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60042 1 – 4, 12 Project 521 – Municipal Heating Plant
  5, 16 Project 557 – City Park Zoo
  9*, 19 Project 515 - Elm & Fairfax
  10, 25 Project 545 – Church at 2222 Marion
  11* Project 509 – Old Courthouse Location
  13 Project 515 – 10th & Elati, West High School
  14 Project 515 – South High School
  15 Project 548 – City Park Pavilion
  18 Project 543 – County Jail Boiler
  20 Project 505 – Civic Center
  21 – 24 Project 528 - Cheesman Park Memorial
  26 – 27* Project 552 – Municipal Bath House
  28 Project 542 – County Jail Kitchen
  29 Project 560 – Harmon Hall
  30* - 31 Project 540 – Fire Station #2
  32 – 33 Project 515 – Elm & Fairfax
  34 – 37 Project 503 – Platte River, Rip Rapping
60042 38* Project 502 - Civic Center & Platte River
  39 – 40 Project 502 – Platte River
  41 Project 517 – Gilpin School ( 29th & Stout)
  42* Project 517 – Fairview School (11th & Decatur)
  43 Project 515 – East High School
  44* - 45 Rude Park (1307 Decatur)
  46* Sloans Lake
  47 Washington Park
  48 Project 187 – Cherry Creek (East from Downing)
  49 Project 503 – Platte River
  50 – 51, 53 Project 187 – Cherry Creek
  52** Project 33 – Platte River
  54 Project 517 – Opportunity School (13th & Welton)
  55, 58 Rocky Mountain Lake
  56 Washington Park Bath House
  57 Sunken Gardens
  59, 61 Berkley Park
  60 Project 517 – Sherman School (Grant & 2nd)
  62**, 66* Project 513 – Terra Cotta Works
  63 Project 547 – City Park Museum
  64 – 65 Project 515 – West High School, Painting Murals
  67** Project 533 – Stop Signals
  72 – 74, 77 Project 541 – Water Company
  75 Project 518 – North High School, refinishing blackboards
  76 Project 553 – Edison School
  78 – 81**** Project 561 – High Line Canal
60042 82 – 83* Project 539 – Marston Lake, rebuilding flume
  85 Project 502 – Platte River
  86* Project 546 – repairing rugs at 1530 Lincoln
  87 – 92 Project 503 – Platte River
  93*** Project 546 – Chappell House, repairing Indian Pottery
  94* Project 511 – Public Library, repairing books
  95 – 97 Project 502/503 – Platte River
  98 – 99 City Hall Court Room Interior
  100 Project 513 – Denver General Poor Farm
  101 – 102 City Hall Mayor’s Office
  103, 105 Project 502 – Platte River
  104 Project 515 – Elm & Fairfax, Park Hill School
  106* 810 14th Street
  107 City Hall Attorney’s Office
  108* City Hall 5th Floor
  109 – 115 Project 551 – Art Museum
  116 – 117 Project 503 – Table Mountain, getting rock for Platte River riprap Project
60042 119 – 120 Panhaska Lodge
  121 Lookout Mountain
  122 Lookout Mountain – View of Golden
  123 Lookout Mountain – View of Windy Saddle
  124 Buffalo Bill’s Grave
  125 – 132, 134 Project 187 - Cherry Creek
  133, 152 Project 547 - City Park Museum
  135 - 136 Project 521 – Municipal Building Heating Plant
  137 – 142 School Ground Retaining Wall
  144 – 150 Project 502/503 – Platte River
  151 Project 151 – Public School (Louisiana & Williams)
  153 – 157 Project 515 – South High School
  158, 162 Project 515 – Globeville School
  159, 161 Project 159 – Whittier School
  160 Project 506 – Library Repairs
  163* Project 530 – School of Commerce, Statistical Department
  164 – 167* Project 503 – Platte River
  168 – 169, 181* City Hall Telephone Exchange
  170 Project 552 – Municipal Bath House
  171 – 178, 182 – 197 Project 502/503 – Platte River
  180 Project 557 – City Park Zoo
  198+ Project 501 – Band Concert, J. S. Leick Conductor
  199+ Project 546 – Denver Art Museum, Man painting Mural
  200 Project 515 – Retaining Wall (19th & Fairfax)
  201 Project 515 – School (S. Pearl & Exposition)
  202 Project 515 – Alley (S. Pearl & Exposition)
60042 203* Project 501 – Band Concert at Broadway Theater
  294* Project 527 – Denver General Hospital, OB Ward
  205 – 208 Project 520 – Waterton, View Above
  209*, 213 Project 527 – Denver General Hospital, Men’s Ward
  210* Project 527 – Denver General Hospital, Delivery Room
  211* - 212 Project 507 – Platte River, Engineers
  214 – 215 Project 527 – Denver General Hospital, F. W. Bailey’s Office
  216* Project 520 – Foothills Road
  217 – 218 ** Project 527 – Vaccination along the Platte River
  219* Project 538 – Photography Room
  220 – 221* Project 509 – Old Court House Site
  222*, 225 - 227 Project 513 – City Park Terra Cotta
  223 – 224 Project 527 – Visiting Nurse Association
  228* Project 546 – Denver Art Museum
  229**, 231** Project 533 – Pedestrian Traffic Workers
  230* Project 500 – FERA Workers
  232* Project 550 – Filing Records
60042 233 – 322 Project 502/503 – Platte River
  323 – 325* Project 16B/15/45 – Rude Park
  326 – 350 Project 502/503 – Platte River
  351 Artificial Deer Pens
  352, 357,359 Project/ 16/B11/71 - Lake Archer Canal
  355, 358, 366A Proposed River Drive
  356 Proposed Bathing Pool
  360*** Clothing Relief
  361*, 364 – 365, 366B, 370 Court House Square
  362 Project 502/503 – Platte River
  363 Project 552 – Municipal Bath House
  368 – 369 Project 502/503 – Platte River (33rd & 34th Street)
  371*** Project 533 – Traffic Signals
  372 – 392 Project 187 - Cherry Creek
  393 – 399** Project 534 – City Auditorium
  400 – 427 Project 502/503 – Platte River
  428 – 429 Colorado Museum of Natural History
  430 – 432 Table Mountain, Golden
  433 Project 509 – Old Court House Site
  434 – 442 Project 502/503 – Platte River
  443 – 445 * Distribution and Preparation of Clothing
  446 – 452*** Project 502/503 – Platte River
  453* City Garage
  454* City Shops, Implement Yard
  455* City Shops, Supply Yard
  456* City Shops, Motor Repair
60042 457 City Shops, Machine Shops
  458 City Shops, Broom Shop
  459 City Shops Building
  460* City Shops, Gasoline Pumps outside of Merchant’s Biscuit Company
  461 City Shops, Wagon Yard
  462 City Shops, Lumber Yard
  463 City Shops, Yard Mixer
  464* Project 533 – Traffic Regulation (Speer & Lawrence)
  465* Project 533 – Traffic Regulation (20th & Arapahoe)
  466 City Shops, Exterior
  467 City Shops, City Barn
  468 - 469 City Shops, Street Cleaning Machines
  470 City Shops, Sewer Flushing Headquarters
  471 City Shops, Motor Winding Headquarters
  472* City Shops, Wagon Yard
  473* City Shops, Street Scraper outside of White Loaf Flour Silo
  474 – 476 Project 545 – Church at 2222 Marion, with children
60042 477 – 488 Fitzsimons General Hospital
  489 Relief Headquarters, exterior of building
  490 – 495* Relief Headquarters, group shot of employees
  496 – 498 Project 543 - County Jail Building
  499 – 500 Project 507 – Platte River, Engineers
  501*** Project 546 – Art Museum, Chiseling bas-relief
  503 – 509

511 – 512

 Fitzsimons General Hospital
  510*,

515 - 516

 Project 502/503 – Platte River, Timekeepers
  513 – 514

517 – 518, 520

 Project 528 – Cheesman Memorial
  519 Project 543 – County Jail Building Exterior
  521*, 528 – 529 Project 16E/5/23 – Traffic Survey, Engineers & Draftsman Office
  522 – 524*, 526 City Shops, Highway Department, City Broom Shop
  525, 527 Project 538 – Photographic Project Personnel
  530 Project 513 – Washington Park Terra Cotta, Mt. Vernon Garden
  531 Project 513 – City Park Terra Cotta
  532 Project 513 – Park Hill Library Terra Cotta
  533 – 534 Project 513 – Woodbury / Highland Library Terra Cotta
  335+ Project 538 – Photographic Project
  536 – 539 Project 515 – West Denver High School
  540 – 546** Project 551 – City Museum
  547 – 549 Investigation of Social Workers, County Hospital
  550 – 556 Survey of Unfit Buildings
  557 Government Produce Office
  558 – 564*** Administration Offices
  565 – 570

576 – 580

 Project 16/E4/55 - Playground Supervision
  571 – 575*** Project 187 – Cherry Creek
60042 581 Project 533 – Traffic Survey, Board of Directors Safety Men
  582 Engineering Projects, Man at Desk
  586 Project 509 – Old Court House Grounds
  587 – 589* Industrial Survey
  590 – 600 Project 187 – Cherry Creek
  601 – 602 County Jail, reroofing project
  603 – 604 Sewing Room Project – Whittier School (25th & Marion)
  605 – 606 Sewing Room Project – Elmwood School (7th & Galapago)
  607* – 608 Sewing Room Project – Gilpin School (29th & Stout)
  609 Sewing Room Project – Cole Junior High (33rd & Franklin)
  610* Sewing Room Project – Eagleton School (10th & Hazel Ct.)
  611 - 612 Sewing Room Project – Lincoln School
  613 – 614* Denver Mountain Parks – Fishpond & Hatchery, Morrison, Co.
  615 Denver Mountain Parks – Below Morrison, Bear Creek
  616 Denver Mountain Parks – Road to Red Rocks
  617 Project 31/B2/31 – Denver Mountain Parks – Bridge & Culvert south of Golden
  618**** Denver Mountain Parks – South Table Mesa w/ Coors
66042 619* Sewing Room Project – Wyman School
  620 – 624 Project 502/503 – Platte River
  625 Mrs. Molendick, Major Bracht, and Mrs. Dresden
  626 – 632 County Hospital Relief Bureau
  633 – 638 Project 187 – Cherry Creek
  639 – 644*** FERA Mattress Factory
  645 Fairmount School - Boy’s Basketball Project
  646 Fairmount School – Girl’s Basketball Project
  647 – 651 Project 16/B13/2 – Platte River
  652 – 656 Project 16/B11/71 – Lake Archer Swimming Pool
  657 – 658** Street Widening – Downing St & 31st
  660 City Park Animal Enclosure
  661 – 663* City Park Softball Diamond
  664 – 667 Genesse Mountain Roadwork
  668 Publicity Office – Interior
  670 Water Company Grading
  671* Project 16/B4/93 – Rude Park
  672* Project 16/B5/87 – Traffic Control
  673 – 674 Lake Archer Pool
  675 – 685 Project 187 – Cherry Creek
  688 – 689 Project 547 – City Museum
  691* Flaxton’s Office?
  692 – 693**** Denver Mountain Park Crews
  694 – 696, 703 – 706,

708 – 709,

713

 Project 16/D7/52 – Government Commodity Warehouse on 1415 Wazee
  697 Project 16/B4/122 – Grace Community Church
  698 – 702***

707, 711 - 712

 Project 16/D7/124 – Christmas Toy Shop on 1435 Champa
60042 714 – 715* Sloans Lake, grading
  716 Project 187 – Cherry Creek
  717* Nap Time for Children - Rude Park
  718* Nap Time for Children - Grace Community Church
  719* Nap Time for Children - Goldman Center
  721 City Park Improvements
  722, 727 - 728 City Park Softball Diamond
  723 Zoo Animal Enclosure
  725 – 726 City Park Zoo
  729***** Echo Lake Skiers ( 5 different negatives)
  P1 – P3 City Park & Zoo, Lily Pond
  P4***** City Park, Panorama from West Entrance of Museum (2 negs)
  P5 City Park, View looking West toward Pavilion
  P7 – P8 City Park, Family at Lake
  P9 – P10 City Park, Geese
  P11 City Park, Deer
  P12 City Park, Mallard Duck
60042 P14 City Park, Badgers
  P16 City Park, Mountain Lion Enclosure
  P17 City Park, Bear Den
  P18 City Park, Seal Pen
  P19*** City Park Museum, Mammoth Skeleton
  P20 City Park Museum, Specimen Cases ( 4 negatives )
  P21* City Park Museum, Taxidermy of S. American Jaguar (2 negatives)
  P22 City Park Museum, Building Exterior
  P23 City Park, Flower bed
  P24 City Park, Nursery ( 3 negatives )
  P25* - P26 City Park, Children’s Fountain
  P27 City Park, Bicycle Girls
  P28 – P30, P80 City Park, Art Classes
  P31* West Denver High School, Exterior Panorama
  P50 Steam Shovels
  P59 – P63* City Hall & Civic Center Park, Exterior
  P64 – P71* City Hall, Interior
  P72***** Fountain at 20th & Logan, Children’s Wading Pool
  P76* – P77 City Hall, Mayor’s Office
  P78 – P79* City Hall, Mayor’s Reception Office w/ secretary and Capitol Bldg.
  P81* Berkley Park, Rock Garden
  P82* Berkley Park, Golf Course
  P83 Denver Mountain Parks, Bergen Park, Picnic
  P90 City Hall, Ed Bradley Floor (3 items)
  P91 Buckskin Charlie, Buckskin Jack, Sod Farm, and 1st Public Library
  P92 Lowery Airport (4 negatives )
60042 P93 Lowery Monument
  P94* Denver Municipal Airport – 6 negatives on ground, 8 negatives ariel
  P95* City Employees Picnic at Elitch Gardens( 3 negatives )
  P96* Denver Municipal Airport ( 3 negatives )

Positive Prints

60216 48 Cherry Creek Improvements - View East of Downing
  50 Cherry Creek Improvements – Sandbar removed
  51 Cherry Creek Improvements – View West from University Blvd.
  53 Cherry Creek Improvements – View East from Country Club Barns
  98 – 99 City & County of Denver – County Courthouse
  101 – 107 City & County of Denver – Mayor’s Office
  109 – 115

232

 City & County of Denver – Denver History Museum
  119 - 120 Denver Mountain Parks – Pahaskee Teepee at Lookout Mt.
  121 - 124 Denver Mountain Parks – Lookout Mountain
  125 – 134 Cherry Creek Improvements
  168 – 181 City Hall Telephone Exchange
  372 – 392 Platte River Improvements
  453 – 526 City & County of Denver – City Shops
  527 City & County of Denver – Photographers
  532 – 534 Terra Cotta Improvements
  541 - 546 Denver History Museum
  572 – 638 Cherry Creek Improvements
60216 664 Denver Mountain Parks – Genesse Mt.
  673 - 674 Archer Swimming Pool
  675 - 686 Cherry Creek Improvements
  688 – 690 City & County of Denver – Denver History Museum
  P3 City Park – Lily Pad Pond
  P4***** City Park, Panorama from West Entrance of Museum
  P5 City Park, View looking West toward Pavilion
  P6 City Park, View West through arches of the Pavilion
  P7 – P8 City Park, Family at Lake
  P9 – P10 City Park, Geese
  P12 City Park, Mallard Duck
  P13 City Park Zoo, Seal in Seal Pen
  P14 City Park Zoo, Badgers
  P15 City Park Zoo, Beavers
  P16 City Park Zoo, Mountain Lion
  P17 City Park Zoo, Bears
  P19 Colorado Museum of Natural History, Mammoth Skeleton
  P20 Colorado Museum of Natural History, Specimen Cases
  P21 Colorado Museum of Natural History, Taxidermy of S. Am. Jaguar
  P22 Colorado Museum of Natural History, Exterior
  P24 City Park, Nursery
  P26 City Park, Children’s Fountain
  P27 City Park, Bicycle Girls
  P28/30 Washington Park, C. W. A. Art Classes
  P33 Denver Mountain Parks, Bergen Park Picnic Grounds
  P50 – P58 New Bear Creek Canon Road
60216 P59 – P60 City & County of Denver, City Hall & Civic Center Park
  P64 - P71 City & County of Denver, City Hall
  P76 – P79 City & County of Denver, Mayor’s Office
  P81 Berkeley Park, Rock Garden
  P82 Berkeley Park Municipal Golf Course
  P95 Public Employees Picnic at Elitch Gardens
  P96 Denver Municipal Airport
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