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- Industries - construction - workmen at bridge site
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men with concrete forms.
- Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Scaffolding and sluiceway for pouring concrete - formwork for retaining walls
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete forms, a sluice, and spectators.
- Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Sluices--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Sluiceway for pouring concrete - formwork for retaining walls
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete forms, a sluice, and machinery.
- Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Sluices--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Sluiceway for pouring concrete - formwork for retaining walls
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete forms, machinery, sheds, and men working.
- Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Sluices--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Workmen with formwork and sluiceways
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men with wheelbarrows and concrete forms.
- Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Construction of concrete embankments
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete walls and men with scaffolding and forms.
- Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Retaining...
- [1909 or 1910]
- Construction of concrete embankments
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete walls and men with scaffolding and forms.
- Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Retaining...
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries construction
- View of the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. A horse-drawn temporary railroad with side-dump cars is nearby. A sign on a nearby building reads: "The Call Automatic Switch [Co]".
- Dump cars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction
- Workmen pose on wooden plank walkways at a concrete mixing site near the Alameda Avenue underpass in Denver, Colorado. One man operates a tractor nearby.
- Concrete construction industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pedestrian...
- [1909]
- Industries construction scene during work on Alameda subway
- Workmen load side-dump railcars on temporary railroad tracks at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. A sign on a nearby building reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Co."
- Dump cars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction men with wood augers on deck of bridge at Alameda subway
- Workmen pose with hand drills on a bridge over the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. A few men wear overalls.
- Augers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Drills...
- [1909]
- Industries construction crew posed at Alameda subway site
- Workmen sit on the edge of wood forms, at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site, in Denver, Colorado. A nearby sign on a building reads: "The Call Automatic Swit[ch Co.] Manufrs. Of Hand Tower & Automatic Ry. Switches".
- Concrete construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction scene during work on Alameda subway
- Workmen stand near the edge of an excavation, where mixed concrete is delivered to other workmen with wheelbarrows, at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn carts and railroad tracks are nearby.
- Concrete construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction concrete forms for construction of retaing [sic] wall on Alameda Ave
- Men stand near the wooden forms for the the cement retaining wall pieces for the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado.
- Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Reinforced concrete construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Industries construction Alameda subway
- Workmen dig with shovels and load a side-dump car, on a temporary railroad track at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site, in Denver, Colorado. Wooden scaffolding is nearby.
- Dump cars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Digging--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries - construction
- Women, a man, a boy, and a girl watch construction of the Alameda Avenue underpass, Denver, Colorado; men pour concrete through a trough. Costume includes hats with feathers and a tweed winter coat.
- Concrete construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1909 and 1910?]
- Industries - construction - scene during work on Alameda
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men pouring concrete into forms.
- Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Construction of the Alameda subway
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete forms and railroad tracks.
- Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Construction of the Alameda subway
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete forms and the railroad bridge.
- Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Concrete sluice during construction of the Alameda Avenue subway
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men pouring concrete through a sluice into forms.
- Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Sluices--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - scaffolding, concrete batch plant with men and equipment
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows a cement mixing plant and concrete walls.
- Concrete construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - scene during work on Alameda subway
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows a cement mixing plant and concrete forms.
- Concrete construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries construction scene at Alameda subway
- Workmen use graders to level the ground near the concrete mixing plant at the Alameda Avenue trolley car underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado.
- Concrete construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction scene during construction of Alameda subway
- View of the Alameda Avenue underpass in Denver, Colorado. Workmen stand near horse-drawn side-dump railcars and wooden scaffolding.
- Dump cars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1909 and 1910]
- Construction scene
- Workmen use horse-drawn graders to level the ground at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado.
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Construction scene
- Workmen use horse-drawn graders to level the ground near the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Railroad tracks and Colorado and Southern (C&S) boxcars are nearby.
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- [1909]
- Construction scene
- Workmen use horse-drawn graders to level the ground near the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. They work near a utility pole. Colorado and Southern (C&S) boxcars are in the distance.
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Railroads Colo & So. crane working on new bridge over Alameda
- A Colorado and Southern (C&S) Railway railroad crane hoists a metal barrier for a bridge on the tracks over the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Spectators are nearby. The side of the crane reads: "Wrecking Crane C&S...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting...
- [1909]
- Industries construction
- View of the nearly completed Alameda Avenue underpass in Denver, Colorado. Denver City Tramway Company trolley car number 361, with a destination sign that reads: "Cherokee," rounds the corner. A sign on a nearby building reads: "Rocky Mt. F[u]el...
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - view of Alameda subway from C&S bridge
- View of Colorado and Southern Railroad tracks over the Alameda Avenue underpass in Denver, Colorado; a man and woman pose on concrete walls.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - scene at Alameda subway site
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows frame shoring and the Charles S. Lillybridge home/studio.
- Lillybridge, Charles S., 1849-1935--Homes & haunts.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1909 and 1910?]
- Industries - construction - scene during work on Alameda subway
- View of construction of the Alameda Avenue underpass in Denver, Colorado; shows men working, concrete forms, a cement mixing machine, and a passenger train on the bridge.
- Concrete mixers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1909 or 1910]
- Construction of the Alameda Ave. subway
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation, men, horses, and the railroad bridge.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Excavation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Construction of the Alameda Ave. subway
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation, crane tracks, and the concrete plant.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Excavation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Construction of the Alameda Ave. subway
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation, crane tracks, the concrete plant, and a man on the railroad bridge.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Construction of railroad bridge on W. Alameda Avenue
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation, horse, men, railroad tracks, and a business with sign: "The Call Automatic Switch Co."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Construction of the Alameda Ave. underpass
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows the concrete plant.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Construction of the Alameda Ave. underpass
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows a concrete wall, scaffolding, and men.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- 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?]
- Construction of the Alameda Ave. underpass
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men, wagons, horses, and businesses with signs: "Rocky Mt. Fuel Co.," and "Curtis Coal Co."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Construction scene 400 block of W. Alameda
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men working, concrete walls, machinery, houses, and Front Range mountains.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Cities streets construction near Alameda in S. Denver
- Workmen pour cement gutters at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Other men use horse-drawn carts to carry the mixed concrete. Houses line a nearby street.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Concrete--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Construction scene
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men working, excavation, crane tracks, and the railroad bridge.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Construction scene
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows the concrete plant, dummy cars, and men working.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - view east of Alameda subway work
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavations, crane tracks, horses, men, the Byers Elementary School, and businesses with signs: "Rocky Mt. Fuel Co," and "Curtis Coal Co."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Excavation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Group of workmen at Alameda subway
- Outdoor portrait of men working on the Alameda Avenue underpass in Denver, Colorado; a railroad bridge is in the background.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - scene at Alameda subway
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation, men working, and the wooden bridge over the South Platte River.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1900 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - Alameda subway
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation, rails, men working, a wooden tower, and a brick building.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Excavation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Towers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - men at Alameda subway site
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation and men working.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Excavation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1900 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - men at Alameda subway site
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation and men working.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Excavation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1900 or 1910]