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

Wachusett Dam, dam and waste weir, from the west, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 27, 1905 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, spillways

Wachusett Reservoir, soil stripping in big kettle hole, Section 6, Boylston, Mass., May 29, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Limestone pit at Waitotara desert flat, 14 February 1950, by Leslie Adkin.

Wachusett Aqueduct, boulders in trench near Bartlett's Pond, Section 9, station 397, from the south, Northborough, Mass., Apr. 12, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Section 13, deep trench, westerly from station 595+60, Weston, Mass., May 11, 1903 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, 48-inch pipe, trench, Muddy River, Boston; Brookline, Mass., Oct. 28, 1908 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, foundations for gatehouse at Dam No. 1, from the east, Stoneham, Mass., Apr. 15, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, plastering core wall, Dam No. 1, from the south, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 9, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 12, trench for two 60-inch pipes, Medford, Mass., Jan. 2, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, foundations for gatehouse at Dam No. 1, from the east, Stoneham, Mass., Apr. 15, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, form for sidewall of tunnel, Clinton, Mass., Mar. 6, 1903 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites, viaducts

Wachusett Dam, panoramic view of dam site, from the west, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 8, 1900 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Chestnut Hill Low Service Pumping Station, northeast corner of engine room, Brighton, Mass., Nov. 4, 1898 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Section 13, deep trench, westerly from station 595+60, Weston, Mass., May 11, 1903 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Clinton Sewerage, brick piers and roof centering, Section 2, Clinton, Mass., May 17, 1899 , waterworks, sewage treatment, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, watershed sanitary improvement

Wachusett Dam, from the viaduct, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 5, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Weston Reservoir, Section 2, ledges in northwest portion of section, Weston, Mass., Dec. 11, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, ledge and boulders in the excavation, Clinton, Mass., Mar. 12, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Log stacks and ponds, 08 October 1948, by Leslie Adkin.

Weston Aqueduct, Weston Reservoir, Section 2, ledge cleaned and plastered for foundation of dam, Weston, Mass., Aug. 4, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, timbering in tunnel, east from station 102+, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 15, 1902 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, railroad tunnels, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Section 7, 7 1/2-foot steel pipe in trench, east of station 309, Framingham; Wayland, Mass., Nov. 3, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, 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.

Wachusett Dam, ledge and boulders in the excavation, Clinton, Mass., Mar. 12, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Masetti - Brens valley Building the funicular railway (supply line), Masetti near Pergine, Trentino. Photographer: Schöbl.

Wachusett Dam, Waste Channel from the viaduct, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 1, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, spillways

Goods and transhipment magazine under construction.

The cardboard factory in Verperyd in Ronneby, Blekinge. The factory was running between 1882-1916.

Wachusett Department, Wachusett Aqueduct, water supply for Westborough State Hospital, extension of 12-inch suction pipe to Terminal Chamber; 'copy'; Westborough, through Northborough, to Marlborough, Marlborough, Mass., Nov. 1917 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Fire Wood -- Jerusalem

Porous pipes for foundation of Tokomaru Dam, 01 May 1923, by Leslie Adkin. Gift of G. L. Adkin family estate, 1964.

Wachusett Dam, relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, centering for railroad bridge over waste channel, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 3, 1905 , waterworks, railroad bridges, arch bridges, falsework

Weston Aqueduct, Section 8, screening gravel, Wayland, Mass., Oct. 22, 1901 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, masonry on upstream side, Clinton, Mass., May 2, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Picture from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Gentlemen at a shaft.

Wachusett Dam, upper end of waste channel, looking east, Clinton, Mass., Apr. 2, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, spillways

Wachusett Reservoir, steam shovel working in borrow pit, Boylston, Mass., Jul. 7, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, ledge on the bottom of the excavation pit, Clinton, Mass., Jun. 6, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

House scaffolding, 1940s, New Zealand, by J.W. Chapman-Taylor.

German Laborers Repairing The Campo Dazzo Railroad Bridge, After It Was Bombed By The 15Th Air Force Bombers. Italy, June 1945.

Wachusett Dam, main flume, looking towards entrance, Clinton, Mass., Mar. 2, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Section 1, pipe work, pouring a joint, Southborough, Mass., Oct. 10, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Wachusett Department, Clinton Sewerage Works, washing gravel on bed No. 2, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 21, 1919 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, watershed sanitary improvement

Wachusett Dam, excavating at dam site, from the east, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 17, 1900 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 30, cofferdam, west bank of Neponset River, near West Street, Hyde Park, Mass., Jul. 14, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Weston Reservoir, Section 1, steam shovel loading cars, Weston, Mass., Oct. 7, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, laying crest stone at south end of overflow, Southborough, Mass., Sep. 26, 1896 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, dams, construction sites

Swift River, flood photo, at downstream portal of diversion tunnel, Mass., 3:35 PM, Sept. 23, 1938 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, engineering, floods natural events

Wachusett Reservoir, culvert, station 120; Shrewsbury Road, Boylston, Mass., Jun. 11, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, culverts

Wachusett Dam, Waste Channel, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 5, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, spillways

Wachusett Dam, laying the last stone, laid by John Mercer, laborer, Clinton, Mass., Jun. 24, 1905 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, building ceremonies, construction milestone

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

Wachusett Aqueduct, rock above Stratton Bridge, Section 11, station 497+, from the south, Marlborough, Mass., Dec. 16, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, slope paving, station 173, Shrewsbury Road (near view), Boylston, Mass., May 24, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, roads

Weston Aqueduct, Section 1, waste pipes at Outlet Chamber, Weston Aqueduct Outlet Chamber, Southborough, Mass., Oct. 10, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Forbes Hill Reservoir, Gatehouse, Quincy, Mass., Nov. 28, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, gatehouses, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 34, trench for connection at Arlington Standpipe, Arlington, Mass., Oct. 28, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, culvert, station 120; Shrewsbury Road, Boylston, Mass., Jun. 11, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, culverts

Wachusett Reservoir, grubbing on Section 6, square 300, Boylston, Mass., Apr. 3, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

The area of "Wolf's Shape", the head of Adolf Hitler's headquarters - the remaining of one of the bunkers; from a series of photographs to the article by Miroszek Azembski "in the field of" Mierci Field of harvest "," Wiatr "1953, No. 49, p. 20; Pra 1953 (1953-00-00-1953-00-00);

The area of "Wolf's Shape", the head of Adolf Hitler's headquarters - the remaining of one of the bunkers; from a series of photographs to the article by Miroszek Azembski "in the field of" Mierci Field of harvest "," Wiatr "1953, No. 49, p. 20; Pra 1953 (1953-00-00-1953-00-00);

Wachusett Reservoir, Italian camp, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 10, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction workers, labor camps

Wachusett Aqueduct, Italian camp, Section 5, Berlin, Mass., Oct. 31, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction workers, labor camps

Wachusett Department, Wachusett Dam, upper end of wwasteway, rate of flow over wasteway-350 million gallons per day; Lightning Arrester Chamber in background, Clinton, Mass., Apr. 17, 1916 , waterworks, dams, spillways

Wachusett Dam, ledge on the bottom of the excavation pit, Clinton, Mass., Jun. 6, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

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