Moffat Tunnel construction
Scope and Contents
Albums include views of construction of the Moffat railroad and water tunnels; also includes the Edgar C. MacMechen personal album and the Fraser Diversion Project album.
Dates
- between 1923 and 1927
Creator
- Ross, Frederick R. (Person)
- McMechen, Edgar Carlisle, 1884-1953. (Person)
Language of Materials
Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Conditions Governing Access
Contact Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, Denver, Colo.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the author of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Extent
10 photo box(es)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession information unknown.
General
Title inked on spines of albums.
General
Formerly PAFI Album 137 titled: "Moffat Tunnel."
General
Some handwritten and typewritten identification of photographic prints on album pages.
General
The MacMechen personal album (vol. 7) contains miscellaneous photos, but no views of the Moffat Tunnel or its construction.
General
The Fraser Diversion Project (vol. 9) contains images of the construction of the infrastructure for diverting water from the Fraser River through the Moffat Tunnel to Denver.
Table of Contents
Moffat Tunnel construction East Portal #1 -- Moffat Tunnel construction East Portal #2 -- Moffat Tunnel construction East Portal #3 -- Moffat Tunnel construction East Portal #4 -- Moffat Tunnel construction West Portal [#5] -- Moffat Tunnel construction [#6] -- MacMechen personal album [#7] -- Moffat Tunnel construction [#8] -- Photographs Fraser Diversion Project / Frederick R. Ross [#9] -- Moffat Tunnel construction [#10].
- Colorado -- History -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company -- Pictorial works.
- Gelatin silver prints Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Moffat Tunnel (Colo.) -- History -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photograph albums Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photographic prints. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Railroad tunnels -- Colorado -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Railroads -- Design and construction -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Water -- Distribution -- Colorado -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Water tunnels -- Colorado -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Moffat Tunnel construction[graphic]
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared from MARC data.
- Description rules
- Anglo American Cataloguing Rules
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
