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- Men with shovels standing by RR tracks
- Workmen pose outdoors with shovels near a temporary railroad track possibly near South Lipan Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Group of men working with shovels and pails
- A group of workmen pose outdoors with shovels in a large trench probably in Denver, Colorado. They wear wide-brimmed hats and overalls.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Gilpin Tramway work train
- View of a Gilpin Tramway Company work train led by locomotive no. 4. Lettering on the locomotive reads: "G. 4 T." and "4." The engineer and fireman stand in the door and window of the locomotive. A well dressed man in a suit, tie and hat, sits on...
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1900-1910.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars.; Railroad employees.; Railroad locomotives.
- 1908
- U.S. Gold placer no. 6, San Miguel River : building flume
- Men work on a flume for a U.S. Gold Placers mining operation beside the San Miguel River in Montrose or San Miguel County, Colorado. The workmen pose near a wooden flume that is under construction. Shows piles of lumber.
- San Miguel River (Colo.-Utah)--1880-1890.; Construction.; Flumes.; Gold mining.; Hydraulic mining.; Laborers.; Rivers.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Cities streets street lighting scene on Alameda
- Workmen install electric lamps on Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. A convertible pick-up is parked near a bridge over the South Platte River.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street lights--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1910]
- Men with horses pulling a grader by the river
- Workmen stand near a horse-drawn grader near the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. One man holds a shovel, a dog stands nearby.
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909?]
- Cities streets street lighting installing lights on Alameda bridge
- Workmen pose near a utility pole, part of the street light installation on the Alameda Avenue bridge, in Denver, Colorado. A horse-drawn wagon and bicycle are nearby. A sign in the distance reads: "R. Jones' Place".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Linemen--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Utility poles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Transportation trolley D. T. C. line wagon on Alameda
- Workmen pose near a utility pole on the Denver City Tramway Company line on Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. A horse-drawn wagon with a platform lift is nearby on the street.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Linemen--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Utility poles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Horse-drawn construction equipment
- View of horse-drawn graders near the Alameda Avenue bridge construction site in Denver, Colorado. Workmen stand nearby and drive the equipment while others look on.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Industries construction equipment horse-drawn equipment near Alameda bridge Lillybridge's studio in background
- Workmen pose by horse-drawn graders near the Archer Canal bridge on Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Charles S. Lillybridge's house and studio with a sign that reads: "Scenic Photographer" is nearby. A sign on a building in the distance reads:...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Lillybridge,...
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Industries construction equipment scene at Alameda subway
- A man stands on concrete pipe near a mule train with wooden carts at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Workmen stand nearby.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Mules--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction equipment horse-drawn grader near Alameda
- Workmen pose by a horse-drawn grader on a flatbed wagon near the Alameda Avenue bridge over Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. Charles S. Lillybridge's house and studio is nearby. A painted sign in the distance reads: "Werner Maerzen".
- Lillybridge, Charles S., 1849-1935.--Homes & haunts--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Photographic...
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Industries construction earth moving horse-drawn scoops at Alameda subway
- Workmen stand near horse drawn graders at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Another man is on scaffolding in the distance.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Industries construction equipment team and dirt scoops near Alameda
- Workmen drive a team of horses at a construction site, near the South Platte River and Alameda Avenue, Denver, Colorado. Vertical tubular boilers are in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Construction scene horse-drawn equipment
- View of the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Workmen use horse-drawn graders to create access roads near the railroad tracks.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1909]
- Industries construction equipment scene near Alameda looking west
- Workmen on horseback drive teams of horses toward the Alameda Avenue subway construction site in Denver, Colorado. Railroad tracks and a sign that reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Company" are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Construction scene horse-drawn equip. working in river
- Workmen use a horse-drawn dredge in Archer Canal near Alameda Avenue in 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.; Dredging--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Photographic...
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Industries construction scene at Alameda subway looking west
- Workmen pose at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Other men use horse-drawn graders to level the ground nearby. A sign on a building in the distance reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Company".
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1909]
- Construction scene
- Workmen stand by horse-drawn dredges near the edge of Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. Charles S. Lillybridge's house and studio is in the distance.
- Lillybridge, Charles S., 1849-1935.--Homes & haunts--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dredges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Photographic...
- [between 1904 and 1915]
- 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 scene during building Alameda subway
- Workmen stand behind horse-drawn graders at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. A temporary concrete mixing structure is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Concrete products industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Construction scene
- Workmen drive horse-drawn graders at a construction site near either Archer Canal or the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. A vertical tubular boiler and an engine are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Engines--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Industries construction
- Workmen mix concrete at a construction site probably near the Alameda Avenue underpass in Denver, Colorado. Shows a crane on temporary railroad tracks and railroad engines, one of which reads: "113".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Concrete--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- [1909]
- Industries construction
- View of the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Workmen work on and near wooden scaffolding. Shows temporary railroad tracks and the trolley car underpass.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Scaffolding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction
- View of wooden scaffolding at the Alameda Avenue subway construction site in Denver, Colorado. Workmen work on and near the supports near the trolley car underpass. A Colorado and Southern (C&S) boxcar is in the distance.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Scaffolding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction
- Workmen pour cement at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Railroad bridges cross the construction site in the distance.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Concrete--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction
- View of wooden supports and railroad bridges at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Workmen stand near horse-drawn cars above the trolley car underpass.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Construction scene crew working near bridge (streetcar crossing)
- Workmen pour concrete into forms for a gutter near the Alameda Avenue bridge in Denver, Colorado. Denver City Tramway Company trolley car number 361 is nearby.
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Concrete--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street...
- [1910]
- Industries construction
- Workmen dig with shovels and picks in a ditch possibly near the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. Other men stand on a wood plank bridge and look on.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Digging--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Industries construction
- Workmen pose with shovels on the edge of the South Platte River near the Alameda Avenue bridge in Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons, one that carries a vertical tubular boiler, are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [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]
- 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]
- Construction crew
- Workmen dig a hole with shovels at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Railroad bridges and side-dump railroad cars are nearby.
- 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
- 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]
- Men working at sand and gravel yard
- Workmen work by large sifting screens near a concrete mixing operation, part of the Alameda Avenue underpass construction project, in Denver, Colorado. Piles of sand are behind the box screens.
- Concrete construction industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction
- Workmen dig a channel between the Archer Canal and the South Platte River near the Alameda Avenue bridge, part of the Alameda Avenue underpass construction project, in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Digging--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction
- Outdoor portrait of a group of workmen near the Alameda Avenue bridge in Denver, Colorado. The men stand near a double sided wooden ramp.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Industries construction
- Workmen stand near a cement mixing operation, part of the Alameda Avenue underpass construction project, in Denver, Colorado. The Alameda Avenue bridge is nearby.
- Concrete construction industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction
- Workmen wait in line with wheelbarrows for mixed cement at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Wooden scaffolding on the street is by a side-dump car on a temporary railroad track.
- Concrete construction industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Wheelbarrows--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction
- Workmen pose on bags of sand and on wood plank walkways at a cement mixing operation, part of the Alameda Avenue underpass construction project, in Denver, Colorado. A side-crank engine and vertical tubular boiler are nearby. A tent and large cloth...
- Concrete construction industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction scene at Alameda subway
- Shows workmen at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. A McCabe and Steen steam shovel is nearby. A sign on a building reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Company [M]anufrs Of Hand Tower & Automatic Ry. Switches".
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Cities streets bridges maintenance
- Workmen dismantle the Alameda Avenue bridge over the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. A horse stands nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction
- Workmen install railings at the Alameda Avenue bridge construction site in Denver, Colorado. A crane and wooden supports are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction
- Workmen work at a construction site near the Archer Canal, part of the Alameda Avenue subway construction project, in Denver, Colorado. A sign reads: "Danger Keep Out No Thoroughfare".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [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]
- Industries construction
- Workmen use horse-drawn graders and scoops at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Railroad bridges cross over the trolley car underpass in the distance.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [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]
- Bridge over S. Platte at Alameda
- Workmen pose with a shovel near the Alameda Avenue bridge in Denver, Colorado. A bridge over Archer Canal is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Industries construction ditching on S. Lipan St.
- Workmen work with wooden reinforcements and wheelbarrows at a canal construction site near South Lipan Street in Denver, Colorado. A steam powered tractor is nearby. A sign near the canal reads: "Neef's Beer".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Industries construction men backfilling ditch
- Workmen stand near a partially constructed canal probably near South Lipan Street in Denver, Colorado. One man holds a bucket.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]