet and a double door entrance with a window on either side. The second story has...
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows--Buildings--1990-2000.; Surface Creek Winery and Gallery (Eckert, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Eckert (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Independent Order of Odd Fellows--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Surface Creek Winery and Gallery...
- 1992
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 1 and 2, 1919 January - February
- Rifle Odd Fellow's Hall
- Members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Men and teenage boys' outfits include bib overalls, suits, and military uniforms; a United States flag is to the side.
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows--1910-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Rifle Odd Fellow's Hall
- Members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Men and teenage boys' outfits include bib overalls, suits, and military uniforms; a United States flag is to the side.
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows--1910-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- I. O. O. F. bldg. construction, V of series
- Fifth in a series of progress documentation views of the construction of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall, Main Street, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. A workmen pauses from behind the nearly complete first floor corner of the brick...
- 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]
- I. O. O. F. building construction, IV of series
- Fourth in a series of progress documentation views of the construction of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall, Main Street, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Three men stand on the floor decking on the foundation. Wood bracing hold the...
- 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]
- I. O. O. F. building construction, VII of series
- Seventh in a series of progress documentation views of the construction of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall, Main Street, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Brick work has started on the second floor around wood window frames. A row of...
- 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]
- I. O. O. F. building winter construction, VI of series
- Sixth in a series of progress documentation views of the construction of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall, Main Street, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Snow covers the construction site; first floor brick work is nearly complete and...
- 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]
- Canton State Meeting at C. S.
- Members of the Independent Order of Oddfellows pose in a line, in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Men's uniforms include brass buttoned topcoats, sashes, white belts and gloves, bicorne hats, braiding and swords. A standard reads:...
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Canton - Odd Fellows at state meeting in Colo. Spgs.
- Members of the Independent Order of Oddfellows pose in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Men's uniforms include brass buttonedtopcoats, sashes, white belts, calvary, bicorne, helmet and busby hats, medals, braiding and swords.
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Canton Colfax No. 2 Colorado Spirngs
- Captain A. H. Waite and members of the Independent Order of Oddfellows pose in a line, in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Men's uniforms include brass buttoned topcoats, sashes, white belts and gloves, bicorne hats, braiding and swords.
- Waite, A. H.; Independent Order of Odd Fellows--People--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- 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?]
- Central City Odd Fellows Hall ornament at top of canopy said to solid gold and valued at $35,000.
- Interior view of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. A canope covers a dias with three wooden chairs on it.
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
- [1900?]
- Central City Oddfellows Hall
- Interior view of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. A canope covers a dias with three wooden chairs.
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
- [1900?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Colorado. Business. Trucking
- Western History Subject Index
- American protective association
- Western History Subject Index
- Independent truckers association
- Western History Subject Index
- Independent truckers plan shutdown over diesel fuel
- Cathedral Plaza
- View of the south and east elevations of Cathedral Plaza, an independent senior housing complex owned and operated by the Catholic Archdiocese of Denver, 1575 Pennsylvania Street in the North Capitol Hill Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. This ten...
- Cathedral Plaza (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Denver (Colo.)--Buildings--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Speer (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Apartment houses.; Housing.; Cathedral Plaza (Denver,...
- 1985
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 17, 1914 June 13
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Numbers 6 and 7, 1920 June-July
- Shale photographs - taken at Debeque [sic]
- View of a street in De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado; shows storefronts, automobiles, and a stucco building with a mission style pediment and tile roof. Signs read: "The Independent Lumber Co.," "Vacuum Cup;" a United States flag is on a building,...
- De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Delta--1920-1930.
- 1920 October
- A Street in Palisade looking east on Third St. approaching Main
- Pedestrians walk on sidewalks and cross dirt Third (3rd) Street in Palisade (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings, a building with a weather vane, parked horse-drawn wagons and cars. Signs on buildings read: "The Independent Lumber...
- Palisade (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Palisade--1910-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Palisade--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Street Scene, Olathe
- Three men, one in a horse-drawn carriage, wait near the train depot in Olathe (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows a D&RG freight car numbered "13662." There are commercial buildings on the main street, the "Independent Lumber Co." and the "Olathe...
- Olathe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Olathe--1890-1910.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Olathe--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Olathe--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- DeBeque [sic]
- View of the town of DeBeque (Mesa County), Colorado. Signs on buildings read: "R. W. Ostrom Groceries," "Grant Sales Bargain Store," and "The Independent Lumber Co."
- De Beque (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--De Beque--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- De Beque, Colorado on Denver & Rio Grande in the Oil Shale Country
- View of the town of De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows houses, commercial buildings, fruit orchards, and fields. The Denver and Rio Grand Western Railroad Company depot is near the tracks that parallel the Colorado River. Signs on commercial...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- An early view taken from the front door of the Meeker Herald building
- View from front door of Meeker Herald building, across boardwalk to Main Street, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, includes the picket fence of army garrison parade grounds, the Independent Organization of Odd Fellows Hall, Antlers Hotel, Hartke...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Meeker--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Halfway House, Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canon of the Colo.
- Northward view of the Halfway House on the Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona; shows resting pack-mules, men and women standing next to the mules and sitting in the shade next to a roofless stone-block building, and the...
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.); Mules--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1920.; Pack animals--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900- 1920.; Trails & paths--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1900- 1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920]
- 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
- Black Hawk, Colo.
- Reproduction of bird's eye view lithograph, Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows: 1. Methodist Church 2. Public School; (stamp mills): 3. Empire 4. Polar Star 5. Black Hawk 6. Gregory 7. New York 8. Campbell & Pierce 9. Randolf 10....
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Victor district in 1917
- View of the Strong and Stratton Independence mines with tailings, head frames, smokestacks, and houses, Victor (Teller County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1910-1920.; Stratton Independence Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Strong Mine (Teller County, Colo.); Victor (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--Victor--1910-1920.;...
- 1917
- Geo. L. Beam, age 25
- Seated portrait of George Lytle Beam, at age twenty five, about the time he started working as an independent photographer. He wears a suit with a vest and a large square knot tie over a stand up shirt collar.
- Photographers--1890-1900.; Beam, George L. (George Lytle), 1868-1935.
- December 26, 1893
- Three Graces Garden of the Gods
- View of the Three Graces, a sandstone rock formation at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Three thin separate rocks stand independent from other formations. The group resembles cathedral spires. A man, woman, and girl sit in a hitched...
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Eagle Rock old Monument Park
- View of Eagle Rock in old Monument Park, possibly El Paso County, Colorado. A sandstone rock formation stands independent from other rock formations, with a wide base that slowly narrows at the top. The top portion of the formation consists of a...
- Rock formations--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Fireman's Hall on Main Street
- Fireman's Hall on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, is a two story frame building featuring a gable roof with flat side extensions, a belfry, and a plate glass ground floor front with transoms. Lettering on the three front windows reads...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fireman's Hall (Breckenridge, Colo)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Palisade, Colo. Main St.
- View of Main Street, Palisade, Mesa County, Colorado; shows businesses, cars, people, a street lamp, a barber pole, the Book Cliffs, and signs: "Ed R. Brown Law Office," "G. S. Drugs Soda," "J. W. Hugus & Co.," "The Bank of Palisades," "Bell...
- Palisade (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Building, Denver
- View of a five-story brick commercial building on corner of 14th (fourteenth) and Stout Streets, Denver, Colorado; signs read: "Cunningham's Pharmacy," "Prescriptions, Magazines, Cigars, Tobacco, Drugs, Toilet Articles," "Headquarters Independent...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- A Greek leader at Ludlow
- Portrait of Peter Catsules (?), a Greek UMWA strike leader against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; his kerchief denotes support for the coal miners.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Labor...
- 1913 or 1914
- Weze 3026 Lafayette St
- Weze Hopkins reads a copy of The Independent Press newspaper in a rocking chair at 3026 Lafayette Street in Denver, Colorado. A small table and lamp are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Reading--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hopkins, Weze.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Denver Tramway Corporation street car number 804
- View of Denver Tramway Corporation street car number 804 at Colfax Avenue and Broadway in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are nearby. Signs read: "Help Save Water," "Drink Coca Cola," "Capitol Drug Co.," and "Denver Owned Independent Free...
- Denver Tramway Corporation (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Iliff School of Theology
- A stone building of the Iliff School of Theology stands in the midground at 3101 W. 31st (Thirty-first) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Pointed arches top the windows and the main entrance of the building. The school opened in 1892 as a department of...
- Iliff School of Theology--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Religious education--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of two small wood construction houses in Georgetown, Colorado, the home of the Hermit of Georgetown. Both buildings have gable roofs: the one on the left has the entrance in the long side, and the one on the right has the entrance in...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1900 and 1978?]
- 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?]
- Hotel Auditoriu [sic], Denver
- Exterior view of Auditorium Hotel, 1406 Stout Street, Denver, Colorado; completed in 1909, five-story brick hotel has unreadable sign atop roof; street level businesses include pianos (musical instrument store), Independent Voters' League...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Auditorium Hotel (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Western History Subject Index
- DENVER INDEPENDENT SCHOLARS ROUNDTABLE
- Western History Subject Index
- Newspapers. Independent Journal