Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Beginning of the buckle
- Well dressed men and workmen stand beside two sections of a wooden pipeline, built by the Stanley Mine beside Clear Creek near Idaho Springs in Clear Creek County, Colorado. One of the workmen holds an auger. Shows railroad tracks beside the creek.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stanley Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.; Pipelines--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [1894]
- The Colo. Gold Dredging Co. on the D.& R.G.R.R. at Russell Colo.
- View of workmen on a Colorado Gold Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge near Russell (Costilla County) Veta Pass (La Veta Pass), Colorado. Shows men in suits near workmen, construction tools, barrels, railroad ties and planks.
- Russell (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dredges--American--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Two men working on a utility pole above tent
- Workmen install electric lines on the top of a utility pole near a tent in Denver, Colorado. Other workmen stand nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Linemen--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Utility poles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- 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]
- Elevator installation at the Columbian
- Interior view of the Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado, showing the elevator, workmen, and onlookers. Three men are in sack suits with vests and felt hats and two workmen stand by the elevator gate. A boy in a double breasted jacket stands inside...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Elevators--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Morey Mercantile Company renovation
- Workmen stand on the roof during renovation of the Morey Mercantile Building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Wazee Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Other workmen stand near a crane.
- Morey Mercantile Company--Buildings--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Remodeling--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1954]
- City and County Building construction
- View of a steam shovel at the City and County Building construction site on Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Workmen stand nearby. Lettering on the steamshovel reads: "S.M. and S.J. Feely Excavators No. 2."...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Steam...
- 1929 April 8
- Shop of J. Max Clark, south side 7th St. between 8th & 9th Avenues
- Two workmen and five customers stand in front of a Greeley, Colorado blacksmith's shop in Weld County. One of the workmen wears an apron, and the second one holds a blacksmith's implement in his hand. Two of the workers hold cigars in their hands....
- Greeley (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Forge shops--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1890]
- Industries construction workmen at Lipan St. site
- Workmen stand near a trench dug to lay pipe near South Lipan Street in Denver, Colorado. A crane and Hargraves Grocery Store at 1301 West Alameda Avenue are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Junior Order A. O. U. W.
- View of a Flower (Sunflower) Carnival parade entry, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows Black men in silver helmets and aprons holding the reins of horses with white covers and a float covered with fabric, flowers and tassels. Three...
- Ancient Order of United Workmen--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- R. B. Taylor, on right
- Uniformed freesmasons including R. B. Taylor, pose on horseback in a line, during the Flower (Sunflower) Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. They wear helmets, gloves, and gauntlets. The AOUW (Ancient Order of United...
- Taylor, R. B.; Ancient order of United Workmen--1890-1910.; Freemasons--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Awards--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Fraternal...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Sunflower Carnival
- Men and women sit and stand on a parade float that carries a boat decorated with flowers and bunting on Cascade Avenue, Flower Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The float is hitched to a team of four horses with capes tied...
- Ancient Order of United Workmen--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1897]
- Workmen, 14th Street Viaduct
- Two workmen pose under a bridge on the South Platte River in Denver (Denver County) Colorado. One man wears a hat, work pants, boots and suspenders. The other man wears a hat, a pair of denim overalls and work boots. Cables hang from under the...
- 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.;...
- July 1899
- Workmen, 14th Street Viaduct
- Two workmen pose under a bridge on the South Platte River in Denver (Denver County), Colorado. One man wears a pair of work pants with suspenders, boots, and a hat. The other man wears a pair of denim work pants, boots, and a hat. The men are...
- 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.;...
- July 1899
- Workmen at 10th and Lawrence in Denver, Colorado
- Workmen pose in front of a crane with surveying equipment. The Congregation of Shomro Amunoh (probably a synagogue) at 10th and Lawrence Street, is in the background, a plaque on the building reads: "1888". Another sign reads: "Butters and Braun...
- Congregation Shomro Amunoh (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- August 19 1898
- Workmen putting house on new site in Washington Park
- Workmen stand near the Eugene Field house in Washington Park, Denver, Colorado. The wood frame house has a hip roof and is on a partial brick foundation.
- Field, Eugene, 1850-1895--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Moving of structures--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1930 June 15
- Section complete
- Men stand near a section of finished wooden pipe in an excavated ditch, part of a pipeline for the Stanley Mine near Idaho Springs in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Workmen, a cart, railroad tracks and a wooden building are in the distance.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stanley Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.; Pipelines--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.; Pipes (Conduits)--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [1894]
- Workmen who built home sitting on porch
- Workmen pose at Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado. They wear aprons, straw and bowler hats, bib overalls, and suspenders. The third man from the right (front row) is identified as Eustis Morton Jones. The two- story house has slab siding, a shed...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Jones, Eustis Morton.
- 1890
- The Scriptbook
- Booklet created by The Script Club of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Members of The Script Club, the writing club of East High, submitted their own works for create this booklet. Included are poems, essays, sketches and stories written by...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High school students' writings--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1932 May
- Western History Subject Index
- Workmen's compensation
- 1926 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.2
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 31, 1909 September 18
- Ramey Mine
- Workmen pose at the base of a hill where they are building an incline track at Ramey mine in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shaped logs lay perpendicular to a low even trench. A few iron rails lay across the logs.
- Ramey (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ramey--1890-1910.; Inclined railroads--Colorado--Ramey--1890-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Ramey--1890-1910.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Ramey--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Horse-drawn street grader
- Workmen pose on a horse-drawn grader probably on Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Irrigation standing on causeway in middle of river in winter
- Workmen stand on a causeway and break up ice on the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. Another man stands on a nearby weir.
- Weirs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Causeways--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Ice--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Leadville - water supply
- Men in suits supervise workmen as they install a water pipeline for Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The pipeline is made of wooden staves and reinforced with metal bands (probably steel). One workman balances a wooden plank on his shoulder while...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Penstocks--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Water supply--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Placer mining near Russel [sic], La Veta Pass
- Men in suits, one woman and workmen stand on top of, in windows and beside a Colorado Gold Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge near Russell (Costilla County), Veta Pass (La Veta Pass), Colorado. Shows an American flag on a flagpole.
- Russell (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dredges--American--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- The Colo. Gold Dredging Co. on the D.& R.G.R.R. at Russell, Colo.
- Men in suits, one woman and workmen stand on top of and beside a Colorado Gold Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge near Russell, Veta Pass (La Veta Pass), Colorado. Shows an American flag on a flagpole.
- Russell (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dredges--American--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Derry gold dredge by Twin Peaks
- Workmen stand on and near the Derry Dredge, Empire Gold Dredging Company's hydraulic placer bucket-line vessel, near Leadville (Lake County), Colorado.
- Empire Gold Dredging Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1930.; Lake County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Dredges--American--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1930.; Gold mining--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1930.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Lake...
- [between 1915 and 1926]
- Industries construction equipment steam power
- A group of workmen pose near a steam engine and vertical tubular boiler at a construction site in Denver, Colorado. A wooden scaffolding and a building are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Industries construction scene at Lipan St. and C&S Ry.
- Workmen single-jack a spike into a railroad tie near a pipe laying project at South Lipan Street in Denver, Colorado. A crane with a clamshell attachment is on the tracks nearby. The side of the crane reads: "The Dennis Gibbons Construction Co....
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad maintenance & repair--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- 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]
- Canon of the Rio Las Animas
- View of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway train on the Highline, Silverton Branch, in the Canyon of the Animas River (Animas Gorge) La Plata County, Colorado. A narrow gauge engine pulls a sidecar and excursion car on a narrow rock ledge. Passengers...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--1880-1890.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- 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]
- Industries construction old Alameda bridge over Platte
- Workmen dismantle the Alameda Avenue bridge over Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. Pieces of wood are on a nearby cart.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Power electrical stringing wires on old Alameda Street [sic]
- Workmen install electrical wires on utility poles for street lights on Alameda Avenue near a bridge over Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. The Alameda Avenue bridge over the South Platte River is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Linemen--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Utility poles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Construction scene laying pipe
- Workmen pose by a partially completed pipeline near the South Platte River at Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. A bridge is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pipes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- 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 scene laying pipe preparing a vehicle causeway bed
- Workmen use horse-drawn graders to level the ground in a large trench probably in Denver, Colorado. A bridge over the canal is in the distance.
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Construction laying pipe
- Workmen pose in a trench near a wooden pipe form in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pipes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909?]
- Construction laying pipe
- Workmen pose in a near a trench and wooden pipe form probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pipes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Pipeline construction
- Workmen pose in and near a trench for a pipeline probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 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 scene laying pipe
- Workmen use a hand-powered pulley hoist to lower a section of pipe into a trench near the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. A frame house is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pipes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Plant school, Wight Bldg., class
- A class from the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company training school pose on the roof of the Wight Building at 1430 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. The men who are training to be telephone installers, repairmen, linemen, and other...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917, July
- The 1900 ft. span of the Colo. Tel. and Tel. Co. across the Arkansas River, Amity, Colo.
- Workmen pose on a set of telephone poles near the towns of Holly and Amity (Prowers County), Colorado. A man sits in a horse drawn wagon nearby. Shows barbed wire fence and open grassland.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Prowers County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--Prowers County--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--Prowers County--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Cactus hedge near San Gabriel, Cal.
- Workmen hold a bottle in a cactus hedge near San Gabriel (Los Angeles County), California. The men wear hats.
- San Gabriel (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Cactus--California--San Gabriel--1880-1900.; Hedges (Plants)--California--San Gabriel--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Cities streets street lighting installing lights on Alameda
- Workmen install electric lamps on Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. A bicycle is propped up against the utility pole. The Alameda Avenue subway and a horse-drawn buggy are in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street lights--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1910]
- Construction scene
- Workmen use a chain and pulley supported by wooden beams to lower a section of pipe into a trench possibly near South Lipan Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pipes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Construction scene pile driver
- Workmen stand near a pile driver at a construction site near 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.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pile drivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]