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- Man driving a fancy covered carriage past the old Alameda bridge
- A man poses in a horse-drawn covered buggy on Alameda Avenue, near the bridge over Archer Canal, in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Couple in carriage just past the old Alameda bridge
- A husband and wife pose in a horse-drawn buggy on Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The bridges over Archer Canal and the South Platte River are in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spouses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Industries construction old Alameda bridge over Platte
- Workmen dismantle the Alameda Avenue bridge over Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. Pieces of wood are on a nearby cart.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Three girls standing by river
- Outdoor portrait of girls in Denver, Colorado, by Archer Canal and the Alameda Avenue bridge; costume includes print fabric and a sailor suit.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Older couple and boy by river
- Outdoor portrait of a man, woman, and boy in Denver, Colorado, by the Archer Canal and the Alameda Avenue bridge; costume includes a cape, umbrella, and bowler hats.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Canal
- View of Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. The Alameda Avenue bridge and a spillway are in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spillways--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Two men with axes by the South Platte [sic]
- Men pose with axes near a fallen tree on the edge of Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. Alameda Avenue and bridges over the canal and the South Platte River are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Three men with axes
- Teenaged boys with axes pose by Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. A dog and a man with a bicycle are nearby. A horse-drawn wagon makes its way over the Alameda Avenue bridge in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Man on horseback
- Outdoor portrait of a man on horseback on Alameda Avenue near the bridge over Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Paper boy with bicycle by the river [sic]
- A paperboy poses on his bicycle near the Alameda Avenue bridge over Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. The bridge over the South Platte River is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Newspaper carriers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Woman, geese at riverside
- View of Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado; shows a woman in a print dress, geese, the Alameda Avenue bridge, and a water tower.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Geese--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Three girls seated by the river [sic]
- Outdoor portrait of three girls near the edge of Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. They wear dresses and hold flowers. The Alameda Avenue bridge is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Six people sitting on water control gate
- Outdoor portrait of men, women, and boys at a South Platte River (or Archer Canal?) water diversion gate in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Irrigation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Three girls by the canal
- Outdoor portrait of three girls near Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. One girl wears a ribbon in her hair. The Archer Canal bridge is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909?]
- [Three] 3 boys & canoe
- Outdoor portrait of boys with their dogs by Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. One boy is in a canoe. Charles S. Lillybridge's house and studio and the Alameda Avenue bridge are in the distance.
- Lillybridge, Charles S., 1849-1935.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canoes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Boy on horseback
- A boy poses on horseback near Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. Other boys stand nearby. The Alameda Avenue bridge is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909?]
- Industries construction
- Workmen pose near wheelbarrows on a wooden plank bridge, over a construction operation in Archer Canal, Denver, Colorado.
- Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Wheelbarrows--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Putting up a makeshift footbridge
- Workmen build a footbridge over the Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. They use a large mallet to secure a support post in the canal bed. A bridge on Alameda Avenue is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hammers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pedestrian...
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Construction scene men building makeshift bridge
- Workmen pose with a mallet on a partially constructed footbridge over Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hammers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pedestrian...
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Industries construction
- View of the partially constructed Alameda Avenue bridge over Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. Temporary railroad tracks and a manhole cover are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Couple on bridge. Sign thereon "Lee Traylor's Veterinary Remedies"
- Outdoor portrait of a man and woman on the Alameda Avenue bridge over Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado; costume includes a print dress and hats.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Buildings, commercial - A. Linder's Grocery along S. Platte River
- View of Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado; shows an Alameda Avenue bridge and a business with sign: "J. A. Linder Meat Market - Groceries and Provisions."
- J. A. Linder Meat Market (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Industries construction house moving house for work on Alameda
- View of a house as it is prepared to be moved on a temporary bridge across Archer Canal near Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Workmen and horses stand in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Moving of structures--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Industries construction equipment steam engine at work near Alameda
- Workmen pose near a vertical tubular boiler and a Nagle side-crank engine at the Alameda Avenue bridge construction site in Denver, Colorado. Archer Canal and the South Platte River are nearby. A sign near the equipment reads: "Keep Out Danger No...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1909]
- Industries - construction - scene along Archer Canal during work on Alameda
- View of Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete forms, excavation, and the Alameda Avenue bridge.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Woman in front of old Alameda bridge
- Outdoor portrait of a woman on Alameda Avenue, near the bridge over Archer Canal, in Denver, Colorado. She wears a dress, cloak, scarf, and hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Three women seated by bridge
- Outdoor portrait of women in Denver, Colorado, by Archer Canal and a wooden suspension bridge; costume includes gingham, print fabric, and lace.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909?]
- Workmen posing on a rickety, temporary footbridge leading to a construction site
- Group portrait of men on boards over Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado; a cement mixer and Alameda Avenue underpass construction are in the background.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pedestrian...
- [1909 or 1910]
- Man with large dog next to a piece of lumber spanning the canal
- Portrait of a man with a Newfoundland dog by Archer Canal and the South Platte River bridge in Denver, Colorado.
- Newfoundland dogs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909?]
- Construction of the Alameda Ave. underpass
- View of construction in Denver, Colorado; shows shows scaffolding, men, and a canal.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1909 and 1910?]
- Industries construction
- Workmen dig with shovels near a sluice in Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. A bridge on Alameda Avenue is in the distance.
- Sluices--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Digging--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Recreation fishing man beside canal Alameda bridge in background
- A Black man poses with a fishing rod and wicker basket near the edge of Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. His dog and a bridge on Alameda Avenue are nearby.
- Afro-Americans--Social life--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fishers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Industries - construction - crane working on canal near Alameda
- View of Alameda Avenue bridge abutments during construction; they flank Archer Canal, Denver, Colorado.
- Bridges--Abutments--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - work crew on Alameda starting new bridge
- Outdoor portrait of men and teenaged boys on planks over Archer Canal, in Denver, Colorado; a cement mixer and the Alameda Avenue underpass are in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries construction scene working canal near Alameda
- Workmen use a horse-drawn dredge to dig out the side of Archer Canal on Alameda Avenue, Denver, Colorado. Charles S. Lillybridge's house and studio is nearby. A bridge over the water is in the distance.
- Lillybridge, Charles S., 1849-1935.--Homes & haunts--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Dredging--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Industries - construction - laying pipe near Alameda
- View of construction by the Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado; shows men, a ditch with shoring, and the Alameda Avenue wooden suspension bridge.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Suspension bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Two couples seated by the Platte [sic]
- Outdoor portrait of young men and women at the edge of Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. The men wear suits and hats and the women wear dresses, hats, and bows in their hair. The Alameda Avenue bridge over the water is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Family in carriage past the old Alameda bridge
- A family poses in a horse-drawn buggy on Alameda Avenue near the bridge over Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. The woman wears an elaborately decorated hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Man on footpath
- Outdoor portrait of a man on a path near the Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. He wears a suit, bow tie and wide-brimmed hat. The Alameda Avenue bridge crosses the water in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Group of people seated by the river
- Outdoor portrait of a group of men and women near the edge of Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. A man stands near a horse. The Alameda Avenue bridge is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Two men standing arm in arm by the river
- Outdoor portrait of two men near the edge of Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. The Alameda Avenue bridge is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Man and dog standing on a piece of lumber spanning the canal
- Outdoor portrait of a man and his dog on a footbridge over the Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. The Alameda Avenue bridge is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Man kneeling in canoe
- Outdoor portrait of a man boating in Archer Canal, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Man in overcoat standing beside river
- Outdoor portrait of a man near the edge of Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. He wears a coat, gloves, and bowler.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Construction scene retaining wall
- View of a retaining wall at a construction scene on the Archer Canal possibly near South Lipan Street, in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Retaining walls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910?]
- Man holding a magazine standing by a river
- Outdoor portrait of a man near the edge of Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. He holds a magazine. The Alameda Avenue bridge is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Man in riding habit on a horse
- A man poses on horseback on Alameda Avenue near Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. He wears a bowler.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Two men standing arm in arm by the river
- Outdoor portrait of a father and son near Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. A bridge on Alameda Avenue is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fathers & children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Six schoolgirls posed by the river
- Outdoor portrait of a group of girls near Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. They hold books kept together by book straps. A bridge on Alameda Avenue is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Woman sitting on a railroad bridge near dam headgate
- Outdoor portrait of a woman who sits on a railroad bridge over Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. She wears a dress and decorated hat. Industrial buildings and a flow control dam are in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]