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- Alma - Lincoln - Hercules Powder going up skip
- 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.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Pillars of Hercules
- View of South Cheyenne Canyon in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows South Cheyenne Creek beside a dirt road and trees in the canyon. Pillars identified as "Pillars of Hercules" are on steep granite canyon walls.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso...
- 1896
- Pillars Hercules
- View of South Cheyenne Canyon in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows South Cheyenne Creek beside a dirt road and trees in the canyon. Pillars identified as "Pillars of Hercules" are on steep granite canyon walls.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso...
- 1896
- WPCD sorting primers
- Interior view of the powder house at the West Portal site of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Continental Divide Tunnel) of the Big Thompson project in Grand County, Colorado. A man wears a hat and sorts the explosive primers. The boxes read: "Hercules...
- Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Employees--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1942?]
- Hercules Pillars, Columbia River.
- View of the Pillars of Hercules, a group of basalt pillars, near a railroad track in Multnomah County, Oregon. The Columbia River is in the distance.
- Multnomah, County (Or.)--1880-1910.; Pillars of Hercules (Or.)--1880-1910.; Railroad tracks--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Rock formations--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Pillars of Hercules
- View of a rock formation identified as the Pillars of Hercules probably in Larimer County Colorado. A dirt road is in the middle of the rocks.
- Larimer County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pillar of Hercules (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Hercules Pillars from below, South Cheyenne Cañon
- Rock formation Hercules Pillars in South Cheyenne Canyon, near Colorado Springs, Colorado; narrow dirt road in canyon.
- South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Pillars of Hercules Cheyenne Canyon
- Men and women pose with umbrellas in front of rock formations identified as the Pillars of Hercules on a dirt road by South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. Shows a wood foot bridge.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1870-1890.; People--Colorado--El Paso County--1870-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1870-1890.; Streams--Colorado--El Paso...
- [between 1879 and 1882?]
- Hircules [sic] Pillar from above, Cheyenne Canon
- View of Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado; shows canyon wall and one- lane dirt road below.
- Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1940.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1940.
- [between 1890 and 1935]
- WPCD, unpacking Hercules Powder
- A man with a hat unpacks boxes of "Hercules Powder" explosives, probably at the West Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Continental Divide Tunnel) of the Colorado Big Thompson project in Grand County, Colorado. Shows the corrugated powder house...
- Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Employees--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Metal buildings--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Sheds--Colorado--Grand...
- [between 1940 and 1942?]
- Pillars of Hercules Cheyenne Canon
- Men and women pose with umbrellas near rock formations identified as the Pillars of Hercules in South Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. A wood footbridge and South Cheyenne Creek are nearby.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1870-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1870-1890.; Streams--Colorado--El...
- [between 1879 and 1882?]
- Operation Understanding visitors from Colorado Springs, Colorado pose before the Hercules missile during a recent visit to McGregor Range
- Abe Bain, Mentor B. Daniels, Max L. Davis, Merlyn D. Smith, Lt. Col. Robert T. Hummer, Clair W. Snell, Morton Neufield, Maj. George P. Pineau, pose in suits and topcoats in front of a Hercules Missile, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado....
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Businessmen--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Military personnel--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Rockets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- 1961
- Pillars of Hercules. South Cheyenne Canon
- A boy poses on a dirt road near the Pillars of Hercules, South Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. The boy wears knickers and a hat.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Boys--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Pillars of Hercules
- View of the Pillars of Hercules rock formations in South Cheyenne Canyon (El Paso County), Colorado. A horse-drawn buggy is on a dirt road near the rock formations.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- Pillars of Hercules, Cheyenne Canon
- View of a rock formation identified as the Pillars of Hercules in South Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. South Cheyenne Creek is in the canyon.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Streams--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Pillars of Hercules
- Pillars of Hercules rock formation in South Cheyenne Canyon, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado; creek at left runs parallel to dirt road; male and female figure on dirt road at horizon; steep canyon walls at left and right; bushes and pine...
- South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Hercules Pillars
- View of Hercules Pillars rock formations from base of South Cheyenne Canyon, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado; South Cheyenne Creek is next to a dirt road.
- South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Hercules Pillars
- View of Hercules Pillars rock formation from bottom of South Cheyenne Canyon, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado; creek bed at left; dirt road at right.
- South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- The Pillars
- View of volcanic basalt formations known as the Pillars of Hercules in Multnomah County, Oregon. A man stands on Oregon Railway & Navigation Company railroad tracks.
- Oregon Railway and Navigation Company--1880-1890.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1880-1890.; Pillars of Hercules (Or.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Hercules Pillars So. Cheyenne Canon
- Distant view of Hercules Pillars rock formation in South Cheyenne Canyon, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado; at right, dirt road leads toward rock formation; South Cheyenne Creek parallels road at left; unidentified structure at center of...
- South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Cheyenne Canyon--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Hercules Pillars, South Cheyenne Canon
- View of Hercules Pillars rock formation in South Cheyenne Canyon, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado; dirt road winds through steep canyon walls.
- South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Hercules Pillar
- View of the Hercules Pillars rock formation in South Cheyenne Canyon, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado; two men stand on dirt road which winds through canyon; stream at left.
- South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Hercules Pillars, So. Cheyenne Canon
- View of Hercules Pillars rock formation in South Cheyenne Canyon, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado; dirt road winds through steep canyon walls; horse-drawn carriage with two men.
- South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Cheyenne Canyon--1880-1900.; South Canyons--Colorado--Cheyenne Canyon--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 H
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Main Street, Creede, Colo.
- View of Main Street, Creede (Mineral County), Colorado looking north. One and two story buildings line the street. Signs read: "Thompson Gallery" and "Miners and Merchants Bank." Cars are parked along the street. The Pillars of Hercules, volcanic...
- Creede (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Commercial streets.; Stores & shops.; Central business districts--Colorado--Creede--Pictorial works.; Stores, Retail--Colorado--Creede--Pictorial works.; Creede (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2009
- Main Street, Creede, Colo.
- View of Main Street, Creede (Mineral County), Colorado looking north. One and two story buildings line the street. Signs read: "Bank," "Ramble House," "Cr[eede] H[otel] Bed & [Breakfast]" and "Basky Gallery." Cars are parked along the street. The...
- Creede (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial streets.; Stores & shops.; Central business districts--Colorado--Creede--Pictorial works.; Stores, Retail--Colorado--Creede--Pictorial works.; Creede (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2001
- Main Street, Creede, Colo.
- View of Main Street, Creede (Mineral County), Colorado looking north. One and two story buildings line the street. Cars are parked along the street. Signs read: "Land Office S.P.Collins," "Tomkins Hardware," "Drug Store, Coke-a-Cola," "Creede...
- Creede Hotel (Creede, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Creede Repertory Theatre (Creede, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Creede (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Rock formations.; Hotels.; Theaters.; Commercial streets.; Stores & shops.; Creede Hotel (Creede, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1980
- Blacksmith shop
- Interior view of a machine shop. A man works with machinery, possibly a pipe threader. A crate on the floor reads: "Hercules Powder."
- Interiors--Colorado--1930-1950.; Machine shops--Colorado--1930-1950.; Machinery--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Green Mtn. Dam, loading rock
- Construction workers with overalls and hats pose near a crate of dynamite labeled: "Hercules Powder" and a boulder at the Green Mountain Dam site in Summit County, Colorado.
- Green Mountain Dam (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Summit County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--Summit County--1930-1950.; Rocks--Colorado--Summit County--1930-1950.
- [between 1938 and 1943?]
- W.P.C.D. powder car
- A worker removes blasting powder from an explosives car near the West Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Continental Divide Tunnel) of the Colorado Big Thompson project in Grand County, Colorado. Label painted on the box reads "Hercules Powder."...
- Colorado-Big Thompson Project (U.S.)--People--1930-1950.; Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--Grand County--1930-1950.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Grand County--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- W.P.C.D. powder house
- A worker stacks explosive charges in the powder house at the West Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Continental Divide Tunnel) of the Colorado Big Thompson project in Grand County, Colorado. He wears work overalls and a cap. Fuses are wrapped...
- Colorado-Big Thompson Project (U.S.)--People--1930-1950.; Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- WPCD, making up primer
- Interior view of the powder house at the West Portal construction site of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Continental Divide Tunnel) of the Colorado Big Thompson project in Larimer County, Colorado. A man holds an explosive and shows the primer and fuse....
- Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Employees--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.
- [between 1941 and 1942?]
- Wolf Tongue Mine, Nederland
- A miner stands next to a box of explosives in a tunnel at the Wolf Tongue Mine, a tungsten mine, in Nederland (Boulder County), Colorado. The man wears a hard hat with a head lamp, holds a stick of dynamite and stands beside a wooden box that...
- Nederland (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wolf Tongue Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--Nederland--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Nederland--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Nederland--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Golden Gate
- View of the Golden Gate viaduct on Terrace Mountain in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Wooden struts support a wood plank road. Shows the stone Pillar of Hercules.
- Golden Gate (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Terrace Mountain (Park County, Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Bridges--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Cliffs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Plank roads--Yellowstone...
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- The Golden Gate
- A dirt road winds along a cliff through Golden Gate gap in Golden Gate Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Wooden struts and logs support the road. Shows forests, a rocky stream bed, and a rock formation on the road identified as the Pillar...
- Golden Gate (Wyo.) 1870-1890.; Golden Gate Canyon (Wyo.) 1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Cliffs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Dirt roads--Yellowstone National...
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- San Pedro harbor
- Frame buildings and Southern Pacific Railroad tracks are on wharves at San Pedro harbor (Port of Los Angeles), Los Angeles, California. People stand near the tugboat "Hercules" docked at a wharf. Sailboats and dinghies are in San Pedro Bay.
- Port of Los Angeles--1890-1910.; Southern Pacific Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1910.; San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1890-1910.; San Pedro Bay (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--Los...
- [between 1891 and 1910?]
- Silverton and Grand Turk Mountain
- View of Silverton (San Juan County) Colorado; shows the Silverton reservoir, sheds and tracks of the Silverton Gladstone and Northern Railroad, Reese and Greene Streets, and the school. A wagon and team approach the Cement Creek bridge; the...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- South Cheyenne Canon
- South Cheyenne Canyon with South Cheyenne Creek, El Paso County, Colorado; dirt road between two rocky domes, Hercules Pillars.
- South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1920-1930.
- [bewteen 1923 and 1925]
- Imperial Airways - first U.K. India airmail service refuelling [sic] on desert strip enroute
- View of a De Havilland D. H. 66 Hercules G-EBMX ("City of Delhi") airplane being refueled. It has three 450 horsepower Bristol Jupiter engines, and is in the employ of Imperial Airways. Men climb on the wings and fuselage.
- Imperial Airways--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Refueling--1920-1930.; De Havilland aircraft--1920-1930.; Biplanes--English--1920-1930.; Transport planes--English--1920-1930.
- 1927 or 1928
- Silverton and Sultan Mtn.
- Bird's eye view of Silverton, Colorado centered on rows of blocks between Blair Street (left) and Greene Street (right); Sultan Mountain (elevation 13,368 feet), background right; Grand Turk (elevation 13,148 feet), background left; small pond on...
- Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1910-1920.; Grand Turk (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Silverton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sultan Mountain (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.
- [1911]
- Silverton, Colo.
- Panoramic view of Silverton, Colorado; shows Reese Street, the school with belfry, Municipal Light plant, Greene Street, pedestrians, vehicles, mountain peaks (Kendall, Anvil, Storm), tracks and trackbed of the Silverton, Gladstone and Northern...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- 1901
- Silverton, Colorado
- Detailed southwest look at Silverton, Colorado, shows the San Juan County Courthouse, Greene Street, the sheds of the Hercules Consolidated Mining Company at the base of the mountain, pedestrians on the boardwalk, Cement Creek bridge, and Grand...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1915?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Consolidated Hercules &. Roe silver mining co
- Western History Subject Index
- Consolidated Hercules & Roe silver mining co
- Western History Subject Index
- Mines & mineral resources, Colorado Clear creek county
- Western History Subject Index
- Hercules & Roe mining company
- Western History Subject Index
- Hercules Mining co
- Western History Subject Index
- Hercules and Roe silver minign company
- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-01291-12-000
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 4, 1918 June