Central Colo. Power Cos. dam, Barker's Meadow, Denver, Boulder & Western Ry.
Alternate Title
L. C. McClure collection 1890-1935, album VIII, 48
Creator
McClure, Louis Charles, 1867-1957
Date
[1909 or 1910]
Summary
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); Middle Boulder Creek side of dam with diverted stream reentering canyon, construction scaffold scaling dam walls, two support towers on scaffold, electricity & construction towers across dam site, men working on various levels of dam walls, abandoned railroad tracks & construction debris at bottom of dam.
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 9 x 11 cm. (3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.); 1 photonegative : glass ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.); 2 photoprints ; 19 x 24 cm. (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of
L. C. McClure collection 1890-1935.; L. C. McClure collection 1890-1935, album VIII.
Subject
Barker Meadow (Colo.); Middle Boulder Creek (Colo.); Dam construction--Colorado--Barker Meadow; Dams--Colorado--Barker Meadow
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700071330
Notes
Copy negative made from vintage photographic print.; Title and signature hand-lettered on glass plate.; R7000713302
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