Historic Photos

Downstream face of Dillon Earth-fill dam.

Dillon Church at new location in Water Board designed new town of Dillon.

Upstream face of Dillon earth-fill dam.

June 7, 1961- Trench for impervious core for Dillon Dam.

June 15, 1962- Dillon Church being moved from old town to site in new town of Dillon.

October, 1932- Crews working on Moffat Tunnel crosscut #12-east.

February 19, 1936, Steelworkers in Moffat Tunnel prepare for concrete lining.

August 20, 1935- Moffat Tunnel concrete lining and enlargement, crew entering tunnel on mine train.

June 10, 1936- First water from the Western slope through the Moffat Tunnel to "cheer the water on to Denver to break the drought".

June 10, 1936- First water from the Western Slope through the Moffat Tunnel.

April 24, 1962-Inspection of entire 23-mile long lined tunnel competed. Inspection party not identified.

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.

February 20, 1957- Roberts Tunnel construction , crew scaling rock at heading.

November 13, 1956- Roberts Tunnel construction, crew is "spading tights".

Roberts Tunnel construction showing 10' 6" diameter.

March 10, 1954- Gross Dam construction. Bucket lifts 4 cubic yards of concrete for placement in dam structure.

September 1, 1953, Gross Dam construction showing massive amount of concrete in gravity dam.

June 26, 1952- Gross Dam construction. "Blast in block M'-last shot in foundation excavation for dam.

Inspection party at Roberts Tunnel in 1956.

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.

June 11, 1934, upstream face of dam as reservoir rises.

August 7, 1932, downstream face of 11-Mile dam.

11-Mile Canyon Reservoir- strippers remove forms from dam structure.

August 25, 1932- 1932- 11-Mile Canyon Dam- pouring concrete in bridge pier at spillway.

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.

September 12, 1932- 11-Mile Dam, finisher puts final touches on bridge deck.

September 13, 1932- 11-Mile Canyon Reservoir- west half of bridge deck concrete being poured.

City pipeline repair crew, circa 1890. Tools were carried in box below the seats.

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.

South Platte River near Mississippi Avenue an diversion to Lake Archer.

1909- Survey party on proposed Lake Cheesman pipeline at proposed site of Ammons Reservoir south of Denver.

February 15, 1910- South end of steel pipe crossing Cherry Creek connecting with 48" wood stave pipe.

Crew placing steel bands around wood-stave pipeline

June 16, 1906- Steam roller and crew working on Capitol Hill reservoir.

Composite comparison of heights of Cheesman Dam, (211 feet) and Denver's Equitable Building, in 1905, the city's tallest.

Composite photograph purportedly showing relative sizes of the Brown Palace Hotel Cheesman Dam.

May 9, 1905- first water over Cheesman Dam spillway.

Twin valves for Cheesman lower outlet tunnel on display in Denver.

October, 1904- U.S. Post Office set up Cheesman Dam construction site.

August 5, 1903- Upstream face of dam- water at 96.8 feet. (Note steam launch on reservoir.)

August 4, 1903- Top of Cheesman Dam- view from north end.

March 5, 1902- Upstream face of dam, (elevation + 111.75 ft.)

November 5, 1902- Top of Cheesman Dam, looking south.

October 21, 1899- work on steel face for rock-fill dam at Goose Creek

May 28, 1899- False work for bridge and temporary dam at Goose Creek.

July 10, 1899- Kitchen at boarding house at Cheesman construction site.

December, 1896- Crew digging mountainside ditch at Goose Creek.

December, 1896- "Frank" & "Jim"-cooks at Cheesman survey party cabin.

December, 1896-Camp of party at Pine Creek on the way to Lake Cheesman site.

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.

July 15, 1930-Survey Party pack horses on survey for federal power permit #720 moving camp from Terryall in South Park to Custers.

August 30, 1951- Gross Reservoir construction-heading in diversion tunnel downstream of valve

Gas powered trench-filling machine used in pipeline repair and construction

August 2, 1955: Dedication of Gross Dam and Reservoir. Participants on platform not identified.

June 30, 1938: Colin Ross, blacksmith at the West Side yard.