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Historical Building and Demolition Scenes

Black and white photos highlight demolition and fire-fighting efforts, featuring vintage machinery and workers at historical construction sites.

Firefighters going up on ladder
Firefighters going up on ladder
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Anefo photo collection. Alderman Van De Velde saves first pile for school complex to Rustenburgerstraat. September 22, 1977
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Anefo photo collection. Major fire in Rotterdam on Het Heemraadplein. December 24, 1962. Rotterdam, South Holland
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Anefo photo collection. Construction of Kermis Waterlooplein Amsterdam / affected. September 24, 1954. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Anefo photo collection. Blazing fire in second Jan Steenstraat. March 15, 1967
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Crane
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Anefo photo collection. First pole for kindergarten at Krommeniestraat Spaarndammerbuurt. June 20, 1977
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Line 2 W / Place de la Nation / Connection Work to Avenue / Tailleurg - Construction of Pieridroits / Attest (towards Star). Place de la Nation, Connecting Work of Avenue Taillebourg, construction of the Pierdroits of the Pointe D Parisian metro. "Line 2. Place de la Nation Connection Work to Avenue Tailleburg. Construction of the Pieurits of the Pointe towards the Place de l'Etoile, Paris (XI-XIIth ARR.)". Photograph of Charles Maindron (1861-1940). November 11, 1900.
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Anefo photo collection. Fire in the loft floor of the Rotterdam town hall, smoke development during extinguishing work. February 13, 1961. Rotterdam, South Holland
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Two men painting window frames of brick building while on wooden scaffold
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Anefo photo collection. Waterlooplein, excavators tossing the middle site. March 20, 1967
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Anefo photo collection. Work on rails at Spui, Amsterdam. August 2, 1972. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Anefo photo collection. Remains of ships found at metro work Waterlooplein Amsterdam, assistant from prof. Glasbergen is looking for parts of ships between clutter /. January 13, 1972. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Gävle, bridge construction over Gavleån 1955-1957.
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Image taken in the work of erecting the Gävle Museum in the years 1938-40. The man in the picture looks to work with some type of steel construction. Bild tagen i arbetet med att uppföra Gävle Museum åren 1938-40. Mannen i bild ser ut att arbeta med någon typ av stålkonstruktion.
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Anefo photo collection. 1,000,000th rubber punching supplies to Egypt. December 4, 1953
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04/30/1971. Cleaning the facade of the National Library.
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Image of the supply of building materials for the temporary monster rooms for the Jaarbeurs on the Maliebaan in Utrecht. In the background the Houses Maliesingel 28 (right) bearing.
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Anefo photo collection. Assignments Steel construction Cooperative Amsterdam Tank. January 16, 1957. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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USA, Louisiana, New Orleans, Load of rolls of newsprint arrives at The Times-Picayune
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Firefighters in the aftermath at the R.P. Andrews paper company fire ca.  between 1910 and 1925.
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New York (United States) August 1915. Terrible accident in New York. Remarkable photograph of the fire that recently occurred in a paint factory.
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Building 127, Boat Shop, Enlarged Door Way at Morris Avenue and 4th Street Corner, Looking Northwest, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.
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Anefo photo collection. Report coal. Coal. December 15, 1945
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Anefo photo collection. Construction parking garage on the square in The Hague. Work in the construction site of the parking garage under the square in The Hague. November 21, 1979. The Hague, South Holland
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Two painters painting window frames of brick building up on raised scaffold
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Anefo photo collection. Fire height gifths with ructens-storage. October 20, 1950
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Closure of 87-squeaky cable blocks According to Engineer Hultman's patent, in Malmskillsgatan mid house No. 32 for the general company's behalf.
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Bread for miners provided by the socialist youth and loaded in loads.
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Firefighters pouring water on bridge in fire
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Anefo photo collection. New piece opened at RAI. October 3, 1978
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GDR, Berlin, 25. 3. 1988, Sophienstraße, repairing the pavement, Trabanten
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Placement of images of craftsmen on the night vowbar construction; Images of workmen. Poured into bronze and stone-colored painted artisans are placed on the night queue construction to replace their chamotte predecessors.
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Industry during the First World War Female workers load wheelbarrows with coke and ashes at a London gas works during the First World War.
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Vintage Photograph. Male workers spreading asphalt on resurfacing of Third Avenue, New York City, Frame 2
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Vintage Photograph. Male workers spreading asphalt on resurfacing of Third Avenue, New York City, Frame 3
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Anefo photo collection. Fire in foam plant factory in Nigtevecht. December 22, 1959. Nigtevecht
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Photos and events from the Ruhr area in the years 1965 to 1971. Colliery settlement, Germany, Europe
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Xmas tree market - N.Y.
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Labor Inspectorate Photo Collection. 9x12 English steel scaffolding. Photo Report Steel Scaffolding usual England van Last, Tjaden Lodder D.D. February 4, 1932. Undated. Britain
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Anefo photo collection. Huge photo of oil refinery to facade of building on Herengracht hung by photographer Uwe lay seals. December 15, 1972
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Vintage Photograph. Fire at paper and carton plant in North Bergen New Jersey.
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Anefo photo collection. Czaar Peterbuurt, Amsterdam, is cleaned by city cleaning. September 3, 1973. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Image of the paving work in the Catharijnesingel in Utrecht, near the city and academic hospital (Catharijnesingel 101): diversing the electricity cables.
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Anefo photo collection. Cleaning machine on the dam. July 6, 1973. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Construction equipment and rubble in front of partly demolished building, Boston , Demolition, Ruins, Hoisting machinery, Urban renewal. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection
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Workmen laying tar and asphalt in Cornhill, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
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08/31/1947. Workers Repairing Traffic Lights.
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Madrid, August 1951. The reform of Alcalá Street. Hundreds of workers work on the construction sites in the section between Cibeles and Velázquez Street.
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Anefo photo collection. Edam's play tower is on collapse. The fire brigade is to save the tower. May 3, 1972. Edam, Noord-Holland
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Anefo photo collection. Belgian Alpinists climb Tower Grote Eusebiuskerk Arnhem investigate defects. March 5, 1988. Arnhem
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Anefo photo collection. Fire in the Krommenie linoleum factory. Recording complex where the fire raged. March 21, 1963. Krommenie, Noord-Holland, Zaanstad
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Anefo photo collection.  unknown . Work in Amsterdam, sewers etc. September 6, 1958. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Anefo photo collection. Construction of the National Monument places sculpture reliefs Rädecker. October 14, 1955. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Maintenance of Gas Light, Fort, Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 1946 Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox
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Anefo photo collection. Fire in Lodewijk Tripstraat. January 10, 1969
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View of excavation work for the construction of electricity along the east side of the Neude in Utrecht.
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Anefo photo collection. Work on Amsterdam Waterlooplein, a machine is busy creating the ground. March 5, 1981
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The strike of the miners of HBL Lorraine on 23.1.1974 and their housing situation in settlements and in the town of Merlenbach, FRA, France, Europe
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Caution - men at work , Road construction, Construction workers. Edmund L. Mitchell Collection
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12/24/1932. Fire in Barcelona at the "el Siglo" Warehouses Photo: Brangulí.
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Construction Cranes in Front of Building
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Air Raid Precautions: Set of 50 cards issued by WD & H0 Wills, Britain 1938, in preparation for the anticipated coming of World War II. Medium trailer fire pump which could be attached to private cars or light commercial vehicles to augment the official fire services Here in action fighting a factory fire.
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Photos and events from the Ruhr area in the years 1965 to 1971. Colliery settlement, Germany, Europe
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Anefo photo collection. Nine guest workers killed in the event of a fire in Amstelstraat, Amsterdam. December 5, 1970. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Women Run a Boat- Life on Board the Canal Barge 'heather Bell', 1942 On arriving at the warehouse where the barge is to be unloaded, Miss March stows the top strings which have kept the cloths near the flour in place during transit.
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Anefo photo collection. Warm Karwei in very warm summer weather, asphalt worker in Rapenburgerstraat, Amsterdam. July 18, 1972. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Demonstration of Engineering Equipment (Water), New York , Civil defense, Pipes Conduits. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization
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Anefo photo collection. Construction of the E36 motorway. Overview. March 7, 1961
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Anefo photo collection. Assignments Steel construction Cooperative Amsterdam Tank. January 16, 1957. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Photo collection Government information service. HUNGER WINTER. Lack of wood. Empty houses are demolished or demolished in the search for wood. 1945
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Political demonstration of the workers of Petrograd on June 18, 1917. In the foreground, a column of workers at the Novy Lessner plant. Photo by P. Otsup.
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Fulton Fish Market, 1943
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Demolition old exhibition. According to Uncle Piet, the smoke comes to D'background of dynamite ..
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Anefo photo collection. Housing shortage, Jan Koster in a ton on the Dam. September 13, 1965. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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New York City, 1930 - Old-timer keeping up with the boys. Many structural workers are above middle-age. Empire State Building
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Anefo photo collection. Alderman L. J. Kuijpers van Amsterdam stores first pile for new wing from St. Bernardus. Alderman Kuijpers strikes. November 4, 1970. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Rope Store: Peerless Equipment Co. Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991). , May 3, 1938. Gelatin silver photograph, sheet: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (19.1 x 24.1 cm).   Photography May 3, 1938
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Anefo photo collection. Work during the construction of the IJ tunnel in Amsterdam. Air sleeve on the northern side of the IJ tunnel. October 4, 1966. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Renovation of the White House during the Truman Administration. Construction activity and equipment at the south porch of the White House, Feb. 27, 1950. - (BSLOC_2014_15_124)
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Shift change at Krupphuettenwerke AG on 14. 9. 1971 in Rheinhausen, Germany, Europe
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