View of an irrigation ditch on farmland near the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado; two men stand on cement embankment next to sluice; mountains in distance.
View of men on Colorado & Southern Railroad passenger cars inspecting the Denver-Greeley Valley Irrigation System, Jefferson County, Colorado; banner reads: "The Denver-Greeley Valley Irrigation System Taking Water From the Standley Lake System."
Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Denver-Greeley Valley Irrigation District--Facilities--1900- 1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Irrigation--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Jefferson...
Irrigation water supply plant pulling water from Colorado River near Palisade, Colorado; water being piped into an irrigation canal or ditch; horse-drawn carriage parked near ditch, building near edge of river; stacked, chopped wood, foreground.
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Palisade (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Waterworks--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.
People approach Colorado and Southern Railway passenger railroad cars in Boulder County, Colorado; houses dot the coal mining town of Marshall; shows a canal or ditch (possibly Denver-Greeley Valley Irrigation system), and the Flatirons.
Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Denver-Greeley Valley Irrigation District--Facilities--1900- 1910.; Marshall (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Marshall--1900-1910.; Irrigation--Colorado--Marshall--1900-1910.;...
Hispanic American Bill Moreno irrigates his field in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. He stands beside an irrigation ditch and uses rubber hoses to siphon water out of the ditch. He wears a cowboy hat, a plaid shirt and holds a shovel. Trees...
View across Standley Lake, Jefferson County, Colorado; constructed by the Farmer's Reservoir and Irrigation Company, dedicated in June 1911.
Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company--Facilities--1900- 1920.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Standley Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1920.
A man in a suit stands on a wooden railroad bridge and track constructed by the Work Projects Administration (WPA) over an irrigation ditch near Lowry Air Force Base in the Lowry Field neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows telephone lines beside...
Union Pacific Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Irrigation canals & flumes--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroad...
View, from downstream, of an irrigation ditch on the eastern plains of Colorado; water foams as it tumbles through wood-slatted sluice; cows graze on banks of ditch; fenced farmland in background; flat horizon with windmill and trees.
Drawing of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. Printed identification reads: Laurel Street, College Avenue, Agricultural Hall, Chemical Laboratory, Main College Building, Civil and Irrigation Engineering Building,...
Colorado State University--1900-1910.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.
Irrigation system for orchards and farming in Grand Valley, Colorado, using water wheel, canal and piped water. Water wheel lifts water from canal 36 (thirty-six) feet to piping above.
Grand Valley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Grand Valley--1900-1910.; Irrigation--Colorado--Grand Valley--1900-1910.; Waterwheels--Colorado--Grand Valley--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
View of Smith Lake and the boat pavilion at Washington Park in Denver, Colorado. Trees and shrubs are between a walkway and an irrigation ditch. The bathhouse is in the distance.
Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Smith Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
Man stands on the headgate of the Croke Canal in Jefferson County, Colorado; irrigation water rushes through sluices; foothill of the Front Range are in background.
View of the 600 block of Main Street in Blanca, Colorado. Two businesses are on the street. At 610 Main Street is the Trinchera Irrigation Co. The one story stucco building has a garage door, two entrances, and two windows. Next door is the...
View of the concrete lined Vallejos Ditch, after the USDA. Ditch no. 5 Special Improvement Project for the Vallejos Ditch system in San Pablo (Costilla County), Colorado. Shows a headgate in the irrigation ditch. Sagebrush and pinon covered hills...
Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1960-1970.; Vallejos Ditch (Colo.)--1960-1970.; San Pablo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Irrigation canals & flumes.; Irrigation canals and flumes--Colorado--San Pablo--Pictorial works.; Sangre de Cristo Mountains...
View of the construction of a headgate for the Vallejos Ditch (1854), part of the Ditch No.5, USDA Special Improvement Project for the Vallejos Ditch irrigation system, in San Pablo (Costilla County), Colorado. Two men work near a wooden concrete...
San Pablo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Vallejos Ditch (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Irrigation canals & flumes.; Construction.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Irrigation canals and flumes--Colorado--San Pablo--Design and construction--Pictorial...
View of the recently completed, concrete lined, Vallejos Ditch after a USDA special improvement project to improve the Vallejos Ditch system for San Pablo (Costilla County), Colorado. An automobile is parked near the irrigation ditch. The snow...
Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1960-1970.; Vallejos Ditch (Colo.)--1960-1970.; San Pablo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Irrigation canals & flumes.; Irrigation canals and flumes--San Pablo--Pictorial works.; Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo....
View of the construction of a headgate for the Vallejos Ditch (1854), part of the Ditch No.5, USDA Special Improvement Project for the Vallejos Ditch irrigation system, in San Pablo (Costilla County), Colorado. Two men work near a wooden concrete...
San Pablo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Vallejos Ditch (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Irrigation canals & flumes.; Construction.; Irrigation canals and flumes--Colorado--San Pablo--Design and construction--Pictorial works.; San Pablo (Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
View of a concrete water diversion conduit and headgate at an irrigation project constructed by Thompson Pipe & Steel Company near Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado.
Garfield County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Irrigation canals & flumes--Colorado--Garfield County--1930-1950.
View of a ranch house in the Animas Valley, New Mexico. A woman and child sit on a blanket near the one story wood slat house. A wood and wire fence separates the house from an irrigation ditch.
Colorado Front Range (?) farm with full irrigation ditch and cottonwood tree; shows concrete gate with metal doors, hipped roof farmhouse, wood structures, barn, sheds, and farm equipment.
View of an irrigation canal and head gate in Montrose or Delta County, Colorado; shows fruit trees (in bloom), frame and log houses, and a picket fence.
View of barley field grown without irrigation, Skelton Ranch, Woodland Park, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; two men and two women standing in chest-high barley field, dry-land farming; log cabin with stone fireplace and wooden frame...
View of barley field, Skelton Ranch, Woodland Park reached via Colorado Midland Railway; two men & two women standing in chest-high barley field grown without irrigation, dry-land farming.