Historical Construction Sites

Images documenting historical infrastructure projects, featuring workers at construction sites, gas pipes, and dams from the late 1800s to early 1900s.

Wachusett Dam, inclined shaft in bottom of gorge showing contact of granite and schist, looking southerly, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 31, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

New Delhi - Compound Site - 1974, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. extraction, tillage, leveling, farming, peat profiles. December 1959. Overijssel, Vriezenveen

Portrait of Borg's hydroelectric power plants. Vault over the left drain. Cracking.

Italian cargo ship bottom injury.Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Electrolysis, Cambridge Water Works, Boylston Street near Eliot Street, 6-inch cast-iron pipe showing electrolytic pittings; age 14 years, exposed to electrolysis 7 years, Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 13, 1904 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Photo from Year Station

Where they got sand for building the railroad. Frank and Frances Carpenter collection , Gift; Mrs. W. Chapin Huntington; 1951, Sand,Alaska,Anchorage,1890-1920, Railroad construction & maintenance,Alaska,Anchorage,1890-1920, Tunnels,Alaska,Anchorage,1890-1920, United States,Alaska,Anchorage

Labor Inspectorate Photo Collection. 6x6 hay bolgle; 2.5 Inch tube, holes drilled end, causing iron rod. November 1951

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Drajection with Draka Technafolis. May 1963. Ommen

Wachusett Reservoir, ledge uncovered on Scar Bridge Road, Section 6, pot holes, Boylston, Mass., Oct. 15, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, glacial landforms

Anefo photo collection. Colony Demossas from the North Sea now in Artis. August 9, 1961. North Sea

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. extraction, tillage, leveling, farming, workers, teams, tasting, front. 15 June 1956. Noordoostpolder

Cotton seed, cotton seed hulls and dry pads of cotton waste in gin yard. West, Texas 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , West, Texas , McLennan County

Electrolysis, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 11, Boylston Street, electrolytic pittings in 48-inch pipe No. 799, Cambridge, Mass., Jun. 29, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

The construction of the subway in Paris 1899-1911. "Le Métro de Paris".

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Laying, improving, weighing, dikes, savings basins, trial jobs. 1968. Gelderland, Schaarsbergen

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Standardization of streams, digging and damping of locks, laying sewerage, divers and concrete, measuring rugs, land consolidation. October 1952. Dodewaard, Ochten

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Laying, improving, weighing, dikes, savings basins, trial jobs. 1968. Gelderland, Schaarsbergen

Electrolysis, electrolysis of 42-inch pipe No. 100, Broadway, near Williams Street, Chelsea, Mass., Dec. 7, 1907 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

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.

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Construction and improvement of roads, dikes and savings basins, water boards, coating, ground cement, ommerveld. June 1956

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 43, old and new 24-inch water mains and 12-inch sewer, Adams Street at Randolph Avenue, Milton, Mass., May 7, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

View in a work pit at the foot of the statue Jan van Nassau (Domplein) in Utrecht during an archaeological excavation.

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, relaying 12-inch pipes injured by electrolysis, corner Spring and Broad Streets, Lynn, Mass., Jan. 9, 1920 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, tunnel in rock, west from station 92+50, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 10, 1902 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, railroad tunnels, construction sites

Original caption: "Volcan - Culvert on truck trail". 1936 - 1942. Pacific Region (Riverside, CA). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Mission Agency. 11/15/1920-6/17/1946. Photographs

Vintage Photograph. Close-up of applicator teeth and dribble tubes used to convey the liquid fertilizer solution to corn plants.

Electrolysis, Chelsea Water Works, Broadway near Third Street, electrolysis of 10-inch cast-iron pipe; burst January 18, 1901, Chelsea, Mass., Jan. 25, 1901 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Wachusett Dam, laying masonry in east end of cut-off, Clinton, Mass., Jan. 2, 1903 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, blow-out on 20-inch force main to Bellevue Reservoir, rear of Hyde Park Pumping Station, Hyde Park, Mass., Jul. 14, 1920 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, tunnel in rock, west from station 92+50, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 10, 1902 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, railroad tunnels, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, 76-inch mortar lined steel pipe before filling with water, Newton, Mass., Oct. 24, 1911 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

State Gravel Mine, Großfragant Ingersoll Standing Drill. High Tauern; Photographer: 10th Army Command, Pipe.

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. extraction, cattle in the meadow, general images, peat stitch report, clay, nylan. undated. Friesland, Leeuwarden

Loading salted codfish in a ship's hold, July 2, 1938, Genoa, Italy, 20th century.

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. extraction, tillage, leveling, farming, profiles. December 1959

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, timbering in tunnel, station 24+40, at old shaft, Newton, Mass., Oct. 19, 1910 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. construction and improvement of roads, dikes and savings baskets, spread layer. August 1956

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Laying, improving, weighing, dikes, savings basins, trial jobs. 1968. Gelderland, Schaarsbergen

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, flexible joint in old 20-inch pipe, Chelsea Creek; Chelsea; East Boston, Mass., Aug. 31, 1900 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, Sudbury Aqueduct, Rosemary Siphon, 61-inch pipe, interior view, Wellesley, Mass., Sep. 15, 1898 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Scrap after explosive test .. Scrap after explosive tests.

Railroads/Gare St. Lazare. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Laying, improving, weighing, dikes, savings basins, trial jobs. 1968. Gelderland, Schaarsbergen

Electrolysis, Boston Water Works, 12-inch cast-iron pipe removed from Saratoga Street near Bremen Street, September 28, 1904; photograph showing pittings after cleaning; age 34 years, exposed to electrolysis 10 years (East Boston Power Station), East Boston, Mass., Oct. 18, 1904 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Snake pit at Woy Woy. June 6, 1952.

Laborers bend in a line as they lay a underground high tension electricity cable wire in Bombay now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Greenhouses, cucumbers, Mr. G Bakkum. January 1967. Heerhugowaard, Noord-Holland

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Drainage, trial webs, concrete stone pavements. September 1967

State Railways, SJ Gas Administration. Land during expansion

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Forest layout, nurseries, garden tools. undated

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. extraction, cattle in the meadow, general images, peat stitch report, clay, nylan. undated. Friesland, Leeuwarden

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Construction works. undated

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Test jobs. undated

Electrolysis, Cambridge Water Works, Huron Avenue at Appleton Street, 40-inch steel pipe pitted by electrolysis, Cambridge, Mass., May 17, 1904 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Drainage, tubes, digging, workers. undated. Noord-Holland, Texel

Vintage Photograph. Traps and poison for rat control in a feed storage room.

Original caption: "Campo - ECW -Retaining wall on truck trail.". 1936 - 1942. Pacific Region (Riverside, CA). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Mission Agency. 11/15/1920-6/17/1946. Photographs

View in a work pit at the foot of the statue Jan van Nassau (Domplein) in Utrecht during an archaeological excavation.

Electrical installation on contact line post.

Laborers bend in a line as they lay a underground high tension electricity cable wire in Bombay now Mumbai ; Maharashtra ; India

An old stone cider mill, from Cornwall, southwest England

Damaged reinforced concrete with exposed rebar

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 5, 60-inch trench in Commonwealth Avenue near Chestnut Street, Newton, Mass., Sep. 23, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Photo from Year Station

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Electrolysis, Porter Square, interior of positive section of 48-inch insulation joint No. 4 after 1 year, 8 months of service, showing electrolytic pittings, Cambridge, Mass., Sep. 28, 1906 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, east wall of east basin, between dams Nos. 4 and 5, from the southwest, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 15, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Electrolysis, Porter Square, interior of positive section of 48-inch insulation joint No. 4 after 1 year, 8 months of service, showing electrolytic pittings, Cambridge, Mass., Sep. 28, 1906 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, east wall of east basin, between dams Nos. 4 and 5, from the southwest, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 15, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Technical Assistance - Agriculture - France Developes Artificial Insemination. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Construction and improvement of roads, dikes and savings basins, agricultural roads, hardening. August 1958. Hardenberg

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, surface of rock, north side of Hammer Neck, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 17, 1908 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, guano

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