Historic Waterworks Construction Sites

Images depict historic construction sites for waterworks, featuring workers, machinery, and structures like dams and aqueducts in a black and white style.

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, main cut-off trench and embankment, looking west from station 9+50, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 1, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Sudbury Department, Sudbury Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant, outlet for Framingham Reservoir No. 3 service, Southborough, Mass., Nov. 2, 1915 , waterworks, hydroelectric power plants, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, Lark Meadow, laying 24-inch pipe, looking northerly, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 29, 1901 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, Middlesex Fells Reservation

Wachusett Dam, excavating waste channel, Clinton, Mass., Apr. 2, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, spillways

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, Hayward excavator, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 20, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, excavating at southeasterly end, Clinton, Mass., Jan. 1, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, drainage improvement, open trench near station 35, from the south, Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 15, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, watershed sanitary improvement

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, pedestals and abutments for viaduct, easterly, Clinton, Mass., Feb. 3, 1903 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites, viaducts

Wachusett Aqueduct, boulders in trench, Section 6, station 278+, from the north, Northborough, Mass., Sep. 16, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, lower quarry, looking easterly, Boylston, Mass., Nov. 12, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

Weston Aqueduct, Weston Reservoir, Section 2, stripped ledges north of island, Weston, Mass., Nov. 20, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, from the southeast, Clinton, Mass., May 2, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Section 7, Sudbury River Crossing, Framingham; Wayland, Mass., Nov. 3, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Sudbury Department, Sudbury Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant, outlet for Framingham Reservoir No. 3 service, Southborough, Mass., Nov. 2, 1915 , waterworks, hydroelectric power plants, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Bear Hill Reservoir, ledge at east end of north dam, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 29, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Weston Reservoir, Sections 1 and 14, looking south from Ash Street Bridge, Weston, Mass., May 11, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, excavating at dam site, looking upstream, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 5, 1900 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Chelsea Reservoir, applying asphalt coating, Chelsea, Mass., Aug. 29, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, re-excavating open trench at east end of tunnel, Newton, Mass., May 23, 1911 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Section 5, aqueduct on embankment, Framingham, Mass., Sep. 1901 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

View of dam and foundation of gate chamber Basin 6 , Construction, Dams Edgar Sutton Dorr Photograph Collection

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, site of gate chamber, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 20, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, fill east of Clamshell Road, Clinton, Mass., Mar. 6, 1903 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, Worcester, Nashua & Portland Railroad bridge over Stillwater River, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Jul. 18, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, railroad bridges

Distribution Department, Northern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 36, laying 16-inch main in Robbins Road, near Hawthorne Avenue; Arlington Standpipe in background, center, Arlington, Mass., Jun. 25, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, water towers

Wachusett Dam, the inclined shaft in the cut-off, looking northerly from the ledge near pump sump, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 8, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Aqueduct, work in swamp, station 366, Section 9, from the east, Northborough, Mass., Oct. 26, 1896 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, rock excavation, near easterly portal, Clinton, Mass., Mar. 6, 1903 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, the upper quarry, looking northerly, Boylston, Mass., Dec. 7, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

Wachusett Dam, Lidgerwood cableway, skip traveling, Clinton, Mass., Jan. 1, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, South Dike, treated ledge at station 4, Boylston; Clinton, Mass., May 2, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Section 8, aqueduct construction, easterly from station 328±, Wayland, Mass., Sep. 12, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, West Boylston Arch, centers and false work, West Boylston, Mass., Jul. 13, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, falsework

Wachusett Reservoir, Worcester Street crossing, from Prospect Street, West Boylston, Mass., Nov. 23, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, core wall and embankment, Dam No. 4, Stoneham, Mass., Oct. 7, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Line, Section 24, 20-inch pipe under Charles River, Newton; Watertown, Mass., Jul. 15, 1898 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, rock cut, east of station 133, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 2, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, drilling ledge on the west slope, Clinton, Mass., Apr. 1, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, lower quarry, looking east, Boylston, Mass., Jul. 7, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

Wachusett Reservoir, repairing slope, station 145, Boylston Street, Clinton, Mass., May 24, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Recreational areas, airports E.D., workers, dewatering locks. 1948

Weston Aqueduct, Section 5, easterly from station 197±, Framingham, Mass., Oct. 8, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Bear Hill Reservoir, seam in ledge at west end of north dam, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 29, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, Visit of the officials of the towns and cities in the Metropolitan District, Clinton, Mass., Jun. 20, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, looking southeasterly, Clinton, Mass., May 2, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Bear Hill Reservoir, site of south dam, looking southerly, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 29, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Chestnut Hill Low Service Pumping Station, anthracite screenings stored outside of bins, Brighton, Mass., Aug. 15, 1918 , waterworks, pumping stations, railroads infrastructure

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Line, Section 20, culvert, station 127+65, Morton Street, Dorchester, Mass., Jun. 21, 1898 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, the upper quarry, looking southerly, Boylston, Mass., Dec. 7, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

Wachusett Reservoir, excavating rock at West Boylston channel, West Boylston, Mass., May 31, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, Stillwater River Channel below Worcester, Nashua & Portland Railroad Arch, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Aug. 9, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, laying riprap on south shore of Section 4, from the south, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 29, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, looking southeasterly, Clinton, Mass., May 2, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Chestnut Hill Low Service Pumping Station, anthracite screenings stored outside of bins, Brighton, Mass., Aug. 15, 1918 , waterworks, pumping stations, railroads infrastructure

Wachusett Aqueduct, water in excavation above Stratton Bridge, Section 11, station 493+, from the east end of bridge, Marlborough, Mass., Dec. 16, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Section 15, concrete plant and aqueduct trench, looking westerly from station 678, Weston, Mass., Jun. 23, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Spot Pond Pumping Station, excavation for pump-well chambers, Stoneham, Mass., May 25, 1899 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, looking westerly, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 1, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, excavating boulders, from the south, Clinton, Mass., Apr. 12, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, secondary cut-off, refilling trench, station 14; from the east, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 13, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, at station 322+50, Wayland, Mass., Sep. 12, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, the cut-off and excavation, from the west, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 8, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, Gatehouse, from the northeast, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 27, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, gatehouses

Wachusett Reservoir, South Dike, southeasterly from station 11+25, Boylston; Clinton, Mass., Jul. 5, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, looking northerly, (set up slightly to the west of No. 4126), Clinton, Mass., Oct. 1, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Spot Pond Pumping Station, excavation for pump-well chambers, Stoneham, Mass., May 25, 1899 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, waste weir and excavation for waste channel, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 22, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, spillways

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 12, trench for two lines of 60-inch pipe, station 518, north of Wright's Pond, Medford, Mass., Jul. 24, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

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

Weston Aqueduct, Section 11, side hill embankment and excavation, easterly from station 436, Wayland, Mass., Jun. 23, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, looking southeasterly, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 11, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Department, Wachusett-Sudbury power transmission line, concrete piers for towers; 'copy'; Westborough, through Northborough, to Marlborough, Southborough, Mass., Nov. 13, 1917 , waterworks, power lines, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, Stillwater River Channel below Worcester, Nashua & Portland Railroad Arch, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Aug. 9, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, inlet conduit, Dam No. 4, Section 6, from the north, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 9, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, dams, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, at station 322+50, Wayland, Mass., Sep. 12, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Distribution Department, Hyde Park Pumping Station, foundation walls, Hyde Park, Mass., Dec. 20, 1911 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 12, north of station 528, trench for two lines of 60-inch pipe, near Spot Pond Southern Gatehouse, Medford, Mass., Nov. 22, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Section 15, borrow pit, north of station 694, Weston, Mass., Sep. 25, 1903 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, lower quarry, Boylston, Mass., May 2, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

Wachusett Aqueduct, brick lining, Section 6, station 260+, from the south, Northborough, Mass., Oct. 13, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, excavating at main dam site, looking downstream, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 20, 1900 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Section 15, arch, at station 697+15, Weston, Mass., Oct. 7, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, laying double line of 48-inch pipes on Beacon Street, near Winthrop Road, from the east, Brookline, Mass., Jul. 6, 1896 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, pipe trench at Dam No. 2, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 23, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, pipe trench at Dam No. 2, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 23, 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.

Weston Aqueduct, Section 15, rock cut, westerly from station 687+50, Weston, Mass., Oct. 7, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, south end of main flume, from the northeast, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 16, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, dams, construction sites

Sudbury Department, Angellico Swamp, drainage ditches, junction of A Line and main ditch, Southborough, Mass., Dec. 7, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, swamps, construction sites, watershed sanitary improvement

Weston Aqueduct, Section 7, 7 1/2-foot steel pipe in trench, east of station 308, Framingham; Wayland, Mass., Nov. 3, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Spot Pond Pumping Station, pump well chambers, from the north, Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 15, 1899 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 12, trench for two lines of 60-inch pipe in rock, station 517, north of Wright's Pond, Medford, Mass., Jul. 24, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, Clarendon Mill Pond, old wooden conduit, West Boylston, Mass., Aug. 9, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Clinton Sewerage, covered reservoir, Section 2, Clinton, Mass., Jun. 9, 1899 , waterworks, sewage treatment, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, watershed sanitary improvement

Wachusett Dam, looking southwesterly, Clinton, Mass., May 2, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Weston Reservoir, Section 2, core wall from Valve Chamber southerly, Weston, Mass., Aug. 4, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, riprap, Clinton, Mass., Dec. 17, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Aqueduct, excavation, Section 6, station 274+, from the east, Northborough, Mass., Aug. 6, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Contract No. 39, Trunk Line Sewer, Rutland, Holden, looking ahead at sheeted trench, Sta. 472+92 to Sta. 474+82, Rutland-Holden Sewer, Rutland, Mass., Sep. 6, 1934

WORKMEN REBUILDING WRECKED MT. WILSON POWER HOUSE.

Wachusett Dam, looking southwesterly, Clinton, Mass., May 2, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

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