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Flood prevention work on the Platte River at Globeville

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Call NumberZ-7711Date1927 March-AprilSummaryView of excavation, a levee, and diverted river water at 46th (Forty sixth) Street in the Globeville neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Steam powered machinery with a derrick (probably a pile driver) is on a barge, men work and people look on, cars and wagons are by a Platte River bridge. Houses, the battlements of Holy Rosary Church, and the "Washington Street Garage" are to the sides.Physical Description1 photographic print ; 20 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.)SubjectGlobeville (Denver, Colo.)South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)Construction--Colorado--DenverFlood control--Colorado--DenverLevees--Colorado--DenverPile drivers--Colorado--DenverGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)Globeville (Denver, Colo.)Related MaterialImage file: ZZR711007711Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromDenver Municipal Facts.NotesFormerly F19665. Title penciled on verso with "#19."; Library has additional iterations of this item: 1 copy negative 10 x 12 cm. (4 x 5 in.); R7110077115

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