Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Central Colo. Power Cos. dam, Barker's Meadow, Denver, Boulder & Western Ry.
- Close view of nearly completed dam at Barker Meadow (later called Nederland Dam) east of Nederland, Colorado constructed by Eastern Colorado Power Company reached by spur via on Denver, Boulder & Western Railway (formerly Colorado & Northwestern);...
- Barker Meadow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Middle Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dam construction--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Eldora, Colorado water supply
- Court, four of the nine men were released for lack of evidence. The remaining men were found not guilty. The Bailey Mill was never operated for any extended periods of time after Bailey's death. Several different owners tried varying ore treatment...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dams--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Kemp, John H.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Cetral [sic] Colo. Power Co.'s dam, Barker's Meadow, Denver, Boulder & Western Ry.
- View of nearly completed dam at Barker Meadow (later called Nederland Dam) east of Nederland, Colorado constructed by Eastern Colorado Power Company reached by spur via Denver, Boulder & Western (formerly Colorado & Northwestern Railway); Barker...
- Barker Meadow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Barker Reservoir (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dam construction--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Nederland Dam 1938
- 133,000 cubic feet of reinforced concrete were reportedly used to build the 624-foot dam, which was about 120 feet thick at the base and about 16 feet at the top. The dam was opened 1910. A ridge of mountains is in the distance.; The branches of a...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Nederland (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dams--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1940.; Hydroelectric power--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1940.
- [1938?]
- Nederland Dam 1938
- cubic feet of reinforced concrete were reportedly used to build the 624-foot dam, which was about 120 feet thick at the base and about 16 feet at the top. The dam was opened 1910. A ridge of mountains is in the distance.; Tall pine trees jut into...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Nederland (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dams--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1940.; Hydroelectric power--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1940.
- [1938?]
- Central Colo. Power Co's. dam, Barker's Meadow, Denver, Boulder & Western Ry.
- Close view of nearly completed dam at Barker Meadow (later called Nederland Dam) east of Nederland, Colorado constructed by Eastern Colorado Power Company reached by spur via Denver, Boulder & Western Railway (formerly Colorado & Northwestern);...
- Barker Meadow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Barker Reservoir (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dam construction--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- This mighty precipice of masonry is 284 feet high and 1,125 feet across
- View of the masonry dam wall at Theodore Roosevelt Dam in Gila County, Arizona. The dam has buttresses and towers. Water cascades from the spillways on either side of the dam. The road on the Apache Trail and The Lodge Hotel are beside Theodore...
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public Relations--1910-1920.; Apache Trail (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Gila County (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Theodore Roosevelt Dam (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Theodore Roosevelt Lake (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Dams--Arizona--Gila...
- [1916]
- Boulder Dam
- View from the top of Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam), looking over construction, in the Black Canyon, Mohave County, Arizona, shows concrete forms, scaffolding and the power plant with mouldings for generators units. The 726 foot high, Bureau of...
- Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.)--1930-1940.; Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)--1930-1940.; Mohave County (Ariz.)--1930-1940.; Dam construction--Arizona--Mohave County--1930-1940.; Dams--Arizona--Mohave County--1930-1940.
- [between 1934 and 1936]
- Central Colo. Power Cos.' dam Barker's Meadow, Denver, Boulder & Western Ry.
- View of nearly completed dam at Barker Meadow (later called Nederland Dam) east of Nederland, Colorado; constructed by Eastern Colorado Power Company reached by spur via Denver, Boulder & Western Railway (formerly Colorado & Northwestern); Barker...
- Barker Meadow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Barker Reservoir (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dam construction--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Central Colo. Power Cos.' dam, Barker's Meadow, Denver, Bolder [sic] & Western Ry.
- View of nearly completed dam at Barker Meadow (later called Nederland Dam) east of Nederland, Colorado constructed by Eastern Colorado Power Company reached by spur via Denver, Boulder & Western Railway (formerly Colorado & Northwestern Railway);...
- Barker Meadow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Barker Reservoir (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Middle Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dam construction--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Barker...
- [1909 or 1910]
- Castlewood Dam - after break
- A work crew stands on the remains of the Castlewood Canyon Dam in Douglas County after flood waters from Cherry Creek broke through the dam. Rock debris from the dam is strewn on the canyon floor.
- Castlewood Canyon Dam (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Douglas County (Colo.) 1930-1940.; Dams--Colorado--Douglas County--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Douglas County--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Municipal Facts: Volume 7 Numbers 3 and 4, 1924 March-April
- Sweetwater Dam, San Diego
- View of the Sweetwater Dam in San Diego County, California. A man stands on a concrete spillway on the side of the dam. This arch dam is constructed between two canyon walls.
- San Diego County (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Dams--California--San Diego County--1880-1900.; Spillways--California--San Diego County--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- South spillway, Roosevelt Dam-sixty feet higher than Niagara!
- Water cascades from the south spillway of Theodore Roosevelt Dam in Gila County, Arizona. Shows the masonry dam wall and towers, power lines and probably a power plant outbuilding below the dam on the rocky hillside.
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public Relations--1910-1920.; Apache Trail (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Gila County (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Theodore Roosevelt Dam (Gila County, Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Dams--Arizona--Gila County--1910-1920.; Electric...
- [1916]
- Site of Bailey Mill Dam, Eldora 1900
- began operating in the summer of 1899 but was forced to close down a few months later when Bailey's main financial backer in New York City was killed in a fire. In desperation, Bailey turned to his family for financial backing. The treatment...
- Ore-dressing plants--Colorado--Eldora--1900-1910.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Eldora (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1900-1910.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- [Sanchez Reservoir, Costilla County, Colorado]
- Panoramic view of the Sanchez Reservoir and dam in Costilla County, Colorado. Shows shoreline, the dam and the overflow intake tower. Text on print includes reservoir capacity and tower, conduit, and dam dimensions. "Contained at date photo was...
- Reservoirs--Colorado--Costilla County.; Dams--Colorado--Costilla County.; Sanchez Reservoir (Colo.)
- 1911
- Henson Creek Dam, Colo.
- View of the Henson Creek Dam near the ghost town of Henson, Hinsdale County, Colorado. The abandoned concrete hydroelectric dam now has a large hole in its wall.
- Dams--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1990-2000.; Henson Creek Dam (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Dams--Colorado--Hinsdale County--Pictorial works.; Henson Creek Dam (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1999
- Polly pry at Cheeseman [sic] Dam
- Denver Post reporter Polly Pry rides on a platform attached to a crane, at the construction site of the Cheesman Dam in Douglas county, Colorado. A man stands on the railroad tracks in the canyon below.
- Cheeseman Dam (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Douglas County--1900-1910.; Dam construction--Colorado--Douglas County--1900-1910.; Polly Pry.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- U. S. Mtn from switch backe [i. e. back]
- View of a dam on probably Sneffels Creek by the Camp Bird Mill near Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. United States Mountain is in the distance.
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1890-1900.; United States Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dams--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Inlet & trashrack front view
- A tall metal frame surrounds the inlet and trashrack of the Kenwood dam under construction. It was constructed in 1935 to control flood waters from Cherry Creek. The dam was located in Arapahoe County, Colorado near Sullivan.
- Arapahoe County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Kenwood Dam (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dam construction--Colorado--Arapahoe County--1930-1940.; Dams--Colorado--Arapahoe County--1930-1940.
- [1935]
- Inlet & trash rack sideview
- A tall metal frame surrounds the inlet and trashrack at construction on the Kenwood dam. It was built in 1935 to control flood waters from Cherry Creek. The dam was located in Arapahoe County, Colorado near Sullivan.
- Arapahoe County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Kenwood Dam (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dam construction--Colorado--Arapahoe County--1930-1940.; Dams--Colorado--Arapahoe County--1930-1940.
- [1935]
- Spillway sideview
- A view of a spillway at the Kenwood Dam, under construction, in Arapahoe County, Colorado. The spillway is constructed of two long cement walls, sloped surface to allow water to drain down. Kenwood dam was built in 1935 to control flood waters from...
- Arapahoe County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Kenwood Dam (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dam construction--Colorado--Arapahoe County--1930-1940.; Dams--Colorado--Arapahoe County--1930-1940.
- [1935]
- Spillway front view
- A view of the spillway at Kenwood Dam during construction in Arapahoe County, Colorado. Shows two concrete walls and steps that lead down to an open area. Kenwood Dam was built in 1935 to control flood waters from Cherry Creek.
- Arapahoe County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Kenwood Dam (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dam construction--Colorado--Arapahoe County--1930-1940.; Dams--Colorado--Arapahoe County--1930-1940.; Spillways--Colorado--Arapahoe County--1930-1940.
- [1935]
- Castlewood Dam
- Aerial view of Cherry Creek and Castlewood Canyon Dam in Douglas County, Colorado. Ruins of the broken dam are strewn in the riverbed.
- Castlewood Canyon Dam (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Douglas County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Canyons--Colorado--Douglas County--1930-1940.; Dams--Colorado--Douglas County--1930-1940.;...
- [1933]
- Break of Schaffer [sic] Dam, view looking north from below dam, Beaver Cr.
- A man stands below the washed out Schaeffer Dam after the flood on Beaver Creek in Fremont County, Colorado. Panoramic view shows rocks and debris in the valley.
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Beaver Creek (Teller County and Fremont County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schaeffer Dam (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dams--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June
- Water supply, dams and reservoirs, Eagle Nest (New Mexico)
- sizeable community.; The Eagle Nest Dam in New Mexico is built around a large rock formation creating a semi-circular structure with a narrow road on its top. Mountains provide the backdrop behind the dam. The Eagle Nest Lake is in the left...
- Eagle Nest Lake (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Moreno Valley (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Dams--New Mexico--1920-1930.; Rock formations--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1931?]
- Water supply, dams and reservoirs, Eagle Nest (New Mexico)
- The Eagle Nest Dam in New Mexico is built around a large, jagged rock formation creating a semi-circular structure with a narrow road on top. Guard posts line the road at regular intervals. The Eagle Nest Lake and tops of tall, skinny pine trees...
- Eagle Nest Lake (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Moreno Valley (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Dams--New Mexico--1920-1930.; Rock formations--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1931?]
- Dams & Reservoirs - Boulder Co.
- Water pours over the edge of Barker Dam near Boulder, Colorado. A pile of branches and other debris is in the foreground. A sign hangs on the side of the dam reading: "Danger No Trespassing $25.00 Reward for information leading to conviction of...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Boulder Dam
- View of Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) in Black Canyon, Arizona. High tension wires and mountains are nearby.
- Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)--1940-1950.; Mead, Lake (Ariz. and Nev.)--1940-1950.; Dams--Arizona--1940-1950.; Reservoirs--Arizona--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Antero Reservoir and Dam
- View of the Antero Reservoir and Dam near Antero Junction, Colorado (built in 1910 by Antero & Lost Park Reservoir Company; acquired by City of Denver in 1924); waves lap shore in foreground; dam at right extends to horizon; Rocky Mountains in...
- Dams--Colorado--Antero Junction--1910-1920.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Antero Junction--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Cheesman Dam
- A lone sightseer drives over the Cheesman Dam in his automobile in Douglas County, Colorado. Shows Cheesman Reservoir and steps that lead down to a small service building at the bottom of the dam.
- Cheesman Dam (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Cheesman Lake (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Douglas County (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Douglas County--1900-1930.; Dams--Colorado--Douglas County--1900-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Douglas...
- [between 1905 and 1930]
- Castlewood Dam - 1933 Break
- A view of the destroyed Castlewood Dam after the flood of Cherry Creek in Denver, Colorado. Shows the remains of the dam strewn throughout the canyon in Douglas County.
- Castlewood Canyon Dam (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Douglas County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dams--Colorado--Douglas County--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Douglas County--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Outlet
- Shows the outlet of the Kenwood Dam in Arapahoe County, Colorado. The outlet is tunnel that goes through the earthen dam structure.
- Arapahoe County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Kenwood Dam (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dams--Colorado--Arapahoe County--1930-1940.
- [1935]
- Cheeseman dam [sic]
- View of Cheesman Dam in Douglas County, Colorado, shows stone dam and steps that lead to a small service building.
- Cheesman Dam (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Douglas County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Douglas County--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Carbondale Reservoir and Irrigation Co. Dam on Catte [sic] Mesa, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Carbondale Reservoir & Irrigation Company dam on Cattle Creek Mesa, Garfield County, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; rock embankment or dam under construction with partially filled reservoir, wheelbarrows & other equipment,...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dam construction--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Shaeffer [sic] Dam failure looking down stream
- View of the washed out Schaeffer Dam after a flood on Beaver Creek in Fremont County, Colorado. Shows a wooden building on a support pillar, eroded walls of the dam, and mud and silt in the valley.
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Beaver Creek (Teller County and Fremont County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schaeffer Dam (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dams--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June
- Break Schaffer [sic] Dam, from upstream face, looking east, Beaver Cr.
- Panoramic view of washed out Schaeffer Dam after the flood on Beaver Creek in Fremont County, Colorado. Shows a wooden control house on a support pillar, the eroded walls of the dam, and mud and silt in the empty reservoir.
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Beaver Creek (Teller County and Fremont County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schaeffer Dam (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dams--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June
- Drive over the north spillway, Roosevelt Dam, Arizona
- People pose in a convertible car that reads "Globe-Phoenix Stage, $10.00" on a bridge at the Theodore Roosevelt Dam on the Apache Trail in Gila County, Arizona. The bridge has concrete arches, masonry walls and streetlights with glass globes. Shows...
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public Relations--1910-1920.; Apache Trail (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Gila County (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Theodore Roosevelt Dam (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Theodore Roosevelt Lake (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Automobile...
- [1916]
- Roosevelt Dam is one of the greatest engineering works of the age
- Water cascades from the spillways at the Theodore Roosevelt Dam on Theodore Roosevelt Lake in Gila County, Arizona. Shows the masonry dam wall, towers and concrete bridges on the Apache Trail. People stand near a guardrail on an observation path.
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public Relations--1910-1920.; Apache Trail (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Gila County (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Theodore Roosevelt Dam (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Theodore Roosevelt Lake (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Dams--Arizona--Gila...
- [1916]
- Salt River Canyon below dam, showing spillways and electric power plants
- View of the masonry wall below the Theodore Roosevelt Dam in Gila County, Arizona. Water cascades from the spillways on either side of the dam wall, and masonry power plant buildings and power lines are beside the Salt River in Salt River Canyon....
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public Relations--1910-1920.; Apache Trail (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Gila County (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Salt River (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Theodore Roosevelt Dam (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Canyons--Arizona--Gila...
- [1916]
- Sweetwater Dam, San Diego
- View of the Sweetwater Dam in San Diego County, California. Shows a control house or gazebo that extends into Sweetwater Reservoir. This arch dam is built between two canyon walls.
- San Diego County (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Sweetwater Reservoir (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Dams--California--San Diego County--1880-1890.; Reservoirs--California--San Diego County--1880-1890.; Spillways--California--San Diego County--1880-1890.
- [between 1887 and 1890?]
- Sweetwater Dam from the Canyon
- View of the Sweetwater Dam in San Diego County, California. The arch dam extends between two canyon walls. Shows concrete walls, a spillway, trees, and scrub growth.
- San Diego County (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Sweetwater Reservoir (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--California--San Diego County--1880-1890.; Dams--California--San Diego County--1880-1890.; Spillways--California--San Diego County--1880-1890.
- [between 1887 and 1890?]
- A beaver dam
- Two men look at a beaver dam on probably the Green River in Wyoming.
- Green River (Wyo.-Utah)--1890-1900.; Beaver dams--Wyoming--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Dam east of Cameo, Colo.
- View of a dam along the Colorado River near Cameo, De Beque Canyon, Mesa County, Colorado, shows a bridge across a dam connected by several concrete towers.
- Cameo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Dams--Colorado--Cameo--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Evergreen dam & spillway
- A view of the Evergreen Dam built in 1925-1926 which created Evergreen Lake. The dam is located in Dedisse Park 2 miles west of Evergreen, Colorado.
- Denver Mountain Parks--1930-1950.; Dedisse Park (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Evergreen Lake (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dams--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Showing Standley Dam & crowd at dedication
- People crowd the dedication of Standley Lake Dam in Jefferson County, Colorado; men standing on railroad platform car include U.S. Secretary of Agriculture James M. Wilson, Wyoming Governor Carey, Colorado Governor Shafroth, State Engineer...
- Standley Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dams--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Dedications--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.
- September 7, 1911
- Dam near Hahn's Peak, Colo.
- A man sits on a log near Willow Creek or Deep Creek near Hahns Peak (Routt County; also known as Poverty Bar), Colorado. A dam is made of dirt embankments, supported by logs and rocks. Machinery is at the edge of the dam.
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Dams--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Dam at entrance of Big Thompson Canon
- View of the dam at the entrance of Big Thompson Canyon (Larimer County), Colorado. Water flows over the dam, and a small concrete building near large pipes is shown.
- Big Thompson Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Big Thompson River (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dams--Colorado--Larimer County--1920-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Larimer County--1920-1930.
- 1929, August 20-30
- Here are cloud effects, reflections, giant waterfalls-the colors are there
- Clouds and mountains are reflected in Theodore Roosevelt Lake above Theodore Roosevelt Dam in Gila County, Arizona. Water cascades from the spillways on either side of the masonry dam wall. The Lodge Hotel is on the shore nearby. The rocky,...
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public Relations--1910-1920.; Apache Trail (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Gila County (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Sierra Ancha (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Theodore Roosevelt Dam (Gila County, Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Dams--Arizona--Gila...
- [1916]
- Boulder Park Dam
- Piles of wood and other debris are scattered on the side of the Boulder Park Dam in Colorado. A small stream flows from the dam in the foreground. A ridge of mountains stands in the distance.
- [1902?]