Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Fresno. Stemming raisins
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, men in a factory probably in Fresno (Fresno County), California, dump boxes of raisins onto a conveyer belt, which carries the fruit to a de-stemmer. Other workers load the stemmed raisins...
- Raisin industry--California--Fresno--1900-1910.; Fresno (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Factories--California--Fresno--1900-1910.; Interiors--California--Fresno--1900-1910.; Raisins--California--Fresno--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Sugar City
- View of horse-drawn beet wagons, near and on a ramp, at the National Beet Sugar Company factory in Sugar City (Crowley County), Colorado. Workers pose beside the wagons.
- National Beet Sugar Manufacturing Company (Sugar City, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Sugar City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Sugar City--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Sugar City--1900-1910.; Sugar...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Roof over Kibler Stove Foundry, Irondale, Colo.
- Men pose on scaffolding or stand on the floor of the Kibler Stove Factory in Irondale (Adams County), Colorado. Shows iron beams of the unfinished roof. Men wear hats and suspenders or vests. A dog is nearby. Partly constructed brick walls have...
- Irondale (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Building construction--Colorado--Irondale--1880-1890.; Construction workers--Colorado--Irondale--1880-1890.
- [1890?]
- Canning factory Delta, Colo. peeling tomatoes
- Women workers can tomatoes at a Delta, (Delta County) Colorado canning plant, by benches of tin cans. A man picks up pails; a conveyor belt, pulleys, belts, and other machinery are in the background.
- Delta (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Factories--Colorado--Delta--1930-1940.; Food industry--Colorado--Delta--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Pulping machine for making ketchup Delta Canning Factory
- A pulping machine in a canning plant in the town of Delta, Colorado, in Delta County drips juice into a large wooden vat. A worker wearing an apron and a hat dumps tomatoes into the machine's chute. Other workers are in the background.
- Delta (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Factories--Colorado--Delta--1930-1940.; Food industry--Colorado--Delta--1930-1940.; Ketchup.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Boiler room, sugar factory, Eaton, Colorado
- The boiler room at the sugar factory in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, includes a long row of large boilers; workers pose next to them. One man appears to be inserting a long rod horizontally into a boiler, with a wheelbarrow beneath the rod. Light...
- Eaton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Eaton--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Sugar pans, sugar factory, Eaton, Colo. 1902
- The sugar pans at the sugar factory in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, are tall wood vats girdled by pipes with valves. Cylindrical hoppers are above the vats, and a balcony is supported by a metal column. Workers pose sitting, standing, or leaning...
- Eaton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Eaton--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Prison canning factory Round Crest Canning Company
- One and two-story brick buildings of the State Penitentiary canning factory in Canon City, Colorado, have dentiled cornices and barred, gauge arched windows. Lettering reads: "The Round Crest Canning (or "fruit") Co." and "Office." Workers move...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Food industry--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1910.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Batteries, sugar factory, Greeley, Colorado
- Workers stand around the equipment in the Great Western Sugar factory in Greeley, Colorado in Weld County. Valves with large, metal handles surround a metal grate. A large shaft connects a duct in the ceiling to one in the floor.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1920.; Interiors.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1920?]
- Interior sugar factory, carbonation station
- Factory workers stand near the carbonation station at the Great Western (GW) sugar plant in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. Fluted beams support the roof of the building.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- Interior sugar factory, the filters
- A man wearing a suit stands in an aisle near several large vats at the Great Western Sugar Company in Greeley, Colorado in Weld County. Each vat has a large valve. Factory workers sit and stand on top of the vats.
- Great Western Sugar Company--1900-1910.; Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- Filter presses, sugar factory, Greeley, Colo., built by Dyer & Co., Cleveland, O.
- Workers stand among the filter presses in the Great Western sugar plant in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. A man in a suit props his leg up against one of the filters.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Building sugar factory
- View of the construction of the Great Western Sugar Factory, Longmont, Colorado, shows construction workers along the Great Western Railway tracks. The brick work and steel framework of the multi-floor building are in progress. A wooden...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; Factories--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1903]
- Boiler room, sugar beet factory
- Interior view of the Great Western Sugar plant in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, shows workers with scoop shovels amid piles of coal in the boiler room.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Factories--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.; Great Western Sugar Company.
- [1900?]
- Some of the Beehive Ovens at El Moro
- Shows workers tending large open ovens, a factory, railroad boxcar, and hoppers, El Moro, Las Animas, Colorado.
- El Moro (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Furnaces--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1880.; Laborers--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1880.
- [between 1876 and 1880?]
- Interior of Alexander Aircraft Factory, one of the largest civil- aircraft factories in the country at this time
- Interior view of the Alexander Aircraft Company factory, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, show workers at machines, lathes, drill presses with ceiling mounted belt drives, an airplane body, and a break seating area.
- Alexander Aircraft Company--Facilities--1920-1930.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Airplane industry--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.
- 1928
- "Native" workers, possibly rubber re: Gates rubber co.
- Interior view of the Gates Rubber Company's Singapore factory in China. Chinese laborers work at a table with rectangle containers, a man runs a press, a boy kneels by several metal buckets.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Singapore--1910-1920.; Interiors--Singapore.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Construction at Gates
- Overlook view of the Unit #10 factory under construction at the Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado. Shows wood foundation, lumber, buildings, workers.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- First floor of unit #10
- View of the Unit #10 factory under construction at the Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado. Shows first floor in place over the foundation, lumber, workers, machinery, crane and tower.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- [First] 1st fl. n. e.
- Northeast view of the Unit #10 factory under construction at the Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado. Shows first floor in place over the foundation, lumber, crane, tower, and workers.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- Construction at Gates
- View of the Unit #10 factory under construction at the Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado. Shows lumber, fence, tower, crane, foundation, and workers.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- Construction at Gates
- View of the Unit #10 factory under construction at Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado. Shows two-story wooden frame tower and crane, workers, stacks of bricks and lumber.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- Construction at Gates
- View of the Unit #10 factory under construction at Gates Rubber Company, Denver, Colorado. Shows: "Gates Half-Sole Tires" sign, lumber, tower and crane, horse drawn graders, machinery, and workers.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hoisting...
- [1918]
- 10 from n. e.
- Northeast view of the Unit #10 factory under construction at Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado. Shows two-story wooden frame tower and crane, workers, stacks of bricks and lumber.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- Gates Rubber Company
- Interior of factory at the Gates Rubber Company, Denver, Colorado. Workers stand next to large machinery stamped "Birmingham Derby Conn." and "Westinghouse."
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tire industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- Construction at Gates
- View of factory under construction at the Gates Rubber Company, Denver, Colorado. Shows four-story framed building, piles of bricks, scaffolding, and workers.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- Swift and Company factory
- Interior view of Swift and Company offices in Denver, Colorado; shows columns, ceiling lamps, and people at desks.
- Swift & Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Meat industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Office workers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917?
- Rocky Mt. Textile Co.
- Interior view of the Rocky Mountain Textile Company factory in Denver, Colorado; shows a man working with a (probably) weaving machine.
- Rocky Mountain Textile Company--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Textile industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Textile...
- 1947 February 20
- Rocky Mt. Textile Co.
- Interior view of the Rocky Mountain Textile Company factory in Denver, Colorado; shows men by draining vats.
- Rocky Mountain Textile Company--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Textile industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Textile mill...
- 1947 February 20
- Rocky Mt. Textile Co.
- Interior view of the Rocky Mountain Textile Company factory in Denver, Colorado; shows women working with a thread or yarn machine.
- Rocky Mountain Textile Company--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Textile industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Textile...
- 1947 February 20
- Rocky Mt. Textile Co.
- Interior view of the Rocky Mountain Textile Company factory in Denver, Colorado; shows men and women working with thread or yarn machines.
- Rocky Mountain Textile Company--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Textile industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Textile...
- 1947 February 20
- W. Miss. & So. Santa Fe
- View of the South Platte River and flood damage at West Mississippi Avenue and Santa Fe Drive in Denver, Colorado; shows debris, workers, a crane, a fuel tank, a factory, water tower, and signs: "Gates Rubber Company," "Gulf," and "Jeff's Burgers."
- Gates Rubber Company--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Rubber industry--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1965 June 16
- Portrait of executives and probably office workers
- Panoramic view of a group of executives and probably office workers near a factory type building probably in Denver, Colorado. The executives sit on wicker and wood furniture and other men stand around them. Most men wear rose corsages pinned to...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Business people--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Office workers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Denver construction
- View of excavation in Denver, Colorado; shows dump trucks, tents, a man, and a warehouse or factory building with letters: "Shoshone Sulphur Co. Plant No. 2," and "The Home of Jazz."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dump trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]