| No. |
Pic. |
Description. |
| 1 |

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