Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Over Cherry Creek Larimer St & Speer Blvd
- Shows a concrete bridge over Cherry Creek at the intersection of Larimer Street and Speer Boulevard in Denver. The bridge features concrete pillars and decorative side railings. The old Denver city hall and police station are in the background.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Over Cherry Creek Champa St & Speer Blvd.
- Shows a dual arch concrete bridge over the Cherry Creek at the intersection of Champa Street and Speer Boulevard in Denver, Colorado. The bridge features a decorative concrete railing and arched supports.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Over Cherry Creek Stout St. & Speer Blvd.
- A view of a concrete bridge over Cherry Creek at the intersection of Stout Street and Speer Boulevard in Denver, Colorado. The bridge features decorative concrete side railing and two large pillars for support. Local businesses show in the...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Over Cherry Creek at West Colfax Ave.
- Automobiles cross over the Cherry Creek on the concrete bridge at West Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The bridge features decorative concrete railing. Shows utility poles, lamp posts and local businesses. Signs read: "Dinty Moore's",...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Railings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Over Cherry Creek Clarkson St.
- Shows a concrete bridge over Cherry Creek at Clarkson Street in Denver, Colorado. The bridge features arched support and decorative cutwork on the concrete railing.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Over Cherry Creek York St.
- A view of a concrete bridge over Cherry Creek at York Street in Denver, Colorado. The bridge features decorative cut work on the concrete side railing and four lamp posts on the four corners of the bridge railing.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Over Cherry Creek - Speer Blvd & Downing
- A view of a concrete bridge over Cherry Creek at the intersection of Speer Boulevard and Downing Street in Denver, Colorado. The bridge features decorative cut work on the concrete railing, a metal pipe runs along side the bridge railing.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Over Cherry Creek Colorado Blvd.
- A view of a concrete bridge over Cherry Creek at Colorado Boulevard in Denver, Colorado. The bridge features decorative cut work on concrete railing and arched supports.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Magnetite filters & filter control building
- Show long concrete channels, which are magnetite filters, at the Denver Sewage Disposal Works Plant. A concrete walkway with railing leads to the filter control building in the background. The Denver Sewage Disposal Works Plant is located at 50th...
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Buildings--1930-1940.; Filters and filtration--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sewage disposal plants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Magnetite filters & control building
- Shows long concrete channels, which are magnetite filters, at the Denver Sewage Disposal Works Plant. A concrete walkway with railing leads to the filter control building in the background. The Denver Sewage Disposal Works Plant is located at 50th...
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Buildings--1930-1940.; Filters and filtration--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sewage disposal plants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Typical scene of the construction of the barracks
- Men wearing overalls and hats ready wooden forms for concrete foundations at Granada Relocation Center, Camp Amache, Prowers County, southeastern Colorado. Shovels lie on freshly dug piles of soil; wooden sawhorses, tool boxes and stacks of lumber...
- Japanese--Capture & imprisonment--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Detention facilities--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.; Political...
- 1942 August 28
- Sweetwater Dam, San Diego, Calif.
- View of concrete Sweetwater Dam, shows the reservoir, a concrete spillway, and people and a gazebo, San Diego County, California.
- San Diego County (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Sweetwater Reservoir (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Dams--California--San Diego County--1890-1900.; Reservoirs--California--San Diego County--1890-1900.; Spillways--California--San Diego County--1890-1900.
- 1900
- Burro monument, Fairplay
- The Burro monument in the town of Fairplay, Colorado, in Park County consists of two concrete-enclosed display cases between a concrete wall. Shale is atop each display case between a bronze plaque with a burro on it. Potted plans are on top of...
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Donkeys--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1940.
- [about 1930]
- Pouring concrete piers at Swedish Hospital construction site
- A cement mixer truck is positioned to pour concrete piers at the construction site of Swedish Hospital (Swedish Medical Center) in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The piers are situated in an excavated basement. The Swedish Hospital building...
- Swedish Hospital (Englewood, Colo.)--Buildings--1960-1970.; Englewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Building construction--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.; Concrete mixers--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.; Concrete--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.;...
- [between 1960 and 1963?]
- Conduit #16
- Workmen unload pipes onto wood frames at a work site in Jefferson County, Colorado. The pipes are forty-two inch diameter reinforced concrete pipes made by the Lock Joint Company of Denver for construction of Conduit #16 of the Fraser River...
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Pipes (Conduits)--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.; Construction workers--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.; Trucks--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.
- 1936 October 16
- Conduit #16
- Construction workers stand in a deep trench and shovel dirt over a large concrete pipe at a work site in Clear Creek valley in Jefferson County, Colorado. The pipe is forty-two inch diameter reinforced concrete pipe coated with coal tar enamel. The...
- Excavating machinery--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Pipes (Conduits)--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.; Construction workers--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.;...
- 1936 October 16
- CSC science bldg.
- View of the exterior of the science building on the campus of Colorado State College (now the University of Northern Colorado and formerly State Normal School, Colorado Teachers College, and Colorado State College of Education) in Greeley,...
- Colorado State College--1950-1970.; Greeley (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Greeley--1950-1970.
- [between 1957 and 1970]
- Roosevelt Lake lies in a scenic setting at once wild and beautiful
- View of a concrete bridge and masonry walls and towers at Theodore Roosevelt Dam on Theodore Roosevelt Lake in Gila County, Arizona. People stand on the concrete road, part of the Apache Trail. Shows The Lodge Hotel on the lake shore in the...
- Lodge Hotel (Gila County, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; 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...
- [1916]
- Pecos Pueblo Mission
- A large wooden cross stands in front of the remains of the Pecos Pueblo Mission on top of a small hill in the valley of the Pecos River in New Mexico. The cross is supported by a pile of rocks at its base, from which a large cactus also protrudes....
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--1910-1920.; Crosses--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Missions--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Ruins--New Mexico--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Pecos Pueblo Mission
- An unidentified man in overalls works to repair the ruins of the Pecos Pueblo Mission in the Pecos River valley in New Mexico. Jesse Nusbaum was commissioned by the Andover Academy in 1915 to stabilize the remaining walls of the mission, which...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Missions--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Ruins--New Mexico--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Trinidad
- View of construction workers s they build a railroad turntable for the Colorado and Southern Railway in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Wooden concrete forms, construction equipment, trains and shops are at the work site. A bucket of fill...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1920-1930.; Turntables (Railroads)--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.; Railroad construction &...
- 1923
- Cascade Tunnel
- View of the concrete, arched entrance to probably the west portal of the abandoned Cascade Tunnel in King County, Washington. Concrete buttresses are deteriorated and trees and shrubs cover the abandoned Great Northern railroad bed. Shows power...
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1930-1950.; Cascade Mountains (Wash.)--1930-1950.; Cascade Tunnel (Wash.)--1930-1950.; King County (Wash.)--1930-1950.; Tunnels--Washington--King County--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1945?]
- Construction work on new female ward
- Concrete foundation with barred windows at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, has re-bar in place for the first floor; the forms for the entry steps are in place, and a concrete mixer is near them on the ground. A wheelbarrow, lumber,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Construction--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1940.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1934
- Marching in line
- Convicts march with arms crossed at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. The concrete wall next to them has barred windows. The inmates approach cell house #1, a three-story concrete building with barred windows.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1937
- New store room
- Frame scaffolding tops this concrete foundation at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Piled dirt and rock, power poles, a cutting torch cart with oxygen and acetylene tanks, and another piece of machinery, possibly a concrete mixer,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Construction--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1940.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1948
- View of Central City area, 1899
- Snow covers Gunnell Hill and the upper end of Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. Houses line the dirt road. Several mines stand on the hillside, including the Gunnell, the Grand Army and the Concrete mines. Large rocks are in the right...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Hills--Colorado--Central City--1890-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1890-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1890-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Central City--1890-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Central...
- [between 1899 and 1920?]
- Dallas Railway & Terminal Co.
- Dallas Railway and Terminal Company electric interurban trolley car #606 traverses the Trinity River Viaduct, a concrete bridge, in Dallas, Texas. Office buildings are in the distance.
- Dallas Railway & Terminal Co.--1940-1950.; Dallas (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Trinity River (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Bridges--Texas--Dallas--1940-1950.; Electric railroads--Texas--Dallas--1940-1950.; Rivers--Texas--Dallas--1940-1950.
- 1946 June 5
- Colorado & Southern Ry. (2-8-5) 629, 648, 20th St., Denver
- Two Colorado & Southern Railway steam locomotives (629, 648) push tanker cars past an abandoned multi-storied concrete building and concrete silos near 20th (Twentieth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Large metal cylinders are piled near the building..
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.; Silos.
- United Bank building
- View of the United Bank building at 2550 S. Parker Road in Aurora (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The multi-story building has alternating, horizontal courses of dark glass windows and concrete. A vertical tower of glass and concrete is near the...
- United Bank of Denver--Buildings--1990-2000.; Aurora (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Banks--Colorado--Aurora--1990-2000.; Office buildings--Colorado--Aurora--1990-2000.
- 1990 October
- Englewood P. O. construction
- The post office in Englewood, Colorado, is in the early stages of construction; a surveyor's instrument and tripod stand in the middle of piles of re-bar and wood planks. Wood frames for pouring the concrete foundation, with some concrete already...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Building construction--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.
- June 23, 1938
- Western History Subject Index
- Mobile concrete, incorporated
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 2, 1911 January 7
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 39, 1912 September 28
- The City of Denver: Volume 3 Number 4, 1914 November 28
- John L. Martin dam - loading chute and concrete plant
- View of construction at the John Martin Reservoir Dam near Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado; shows a loading chute at the concrete plant, tracks, hopper cars, and a crane.
- Bent County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; John Martin Reservoir Dam (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Concrete products industry--Colorado--Bent County--1940-1950.; Dam construction--Colorado--Bent County--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Scaffolding and sluiceway for pouring concrete - formwork for retaining walls
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete forms, a sluice, and spectators.
- Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Sluices--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Sluiceway for pouring concrete - formwork for retaining walls
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete forms, a sluice, and machinery.
- Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Sluices--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Sluiceway for pouring concrete - formwork for retaining walls
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete forms, machinery, sheds, and men working.
- Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Sluices--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--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]
- Concrete of the railroad bridge at the Alameda subway
- View railroad bridge construction over Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete forms and a mixer.
- Concrete mixers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1909 or 1910]
- 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]
- Concrete sluice during construction of the Alameda Avenue subway
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men pouring concrete through a sluice into forms.
- Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Sluices--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - scene during work on Alameda subway
- View of construction of the Alameda Avenue underpass in Denver, Colorado; shows men working, concrete forms, and a cement mixing machine.
- Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Concrete mixers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - scaffolding, concrete batch plant with men and equipment
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows a cement mixing plant and concrete walls.
- Concrete construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Concrete multiple span
- View of a concrete Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad bridge over a shallow river, in (probably) Colorado or Utah.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Railroad bridges--1920-1940.; Reinforced concrete construction--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Bridges 13th & Federal Blvd. concrete forms for arch span of bridge across Dry Creek
- View of a partially constructed bridge at Barnum Junction near 13th (Thirteenth) Avenue and Federal Boulevard in Denver, Colorado. Concrete forms are near a set of Denver Tramway Company tracks. An abandoned building is in the distance.
- Denver Tramway Corporation (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street railroad...
- [either 1922 or 1923]
- Western History Subject Index
- Concrete
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Business, Concrete
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 29, 1910 July 16