Aqueduct and Reservoir Construction

Vintage images of trench excavation, construction of aqueducts, and reservoirs, highlighting the historical development of waterworks.

Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.

Weston Aqueduct, Section 9, hauling steel pipe up incline, east of road, Wayland, Mass., Aug. 7, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, building Quinapoxet River Bridge, arches, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Oct. 14, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, arch bridges, falsework

Wachusett Dam, concrete mixer, from the south, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 1, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, drainage improvement, station 10, near Pond Street, from the north, Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 15, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, watershed sanitary improvement

Mouth Of Underground Factory At Muhldorf, Germany, Showing Rail Lines Going Into The Factory. May 1945.

Progress Photo, Hot Water Heating System, Looking Along Chauncey from Fourth Towards Third Street. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Wachusett Aqueduct, railroad crossing, station 469, Section 10, from the west, Northborough, Mass., Nov. 19, 1896 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, from the south, Clinton, Mass., Dec. 3, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Aqueduct, invert, sidewalls and finished aqueduct, Section 6, station 257+, from the south, in road, Northborough, Mass., Aug. 6, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, building West Boylston Arch, West Boylston, Mass., Aug. 9, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, falsework

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Malden River crossing, Section 6, station 424, Medford Street, general view from the east, Malden, Mass., Nov. 22, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, easterly from station 35 (compare with No. 4371), Clinton, Mass., Jul. 16, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Bellevue Reservoir, concrete mixing plant, Bellevue Hill; from Water Tower, West Roxbury, Mass., Sep. 15, 1914 , waterworks, water towers, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, from the southeast, Clinton, Mass., May 2, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, 48-inch pipe, Longwood Avenue, 200 feet west of Marshall Street, Brookline, Mass., Oct. 8, 1908 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, abutment for railroad bridge over waste channel, Clinton, Mass., Jun. 1, 1905 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, spillways

Wachusett Dam, looking northerly, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 6, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, Ashlar paving for spillway, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 2, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, steel increasers, lower gate chamber, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 2, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, lowering 48-inch main in Reservoir Lane, Brighton, Mass., Nov. 11, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, westerly portion, driving sheet piling in cut-off trench, station 60; from the northwest, Sterling, Mass., Oct. 30, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, Waste Weir, from the east, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 4, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, spillways

Wachusett Reservoir, Moulton & O'Mahoney's locomotive 'The Jonah', at platform 'B', Clinton, Mass., Oct. 13, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, relocation of Worcester, Nashua & Portland Division of Boston & Maine Railroad, slope paving south of Oakdale depot, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Nov. 22, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, stripping steep slopes on Section 7, showing portable chute, Boylston, Mass., May 15, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, from the east, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 22, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, looking southwesterly, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 25, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.

Wachusett Reservoir, West Boylston Arch under construction, West Boylston, Mass., Oct. 22, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, arch bridges

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, laying 60-inch pipe east of tunnel; Cochituate Aqueduct, ventilator in background, center, Newton, Mass., Oct. 4, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 28, 20-inch pipe near station 33, Mystic Valley Parkway, West Medford, Medford, Mass., May 26, 1899 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Aqueduct, work in swamp; sheeted trench, station 363, Section 9, from the east, Northborough, Mass., Oct. 9, 1896 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, South Dike, southerly end, Boylston; Clinton, Mass., Apr. 2, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Aqueduct, work in swamp; sheeted trench, station 363, Section 9, from the east, Northborough, Mass., Oct. 9, 1896 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, West Boylston Arch under construction, West Boylston, Mass., Oct. 22, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, arch bridges

Wachusett Reservoir, Long & Little's hoist, Clinton, Mass., Jun. 13, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, excavating on west slope, Clinton, Mass., Feb. 7, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 12, trench for two 60-inch pipe lines, 20-inch Medford Water Works pipe, Medford, Mass., Sep. 16, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 3, Dexter Lot, Newton, Mass., Jun. 10, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, drainage area southeast of railroad, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Nov. 13, 1905 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, 80-inch steel pipe covered with concrete, junction with west end of tunnel, Newton, Mass., Aug. 2, 1911 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, along the top from the east, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 3, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, drainage improvement, station 10, near Pond Street, from the north, Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 15, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, watershed sanitary improvement

Wachusett Dam, from the west, Clinton, Mass., Apr. 6, 1903 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Bellevue Reservoir, concrete mixing plant, Bellevue Hill; from Water Tower, West Roxbury, Mass., Sep. 15, 1914 , waterworks, water towers, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, plant for driving 6-inch sheeting, Clinton, Mass., Dec. 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, culvert on open channel near Doleful Pond, from the northwest, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 14, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

No 1 Gorge - construction black-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives

Wachusett Aqueduct, work in swamp, station 366, Section 9, from the east, Northborough, Mass., Oct. 26, 1896 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 4, Walnut Street Bridge, station 281+, north end, from the northeast, Somerville, Mass., Jun. 12, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, abutment at easterly end of dam, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 28, 1905 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Road port building at Byttorp.

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, laying 48-inch pipe in rock trench, Beacon Street near Chestnut Hill Avenue, Brighton, Mass., Jun. 30, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Section 9, 7 1/2-foot diameter steel pipe, station 361±, easterly; at Happy Hollow Siphon, Wayland, Mass., Aug. 7, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Distribution Department, Chestnut Hill High Service Pumping Station, railroad track scale pit, Brighton, Mass., May 6, 1909 , waterworks, pumping stations, track scales

Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, big rock cut, east of station 132, Clinton, Mass., May 2, 1902 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, dam and waste weir, from the west, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 1, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, spillways

Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.

Weston Aqueduct, channel below Sudbury Dam, Section 1, Southborough, Mass., Nov. 3, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Contract No. 80, High Level Distribution Reservoir, Weston, looking west from Sta. 883+10+/- showing end of lower pipe poured as far as Sta. 881+50+/-, high level distribution reservoir, Weston, Mass., Apr. 2, 1940

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Junction Old and New Sewers, Looking South, Holbrook Cabot and Rollins Corporation, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Wachusett Reservoir, West Boylston Arch, centers and false work, West Boylston, Mass., Jul. 18, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, falsework

Wachusett Reservoir, West Boylston Arch under construction, West Boylston, Mass., Oct. 17, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, arch bridges

Left bank of Tokomaru dam black-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives

Wachusett Dam, looking northeasterly, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 23, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

View of the Soccoman quarry at Ain-Temouchent, Oran, Algeria. The rock taken from this quarry is used in the construction of airstrips at Oran. 24 March 1943.

Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 30, Neponset River, dredging trench for 12-inch flexible pipe, Hyde Park, Mass., Aug. 4, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, South Dike, southerly end, Boylston; Clinton, Mass., Apr. 2, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, trench at easterly end of tunnel, Newton, Mass., Jun. 29, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, from the southeast, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 5, 1905 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 6, excavating trench for 60-inch pipe; laying 60-inch pipe, Section 7, Commonwealth Avenue near Grant Avenue, Newton, Mass., Jun. 8, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, core wall and embankment, Dam No. 4, Stoneham, Mass., Oct. 7, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, crusher plant, easterly end of tunnel, Newton, Mass., Aug. 24, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Aqueduct, railroad crossing, station 469, Section 10, from the east, Northborough, Mass., Nov. 19, 1896 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, westerly portion, rolling earth in 6-inch layers, station 50, Sterling, Mass., May 16, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, crusher and compressor plant, westerly end of tunnel, Newton, Mass., Jul. 7, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, channel below Sudbury Dam, Section 1, Southborough, Mass., Nov. 3, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, northeast wing wall below overflow at dam, from the south, Southborough, Mass., Aug. 4, 1896 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 8, Commonwealth Avenue at Lake Street, excavating 60-inch pipe trench in rock, Brighton, Mass., Nov. 2, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, trolley cars

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, easterly along the viaduct, Clinton, Mass., Apr. 9, 1903 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites, viaducts

Wachusett Dam, relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, building railroad bridge over waste channel, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 2, 1905 , waterworks, railroad bridges, arch bridges, falsework

Distribution Department, Chelsea Reservoir, crack in lining after removing loose material, Chelsea, Mass., Nov. 29, 1918 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, lower quarry, looking east, Boylston, Mass., Jul. 7, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

Weston Aqueduct, Section 1, excavation at pool for pipe connections, Southborough, Mass., Sep. 12, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Rebuilding of the viaduct over Malmö Ystad's railway, on the route between Malmö and Trelleborg.

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, trench for core wall, Dam No. 4, from the west, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 27, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, stripping steep slopes on Section 7, showing portable chute, Boylston, Mass., May 15, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, building Culvert No. 10, Worcester Road, Boylston, Mass., May 24, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, culverts, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, boulders in the excavation, looking downstream, Clinton, Mass., Feb. 12, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Dunollie State Mine, Grey, New Zealand, by Muir & Moodie.

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, main cut-off trench; steam shovel work, east from station 14+50, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 1, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, from the southeast, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 5, 1905 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, centering for railroad bridge over waste channel, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 3, 1905 , waterworks, railroad bridges, arch bridges, falsework

Distribution Department, Chestnut Hill Low Service Pumping Station, northeast corner of engine room, Brighton, Mass., Nov. 4, 1898 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, soil-stripping railway under Boston & Maine Railroad tracks, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., May 8, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, masonry on downstream face, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 11, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, Visit of the officials of the towns and cities in the Metropolitan District, Clinton, Mass., Jun. 20, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, from the viaduct, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 2, 1903 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

The Arapeti end of Tunnel No.2. showing ventilating pipe & funnel... black-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives

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