Historic Waterworks Reservoirs

Early 1900s black and white images of waterworks reservoirs and construction sites, showcasing tranquil waters and rocky landscapes amidst a natural setting.

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Dam No. 8 and Basket Cove, from north end of Bold Point, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 17, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, western part, from the south, near gatehouse, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 29, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, general views, construction completed

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Dam No. 8 and Basket Cove, from north end of Bold Point, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 17, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Chestnut Hill Low Service Pumping Station, fill for pipe yard and coal track, Brighton, Mass., Sep. 16, 1898 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Dam No. 8 and Basket Cove, from north end of Bold Point, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 17, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, eastern part, from the west, near Dam No. 2, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 29, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, general views, construction completed

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, looking northwest from shore near Gatehouse, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 1, 1906 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, looking northwest from shore near Gatehouse, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 1, 1906 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, eastern shore, Section 7, from Great Island. Buildings in background, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 2, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, Sections M and O, barrier between sections, from the southeast, Marlborough, Mass., Sep. 20, 1897 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Mortar Cove, Section 6 (compare with Landscape Architects' photograph No. 21), Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 20, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Dam No. 8, from north end of Bold Point, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 17, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, dam and excavation, near Malden Pumping Station, from the south, Stoneham, Mass., Oct. 18, 1897 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, Section M, northeastern part, showing division line (dike) between Sections M and O on the right, from the south, Marlborough, Mass., Mar. 26, 1897 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, looking northerly towards Pond Street near the pumping station, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 19, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, general views

Wachusett Reservoir, N. C. Hawkins' land, damage done by freshets, Lancaster, Mass., Apr. 15, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, watershed sanitary improvement

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Mud and Great Islands, Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 20, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, Section Q, delivery pipe from dredge discharging into main embankment, from the east, Marlborough, Mass., Sep. 22, 1897 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, stripping on Section 6 above Scar Bridge, looking westerly, Boylston, Mass., Nov. 9, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, excavating near Bold Point, from the northeast, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 14, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Old Pepe's Cove, Section 1, Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 18, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Aqueduct, water in excavation, Section 11, station 476+, from the northwest, Marlborough, Mass., Dec. 16, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Clinton Sewerage, inlet to Filter-bed No. 26, Lancaster, Mass., Sep. 25, 1899 , waterworks, sewage treatment, filter beds, watershed sanitary improvement

Wachusett Dam, from the west, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 1, 1903 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Old Pepe's Cove, from the east at junction of Woodland Road and Pond Street; after improvement, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 19, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, general views

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Line, Section 24, 20-inch pipe under Charles River, Newton; Watertown, Mass., Jul. 11, 1898 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, eastern shore, Section 7, from Great Island, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 2, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Department, Clinton Sewerage filter-beds, condition of bed after a flowage of 30 minutes, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 24, 1909 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, filter beds, watershed sanitary improvement

Wachusett Dam, from the west, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 1, 1903 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, Waushacum Brook channel, (compare with No. 5957), Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Nov. 13, 1905 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, brooks

Wachusett Aqueduct, Open Channel, trench full of water, Section 11, station 481+, from the north, Marlborough, Mass., Aug. 3, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Wachusett Aqueduct, stripping, and Charles F. Choate's road crossing, Section 11, from the east, Southborough, Mass., Mar. 29, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Dark Hollow Pond (with ducks) and Spot Pond, looking southerly, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 22, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, west basin, from the north, at Dam No. 2; before filling, with concrete bottom and pipe line, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 5, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, pipes conduits

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, east basin, from the south, near Dam No. 5, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 5, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, northern portion, from Bear Hill Observatory, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 4, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, 150 cords of wood and 125,000 feet of logs near Howe's saw mill, West Boylston, Mass., Mar. 12, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Sudbury Department, Pegan Filters, Pumping Station and surroundings, Natick, Mass., Nov. 9, 1903 , waterworks, pumping stations, filter beds, watershed sanitary improvement, construction completed

Sudbury Department, Framingham Reservoir No. 3, shore improvement on south side, looking east, Framingham, Mass., Jan. 8, 1908 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, removing dam at Oakdale mill pond, West Boylston, Mass., Mar. 12, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, east basin, from the north, at west end of Dam No. 3, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 5, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, Waushacum Brook channel, (compare with No. 5957), Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Nov. 13, 1905 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, brooks

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, east basin, looking north, Stoneham, Mass., May 25, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, mud area covered with gravel, on the west side of Mud Island, Section 5, from the east, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 9, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, work on east shore of Great Island, Section 5, from the west, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 22, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, eastern part, from the west, near road, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 29, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, general views, construction completed

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, southeast shore near Mortar Cove, Section 6, Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 19, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

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

Contract No. 108, Utility Wharves, Quabbin Reservoir, Ware, general view of utility wharf and anchorage basin, looking southwesterly, Ware, Mass., Aug. 17, 1945

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, borrow pit, east of station 79, Clinton, Mass., Feb. 3, 1903 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, north side, east end of Bold Point, Section 1, Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 18, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Bear Hill Reservoir, easterly portion, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 26, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Builder: Building company Contractor, Stockholm. Construction of cable crane.

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, northern part, from near the Botume Estate, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 17, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, south from Sawyer's Mills, Boylston, Mass., Oct. 15, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, northern part, from the top of the chimney of the Northern High Service Pumping Station, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 22, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, Quinapoxet River, northerly side, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Nov. 23, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

The bridge construction for the double track over the channel between Rönninge - stream.

Sudbury Department, Hopkinton Dam, from the south, Ashland, Mass., Apr. 28, 1910 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, dams

Distribution Department, Hyde Park Pumping Station, site, Hyde Park Avenue, Hyde Park, Mass., Nov. 14, 1911 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, Quinapoxet River channel during improvement, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Jun. 2, 1905 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, river beds, construction sites

Clinton Sewerage, filter-beds, Section 1, Lancaster, Mass., May 17, 1899 , waterworks, sewage treatment, filter beds, watershed sanitary improvement

Wachusett Dam, from the southeast, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 1, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

The construction of the double track between Rönninge and power.

Placer mining for gold. Old Virginia City, Placer County, California 1940. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Placer County

Wachusett Aqueduct, trench full of water, Section 10, station 466, from the southeast, Northborough, Mass., Apr. 12, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Reservoir, Foreman's house (formerly Marshall L. Upham's house; see No. 4151), Weston, Mass., Aug. 12, 1915 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures

Wachusett Dam, from the west, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 1, 1903 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, Waste Channel, looking upstream; visit by MWSB board members and officials of cities and towns in the Metropolitan Water District (approximately 120 people attended), Clinton, Mass., May 27, 1908 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, dams, spillways

Sudbury Department, improvement of Lake Cochituate, north from culvert in county road, before constructing drain, Framingham, Mass., Jul. 13, 1910 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, watershed sanitary improvement

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 1, cofferdam, looking northwesterly, Newton, Mass., Jul. 7, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, apron at end of main flume, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 20, 1900 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Waban Hill Reservoir, elevation of water 261.42, Newton, Mass., Sep. 12, 1919 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, looking northeasterly along the shore, from near Hadley Cove, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 19, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, general views

The bridge construction for the double track over the channel between Rönninge - stream.

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.

Reinforcement work of the railway bridge over the Pite River at Sikfors on the line between Piteå and Älvsbyn.

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, looking northeasterly along the shore, from near Hadley Cove, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 19, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, general views

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

Wachusett Reservoir, Quinapoxet River, building dam, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Sep. 2, 1905 , waterworks, rivers, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, looking northwest, Stoneham, Mass., Oct. 23, 1908 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, general views

Wachusett Dam, looking northeasterly, Clinton, Mass., Jun. 18, 1903 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Forbes Hill Reservoir, looking easterly from reservoir, Quincy, Mass., Jan. 1, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, general views

Wachusett Reservoir, high water, southeasterly from west bank, Sawyer's Mills, Boylston, Mass., Jun. 22, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Aqueduct, trench, full of water, in swamp, Section 9, station 369, from the north, Northborough, Mass., Apr. 12, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, bridge between Mud Island and Great Island, Section 5, from the east, Stoneham, Mass., Oct. 3, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Department, Wachusett-Sudbury power transmission line, regular 50-foot single pole with cross over clamps and double telephone arm with transposition brackets, Southborough, Mass., Aug. 1, 1918 , waterworks, power lines, aqueducts, construction completed

Wachusett Dam, excavation, looking westerly, Clinton, Mass., Dec. 3, 1900 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, high water, southeasterly from west bank, Sawyer's Mills, Boylston, Mass., Jun. 22, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Department, Wachusett-Sudbury power transmission line, unreeling and stringing conductors along shore of Sudbury Reservoir, Southborough, Mass., May 29, 1918 , waterworks, power lines, construction sites

Clinton Sewerage, filter-beds, Lancaster, Mass., Nov. 1, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, filter beds, watershed sanitary improvement

Wachusett Reservoir, stripping, Section 10, northwest from square 135, West Boylston, Mass., May 8, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

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

Clinton Sewerage, filter-beds, Section 1, Lancaster, Mass., May 17, 1899 , waterworks, sewage treatment, filter beds, watershed sanitary improvement

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, improving west shore, from the east, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 14, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Belger. Look at Belgerbelbe with tractor

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, northern part, from near the Botume Estate, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 17, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Builder: Building company Contractor, Stockholm. Last day for piling.

Riesa. Construction of a master bridge

Monthly Progress Photo, Rebuilt Sea Wall - Little Street Corner, Looking East, 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 Spot Pond Reservoir, riprap on Dam No. 11, Section 2, from the north, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 22, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

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