Construction and Infrastructure

Historic images of construction sites, including waterworks and naval facilities, illustrating early 20th-century engineering practices.

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.
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.
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, 48-inch pipe before relocating, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 26, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Monthly Progress Photo, Cantilever Crane Extension, Fabricated Steel, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.
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Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Bellevue Reservoir, north side of masonry tower, Bellevue Hill, West Roxbury, Mass., Sep. 16, 1915 , waterworks, water towers, construction sites, 1886-1888 Bellevue Hill Water Tower
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Distribution Department, Southern High Service Forbes Hill Reservoir, northerly side of the Standpipe (compare with No. 3970), Quincy, Mass., Aug. 2, 1901 , waterworks, water towers, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Chelsea Creek Tunnel, steel encased sections of shafts, Chelsea, Mass., ca. June 1914 , waterworks, pipes conduits, water tunnels, construction sites
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Net reels are the "windmills" of Gloucester. Net reels are the "windmills" of Gloucester
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Distribution Department, Southern High Service Forbes Hill Reservoir, masonry around the Standpipe, from the southeast, Quincy, Mass., Jul. 2, 1901 , waterworks, water towers, construction sites
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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.
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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.
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Distribution Department, Southern High Service Forbes Hill Reservoir, concrete slope, partly plastering, Quincy, Mass., Jul. 2, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites
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Pier E - Interior Columns in Place, New York State Construction Company, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.
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Mangahao Hydro-Electric scheme : 1929 black-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives
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The Steamship "The Great Eastern" being built in the docks at Millwall. Robert Howlett (British, 1831 - 1858)
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An Overall View Of The Bombed Deutsche Gasoline Plant At Dollbergen, Germany (22 Miles East Of Hanover) Where Gasoline And Petroleum Products Were Processed. Here, 17 Year Old Alex From Amoensk, Russia, Sits In A Jumble Of High Temperature Feed Lines. 1
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Monthly Progress Photo, Hot Water Heating System, Looking Southeast in Courtyard of Building 11 (34), Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.
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Sudbury Reservoir, Marlborough Brook Filters, gravel washer, Marlborough, Mass., Aug. 28, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, filter beds, watershed sanitary improvement
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England - Incendiary Cluster Of Bombs 500 Lb., Anm-17A1.
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Pier C, Photo of Concrete Unit, Number 58 North, Broken by U. S. Lighter Supply on Morning of March 26, 1916, Tug George Kirkham, Looking Southwest. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.
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Monthly Progress Photo, Cantilever Crane Extension, Reconstruction of Buildings Under Crane Looking Southwest, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.
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Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Head of Dry Dock Looking Southeast, Holbrook, Cabot & Rollins Corp, Contractors. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.
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Wing Sections In The Underground Aircraft Factory At Oya, Japanesean.
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This is what A.A.F. bombs did to Astra Romana, largest Ploesti plant.
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Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Bellevue Reservoir, foundation, Bellevue Hill, West Roxbury, Mass., Oct. 6, 1914 , waterworks, water towers, construction sites, 1886-1888 Bellevue Hill Water Tower
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Distribution Department, Southern High Service Forbes Hill Reservoir, masonry around the Standpipe, from the southeast, Quincy, Mass., Jul. 2, 1901 , waterworks, water towers, construction sites
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Monthly Progress Photo, Wash Borings, Hole 16, Looking Northwest, United Core Drilling Company, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.
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Marblehead, boatyard clutter , Boat & ship industry. Samuel Chamberlain Photograph Negatives Collection
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Pier E - Showing Bolting at Base of Columns, New York State Construction Company, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.
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ARIZONA launch
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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.
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10 ton steam shovel, Stony Isl., Mich. Michigan
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Malden River crossing, Section 6, station 424, Medford Street, from the west showing where part of the bridge pier was removed, Malden, Mass., Nov. 22, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Gutted By Fire, The Mitsubishi Aircraft Assembly Plant At Nagoya, Japan Was One Of The Many Factories In This Japanese Industrial City Which Was Knocked Out By The B-29'S.
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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.
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Monthly Progress Photo, Dry Dock No. 4, Pump Well Main Gallery Looking Northeast. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.
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Wachusett Department, Wachusett Dam Hydroelectric Power Station, break in turbine No. 4, washout in driveway west of station, Clinton, Mass., May 3, 1920 , waterworks, hydroelectric power plants
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Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Bellevue Reservoir, pouring grout for steel tank foundation, Bellevue Hill, West Roxbury, Mass., Nov. 13, 1914 , waterworks, water towers, construction sites
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"Arizona" in water
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Mangahao Hydro-Electric Scheme : 25th, 26th, 28th and 29th visits, by Leslie Adkin.
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Dr. Albrecht Sat Down On What Remains Of The Deurag- Neurag Oil Refinery, Fingering Brick Fragments From The Bomb-Churned Debris. Over His Head Is The Expansion Loop In A Make-MenShould Be 'Em-Do Steam Line Supported On A Pipe Trestle Welded From Salva
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Filling balloon on Wanamaker's
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Photo collection Government information service. Reconstruction Vlissingen. Repair work on a port installation. Touch a lock gate. 1945. Vlissingen, Zeeland
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Distribution Department, Southern High Service Forbes Hill Reservoir, (compare with No. 4073), Quincy, Mass., Sep. 18, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites
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Preparing grand interior of Pension office for Taft Inaugural Ball, Washington, D.C.
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Wachusett Dam, Consulting Engineers for the Panama Canal; members of the International Board of Consulting Engineers; the Isthmian Canal Commission; the Metropolitan Water & Sewerage Board; and the Engineers of the Metropolitan Water & Sewerage Board, Water Works, abutment, looking towards Boylston Street, with car and horse-drawn railway on street, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 27, 1905 , waterworks, civil engineers, boards of directors, trolley cars
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Wachusett Department, Wachusett Dam Hydroelectric Power Station, break in turbine No. 4, washout in driveway west of station, Clinton, Mass., May 3, 1920 , waterworks, hydroelectric power plants
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Dry Dock No. 4 Looking Northwest. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.
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Looking Southwest in Building 16 Near South End. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.
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Dismantling of the old railway hall at Malmö Central Station, 1922.
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American Bridge Company Gooseneck, Erecting Crane, at Extent of Building 128. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.
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Ship construction, Essex. Ship construction, Essex
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Sudbury Department, Sudbury Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant, form for concrete outlet conduit, Framingham Reservoir No. 3 service, Southborough, Mass., Sep. 22, 1915 , waterworks, hydroelectric power plants, construction sites
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Building Number 10, Looking North. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.
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Christmas tree market, New York City, A | Library of Congress
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Marblehead, boatyards (vertical) , Boats, Boat & ship industry. Samuel Chamberlain Photograph Negatives Collection
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Schwab greets ship workers
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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.
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Marblehead, boatyards (vertical) , Boats, Boat & ship industry. Samuel Chamberlain Photograph Negatives Collection
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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.
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Elsevier photo collection. Dekschuit electric machine tilted Rapenburgergracht Amsterdam. remains machine achieved water. August 1921. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland