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"One of the numerous falls below Hanging Lake, Glenwood Springs, Colo., on D. & R.G.R.R."
" Hanging Lake is located in Glenwood Canyon, about 7 miles (11 km) east of Glenwood Springs, Colorado and is a very popular tourist destination. The lake is reached via a trailhead located along the Glenwood Canyon Bike and Pedestrian Path that runs along the north side of I-70 in the bottom of the canyon. The trail follows Dead Horse Creek, a tributary of...
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Central Colorado Power plant in Glenwood Canyon, prior to the Shoshone Power Plant. Colorado River is in the foreground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Glenwood Canyon in 1919.
4. Hanging Lake
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Hanging Lake in the Glenwood Canyon in the 1940's.
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Blasting overhanging rock during road construction in Glenwood Canyon (1936-1937). Snow on canyon sides.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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"Spouting Rock, Hanging Lake, Glenwood Springs, Colo."
Verso: 3015, A-32452, C. T. Photochrom
Spouting rock is one level above Hanging Lake in Glenwood Canyon. Erosion through limestone created the feature which feeds into Hanging Lake.
7. Hanging Lake
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"7246. Hanging Lake near Glenwood Springs, Colo."
Winter scene with frozen waterfalls.
Verso: "Hanging Lake. Hanging Lake is ten miles East of Glenwood Springs. The lake itself is an emerald sheet of water at the head of a series of terraces, its outer edge projecting somewhat over the wall below, the whole forming a combination of scenic beauty which is absolutely unique."
8. Shoshone Dam
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A group standing at the Shoshone Dam and Tunnel Project camp in Glenwood Canyon. The camp was located about 200 yards above the Shoshone Dam near Hanging Lake. There are men, women and dogs in the photo.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Bill (W. R>) Robertson and Jim Neely at Hanging Lake Trailhead, Glenwood Canyon. The young men are standing by Rene Estes' automobile
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Blasting rock during the construction of highway through Glenwood Canyon. The Colorado River is at the right; there is snow on the hills in the background. Large rocks in foreground with debris from the blast rising in the air in center midground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Blasting in Glenwood Canyon during road construction, 1936-37. Snow present on canyon sides.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Construction of the Hanging Lake rest area in Glenwood Canyon, part of the I-70 construction project. This photo was taken on June 27, 1994.
The project completed Interstate 70's final, 12.5-mile gap in the transcontinental highway reaching from Baltimore, Maryland, to Interstate 15 south of Salt Lake City.
"Lawsuits, environmental impact studies, and design changes took nearly two decades to resolve before the first shovelful of earth was turned...
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Shoshone Power Plant in Glenwood Canyon taken in 1940. The sign on the building reads, "Public Service Company of Colorado Shoshone Plant." There are two trucks parked in front of the plant.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Road Construction in Glenwood Canyon, 1936-1937. C. A. Switzer involved in the construction (Denver bridge builder who built the Dotsero and Eagle Bridges). Man in crane bucket with vehicles parked around the crane. Woman in midground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
15. Hanging Lake
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"Hanging Lake, Glenwood Springs, Colo."
Addressed to Teresa Flynn, 4340 Alcott St., Denver Colo.
Canceled Colorado Springs, CO., Jul 1, 1908 9 PM; Denver, Colo. July 2, 1908 9:30AM.
" Hanging Lake is located in Glenwood Canyon, about 7 miles (11 km) east of Glenwood Springs, Colorado and is a very popular tourist destination. The lake is reached via a trailhead located along the Glenwood Canyon Bike and Pedestrian Path that runs along the north side...
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The Bobson family standing next to the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon. Parents, Anna Ryden Bobson and Sigurd Bobson are standing behind Edmund Bobson and Alvin (left to right).
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The construction camp near Hanging Lake in Glenwood Canyon for the Shoshone Dam and Tunnel. Bridge in left background; Colorado River in foreground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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The east entrance to Glenwood Canyon in the 1930s. The road was not paved and was very close to the Colorado River which carved the canyon. The road connects Dotsero and Eagle County to Glenwood Springs and Garfield County, Colorado.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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A couple in a buggy drawn by a horse team on their way through Glenwood Canyon. A large rock is balanced in the background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
20. Hanging Lake
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Photo postcard taken at Hanging Lake in Glenwood Canyon.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]