Historical Construction Photos

Vintage photographs capturing construction sites and equipment from the mid-20th century, reflecting the evolution of building techniques.

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.

Anefo photo collection. Collecting caissons in the Veerse Hole. AIR FOTOS. April 13, 1961. Veere, Veerse Gat, Zeeland

Anefo photo collection. IJtunnel, first tunnel element in place, overview of the element. May 31, 1965

Tingstad Factory.Work is loaded for England.

Copper ready for loading. Frank and Frances Carpenter collection , Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951, Copper,Alaska,Cordova,1890-1920, Railroad tracks,Alaska,Cordova,1890-1920, United States,Alaska,Cordova

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

Isaac Peral (1852-1895). Spanish engineer, sailor and designer of the Peral Submarine. Partial tests verified the Peral submarine in the dock of Arsenal de la Carraca, 1889. Cadiz. Andalusia. Spain.

Anefo photo collection. Work on the bridge over the new Prinsengracht. February 24, 1959

Anefo photo collection. Laundry sewerzinker amstel. July 26, 1953. Amstel, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Renovation of Handelskade Amsterdam. 18 February 1953. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Flood lent (Nijmegen). April 2, 1952. Lent, Nijmegen

Anefo photo collection. Dijkwerk Ouwerkerk (Schouwen-pigeon country) after flood. October 17, 1953. Ouwerkerk, Zeeland

Poll photo collection. Rijnvaart, Reportage from motorcycle ship Damco 230: West Germany. Cranes at BASF in Ludwigshafen. April 1, 1955. Germany, Ludwigshafen, West Germany

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Construction and improvement of roads, dikes and savings baskets, gravel pilotabilization, gravel clay. October 1960

Sweden (depicted - name).Sweden (depicted - name)

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

Big French Refinery Reopens--SOCONY VACUUM. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

View of the lock, looking upstream - 28th July 1928. Photograph from an album commemorating the opening of the Nag Hammadi Barrage (dam) in 1930. Date: 1928

La Chapelle Paper Plant. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. Work on the "spring sequence". February 16, 1961

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.

Builder: Building company Contractor, Stockholm. Götaälvsbron. Pile of casses in dry dock at Trollhättan.

Anefo photo collection. Disaster Tuindorp Oostzaan Rijnwerkers in action. January 19, 1960. Oostzaan

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Chelsea Creek Tunnel, shaft guard on East Boston shore, East Boston, Mass., Jun. 3, 1914 , waterworks, water tunnels, 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.

Placing a platform at the Harssens scaffolding in Den Helder.

Anefo photo collection. Latest closing work Ouwerkerk (Schouwen Duiveland) Various activities, including the night. November 3, 1953. Ouwerkerk, Schouwen-Duiveland

Anefo photo collection. Water shorts sand piston "Ahoy" sucks water from the Hoeksewaard in Oude Maas at Puttershoek. 12 February 1953. Puttershoek

Aerial view of a part of the area affected during the flood disaster of 1953. Note: The description of this photo is not yet complete and will be supplemented on the basis of the data available at a later stage. However, of many photos of the flood disaster 1953, the location is unknown.

Anefo photo collection. Bridge construction in the Haringvliet by the genius. August 14, 1959

Poll photo collection. Rijnvaart, reportage from Tugboat Duvo 9: The Netherlands. Stone factories at the entrance of the Pannerdens canal, seen from the Waal. April 1, 1955. Gelderland, Pannerden

The construction of the port at Telegraph Mountain (Kummeläs).

Anefo photo collection. Santa Kyriaki at Ijmuiden is excavated, workmen of Wijsmuller to put the cable to the sea. January 7, 1966. IJmuiden

Oil filling in freight wagon tanks.

External stone ground in Kalmarsund 1906. The first lysboh with Aga cutting light.

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Graves and improving channels, laying bridges, water boards, improvements, excavations, Oude IJssel, Aastrang. July 1958

Timber position at Årstabron's building.

Anefo photo collection. Noordoostpolder water running laboratory The Voorst various waterworks. January 24, 1956. Noordoostpolder

Construction of Jaffa pier. Lighters on the Jaffa coast inside the so called Rocks of Andromeda, men in boats in the harbor ca. 1934.

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

Anefo photo collection. Gas oil in the EEM at Amersfoort; People from the Environmental Service of Provinciale Waterstaat busy with the Eem. October 17, 1974

Anefo photo collection. Water shortage 1953 The Dijkgat at Herkingen on Goeree-Overflakkee, made in early February 1953, but was not closed in time, is now thrown with basalt blocks. Zolderschuiten with these blocks are hazarded in the hole and at great speed the pieces of basalt are then thrown into the water. 12 March 1953. Goeree-Overflakkee, Herkingen, South Holland

Bonneville Scenes -- Spent waters. At Bonneville Dam every bit of energy is being wrung from the waters of the Columbia River as they pass through the huge turbines that drive the 10 generators, whose total capacity of 518,000 kilowatts is being used to meet heightened power demands. April 16, 1947. (Photo by Wide World Photos).

Anefo photo collection. Waal near Nijmegen. Construction qualifications at Waal near Nijmegen. November 25, 1955. Nijmegen, Waal

Anefo photo collection. Wrecking clearance between piers Ijmuiden, the craneouses. March 31, 1965. IJmuiden

Anefo photo collection. Work on the Delta Works. May 28, 1959

Anefo photo collection. Flood railroad repair Moerdijk bridge. Repair Pavement Moerdijk. 19 February 1953. Moerdijk

Arrival of Merchandise at Port of Rouen. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. Possible closure ford factory in western port area Amsterdam. The Ford factory to be closed. January 14, 1981. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Recovery of the dog blinds at Petten. November 20, 1958. Petten

LEVEE CIRCA 1900 BARRELS OF APPLES FROM CALHOUN COUNTY ILLINOIS SHIPPED BY STEAMBOAT EADS BRIDGE IN BACKGROUND ST. LOUIS MO USA

Elsevier photo collection. Zuiderzeewerken. 1952. Flevoland, IJsselmeer

Herring Fleet Puts To Sea Men Win Strike For Extra Food Rations -- The herring fleet sail into rough seas on leaving Yarmouth harbour for the fishing grounds yesterday.The British herring fleet sailed from Yarmouth and lowest off yesterday after the fishermen had won their strike for full seaman's rations. During the fishing season the men are to receive four extra ounces of sugar and five shillingsworth of meat weekly. October 10, 1946. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Workers, work, boats. undated. Biesbosch

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 1, Charles River, cofferdam, looking northerly, Weston, Mass., Sep. 15, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Anefo photo collection. Work Expansion Plan Slotermeer. December 13, 1948. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Slotermeer

Anefo photo collection. Latest new Brugeel Moerdijk bridge placed. November 26, 1977. Moerdijk

Anefo photo collection. Building plates Zeeland. Farms in high water. May 25, 1953. Zeeland

05/31/1913. Terrible fire in Hamburg. Extinction work from the sea of the formidable fire that destroyed important rice mills in that port.

Dam Site At Night -- Just short of a year ago work began at Marshall Ford Dam site on the treacherous Colorado River of Texas. Concreting began in November, and now, 45% complete, day and night work progresses on this 190-foot flood control and water conservation structure under supervision of the Bureau of Reclamation. April 5, 1938. (Photo by Acme).

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

Italy, Sicily, Agrigento, extension work on the dam to defend the beach san lion, 1910-20.

Anefo photo collection. Printed Potato Auction Grootebroek .. June 3, 1948

Anefo photo collection. WI West Indies / Anefo London series. Installations refinery Royal Dutch Petroleum Maatschappij, Schottegat Willemstad. {1940-1945}. Curacao

The construction of the Electricity Agency in Kirkenes, Norway. The culvers at high tide. The photograph is part of an album from AB de Laval's steam turbine, 1909. "The Power Station of Aktieselkabet Sydvaranner in Kirkenes".

Anefo photo collection. Ouwerkerk work. November 11, 1953. Ouwerkerk

Builder: Building company Contractor, Stockholm. Work image.

The small but historic town of Hoi An is located on the Thu Bon River 30km (18 miles) south of Danang. During the time of the Nguyen Lords (1558 - 1777) and even under the first Nguyen Emperors, Hoi An - then known as Faifo - was an important port, visited regularly by shipping from Europe and all over the East. By the late 19th Century the silting up of the Thu Bon River and the development of nearby Danang had combined to make Hoi An into a backwater. This obscurity saved the town from serious fighting during the wars with France and the USA, so that at the time of reunification in 1975 it was a forgotten and impoverished fishing port lost in a time warp.

Monthly Progress Photo, Removal of Cob Dock, Looking Southwest, Coastwise Dredging Company, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Waste incineration station. Trash

Builder: Building company Contractor, Stockholm. Baths.

Vintage Photograph. Hardwood logs at the Abidjan Port awaiting to be loaded on ship in the background in Ivory Coast Africa.

Anefo photo collection. First tunnel piece from the IJttunnel from the dock. Overview of the dock already opened with opened sheet pile. November 19, 1963

Anefo photo collection. Fire in Wormerveer. Extinguishing work. August 3, 1961. Noord-Holland, Wormerveer, Zaanstad

Anefo photo collection. The first zinc piece is lowered in the damaged dike at Schelphoek on Schouwen-Duiveland. The zinc piece is placed in position. February 14, 1974. Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland

Steam crane bar N: O 5 (depicted - name).Steam crane bar N: O 5 (depicted - name)

"The Sleepless Port" - (Magazine Unit). Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. Construction Stormsburding Oosterschelde, on the Neeltje Jans working island gets a little more form at the Plagdam, a large part is ready and will go to 83. 11 February 1982. Oosterschelde

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Laying, improving, weighing, dikes, savings basins, trackers, cement spreaders, frais, compactors, Howard train. 1967. Rotterdam, South Holland

Meissen. Aalreusen, prepared for drying. Look About the Elbe with Personal Sidebaddampfer "Diesbar" on a furnace factoryMeissen. Aalreusen, prepared for drying. View over the Elbe with person's side wheel steamer "Diesbar" on a furnace factory

Sea-Coal Border To Drill In Firth Of Forth : The famous Firth of Forth Bride forms a Background to the 185ft Sea Coal boring tower as tugs Jockey into Position for the Tow to the Boring Site.The Strangest Craft ever to sail the firth of Forth, was towed from St. David's Harbour, Fife, Scotland to a point 1¼ miles off Kirkcaldy.The Strange craft is a floating Drilling-Tower Which will be used for boring into the sea-bed to discover the reserves of coal, and will start drilling operations in the firth of forth next month. May 24, 1955. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd.).

DEU, Germany, Dortmund: Personalities from politics, economy and culture from the years 1965-71. Duisberg, harbour facility ca. 1965. inland harbour, Europe

One mine bursts into the water En mina sprängs i vattnet

Anefo photo collection. The construction workers get started again, the building of the Dutch bank on Frederiksplein. March 7, 1963

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

Anefo photo collection. Former drilling platform dragged from Rotterdam to Norway, the capacity en route. July 7, 1976. Norway, Rotterdam

Unloading of wooden goods from Salsåker's sawmill, Ångermanland.

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