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- 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 - 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 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 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]
- 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 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 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]
- 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]
- 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]
- 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 - 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 - 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
- View of cement mixing plant, pile driver, and crane near the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Construction workers are in the area.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Concrete construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pile...
- [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]
- Concrete sluice of RR construction for the Alameda subway
- View of a concrete plant in Denver, Colorado, used during Alameda Avenue underpass construction.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Concrete construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1909 or 1910]
- 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 equipment steam-powered crane working on bridge at Alameda subway
- Workmen work on the railroad bridges at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. A crane, which travels on tracks, is nearby.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad construction &...
- [1909]
- Industries construction excavation probably Alameda subway
- Workmen work with shovels and sledgehammers at the Alameda Avenue underpass in Denver, Colorado. Other workers nearby grade an access road with horse-drawn graders.
- 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 crews pouring concrete for Alameda subway
- A group of workmen pose near a wood retaining wall at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction view at start of work on Alameda subway
- Workmen pose near a steam shovel at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- 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]
- 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]
- 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]
- 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]
- Industries - construction - view near Alameda Avenue
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation and men working with wood shoring.
- 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]
- Industries - construction - Alameda subway scene
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation and men working with a collapsed wooden structure.
- 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 - overview at Alameda
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation, the railroad bridge, horses, men, houses, and a building with sign: "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.; Excavation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Industries - construction - scene at Alameda subway
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men, horses, excavation, and industrial buildings.
- 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]
- Industries - construction - steam shovel at Alameda subway
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation, men working, and a steam crane with lettering: "McCabe & Steen."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - scene at Alameda subway
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation, a dog, men working, horses, and a building with letters: "The Call Automatic Switch 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.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries construction scene at Alameda subway
- Workmen sit and stand near a vertical tubular boiler and loaded wheelbarrows at the Alameda Avenue trolley car underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. A railroad bridge is nearby.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Wheelbarrows--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- 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]
- 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]
- Construction scene of the Alameda subway
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men working, a boiler, 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]