A man loads dynamite onto a lift at the Alma Lincoln Mine in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County, Colorado; crates read: "Hercules Powder - Hercules Gelamite."
Alma Lincoln Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1940-1950.
View of a tunnel charged with dynamite at the West Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Continental Divide Tunnel) of the Colorado Big Thompson project in Grand County, Colorado.
Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Hydraulic facilities--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.;...
View of Gold Prince Mill (mine ore processing) construction in Animas Forks, San Juan County, Colorado; shows sheds, tents, and dynamite blasting dust.
Men pose beside a log balanced on a large rock in Bear Creek Canyon (Jefferson County), Colorado. A sign on the log reads: "If You Knew How This Log Come Here [sic] You Would Camp On High Ground." The men on the rock have sledgehammers, probably to...
Bear Creek (Jefferson County and Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boulders--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.;...
Chained to a flatbed truck at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, is a wheel-mounted artillery, 75 millimeter field piece from the National Guard firing range in Golden. It was used during the October 3 riot after dynamite failed to...
Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Artillery (Weaponry)--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prison riots--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
Wheel-mounted artillery from the National Guard firing range in Golden is on a flatbed truck at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. It was used during the October 3 riot after dynamite failed to roust the ringleaders. Men stand on the...
Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Artillery (Weaponry)--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prison riots--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
Men work in a a highway tunnel on Highway 6 in Jefferson County or Clear Creek County, Colorado; they attach fuses to dynamite, and water covers the floor.
Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--1940-1950.; Road construction--Colorado--1940-1950.; Tunnels--Colorado--1940-1950.