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June 30, 1938, Colin Ross, Blacksmith at the West Side yard
2 IMG0002.jpg (13109 bytes) Gas powered trench-filling machine used in pipeline repair and construction
3 IMG0003.jpg (13836 bytes) August 30, 1951- Gross Reservoir construction-heading in diversion tunnel downstream of valve
4 IMG0004.jpg (12383 bytes) July 15, 1930-Survey Party pack horses on survey for federal power permit #720 moving camp from Terryall in South Park to Custers.
5 IMG0005.jpg (14173 bytes) 1905- South front of the Capitol Hill Pump Station. Passenger in rear seat of auto is D. G. Thomas, Chief Engineer-Denver Union Water Co.
6 IMG0006.jpg (14953 bytes) December, 1896-Camp of party at Pine Creek on the way to Lake Cheesman site.
7 IMG0007.jpg (14904 bytes) December, 1896- "Frank" & "Jim"-cooks at Cheesman survey party cabin.
8 December, 1896- Crew digging mountainside ditch at Goose Creek.
9 IMG0009.jpg (14270 bytes) July 10, 1899- Kitchen at boarding house at Cheesman construction site.
10 May 28, 1899- False work for bridge and temporary dam at Goose Creek.
11 October 21, 1899- work on steel face for rock-fill dam at Goose Creek
12 November 5, 1902- Top of Cheesman Dam, looking south.
13 March 5, 1902- Upstream face of dam, (elevation + 111.75 ft.)
14 August 4, 1903- Top of Cheesman Dam- view from north end.
15 August 5, 1903- Upstream face of dam- water at 96.8 feet. (Note steam launch on reservoir.)
16 October, 1904- View from stone quarry of filling reservoir.
17 October, 1904- U.S. Post Office set up Cheesman Dam construction site.
18 Twin valves for Cheesman lower outlet tunnel on display in Denver.
19 May 9, 1905- first water over Cheesman Dam spillway.
20 Composite photograph purportedly showing relative sizes of the Brown Palace Hotel Cheesman Dam.
21 Composite comparison of heights of Cheesman Dam, (211 feet) and Denver's Equitable Building, in 1905, the city's tallest.
22 June 16, 1906- Steam roller and crew working on Capitol Hill reservoir.
23 Crew placing steel bands around wood-stave pipeline
24 February 15, 1910- South end of steel pipe crossing Cherry Creek connecting with 48" wood stave pipe.
25 1909- Survey party on proposed Lake Cheesman pipeline at proposed site of Ammons Reservoir south of Denver.
26 South Platte River near Mississippi Avenue an diversion to Lake Archer.
27 Two of the Three Stone Buildings at the West Side Yard reflected in settling reservoir. Building #1-(right) was completed in 1880, building #2- (left) completed in 1881 for the city's second pumping station. In 1905, the third building, (boiler house) was added by the Denver Union water Co.
28 City pipeline repair crew, circa 1890. Tools were carried in box below the seats.
29 September 13, 1932- 11-Mile Canyon Reservoir- west half of bridge deck concrete being poured.
30 September 12, 1932- 11-Mile Dam, finisher puts final touches on bridge deck.