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- Traveler Platte St
- Workmen work on a wood-frame traveler at the partially constructed 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct near Platte Street in Denver, Colorado. The stone base of the bridge is near the houses on the corner of Water and 14th Streets.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 15, 1898
- Unloading iron
- Workmen unload a steel girder from a crane as part of the construction of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 15, 1898
- From traveler south
- Workmen walk on the temporary wooden scaffolding and rail tracks at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. The South Platte River is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- November 19, 1898
- From traveler south
- Laborers work near the temporary rail track at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. Construction materials, a crane, the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River, and boxcars of the Colorado and...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- November 19, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- View of pedestals and a crane at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. Light snow covers the ground.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Pedestals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1898 November 23
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen stand near and on a beam hoisted by a crane on the traveler at the 14th Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 6, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen watch as a crane on the traveler lifts a steel girder at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. Other beams and girders are on the ground nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Structural...
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen guide a steel girder hoisted by a crane at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. Spectators stand near a building. A nearby sign reads: "[...] Wagon Works".
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen stand and guide a metal beam attached to a crane at the 14th Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen guide a steel beam, as it is lowered by a crane, at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. Spectators stand nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen stand near a traveler and crane on a partially constructed bridge, part of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct, in Denver, Colorado. The bridge spans the South Platte River.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Structural...
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen unload Philadelphia and Reading (P&R) railroad cars, that carry steal beams and plates, at the 14th Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. A crane is nearby.
- Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- A crane on a traveler hoists a steel beam above a partially constructed bridge, part of the construction of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct, in Denver, Colorado. The bridge passes over the Colorado Ore Sampling Company's buildings.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen unload steel beams from a railroad car with a crane, part of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction, in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen work near the traveler and crane on the partially constructed 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Structural frames--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen hoist a boiler and machinery from a railroad car to a partially constructed bridge at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boilers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Structural...
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen work on a partially constructed bridge, part of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct, near Platte Street in Denver, Colorado. A traveler and crane are on the bridge.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- View of the traveler and cranes at a partially constructed bridge over the South Platte River, part of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct, in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Structural...
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen sit on a horse-drawn wagon at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. A traveler and cranes are in the distance. Light snow covers the ground.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Laborers work at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. The Colorado Ore Sampling Company's building, a traveler, and cranes are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen and families pose near the partially constructed 14th Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. A crane lifts a steal beam toward the bridge.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Structural frames--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen guide a steel beam with a crane on a traveler at a bridge over Cherry Creek at the partially constructed 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. A sign on building at 15th (Fifteenth) and Wazee Streets reads: "J. M. Moore's...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen hoist a boiler and machinery from a railroad car to a partially constructed bridge at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boilers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad freight...
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen use a crane to unload railroad cars in Denver, Colorado. The materials will be used in the construction of the 14th Street Viaduct.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Laborers work with a crane at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. Light snow covers the ground.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Men stand on stacked girders and beams by a traveler crane at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. Railroad tracks are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen use a crane to unload girders and beams from a train car at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. Building materials are nearby on the ground.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- Equitable Building construction
- Workmen work at the Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seveneenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. A crane with guy wires holds steel support scaffolding at the site. The Masonic Temple and 1st (First) Congregational Church are in...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1890, September 2
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Workmen construct the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Shows Cherry Creek, pulleys, cranes and a small portable coal engine with wheels. The Denver City Hall, the Denver Wire and Ironworks Co., Congregation of Shomro Amunoh,...
- Congregation Shomro Amunoh (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.;...
- 1898 September 3
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Workmen pose near pulleys, cranes and other machinery used in the construction of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver (Denver County) Colorado. The Congregation of Shomro Amunoh, Revere House and Leadville House are in the background.
- Congregation Shomro Amunoh (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- August 19 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Shows a construction crew working on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver (Denver County) Colorado. Pulleys, cranes and other machinery are in use. Men stand and watch nearby. Wooden structures are near the viaduct, possibly shelters for...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 February 13
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Shows a construction crew working on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. The men use cranes, pulleys, saws and other materials. The sign on the building in the background reads: "? T Walkers Western Foundry". Two men in the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Retaining...
- 1898 September 20
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Construction crews work on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Shows cranes, pulleys and other machinery. Two men in suits are on the construction site. The sign on the building in the background reads: "T. Walkers Foundry".
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1898 September 20
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Shows a construction crew working on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Cranes, pulleys, machinery, building materials and work horses are visible. Three men in suits and hats are in the foreground, possibly supervisors or...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1898 September 20
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- A construction crew works on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Shows cranes, pulley, wheelbarrows, work horses and other machinery. Two men use survey equipment, three other men wearing suits and hats observe the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1898 September 20th
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction - Denver, Colorado
- A construction crew works on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Workers use a traveling crane to move a support beam, two men ride on the beam. The South Platte River and railroad tracks are in view. The viaduct began at 14th...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting...
- 1899 January 13
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Workmen adjust a pulley and rope system attached to a long wooden pole embedded into a dry part of Cherry Creek, possibly a support system. Other men stand on the support beams and the rock wall. Bridges for the Denver & Rio Grande and Atchison,...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge...
- 1899 February 15
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Workmen adjust a pulley and rope system, attached to a long wooden pole embedded into the Cherry Creek river bed, possibly a support system. Other men stand on the support beams and spectators stand on the rock retainer wall. Bridges for the Denver...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge...
- 1899 February 15
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Spectators stand on the side of the 14th Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado, under construction. Shows Denver City Hall, located on 14th Street, and A.T.& S.F. and Denver & Rio Grande railway bridges over Cheery Creek in the background. Cranes and...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge...
- 1899 February 18
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Spectators watch as a large steel beam is put into place with a traveling crane on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. The dry Cherry Creek and local businesses are in view. The viaduct began at 14th and Wazee and ended at...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting...
- 1899 February 18
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Spectators watch as a construction crew moves a large steel beam into place for the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct over Cherry Creek in Denver, Colorado. The workers use a crane to move the load. The rock retaining wall and the Moore Hardware...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 February 14
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Spectators watch as construction workers use a traveling crane to move a steel beam into place on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct over Cheery Creek. A few of the workers ride on the beam, and a man leans on a bicycle. The Moore Hardware and...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 February 14
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Shows four men on or near a traveling crane on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct. Traveling cranes were used to move large equipment and material and is mounted on crawlers, rubber tires or rails. This particular crane is mounted on rails. Two...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting...
- 1899 February 8