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- 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 scene at Alameda subway
- Workmen pose on and near an engine at the concrete mixing plant near the Alameda Avenue trolley car underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. A man in a horse-drawn wagon is nearby.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1909]
- Workmen posing on a rickety, temporary footbridge leading to a construction site
- Group portrait of men on boards over Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado; a cement mixer and Alameda Avenue underpass construction are in the background.
- 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.; Pedestrian...
- [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?]
- 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]
- 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 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 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]
- 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]
- Industries construction scene during work on Alameda subway
- A workman stands near a horse-drawn grader and wagon at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Utility poles and houses are in the distance.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving...
- [1909]
- Industries construction scene at Alameda subway
- Workmen use horse drawn graders to level the ground at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons and carts are nearby. A sign on a building in the distance reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Co."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving...
- [1909]
- Industries construction equipment scene at Alameda subway
- Workmen sit near a M. Rumley & Company double cylinder steam tractor at a construction site near the Alameda Avenue bridge in Denver, Colorado. A horizontal tubular boiler on a wooden wagon is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boilers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Tractors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction scene at bottom of excavation during construction of Alameda subway
- Workmen and a boy on horseback, possibly Clayton Ryan, pose at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction scene near Alameda
- Workmen stand near an M. Rumely & Company tractor at a construction site near Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. A man in a horse-drawn buggy and a small tent are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Tractors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries - construction - scene along Alameda during construction
- Outdoor portrait of construction workers by the South Platte River, in Denver, Colorado; men hold a man by a chain. The wooden Alameda Avenue bridge spans the water of the South Platte River.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909?]
- Industries construction scene during construction of Alameda subway
- Workmen pull a wagon loaded with an engine at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Other men stand nearby.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Industries construction concrete pouring crew near Alameda
- Workmen mix cement and wait for it to be poured into wheelbarrows at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. An M. Rumely and Company tractor is nearby.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building materials--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Crew laying decking on the Alameda Avenue bridge
- View of Alameda Avenue - South Platte River bridge construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men working with lumber and hand crank drills.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--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 horse drawn wagon, men, frame shoring and concrete forms, and a cement mixing plant.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - scene along rail line during Alameda project
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows horses, men and wagons.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - men and teams grading near Alameda bridge
- View of Alameda Avenue construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men, horse drawn road grading equipment, and bridges over Archer Canal and the South Platte River.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - work on Alameda bridge
- View of construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men erecting scaffolding by the South Platte River and the Alameda Avenue bridge.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries construction working on Alameda bridge laying streetcar [sic] rail
- Workmen lay trolley car tracks on the Alameda Avenue bridge over the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. An automobile is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Construction scene
- Workmen stand near horse-drawn wagons at the Alameda underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. A pile of lumber is nearby.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries - construction - work crew on Alameda starting new bridge
- Outdoor portrait of men and teenaged boys on planks over Archer Canal, in Denver, Colorado; a cement mixer and the Alameda Avenue underpass are in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - working on Alameda bridge over Platte
- View of Alameda Avenue bridge construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men, girders, and business with signs: "R. Jones," and "Zang's Beer."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - scene at Alameda project
- View of Alameda bridge construction in Denver, Colorado; shows the South Platte River, men working, concrete forms, and machinery.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Construction scene laying pipe
- Workmen stand near a pipe laying project over the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. The Alameda Avenue bridge is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pipes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Construction of a railroad bridge
- Workmen pose near a railroad bridge over the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Railroad boxcars and industrial buildings are in the distance.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Construction of concrete retaining walls
- View of Alameda bridge construction in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete pylons and a man working.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- 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]
- 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]
- 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]
- 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 pipe laying scene in excavation laying brick pipe
- Workmen and masons sit in a trench dug to lay brick pipe at a construction site near South Lipan Street in Denver, Colorado. They pose near wooden supports and piles of bricks.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bricklaying--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pipes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Industries construction scene during construction of Alameda subway
- Workmen pose near horse-drawn graders at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1909 and 1910]
- Industries construction equipment steam engine at Alameda bridge site
- A workman poses near a vertical tubular boiler and a side-crank engine at the Alameda Avenue bridge construction site in Denver, Colorado. Other men stand on the partially constructed bridge nearby.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Engines--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction scene during work on Alameda project
- Men look on as workmen build wooden supports for a canal near the Archer Canal at Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Surveyor's equipment is nearby. Horse-drawn buggies are in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Irrigation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction concrete crew at work near Alameda
- Workmen work with shovels to mix cement at an operation near the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. A vertical tubular boiler and engine are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Concrete--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--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 equipment upright steam boiler
- Workmen pose near a vertical tubular boiler and a Nagle side-crank engine at the Alameda Avenue bridge construction site in Denver, Colorado. A man sits in a horse-drawn wagon nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Steam engines--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction equipment steam engine at work near Alameda
- Workmen pose near a vertical tubular boiler and a Nagle side-crank engine at the Alameda Avenue bridge construction site in Denver, Colorado. Archer Canal and the South Platte River are nearby. A sign near the equipment reads: "Keep Out Danger No...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1909]
- Industries construction men and teams
- Men use horse-drawn graders to level the ground at the Alameda Avenue bridge construction site near the Platte River in Denver, Colorado. A concrete mixing plant is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction crew posed by concrete mixer
- A group of workmen pose near a cement mixer and vertical tubular boiler at a construction site probably at South Lipan Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Concrete mixers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boilers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1909 and 1910]
- Industries - construction - group scene of workmen near Alameda
- Outdoor portrait of construction workers by the Alameda Avenue bridge in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries construction scene at Alameda bridge
- Workmen stand on the partially constructed Alameda Avenue bridge over the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. One man holds a large piece of cloth.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction working on Alameda bridge
- Workmen pose on metal supports underneath a railroad bridge at the Alameda Avenue trolley car underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. In the distance horses pull side-dump cars on a horse-drawn temporary railroad.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]