Historic Waterworks Construction

Black and white images depicting early 20th-century construction sites for waterworks projects, featuring trenches, pipe installations, and workers in urban settings.

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 35, New Ocean Street, trench for 16-inch main, Lynn, Mass., May 6, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

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, 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, west portal of tunnel, Newton, Mass., Apr. 7, 1911 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, west portal of tunnel, Newton, Mass., Apr. 7, 1911 , waterworks, water tunnels, 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.

Monthly Progress Photo, Railroad Track Changes South of Building 123 (64), Looking Northeast, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 4, Commonwealth Avenue, excavating 48-inch pipe trench with traveling machine, Boston, Mass., Sep. 15, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, trolley cars

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.

Monthly Progress Photo, Foundation Piles, Lean-to Building 131, for Latrine Dry Dock 4, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 8, 24-inch mains raised, Chelsea Creek, East Boston, Mass., Nov. 29, 1918 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 6, laying 60-inch main in Commonwealth Avenue east of Sumner Street, Newton, Mass., Jul. 27, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 5, condition of work in Commonwealth Avenue at Washington Street, Newton, Mass., Jan. 7, 1916 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Arlington Pumping Station, excavation for foundations, Arlington, Mass., Sep. 17, 1906 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Distribution Department, break, washout over broken 48-inch main, showing break, corner of Clinton and Dean Roads, Brookline, Mass., Dec. 4, 1913 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Brighton Beach fire, 1912

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 Lines, Section 33, Arlington from Ferry Street, condition of street during construction of 24-inch water main, Everett, Mass., Nov. 27, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

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

Monthly Progress Photo, Steam Pipe Conduit Repairs Near Buildings 74 (56-1) and 75(56) Looking Southeast, 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 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, 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, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 33, Arlington Street, 24-inch pipe trench from Ferry Street, Everett, Mass., Nov. 16, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 42, laying 20-inch pipes, Beech Street, West Roxbury, Mass., Aug. 19, 1914 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 46, Essex and Shawmut Streets, Chelsea, Mass., Nov. 13, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, raising 48-inch main, Webster Avenue, Somerville, Mass., Jun. 20, 1911 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Construction of track hall at Malmö Central Station, 1923.

Monthly Progress Photo, Repairs to 5th Street Between Chauncey and Morris Avenues, Looking Northeast, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

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

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, supply pipe lines, Section 8, Chestnut Hill Avenue, trench for 60-inch water main, showing Boston Water Works 16-inch main relocated, Brighton, Mass., Nov. 5, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, 24-inch pipe trench in Washington Avenue near Garfield Avenue, Chelsea, Mass., Jul. 27, 1909 , 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, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 47, corner of Brooks and Faneuil Streets, looking northwest, Brighton, Mass., Aug. 12, 1918 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Chelsea Creek Tunnel, erecting compressor plant, Marginal Street, Chelsea, Mass., Jun. 3, 1914 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Chelsea Creek Tunnel, erecting compressor plant, Marginal Street, Chelsea, Mass., Jun. 3, 1914 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Dry Dock Number 4, Looking Southwest. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Railroad Track Extension on Athletic Field, Back of "Chasers", Looking Northwest, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, 24-inch pipe trench, Washington Avenue near Cheever Street, Chelsea, Mass., Oct. 13, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Monthly Progress Photo, Wood Block Paving, Warrington Avenue Looking Southeast, 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, Low Service Pipe Lines, 48-inch pipe, relocation of Brookline Water Works 6-inch pipe line in Longwood Avenue east of St. Paul Street, Brookline, Mass., Oct. 28, 1908 , 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

Cement Storehouse. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

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, supply pipe lines, Section 8, Chestnut Hill Avenue, trench for 60-inch water main in rock, showing Boston Water Works 16-inch main relocated, Brighton, Mass., Nov. 5, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Monthly Progress Photo, Relaying Steam Pipes on Morris Avenue Looking Southeast from 2nd Street, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

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, 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, supply pipe lines, Chestnut Hill Avenue, after accident; note--this pipe delivered after accident, Brighton, Mass., Oct. 9, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, trolley cars

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

Paving work along the Vienna River Hackinger Kai

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, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 8, laying pipe in Bell Rock Street, station 0, from the north, near the southwest corner of Medford and Bell Rock Streets, Malden, Mass., Apr. 22, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 39, laying 24-inch pipe in Hyde Park Avenue, West Roxbury, Mass., Jul. 8, 1911 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 33, Arlington Street near Foster Street, 24-inch water pipe in trench, Everett, Mass., Nov. 27, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, 48-inch pipe, Section 31, Harvard Street, Brookline, Mass., Nov. 12, 1908 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, embankment over 60-inch main near Grant Avenue, Newton, Mass., Jun. 24, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Hyde Park Pumping Station, coal pocket and excavation for side track, Hyde Park, Mass., May 1, 1912 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, 48-inch pipe, excavating trench, Beacon Street at Winchester Street, Brookline, Mass., Apr. 6, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Wachusett Reservoir, Oak Street approach, south from station 149+00, Section 3, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 10, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, 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, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 46, northeast along Pearl Street, Chelsea, Mass., Sep. 13, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 47, looking north from station 21+50, Lake Street, Brighton, Mass., Jul. 3, 1918 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

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, Low Service Pipe Lines, 48-inch pipe, excavating trench, Beacon Street at Winchester Street, Brookline, Mass., Apr. 6, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

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.

Sudbury Department, improvement of Lake Cochituate, trench, county road, Natick, Mass., Sep. 22, 1910 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, watershed sanitary improvement

Monthly Progress Photo, Headers for Wood Block Paving, Looking Northwest Along Morris Avenue from East Gate, Franklin Contracting Company, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

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

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, raising 48-inch main Webster Avenue, Somerville, Mass., Jun. 14, 1911 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Monthly Progress Photo, Addition to Building 131 for Latrines for Dry Dock Number 4, Yard labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Wachusett Dam, from the southeast, Clinton, Mass., May 1, 1905 , waterworks, dams, 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

Monthly Progress Photo, Hot Water Heating System, Looking Southeast Along Chauncey Avenue from 1st Street Towards Second Street. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Repaving at Hospital, Looking Northeast from Near Boiler Room. 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 line in Commonwealth Avenue at Irving Street, Newton, Mass., Jul. 7, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

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

The Volcania munitions...

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 46, north from Pearl and Essex Streets, Chelsea, Mass., Sep. 13, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, fire stations

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, raising 48-inch main Webster Avenue, Somerville, Mass., Jun. 14, 1911 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

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

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, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 9, station 167+50, North Harvard Street near Western Avenue, from the south, Brighton, Mass., Oct. 7, 1898 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 35, laying 16-inch main in Ocean Street near Wave Street, Lynn, Mass., Jun. 20, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 37, 30-inch pipe trench, Marginal Street, Chelsea, Mass., Nov. 18, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 5, excavating 60-inch pipe trench at Wauwinet Farm, Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, Mass., May 27, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, 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.

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, Andrew Leinhardt's hennery, looking easterly, Clinton, Mass., Apr. 28, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate

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, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 43, laying 24-inch pipe, Adams Street, East Milton, Milton, Mass., Aug. 19, 1914 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Electrolysis, 48-inch pipe pitted by electrolysis, removed from Boylston Street, Cambridge, Mass., Nov.-Dec. 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, electrolysis

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, 48-inch pipe, excavating trench, Beacon Street at Washington Street, Brookline, Mass., Apr. 6, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, trolley cars

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, 48-inch pipe, laying pipe, Beacon Street at Park Street, Brookline, Mass., Apr. 6, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Railroad Track at Head of Dry Dock Number 4, Concreting Completed, Looking West, 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 43, 24-inch pipe trench, Washington Street, Dorchester, Mass., Jun. 3, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 2, north line, trench work on Beacon Street, near Washington Street, from the east, Brookline, Mass., Jul. 6, 1896 , waterworks, pipes conduits, 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.

Monthly Progress Photo, Paving and New Railroad Track Back of Building 41 (58), Looking Northwest, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Monthly Progress Photo, Building 114 (36), Repairs to Bottom of Exterior Walls, Looking Northeast, 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 43, 24-inch main at Washington and River Streets, showing gas main, Dorchester, Mass., Jun. 23, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

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