Historical Construction Equipment

Black and white images of workers and heavy machinery, showcasing draglines and excavation efforts in various construction contexts from the mid-20th century.

Anefo photo collection. Resumption IJ tunnel work. Truck with dragline. October 2, 1961

Anefo photo collection. Parts of channel Kootwijk back. April 4, 1947

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Construction and improvement of roads, dikes and savings basins, stabilization, national roads, Rijksweg 4a. October 1959

Anefo photo collection. New highway between Hoevelaken and Nijkerk almost ready, work on roadside. April 13, 1966. Hoevelaken, Nijkerk

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Tools. undated

Poll photo collection. Israel 1964-1965: Ashdod, Port building. Crane lifts building materials on a train carriage. January 1, 1964. Ashdod, Israel

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. extraction, tillage, leveling, farming, draglines, watergave. August 1957. Almelo, Overijssel

Vintage Photograph. Two workmen pouring transit mix concrete over sanitary pipe along the route of the Garden State Parkway, near Perth Amboy, New Jersey

Anefo photo collection. Build Benelux tunnel. To explain sand layer to the west of Rotterdam bulldozers. November 14, 1963. Rotterdam, South Holland

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Construction and improvement of roads, dikes and savings basins, national roads, Linnhoff machine, Rijksweg 12. October 1960

Poll photo collection. Travel to Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles. Dragline in the Nicker Polder. 1947. Nickerie, Suriname

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Laying, improving, road, dikes, savings stations, stabilizations, cement, container sites, workers, deep mixers, margriethaven. January 1968. Margriethaven

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. forest processing, agricultural machinery, tools, workers, tree trunks, trailers, hoisting work, tractors. undated

Renovation of the 'Ruyghweg' sports park in Den Helder (March 1990).

Poll photo collection. Schiphol. Construction work Schiphol. Crane trucks. July 1945. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. construction and improvement of roads, dikes and savings baskets, stabilization, national roads, tractor, bulldozer leaf, Rijksweg 4a. October 1959

Anefo photo collection. Making Kaden Europoort for shell mammoth tankers. May 27, 1963. Europoort, Rotterdam

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Bros-deep mixer type LSPRM-84A. January 1967

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Construction and improvement of roads, dikes and savings baskets, sanda falt, finishing machine. August 1956

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. agricultural machinery and equipment, work, slot graves, buckeye. undated

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. extraction, tillage, leveling, characterized, unloading scraper, willreit. June 1958. De Wilreit

Psk.Sweden scrapping.Sweden (depicted - name)

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Draglines, workers, dumpers, drawers, pigeons pants. April 1949. Pigeonse Broek

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Recreational areas, airports E.D., workers, concrete trucks. 1963. Rotterdam, South Holland

Image of the loading of open cars from the N.S. With sand near Zanderij Maarn te Maarn.

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Bros-deep mixer type LSPRM-84A. January 1967

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Agricultural machinery, tools, work, workers. undated

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Drainage, work. 1972. Beekbergen

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Army Enjoys. With a crane truck a trupulation vehicle is set to a low loader. July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Agricultural machinery, tools, men. undated

Vintage Photograph. Crane clearing debris.

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Draglines, workers, chicken carts, work, pigeon pants. March 1949. Pigeonse Broek

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Army Enjoys. With a crane truck a trupulation vehicle is set to a low loader. July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Machines, hardening tests, drive mechanisms, Koningsweg. undated

Description: Some of the tractors took part in the repair of Almakhzan Deflector Dam, Abyan, Western Aden protectorate. In this job about one thousand cows and several tractors took part. Location: Abyan, Aden, Yemen Date: 1950-1959

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Elsevier photo collection. Natural gas extraction Ameland except N.A.M. Caltex started Mobil-Oil construction derrick Ameland. Difficulties occurred, water North Sea flushed drilling position. foundation mode. February 6, 1964. Ameland, Friesland

Track building in Klippan. The picture shows a steam -driven lingerie.

Anefo photo collection. Team championships in Flevopolder, one of the actions of action. October 11, 1972. Flevoland

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Construction and improvement of roads, dikes and savings basins, stabilization, national roads, Rijksweg 4a. October 1959

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Construction and improvement of roads, dikes and savings basins, stabilization, national roads, Rijksweg 4a. October 1959

New bridge at Kvistrum for normal tracks during installation in the autumn of 1963.

American Soldiers And Sailors Work Together Loading Trucks At Meeks Field Keflavik, Iceland. Both Soldiers And Sailors Have Worked Together Since Beginning This New Airport. May 1943.

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Laying, improving, road, dikes, savings stations, stabilizations, cement, container sites, workers, deep mixers, margriethaven. January 1968. Margriethaven

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Anefo photo collection. Dijk at Kampen Zuidoostpolder leveling the dyke. November 7, 1950. Kampen

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Barbergreen Ditcher. 1951

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Wood storage places, tree trunks, hoisting equipment, tow trucks, workers. undated

Earth Moving Equipment. April 30, 1948.

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Recreation sites, airports E.D., extensions, work, workers, Rotterdam airport. September 1964. Rotterdam, South Holland

Carbon transport.

Poll photo collection. Irrigation works in the negative desert. Worker on an excavator at the construction of a pipeline. January 1, 1960. Israel, Negev

Poll photo collection. Evening works at the kibbuts Hakuk at Lake Tiberias. A worker working on the engine of a tractor during the construction of a channel. January 1, 1960. Hakuk, Israel

Anefo photo collection. Lelystad. July 8, 1955. Lelystad

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Buildings, cars, tow trucks, lifting work, tree trunks. undated

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Draglines, workers, barrels. undated

Elsevier photo collection. Travel Suriname Netherlands Antilles. shovel loads ore tipping cart site Surinamese Bauxite Maatschappij Moengo. 1947. Moengo, Suriname

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Work, draglines, boulders. undated. Biesbosch

Excavations (started in 1975) and the pile of steel sheet piles.

The Maasvlakte in the Netherlands at the start of construction on 10. 11. 1971 on a very large international port near Rotterdam, NDL, the Netherlands

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. NPC, pipelines, machines, workers, crossing roads. 1965

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Crawling closures, supply lines, graves, hole of liners N1. 1968

The Cameroon (Magazine Unit). Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. October 5, 1972. Emmeloord

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Construction and improvement of roads, dikes and savings stabbing, stabilize. December 1956. Germany, Soltau

Degradation HDA.

Blasting For Iron Ore: A Mine At Corby, Northants -- The gaping mouth of the bucket of the baring digger could take a man, upright, with ease. May 21, 1947. (Photo by Pictorial Press).

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Companies, turf, work, Heidemij-Barenbrug, the Rips. October 13, 1972. De Rips, Noord-Brabant

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Road construction. Oelerbrug near Delden. Kleiput. undated. Delden

Anefo photo collection. Metro building, Amsterdam; Heien. September 8, 1970. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Construction roads, workers, machines, tools. undated

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. A Repair and Salvage Unit, possibly No. 108 R&SU, at work on a damaged Supermarine Spitfire Mark V, being supported by a Coles crane, beside the road near Medjez el Bab, Tunisia. On the opposite side of the road a salvaged Hawker Hurricane awaits attention.

Vintage Photograph. A large earth moving machine.

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Groundwork, graves, machines, bulldozers. undated

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Source lemming, main nature transport lines, water drainage, between flapping, Groningen. July 1967. Balkbrug, Groningen, Between

Cement truck at a construction site

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Workers, draglines, digging locks. undated

Excavator at work at Bangården

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Army Enjoys. With a crane truck a trupulation vehicle is set to a low loader. July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

LOWER SECTION OF 100-INCH TELESCOPE TUBE BEING TRUCKED UP MT. WILSON TOLL ROAD. MEN MOVING TELEPHONE WIRES OUT OF THE WAY.

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Tire roller of the N.V. Lareeco. 1972. Arnhem

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Disc poles. undated

Poll photo collection. Irrigation project in the negative desert. Tubes and a dragline at a ditch for laying a pipeline. January 1, 1960. Israel, Negev

Vintage Photograph. Highway construction of garden state parkway.

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. construction and improvement of roads, dikes and savings basins, stabilization machine. December 1956

Anefo photo collection. Bouw Almere in South Flevopolder; Overview of construction work. January 6, 1976. Almere, Flevoland

Poll photo collection. An internally stifed tube that has rolled down from a truck to be placed in the context of a irrigation project in the negative desert. January 1, 1960. Israel, Negev

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Draglines, workers. undated

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Laying, improving, road, dikes, savings stations, stabilizations, cement, container sites, workers, deep mixers, margriethaven. January 1968. Margriethaven

Poll photo collection. Travel to Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles. Construction work on Bonaire. 1947. Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. NPC, pipelines, respiration methods, workers, machines, work floors. 1965

Vintage Photograph. Two construction vehicles getting rid of rubble.

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Anefo photo collection. Recovery: Walcheren (Nollegat). Repair nollegat. Crane and workers. 1945. Walcheren, Zeeland

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Crawling closures, brown kil d2. 1968

Gold Mining In Fiji -- Working in the Emperor open cut, electric shovels load breken are in trucks.Gold mining, the Colony's second largest industry, was begun in 1935. The two principal companies operating are The Emperor and The Loloma. Fijians provide 75% of the labour on the goldfield and many of them have become skilled mineworkers. Special attention has been paid by the mining companies to the welfare of their employees. Living accommodation of a high standard has been provided, extensive playing fields laid out and community halls have been built. The industry suffered a temporary setback owing to labour and equipment shortage during the latter part of the war. The peak year of production being 1941 when a yield of 119,000 ozs. was obtained. September 12, 1951. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

Vintage photograph. A crane claw dumps charred sugar cane onto a truck bound for the mill in Hawaii

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Recreation sites, airports, extension, stamps, workers, distribution machines. August 1967. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Placement 55 meters high artwork; Energy needle in Almere. July 5, 1984. Almere, Flevoland

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