Early 20th Century Waterworks Construction

Photos documenting pipe trenches and waterworks construction efforts from the late 1900s, showcasing urban development.

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 8, 60-inch pipe trench in Commonwealth Avenue at Lake Street, Newton, Mass., Jun. 29, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, trolley cars, billboards site elements

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, 24-inch pipe trench in Fenno Street at the Chelsea-Revere line, Chelsea; Revere, Mass., Jul. 27, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 8, 60-inch pipe trench in Commonwealth Avenue at Lake Street, Newton, Mass., Jun. 29, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, trolley cars, billboards site elements

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 33, High Street at Foster Street, condition of street during construction of 24-inch main, Everett, Mass., Nov. 27, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 40, 20-inch pipe trench in Hyde Park Avenue, Hyde Park, Mass., Jul. 25, 1911 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Arlington Pumping Station, extension to coal pocket, general view looking south, Arlington, Mass., Jun. 3, 1918 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, 60-inch pipe trench, Section 8, Commonwealth Avenue, Brighton, Mass., Aug. 30, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, trolley cars

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 6, 60-inch pipe line, after refilling trench, Commonwealth Avenue near Grant Avenue, Newton, Mass., Jul. 7, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Line, Section 21, trench on Adams Street, station 101+, from the east, Milton, Mass., Oct. 1, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 47, corner of Washington Street and Fairbanks Street, looking north, Brighton, Mass., Aug. 5, 1918 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, 16-inch pipe trench, Winthrop Avenue and Summer Street, Revere, Mass., Aug. 31, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 9, station 193+25, North Harvard Street, Brighton, Mass., Sep. 8, 1898 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 5, lowering 24-inch drain, Commonwealth Avenue at Prince Street, Newton, Mass., May 27, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 39, 24-inch pipe trench in Hyde Park Avenue north of Ashland Street, West Roxbury, Mass., Jul. 8, 1911 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes, billboards site elements

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, 16-inch pipe trench, Winthrop Avenue and Summer Street, Revere, Mass., Aug. 31, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 45, 16-inch pipe trench, Massachusetts Avenue near Lancaster Road, Arlington, Mass., Sep. 15, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, break in 48-inch main east of Commonwealth Avenue and south of Auburn Street, Newton, Mass., Nov. 6, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

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

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 2, Commonwealth Avenue, trench in rock, first ledge west of Valentine Street, Newton, Mass., Jun. 27, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 6, 60-inch pipe trench in Commonwealth Avenue and Walnut Street, Newton, Mass., Aug. 5, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 45, drilling rock in 16-inch trench, Massachusetts Avenue near Lancaster Road, Arlington, Mass., Sep. 15, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 47, backfilling 20-inch pipe trench, Lake Street, 975 feet northeast of Appleton Street, Brighton, Mass., Jun. 24, 1918 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, 48-inch pipe, Longwood Avenue, west of St. Paul Street, looking east, Brookline, Mass., Oct. 20, 1908 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 5, 60-inch pipe line laid, street not resurfaced on Commonwealth Avenue from Central Street, Newton, Mass., Dec. 23, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 8, Commonwealth Avenue, resurfacing 60-inch pipe trench near South Street, Brighton, Mass., Nov. 18, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 8, 60-inch pipe line, Commonwealth Avenue near Chestnut Hill Avenue, Brighton, Mass., Jul. 9, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 45, drilling rock in 16-inch trench, Massachusetts Avenue near Lancaster Road, Arlington, Mass., Sep. 15, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 43, 22-inch steel pipes on bridge at Adams Street over New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Milton, Mass., Sep. 7, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Line, Section 27, Summer Street near Blossom Street, Lynn, Mass., Oct. 20, 1898 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Wachusett Reservoir, Boylston Street, Station 142, Section 2, from the south (compare with No. 2004), Clinton, Mass., Nov. 20, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Monthly Progress Photo, Wood Block Paving, Warrington Avenue Looking Southeast from 3rd Street, Mack Brothers, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 5, lowering 24-inch drain, Commonwealth Avenue at Prince Street, Newton, Mass., May 20, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 5, lowering 24-inch drain, Commonwealth Avenue at Prince Street, Newton, Mass., May 20, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Line, Section 26, station 41+50, Broadway, 16-inch pipe at Lynn & Boston Car Station, Revere, Mass., Oct. 20, 1898 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, trolley cars

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 8, 60-inch pipe line, Commonwealth Avenue near Chestnut Hill Avenue, Brighton, Mass., Jul. 9, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 35, trench for 16-inch main at Ocean Street, Lynn, Mass., May 6, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, installation of meters and connections, Washington Street near Brookline Avenue, Brookline, Mass., Aug. 22, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Line, Section 27, station 221+00, Western Avenue, 16-inch pipe, Lynn, Mass., Oct. 20, 1898 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Northern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 45, 16-inch pipe trench, Massachusetts Avenue from Lexington line, Arlington, Mass., Sep. 15, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 35, Ocean and New Ocean Streets, trench for 16-inch main, Lynn, Mass., May 6, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 47, Commonwealth Avenue, near Newton-Brighton line, preliminary street surface view (compare with No. 7459), Brighton; Newton, Mass., May 20, 1918 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes, billboards site elements

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 8, laying 60-inch pipe in Chestnut Hill Avenue near Beacon Street, Brighton, Mass., Oct. 7, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, 24-inch pipe trench in Fenno Street near Spring Avenue, Revere, Mass., Jul. 27, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 46, Park Street from Winnisimmet Square, Chelsea, Mass., Sep. 13, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 5, backfilling trench in Commonwealth Avenue west of Chestnut Street, Newton, Mass., Sep. 23, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 40, laying 20-inch pipe north of Stony Brook culvert, Hyde Park Avenue, Hyde Park, Mass., Aug. 10, 1911 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, billboards site elements

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 8, Commonwealth Avenue, resurfacing 60-inch pipe trench near South Street, Brighton, Mass., Nov. 18, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, steamrollers

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 35, trench for 16-inch main, corner of Ocean Street and Ocean Terrace, Lynn, Mass., May 6, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Northern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 45, 16-inch pipe trench, corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Paul Revere Road, Arlington, Mass., Sep. 15, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, installing Venturi meter, Beacon Street at St. Mary's Street, Brookline, Mass., May 31, 1917 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

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

Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, blow-out on 20-inch force main to Bellevue Reservoir, rear of Hyde Park Pumping Station, Hyde Park, Mass., Jul. 14, 1920 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Arlington Pumping Station, extension of coal pocket, Arlington, Mass., Aug. 13, 1918 , waterworks, pumping stations, 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.

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 5, 60-inch pipe line in Commonwealth Avenue near Charles River, Newton, Mass., Oct. 21, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, 24-inch pipe trench in Fenno Street east of Garfield Avenue, Chelsea, Mass., Jul. 27, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 47, Commonwealth Avenue, near Newton-Brighton line, preliminary street surface view (compare with No. 7459), Brighton; Newton, Mass., May 20, 1918 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes, billboards site elements

Distribution Department, Northern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 45, 16-inch pipe trench, corner of Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road, Arlington, Mass., Oct. 16, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 3, laying pipe at Sargent Street near Waverly Avenue, Newton, Mass., Jul. 9, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, trench, on Beacon Street, near Chestnut Hill Reservoir, looking east, Boston, Mass., May 29, 1896 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, removing 20-inch pipe, Broadway and Williams Street, Chelsea, Mass., Aug. 29, 1917 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, laying 16-inch pipe on Winthrop Avenue, west of Endicott Avenue, Revere, Mass., Aug. 31, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 40, laying 20-inch pipe north of Stony Brook culvert, Hyde Park Avenue, Hyde Park, Mass., Aug. 10, 1911 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, billboards site elements

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 4, Commonwealth Avenue near Newton and Boston line, Newton, Mass., Aug. 28, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

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

Distribution Department, Northern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 45, 16-inch pipe trench, corner of Park Avenue and Paul Revere Road, Arlington, Mass., Oct. 16, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 8, Chestnut Hill Avenue, laying 60-inch pipe in rock cut, Brighton, Mass., Nov. 18, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, 48-inch pipe, trench, east shore of Muddy River, near Longwood Avenue, Boston, Mass., Oct. 20, 1908 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Monthly Progress Photo, Wood Block Paving, Laying Sand Cushion on 2nd Street, Looking Northeast, Franklin Contracting Company, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, Northern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 45, drilling trench in Massachusetts Avenue near Dundee Road, Arlington, Mass., Nov. 4, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, break in 30-inch main in Cross Street, looking towards Main Street; general view of street, Malden, Mass., Sep. 15, 1918 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Chestnut Hill Avenue, after accident, Brighton, Mass., Oct. 9, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, 48-inch pipe, trench, Beacon Street, west of Harvard Street, Brookline, Mass., Nov. 28, 1908 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, trolley cars

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Line, Section 19, station 29+00, Boylston Street, Brookline, Mass., Sep. 8, 1898 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 4, Commonwealth Avenue near Newton and Boston line, Newton, Mass., Aug. 28, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Line, Section 27, station 246+00, Summer Street, 16-inch pipe, Lynn, Mass., Oct. 20, 1898 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, trench work on Beacon Street, near Corey Road, looking west, Boston, Mass., May 29, 1896 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Line, Section 21, trench on Adams Street, station 91+50, from the west, Milton, Mass., Oct. 1, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, break in 30-inch main in Cross Street; condition of surface of Wigglesworth Street, looking from Main Street, Malden, Mass., Sep. 15, 1918 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 47, looking north from station 27+80, Lake Street, Brighton, Mass., Jul. 3, 1918 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, Hancock Street at Broadway, relaying 15-inch surface water drain to provide for 24-inch main, Everett, Mass., Dec. 11, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, 48-inch pipe, corner of Beacon and Harvard Streets, Brookline, Mass., Nov. 12, 1908 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

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

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, removing temporary 24-inch pipe, Walk Hill Street, West Roxbury, Mass., May 2, 1913 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 47, looking north from station 27+80, Lake Street, Brighton, Mass., Jul. 3, 1918 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, break in 30-inch main in Cross Street; condition of surface of Wigglesworth Street, looking from Main Street, Malden, Mass., Sep. 15, 1918 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, break in 30-inch main in Cross Street; condition of surface of Wigglesworth Street, looking towards Main Street, Malden, Mass., Sep. 15, 1918 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 39, sidewalk near 24-inch pipe trench, Washington Street, West Roxbury, Mass., Oct. 9, 1911 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 4, Commonwealth Avenue near Newton and Boston line, Newton, Mass., Aug. 28, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 9, trench in Franklin Street, station 150+, from the south, Allston, Mass., Sep. 9, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Electrolysis, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 27, Washington Street, 12-inch pipe after removal and cleaning, showing electrolytic pittings, Lynn, Mass., Dec. 5, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, break in 48-inch main, 60-inch pipe trench in Commonwealth Avenue south of Auburn Street, Newton, Mass., Nov. 6, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 2, Commonwealth Avenue, electric car accident at second ledge west of Valentine Street, Newton, Mass., Jun. 18, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, trolley cars

Monthly Progress Photo, Dry Dock No. 4, Capstan Head of Dock, Looking South Along Centerline, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 47, looking north from station 23+50, Lake Street, Brighton, Mass., Jul. 3, 1918 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, break in 30-inch main in Cross Street; driveway between Nos. 8 and 12 Cross Street, Malden, Mass., Sep. 15, 1918 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Chemical Laboratory Extension, From Near Commandant's Office. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 6, 60-inch pipe trench under culvert in Commonwealth Avenue and Walnut Street, Newton, Mass., Aug. 5, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 12, trench for two lines of 60-inch pipe, rear of Wright's house, near Forest Street, Medford, Mass., Jul. 24, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Comparative test of 4-inch Crown and 12-inch Venturi meters, Milton, Mass., Mar. 27, 1906 , waterworks, flowmeters, streetscapes, Crown Meters, Venturi Meters

Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 40, 20-inch pipe trench in rock, Hyde Park Avenue, north from Webster Street, Hyde Park, Mass., Aug. 10, 1911 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

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