| No. |
Pic. |
Description. |
| 31 |
 |
August 23, 1932-11-Mile Dam engineering party, (L. to
R.) Grant Akin, George Bull, Messrs. Schneider, Lockwood, Schurman,
F. Moore, Reed, G. Moore, Lawrence, Weller, Godare and Hendrickson,
at completion of dam structure. |
| 32 |
 |
August 25, 1932- 1932- 11-Mile Canyon Dam- pouring
concrete in bridge pier at spillway. |
| 33 |
 |
11-Mile Canyon Reservoir- strippers remove forms from
dam structure. |
| 34 |
 |
August 7, 1932, downstream face of 11-Mile dam. |
| 35 |
 |
June 11, 1934, upstream face of dam as reservoir
rises. |
| 36 |
 |
September 25, 1956- East portal of the Robberts Tunnel
near Grant. Original name was Blue River Tunnel, later changed to
Montezuma Tunnel and finally, Harold D. Roberts Tunnel, named for
Water Board attorney who helped secure rights to Blue river water
for Denver. |
| 37 |
 |
Inspection party at Roberts Tunnel in 1956. |
| 38 |
 |
June 26, 1952- Gross Dam construction. "Blast in
block M'-last shot in foundation excavation for dam. |
| 39 |
 |
September 1, 1953, Gross Dam construction showing
massive amount of concrete in gravity dam. |
| 40 |
 |
March 10, 1954- Gross Dam construction. Bucket lifts 4
cubic yards of concrete for placement in dam structure. |
| 41 |
 |
Roberts Tunnel construction showing 10' 6"
diameter. |
| 42 |
 |
November 13, 1956- Roberts Tunnel construction, crew
is "spading tights". |
| 43 |
 |
February 20, 1957- Roberts Tunnel construction , crew
scaling rock at heading. |
| 44 |
 |
February 24, 1960- Roberts Tunnel construction, crew
from east and west "hole through" and meet. View is from
the grant heading toward the east portal. |
| 45 |
 |
April 24, 1962-Inspection of entire 23-mile long lined
tunnel competed. Inspection party not identified. |
| 46 |
 |
June 10, 1936- First water from the Western Slope
through the Moffat Tunnel. |
| 47 |
 |
June 10, 1936- First water from the Western slope
through the Moffat Tunnel to "cheer the water on to Denver to
break the drought". |
| 48 |
 |
August 20, 1935- Moffat Tunnel concrete lining and
enlargement, crew entering tunnel on mine train. |
| 49 |
 |
February 19, 1936, Steelworkers in Moffat Tunnel
prepare for concrete lining. |
| 50 |
 |
October, 1932- Crews working on Moffat Tunnel crosscut
#12-east. |
| 51 |
 |
June 15, 1962- Dillon Church being moved from old town
to site in new town of Dillon. |
| 52 |
 |
June 7, 1961- Trench for impervious core for Dillon
Dam. |
| 53 |
 |
Upstream face of Dillon earth-fill dam. |
| 54 |
 |
Dillon Church at new location in Water Board designed
new town of Dillon. |
| 55 |
 |
Downstream face of Dillon Earth-fill dam. |
| 56 |
 |
August 2, 1955- Dedication of Gross Dam and reservoir.
Participants of platform not identified, however, man third from the
left in dark suit appears to be Mayor Will F. Nicholson, and the woman in the dark dress and hat is Sharon K. Ritchie–Miss Colorado and Miss America. |