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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, 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
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, 48-inch pipe, Longwood Avenue, 300 feet east of St. Paul Street, Brookline, Mass., Oct. 8, 1908 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, break, condition resulting from break in 48-inch main, corner of Clinton and Dean Roads (compare with No. 6955) (foundation of J. N. Manning's house), Brookline, Mass., Dec. 4, 1913 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Massachusetts Avenue and Prospect Street, relocating 48-inch main for Boston Elevated Railway subway, Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 10, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes
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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
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 11, trench work on Boylston Street, at corner of Mt. Auburn Street, looking towards Brighton, Cambridge, Mass., Sep. 15, 1896 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, 48-inch main after raising, Webster Avenue, Somerville, Mass., Jun. 20, 1911 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Arborway tree roots , Excavation, Machinery, Tree stumps, Trees. Leon Abdalian Collection
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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
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Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Chestnut Hill Avenue, after accident; note--this pipe delivered after accident, Brighton, Mass., Oct. 9, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 6, excavating trench for 60-inch main, Commonwealth Avenue near Sumner Street, Newton, Mass., Jul. 27, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, 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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Electrolysis, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 27, Washington Street, 12-inch cast-iron pipe after removal and cleaning, showing electrolytic pittings; age 5 years, exposed to electrolysis 5 years, Lynn, Mass., Dec. 5, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis
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Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 47, east of Waban Hill Road, Commonwealth Avenue, preliminary street surface view, Newton, Mass., May 20, 1918 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes, identification signs
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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
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, condition of Cotswold Road, resulting from break in 48-inch main, Brookline, Mass., Apr. 17, 1920 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Wachusett Department, Wachusett Dam Hydroelectric Power Station, break in turbine No. 4, view at front entrance, Clinton, Mass., May 3, 1920 , waterworks, hydroelectric power plants
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Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 43, crossing over New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad at Adams Street, Milton, Mass., Aug. 16, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Paving work along the Vienna River Hackinger Kai
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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, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 6, loading cart with trench excavator, Commonwealth Avenue at Sumner Street, Newton, Mass., Jul. 27, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 46, 36-inch pipe trench, Winnisimmet Square, Chelsea, Mass., Sep. 18, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes
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Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 47, looking north from station 25+70, Lake Street, Brighton, Mass., Jul. 3, 1918 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Chestnut Hill Low Service and High Service Pumping Stations, coal in rear; anthracite screenings stored outside of bins, Brighton, Mass., Aug. 15, 1918 , waterworks, pumping stations, railroads infrastructure
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Monthly Progress Photo, Building 115 (26) Trolley Runway to Building 116 (27), Looking West, 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, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, abolishing grade crossing, burning lead joints in 30-inch pipe, Pleasant Street, Malden, Mass., Aug. 10, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, streetscapes, trolley cars
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Wachusett Department, Wachusett Dam Hydroelectric Power Station, break in turbine No. 2, washout in driveway west of station, Clinton, Mass., Feb. 17, 1919 , waterworks, hydroelectric power plants
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, 36-inch connection with Boston Water Works 48-inch main at Beacon and Harvard Streets, Brookline, Mass., Nov. 28, 1908 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes
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Sidur's garage, 22 Pulaski Street, Ware, Mass., Sep 27, 1938 : L. Sidur , New England Hurricane, 1938, waterworks, real estate, floods natural events, damage condition, garages
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Distribution Department, Northern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 45, trench and surfacing Paul Revere Road, Arlington, Mass., Sep. 15, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, excavating for temporary 36-inch main to allow for subway construction, Boylston and Brattle Streets, Cambridge, Mass., May 18, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, washout over broken 48-inch main, Clinton Road near Dean Road, Brookline, Mass., Apr. 17, 1920 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Electrolysis, Low Service Pipe Lines, 24-inch pipe No. 12, pitted by electrolysis, Broadway, near Power Station; laid 1887, removed August 1913, Chelsea, Mass., Aug. 1913 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 46, Park Street area, Chelsea, Mass., ca. 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Monthly Progress Photo, Repairs to Steam Main, Morris Avenue and 3rd Street Looking Northeast, 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, Foundation, Eastside, Looking West, 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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Electrolysis, Chelsea Water Works, Broadway near Beacon Street, electrolysis of 20-inch pipe found leaking, Chelsea, Mass., Mar. 20, 1901 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis
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Durax Pavement - Paving Pitch Applied Near Morris Avenue, Looking Southwest, Uvalde Asphalt 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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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 46, 36-inch main at Essex and Shawmut Streets, Chelsea, Mass., Nov. 13, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, condition of streets after break in 30-inch main, Boylston Street at Boylston Place, looking west, Brookline, Mass., Feb. 14, 1917 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes
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Electrolysis, Low Service Pipe Lines, 24-inch pipe No. 12, pitted by electrolysis, Broadway, near Power Station; laid 1887, removed August 1913, Chelsea, Mass., Aug. 1913 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis
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Electrolysis, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 27, Washington Street, relaying 12-inch pipe pitted by electrolysis, Lynn, Mass., Oct. 25, 1904 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes
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Monthly Progress Photo, Railroad Track Repairs, Perry Avenue Between 2nd & 4th Streets, Looking Northwest, 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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Loading dock. Cotton compress, Houston, Texas 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , Houston, Texas , Harris County
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, condition of streets after break in 30-inch main, Boylston Street at Boylston Place, looking west, Brookline, Mass., Feb. 14, 1917 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes
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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, Low Service Pipe Lines, installing Venturi meter, Beacon Street at St. Mary's Street, Brookline, Mass., May 31, 1917 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Austin Street, relocation of 48-inch water main, showing obstruction of street, Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 18, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, removing 20-inch pipe, Williams Street, Chelsea, Mass., Aug. 29, 1917 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes
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Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Sections 6, 60-inch pipes on Commonwealth Avenue at Westbourne Road, Newton, Mass., Jun. 24, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, 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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Distribution Department, Northern High Service Spot Pond Pumping Station, teaming bed-plate of 10-million gallon engine to station, Medford; Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 10, 1899 , waterworks, pumping stations, pumping machinery, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Low and High Service Pipe Line, Sections 12 and 18, north abutment of bridge over Mystic River, between South Street Court and High Street, from the east, Medford, Mass., Dec. 28, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Image of the concrete mixing installation for the paving work in the Catharijnesingel in Utrecht, near the Nicolaas Beetsstraat.
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Otis Co., 22, Gage #3, Ware, Mass., Jun. 8, 1928 , Stream-gaging stations, waterworks, real estate, rivers, hydroelectric dams, factories structures, watershed sanitary conditions
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Monthly Progress Photo, Pockets in Building 10 (35) for Support of Trolley from Building 115 (26), Looking East, 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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Paving work along the Vienna River Hackinger Kai
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Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, relaying 12-inch pipes injured by electrolysis, corner Spring and Broad Streets, Lynn, Mass., Jan. 9, 1920 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes