Historic Road and Excavation Sites

A collection of black-and-white images depicting road construction, railway tracks, and excavation sites from various locations, showcasing early engineering and landscapes.

North Island indistrial site, 1920s-1930s, North Island, by Roland Searle.

The dregers digging out the last part of the Panama Canal, photograph by Underwood, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XL, No 49, December 7, 1913.

Arbetare vid malmpall vid kiirunavaara.

Poll photo collection. Israel - Timna. Timna in the negative desert; The grounds of the copper mines with concrete bins for storage of materials with a moving crane above above. January 1, 1963. Israel, Negev, Timna

Original caption: "Santa Ysabel - Bulldozer at work on construction of a truck trail on Volca mountain.". 1936 - 1942. Pacific Region (Riverside, CA). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Mission Agency. 11/15/1920-6/17/1946. Photographs

COUPLED-GEAR TRUCK & HORSE TEAMS ON BEND OF MT. WILSON TOLL ROAD ABOVE MARTIN'S CAMP WATER TUNNEL; THEY ARE CARRYING SECTIONS OF THE 60-FOOT TOWER TELESCOPE. DOWD & WILLIS RITCHEY ARE PICTURED.

Air view shows the pumping plant at grand coulee Dam

Algeria Pictures - Power Plant. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Genissiat Dam Harnesses Hydro-Electirc Power for France. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Fiji Hurricane -- The house of the chief engineer of the Penang Sugar Mill, (Mr. C. Mackay) which was smashed like matchwood by the fury of the Fiji hurricane. February 3, 1952. (Photo by New Zealand Herald Photo).

PLAYA DE ALTA TENSION JUNTO AL EMBALSE DE PRADA (LA VEGA) - FOTOGRAFIA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO - AÑOS 60. Location: EXTERIOR. VALDEORRAS.

Plantations in Kenya Colony. Vats for washing coffee. 1936, Kenya

Test bores, Rimutaka Tunnel, 30 November 1948, by Leslie Adkin.

Vincent extended, Clyde, New Zealand, by Muir & Moodie.

Anefo photo collection. Mergelgroeve Enci, Sint Pietersberg in Maastricht. Inserting South, from Hoeve Lichtenberg. Kilometer box Rd 176-314. November 8, 1950. Limburg, Maastricht, Sint Pietersberg

Factories on the harbour, 1928 , New Zealand, by Gordon Burt, Gordon H. Burt Ltd.

The excavation for the surge chamber completed and ready for the lining of concrete. The pit is 75ft. in diameter at the top and 75ft. deep, 27 August 1922, by Leslie Adkin. Gift of G. L. Adkin family estate, 1964.

4B Construction. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

General view of the Hydro-electric Powerhouse and camps, with dump of steel pipes for the pip line 24.8.23 Figure 173, 24 August 1923, by Leslie Adkin. Gift of G. L. Adkin family estate, 1964.

Mangahao Hydro-Electric Scheme : 37th, 38th and 39th visits black-and-white negatives

Falu copper mine.

Tailings of copper near Morenci in Greenlee County, Arizona 1940. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Arizona , Morenci, Arizona , Greenlee County

The wreckage of the London to Bradford express at Wath, near Rotherham. The first of two engines pulling the train came off the tracks and remained upright. The second engine turned over and six carriages piled up behind it. The disaster claimed six lives and injured 35. Date: 29th May 1948

Ceccato Dam under construction, Calabria, Italy 1957

TOP SECTION OF MAIN GIRDERS OF 100-INCH TELESCOPE DOME GOING UP MT. WILSON TOLL ROAD ON BACK OF 3-TON TRUCK.

España. Catalunya. Construcción del pantano de Sant Antoni, en Tremp, por la compañía Riegos y Fuerzas del Ebro, S.A., popularmente conocida como "la canadiense". Fábrica de cemento en construcción. Año 1915.

Gold mining. Frank and Frances Carpenter collection , Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951, Gold mining equipment,Alaska,Chatanika,1890-1920, Gold mining,Alaska,Chatanika,1890-1920, United States,Alaska,Chatanika

Anefo photo collection. Zaire (formerly Belgian Congo). Copper period in Kolwezi, in the province of Shaba (Katanka). October 24, 1973. Congo, Zaire

Bomb Damaged Railroad Yards, Newmarket, Germany.

Mangahao Hydro-Electric scheme : 1924, 1924, by Leslie Adkin. Gift of G. L. Adkin family estate, 1964.

Original caption: "Mesa Grande. Retaining wall on truck trail.". 1936 - 1942. Pacific Region (Riverside, CA). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Mission Agency. 11/15/1920-6/17/1946. Photographs

Construction of dam wall black-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives

Poll photo collection. Israel - Timna. Timna in the negative desert; The grounds of the copper mines with a few halls and storage tanks. In the background geologic formations. January 1, 1963. Israel, Negev, Timna

France Builds World's Highest Single Vault Dam - Tignes on the Isere. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Stöpsjöhytan. The cottage with a blue machine.

Wachusett Dam, high water, looking upstream from east side of gap, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 29, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Tignes Dam. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

With the completion of the Central Valley Project, in the far Western State of California, United States Of America, vast tracts of unproductive land will be reclaimed for agricultural and industrial use through irrigation.Recent dedication ceremonies marked the completion of the huge project, called by engineers "the most audacious attempt to harness and use of water and power in the history of the world". By exchanging ***** flows of the Sacraments and San Joaquin Rivers, the projects will more water approximately 500 miles, the longest movement of water ever attempted by man. September 25, 1951.

Contract No. 80, High Level Distribution Reservoir, Weston, looking south from northeast corner of gatehouse, center line of dam 1, showing second pour in gatehouse, high level distribution reservoir, Weston, Mass., Mar. 13, 1940

Underground mine. isola d'elba. Italy 1964.

Tobacco Farming. Original caption: Near Jayuya, Puerto Rico. Small tobacco farm. State: Puerto Rico.

Log Transportation: Fluming. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

South Africa, Kimberley, De Beers Diamond Mines, tailings dump

Bingham Canyon Copper Mine (Kennecott Copper Mine), Utah, USA Date: circa 1910s

P.E.C., Palestine Electric Corporation, Rutenberg plant. 1927, Jordan

Sveagry. Mining community in 1918.

Bay Stark (left) and Fred Large, both derrickmen, are shown tightening the hundreds of nuts and bolts on the first section of the 17,000-gallon water tank at Shothole Canyon. The tank will be used when drilling for oil commences at the selected site in the canyon. January 1, 1954.

Falu cup mine. Ore heap by the mine.

Excavations for the construction of the locks of Gatun, Panama Canal, photo from L'Illustration, No 3489, January 8, 1910.

Logging Truck Lumber Deforestation

The Palestine Electric Corporation power plant. General view with workers' homes in distance. 1927, Jordan

The cement works at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, which furnishes most of the cement for industrial operations on the island. The plant is one of the biggest in the Far East. April 4, 1952.

Propagation Beds In The Hydroponics Garden On Ascension Island. 7 February 1945.

Aluminium Plant at Sunndalsora, Norway -- Built with the aid of a grant by the American Government, this giant aluminium plant was inaugurated in 1954 by the American Ambassador to Norway, Corrin L. Strong. The plant is situated south of Trondheim. April 22, 1955. (Photo by Camera Press).

Construction on the Panama Canal ca. 1913.

Quarries - Baby Misc. October 14, 1948.

Mangahao Hydro-Electric Scheme : 37th, 38th and 39th visits black-and-white negatives

Hydraulic gold mining, St. Bathans, Otago, NZ

Poll photo collection. Iceland. Laugarvatn. Winter school for girls. In the foreground a valve of a warm source. 1934. Iceland, Laugarvatn

Soto del Real (Community of Madrid), December 1992. Construction works of the Soto del Real prison.

Adding new storage space to elevator. Dayton, Washington. High yields of wheat this year were taxing storage facilities 1941. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Washington (State) , Dayton, Washington (State) , Columbia County

Reinforcement work at Storängsbanken at Gravesfors, just north of Åby, between Katrineholm and Norrköping.

Vintage Photograph. Looking down famous Bonanza end of Gold Dredge.

Malayan Tin Cravel Pump And Hydraulicing - The main palongs of one of the workings, the Gopang Consolidated Mine. July 09, 1951. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

Soto del Real (Community of Madrid), May 1993. Construction works of the Soto del Real prison.

"The Sleepless Port" - (Magazine Unit). Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Original caption: "500,000 gal reservoir ECW Cahuilla". 1936 - 1942. Pacific Region (Riverside, CA). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Mission Agency. 11/15/1920-6/17/1946. Photographs

Work picture (cottages). Motifs from Kiruna - Riksgränsen.

Queensland - Township of Mt. Isa, as seen from the mine. January 10, 1934. (Photo by O. E. Johnson).

01/31/1923. Alicante. The Irrigation Works. One of the Channels of the second Elevation at the time of entering the Water.

Vintage Photograph. Drills at work drilling through rock at George Washington Bridge.

The Industrialization of communist China: The Futselling Reservoir. The multiple arch dam of the reservoir after its inauguration. On the Piho River in Anhwei Province is the fifth, and so far the largest, finished reservoir in the giant project to control the Huai River. The Reservoir has a capacity of 500 million cubic metres of water, and will be able to irrigate 46,000 hectares of farmland along the Piho River. In addition, the water in the reservoir will be be used for the tapping of water power, a hydro-electric power station is now under construction there. It will have a capacity of 57 million kilo-watt hours a year. February 09, 1955. (Photo by Camera Press).

Irrigation Works-Cyprus -- General view of the canal.Because of the physical features of the country it is necessary to irrigate all land used for cultivation in Cyprus. Tanks are built all over the lowlands, some of then dating back to the Turkish occupation. These tanks are filled by the summer rains in the hills and the water carried by conduits and used for winter irrigation.A new canal is being built at Galini and when it is finished it will make over 1,000 denumes or 340 acres of barren land fit for cultivation.The construction will cost the Cyprus Government £12,000 and is expected to produce a net profit of £1,000 a year. September 14, 1951. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

Surte disaster. (8.16 pm). More than 30 residential buildings were destroyed in the landslide but only one person was killed. Over 450 families became homeless.

American smelting plant, Velardena near Torreon, Mex.

***** central valley project, in the far Western State of California, United States of America, vast tracts of unproductive land will be reclaimed for agricultural and industrial *****. September 25, 1951.

Ghost mining town once produced over eighty million dollars in gold, silver and load. Eureka, Nevada 1940

DN-SN-89-09331. Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica (ATA)

The Big Hole, Kimberley, South Africa - Kimberley, famous diamond centre of South Africa, has a unique tourist attraction in the form of a disused diamond mine, popularly known as "The Big Hole".Here the early diggers, working in the open with primitive equipment, excavated a gigantic crater 1,500 feet across and 1000 feet deep. Modern mining methods later extended the depth of the Big Hole to 4,000 feet, which during its life time yielded 15 million carats of diamonds valued at over £47,000,000. Kimberley lies 300 miles south west of Johannesburg, South African terminal of Qantas. October 10, 1952. (Photo by South African Tourist Corporation).

Algeria Pictures - Power Plant. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Near Rjukan, Norway the vemork power plant , 1910 - Voyage of Albert Kahn and Auguste Léon in Scandinavia - (August 9 - September 14) (French - Près de Rjukan , Norvège La centrale électrique de Vemork). Factory , workshop, forest , wood, civil engineering, exists in high definition, hydraulic installation, Habitat , Architecture , HD, From Rjukan to Saaheim Factory

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