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- Denver Ordnance Plant, arc welding on steel roof
- A construction worker uses arc welding equipment as he perches on a steel beam at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. The building under construction...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--Buildings--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Ordnance...
- [1941?]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, water tanks, man drinking
- A worker stands near a square wooden water tank at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. He is shirtless, and has a possible employee identification number...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--People--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Ordnance industry--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Pando, Camp Hale construction
- A construction worker uses an electric table saw at Camp Hale in the Pando Valley (Eagle County), Colorado. The men wear hats and overalls. Shows sawdust, a wrench, piles of wood and work benches.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Carpentry--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Pando, Camp Hale construction
- A construction worker stands on a sawhorse and hammers a nail into the siding of a building at Camp Hale in the Pando Valley (Eagle County), Colorado. The men wear overalls and hats.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Pando, Camp Hale construction
- A construction worker, surrounded by piles of wood, uses a table saw at Camp Hale in the Pando Valley (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows workers, parked automobiles and buildings. The men wear hats, gloves and overalls.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Carpentry--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Gold Coin Creamery, Denver
- A worker holds glass bottles of milk and poses beside a conveyor belt in an interior view of the Gold Coin Creamery in Denver, Colorado. A woman wears a pants suit and a head scarf, and stands beside factory equipment and wire trays full of milk...
- Gold Coin Creamery (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dairy products industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Machinery--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Gates
- Men pose with a rubber belt, probably a part for a car, at Gates Rubber Company plant in Denver, Colorado. A worker wears a pants suit and a cap and holds a rubber belt manufactured at Gates. A man with a hat, suit and tie stands in front of a car...
- Gates Rubber Company--Products--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1945?]
- Approaching Hell Gate, Col. Midland R.R.
- View of the Colorado Midland Railway Company train "23" near Hell Gap (Hell Gate) in Pitkin County, Colorado. The engineer and a worker pose in the locomotive. Shows boxcar labeled: "11050" of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company. A...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Hell Gap (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1897?]
- Exchange, construction progress
- Men inspect the progress of construction at the site of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph exchange building in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Several men in suits, ties, and overcoats walk on the boards of the first floor....
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1897 December
- Storms, Monument, Colo.
- Workers dressed in winter clothes pose on a Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company truck in Monument (El Paso County), Colorado. Wires, equipment, and a lamp hang from the truck with a sign reading: "American Telephone and Telegraph Co....
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Monument (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--Monument--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Monument--1910-1920.
- 1916 January 4
- Underground construction, loading cable reel on truck by use of winch
- A worker loads a reel of telephone cable onto a flat bed truck in Denver, Colorado. He operates a lever that pulls the reel up a ramp. A duplex is in the distance.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telecommunication cables--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1919
- Aerial construction, hoisting crossarms
- A man on top of a Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company utility pole guides a crossarm up to the top of the pole in Colorado. A worker on the ground hoists the crossarm with a rope. Other men stand nearby. Shows open fields and an...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914
- 1421 Champa, interior offices, general plant engineering
- A group of engineers work at desks in an office at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company building at 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. Plans and and documents are stacked on the desks. One man leans over and confers with...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone...
- 1916
- 1421 Champa, operator's school
- Teachers stand behind a group of students who work at a switchboard at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company operator's school at 1421 Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. The women wear headsets and sit in tall chairs facing the...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Teachers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Telephone operators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Telephone...
- 1921 June 9
- Sykesville Station - Old Line
- A view of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad station in Sykesville (Carroll County), Maryland. A group of people stand and wait at the depot near railroad tracks. A worker leans against the ladder of a railroad signal.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--Buildings--1890-1900.; Sykesville (Md.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Maryland--Sykesville--1890-1900.
- [1880-1890]
- Poster "Men working together"
- A World War II poster made by the Division of Information - Office of Emergency Management, United States Government Printing Office. It shows photos of three men; a soldier, a worker and a sailor on a gold background. The text in white lettering...
- World War, 1939-1945--Posters.
- 1942
- Big snow ball on Pikes Peak Cog Railway
- A crew worker stands on top of a large snow drift on the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway in El Paso County, Colorado. The plow train had just backed out of the cut snow to make another attempt to remove the snow from the tracks.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Colo. Midland Rotary on Hagerman Pass
- Shows the Colorado Midland Railroad Company's rotary car (plow engine) on Hagerman pass in Pitkin County, Colorado. One crew worker walks down the snow covered railroad tracks; another stands off to the side.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colorado Midland Railway interior of Pullman Car
- Passengers are seated in the Pullman car of the Colorado Midland Railway Company. Above the seats are luggage compartments and small windows. An African American crew worker, in uniform, stands in the back in front of the train car door.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Afro-Americans--Colorado--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad porters--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colorado Midland Railway interior of Pullman Car
- Passengers are seated in the Pullman car of the Colorado Midland Railway Company. Above the seats are luggage compartments and small windows. An African American crew worker, in uniform, stands in the back in front of the train car door.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Afro-Americans--Colorado--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad porters--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colo. Midland RR car repair B at Colo. City
- A railroad crew from the Colorado Midland Railway Company work to repair the wheels on a railroad car in Colorado City. The railroad car is parked over a work area, similar to a trench. One worker uses a jack or other hydraulic tool to raise a set...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Colorado City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Colorado City--1890-1910.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Colorado City--1890-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- D. N. W. & P RR Engine #300
- Shows engine no. 300 of the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway Company, probably Colorado. An engineer uses a can of oil on a wheel part, another worker is seated in the engine car.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Denver, Northwestern & Pacific RR rear of passenger train
- Shows the rear of a passenger train of the Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railroad company, in a canyon in Colorado. A crew worker stands next to the railroad car.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads employees--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910]
- Interior of power plant Consolidated Stanley Mining Co.
- The interior of the power plant of the Consolidated Stanley Mining Company in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The room is filled with various power generating machinery, wood supports and platforms and tools. Two male workers stand on a platform;...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Stanley Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.; Power plants--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Grant smelter interior
- A worker pulls slag from an oven or furnace in the Omaha-Grant smelter in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Grant smelter interior
- A worker draws slag from an oven or furnace in the Omaha-Grant smelter in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Great Western Co.
- A worker uses a hydraulic drill to bore into a stone wall probably at a Great Western Mine, Colorado.
- Boring--Colorado--1900-1910.; Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Industries construction crew at work at Alameda subway
- Workmen, who include Idaho and a boy, pose near a Nagle vertical center crank water pump in the bottom of an excavation pit at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Clayton Ryan, on horseback, is near Idaho.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Holes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Water...
- [1909]
- Denver Globe Smelter
- View of the work yard at the Globe Smelter at 52nd (Fifty-second), Logan, and Washington Streets in Denver, Colorado. A worker pushes an ore cart on the Denver & Rio Grande narrow gauge railroad tracks past a pile of loose rails. Shows brick...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1910.; Globe Smelter--1880-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1910.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1880-1910.
- [between 1889 and 1910?]
- Family residing in boxcar
- Portrait of a man (railroad worker), woman, boys, a parrot, goats, and a Colorado & Southern Railroad outfit car in Denver, Colorado.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Approaching Hell Gate, Col. Mid. Ry.
- View of a Colorado Midland Railway Company train near Hell Gap (Hell Gate) in Pitkin County, Colorado. The engineer and a worker pose in the locomotive. Shows boxcar #11050 of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company. A man sits on top of...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.
- [1888]
- Morley, Las Animas County, Colorado
- View of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company coal camp of Morley in Las Animas County, Colorado. The Colorado Supply Company store, doctor's office, and company boarding house occupy a large mission style structure with towers and a stucco...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1920.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1900-1920.; Company towns--Colorado--Morley--1900-1920.; Morley (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Morley--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1907 and 1915?]
- Great Western Sugar Company
- Interior view of the Great Western Sugar factory in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, shows a worker between crushing machines; men are on the catwalk above the machinery.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Factories--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.; Great Western Sugar Company.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Denver and Rio Grande RR Hospital built in 1880's destroyed by fire about 1903
- The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad hospital in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, is an ornate brick house with wood trim, dormers, widow's walk, chimneys, porch and balcony. Wrought iron fence encloses the landscaped yard; other railroad buildings...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Hospital (Salida, Colo.)--1880- 1890.; Salida (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hospitals--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890?]
- Denver and Rio Grande Hospital built in 1880's destroyed by fire about 1903
- The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Hospital in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, is an ornate brick structure with dormers, widow's walk, chimneys, and a porch and balcony, where men pose. Wrought iron fence encloses the landscaped yard; a fountain...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Hospital (Salida, Colo.)--1890- 1900.; Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hospitals--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- The Camp Bird
- View of the Camp Bird gold mine near Ouray, Colorado (discovered by Thomas F. Walsh in 1896), shows worker's dormitories and manager's residence.
- Mining camps--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House, partially obscured by a tree branch, was renovated and reopened in the 1930s and was described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house...
- Central City Opera House--1960-1970.; Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Theaters--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- High school, Craig Colo.
- Exterior view of the three-story, brick high school (also named Breeze School), in Craig, Colorado (built in 1916 or 1917; razed in 1981); shows construction worker in front of building and edge of old school building.
- Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- [between 1916 and 1917]
- Man filling water kegs
- A worker in overalls fills barrels or hogsheads with a dark fluid, probably oil or tar, from a spigot attached to a vat on a steep hillside possibly in Colorado.
- Petroleum industry--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Gold seal dairies
- A worker loads cases of milk bottles into a delivery truck at Gold Seal Dairies Inc., 1230 13th (Thirteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Next door business signs read: "Kahre Kar Service Garage, Complete Automobile Service", "Storage, Repairing,...
- Gold Seal Dairies Inc.--1930-1940.; Kahre Kar Service & Garage (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Dairy products...
- [between 1930 and 1935?]
- Gold seal diaries
- A worker loads cases of milk bottles into a delivery truck at Gold Seal Dairies Inc., 408 E. 7th (Seventh) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Sign on truck reads: "Gold Seal Diaries Inc. Wholesalers, Retailers, Pasteurized Gold Seal Milk, Cream & Butter,...
- Gold Seal Dairies Inc.--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dairy products industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1935?]
- United hydroelectric station, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the Georgetown, Colorado, hydroelectric station at the east end of Sixth (6th) Street on the former site of the What Cheer Mill, originally constructed by the United Light and Power Generation Company in 1900. A sign in light bulbs over...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Hydroelectric generators--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1924.]
- Curtis Coal Mine
- View of the Curtis Coal Mine works, El Paso County, Colorado. A Wooden building with a slanted floor stands on wooden beams, raised above the ground. Two wooden trestle bridges, one leading from the mine and another from the side of the building,...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Refreshment concession
- A male worker stands in a refreshment stand at City Park in Denver, Colorado. A bell is on the building's slate tile roof, utility wires run along the roof. An automobile is parked in the background.
- Concessions (Amusements, etc.)--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Food vendors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Miner's drilling contest in Leadville
- View of a mine worker's competition at Fifth and Harrison Streets, Leadville, Colorado; shows miners and judges on a platform with sledge hammers and tools. Probably Fred C. Dopp, kneels and holds the spike. Men, women, and children crowd the area;...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Contests--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Dopp,...
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Miner's drilling contest in Leadville
- View of a mine worker's competition at Fifth and Harrison Streets, Leadville, Colorado; shows miners on a platform with sledge hammers and tools. The man who holds the sledge hammer is possibly Fred C. Dopp. Men, women, and children crowd the area;...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Contests--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Miner's drilling contest in Leadville
- View of a mine worker's competition at Fifth and Harrison Streets, Leadville, Colorado; shows miners on a platform with sledge hammers, a scale, and tools. Men, women, and children crowd the area; the American National Bank is in the background,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Contests--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1900?]
- Steel planer, J.O. Russell
- Denver Tramway Company machine shop interior; a worker operates a steel planer machine stamped "Putnam Machine Co."
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Machine shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Machinery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroad...
- [1910?]
- New center bearing for no. 8
- Interior of the Denver Tramway Company machine shop; a worker leans against a large, steel center bearing.
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bearings (Machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Machine shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroad...
- [1910?]
- DTC machine shop
- Interior of the Denver Tramway Company machine shop; a worker operates a large drill press.
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Drill presses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Machine...
- [1910?]