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31 IMG0031.jpg (14110 bytes) 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 img0002.jpg (13109 bytes) August 25, 1932- 1932- 11-Mile Canyon Dam- pouring concrete in bridge pier at spillway.
33 img0003.jpg (13836 bytes) 11-Mile Canyon Reservoir- strippers remove forms from dam structure.
34 img0004.jpg (12383 bytes) August 7, 1932, downstream face of 11-Mile dam.
35 img0005.jpg (14173 bytes) June 11, 1934, upstream face of dam as reservoir rises.
36 img0006.jpg (14953 bytes) 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 img0007.jpg (14904 bytes) 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 img0009.jpg (14270 bytes) 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.