In Photographs

Gallery

Scenes of the Lodge, the Temple, and the city of Pueblo — the work and fellowship of Silver State No. 95 in pictures.

Inside the Temple

The Lodge Room

Every Masonic Lodge is, in effect, the same room: a square pavement, an altar in the center, three principal officers in the East, West, and South. These are scenes from kindred Masonic temples across the country — sister rooms to our own.

A traditional Masonic Lodge room with officer chairs, altar, and chequered pavement
A Masonic Lodge room — the chequered pavement, the altar, the East
Stage and East of a Masonic Lodge
The East — where the Worshipful Master sits
Period Masonic Lodge interior
A 19th-century Lodge as it would have looked in 1893
Masonic Temple lobby
The lobby of a Masonic Temple
Masonic Temple banquet hall
The banquet hall — where the festive board is set
Victorian-era Masonic Lodge
A Victorian-era lodge room
Historic Masonic Lodge interior
Historic Lodge interior with full furnishings
Cornerstones & Ceremonies

The Public Work of the Craft

Throughout American history, Masons have laid the cornerstones of public buildings — capitols, schools, hospitals, libraries — in full Masonic regalia. The ceremony is one of the few public rituals of the Craft.

Laying of the cornerstone of the George Washington Masonic Memorial, November 1, 1923
Laying of the cornerstone of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial · November 1, 1923
Masonic Temple Cornerstone Laying, 1922
Masonic Temple cornerstone laying · 1922
George Washington Masonic National Memorial, Alexandria, VA
The George Washington Masonic National Memorial, Alexandria, Virginia
Pueblo, Colorado

Our City

A Lodge does not exist apart from the place that nurtures it. Silver State No. 95 has been part of Pueblo for more than 130 years, through every season of the city's life.

The Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo
The Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo
Pueblo Union Depot
Pueblo Union Depot · opened 1894
Pueblo Union Train Depot
Pueblo Union Depot, modern day
Pueblo Union Depot from Union Avenue
Union Depot from Union Avenue
Veterans' Bridge over the Arkansas River, Pueblo
Veterans' Bridge over the Arkansas River
Pueblo Riverwalk and D.C. Tower
Riverwalk and the D.C. Tower
Pueblo Riverwalk
Riverwalk fountains
Pueblo, Colorado from above
Pueblo, the Steel City of the West
From the Archives

1893 — The Year of Our Charter

In 1893, when Silver State No. 95 was chartered, the city of Pueblo had only just consolidated its four boroughs into one and was racing to keep up with its own growth. These maps and engravings show the city as it was.

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of Pueblo, 1893
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of Pueblo · 1893 (Plate 40)
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of Pueblo, 1893, plate 42
Sanborn Map · Plate 42
Sangre de Cristo Mountains of southern Colorado
The Sangre de Cristo Mountains, west of Pueblo

Have a photograph to contribute?

If you are a Brother of Silver State No. 95 or a family member with photographs of Lodge events — recent or historic, sharp or faded — the Secretary would be glad to receive scans for our archives. Write to secretary@silverstate95.org.

Photographs sourced from Wikimedia Commons and the U.S. Library of Congress under public-domain or Creative Commons licenses. Image credits & attributions »