Historical Construction Sites

Images of construction and repair projects from the early 20th century, showcasing foundations, pipelines, and naval vessels with a historical context.

Mangahao Hydro-Electric Scheme : 30th and 31st visits, by Leslie Adkin.

Marblehead, boatyards , Boats, Boat & ship industry. Samuel Chamberlain Photograph Negatives Collection

Parts of Spearin, Williams, and Holbrook Cabot and Rollins Dry Dock Number 4, The Holbrook Cabot and Rollins Corporation, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Little Street, Sea Wall, Looking West, Monthly Progress Photo, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Mangahao Hydro-Electric Scheme : 25th, 26th, 28th and 29th visits, by Leslie Adkin.

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 37, Chelsea Creek Tunnel, installing lower air lock, Chelsea shore, Chelsea, Mass., Sep. 15, 1910 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites, air locks airtight spaces

Distribution Department, Chestnut Hill High Service Pumping Station, west foundation wall, from the west, Brighton, Mass., Oct. 18, 1897 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, excavating for temporary 36-inch main to allow for subway construction, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass., May 18, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, railroad bridge near South Boylston Station, pile showing complete failure, West Boylston, Mass., Oct. 4, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Electrolysis, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 11, Boylston Street, pits in 48-inch pipe 698-C made by electrolysis, Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 5, 1900 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Wachusett Dam, foundation for lower gate chamber, Clinton, Mass., Jun. 6, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Destroyed Storage Tanks And Overhead Pipelines At The Leuna Synthetic Oil Works At Merseburg, Germany, Leave Ample Reasons For The Grounding Of The Luftwaffe.

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.

Some of the destruction...

Dry Dock No. 4, Water Flowing from 8-inch Pipe Through Dock Floor, Pipe Top 11'-0" Above Floor Surface, Holbrook, Cabot and Rollins Corporation, Contractor. 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, section of conduit at gatehouse, from the west, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 16, 1897 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Pump Well Roof, Looking Northwest, Holbrook Cabot and Rollins Corporation, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Te Whaiti - Sawmill, circa 1930-1950, by William Hall Raine.

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, existing pipes over Metropolitan Water Works 48-inch main, Beacon Street at St. Mary's Street; Effluent Gatehouse No. 1 in background, center, Brookline, Mass., May 31, 1917 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Electrolysis, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 11, Boylston Street, pits in 48-inch cast-iron pipe 361-C made by electrolysis; pits chalked; age 4 years, exposed to electrolysis 3 years, Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 5, 1900 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Dry Dock 4, Coffer Dam, Looking Northwest, Monthly Progress Photo, The Holbrook Cabot and Rollins Corporation, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

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.

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, flexible joint in old 20-inch submerged pipe, Chelsea Creek; Chelsea; East Boston, Mass., Sep. 10, 1900 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Monthly Progress Photo, Paving Coal Plant Pier, Looking Southeast from Out End, Joseph Balaban Company, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

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.

Electrolysis, Low Service Pipe Lines, 24-inch pipes pitted by electrolysis, before removal, Broadway, near Power Station; laid 1887, removed August 1913, Chelsea, Mass., Aug. 1913 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

The superstructure is changed on the viaduct in Rödsta, on the route between Sollefetå and Långsele.

AE-21 Suribachi and AE-22 Mauna Kea , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Dry Dock 4 in Coffer Dam, Looking South, Showing Sills. Holbrook Cabot and Rollins Corporation, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

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.

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, General View - Caisson Bracing West Side Looking South, Holbrook, Cabot and Rollins Corporation, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Monthly Progress Photo, Piers E and F, Top View of Columns on Casting Platform, New York State Construction Company, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 37, 4-inch gas main near pipe trench, Essex Street near Shawmut Street, Chelsea, Mass., Oct. 29, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, Marlborough Brook Filters, gravel washer, Marlborough, Mass., Aug. 28, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, filter beds, watershed sanitary improvement

Orion Coaling Utah by Conveyors, Conveyor Foot in Hold of Orion. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

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.

Progress Photo, Hot Water Heating System, Looking Southwest Along Trench under Locomotive Shed. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Turning bridge over the canal in Jönköping.

Monthly Progress Photo, Coal Plant Tower, Locking Tower on East Side, Looking Northeast, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, supply pipe line, connection with Low Service Pipe Line, Brighton, Mass., Jul. 27, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, railroad bridge near South Boylston Station, pile showing first stage of failure, West Boylston, Mass., Oct. 4, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

AO-141 Sappa Creek 19-NN-AO-141 Sappa Creek-134450 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Distribution Department, supply pipe line, connection with Low Service Pipe Line, Brighton, Mass., Jul. 27, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Crane Hercules, Toggle Used in Erection, 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 Pipe Lines, 48-inch pipe, making 48-inch wooden insulating joint, Beacon Street near Webster Street, Brookline, Mass., Apr. 6, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Electrolysis, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 27, Washington Street, 12-inch cast-iron pipe after removal and cleaning, showing electrolytic pittings; age 5 years, exposed to electrolysis 5 years, Lynn, Mass., Dec. 5, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, old Cochituate Aqueduct shaft, station 19+90, ready for concrete, Newton, Mass., Jun. 15, 1911 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Electrolysis, Low Service Pipe Lines, 24-inch pipe pitted by electrolysis, Broadway, Chelsea, Mass., Jul. 31, 1912 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Clinton Sewerage, screen room in Pumping Station, Clinton, Mass., Mar. 12, 1901 , waterworks, pumping stations, sewage treatment

CVA 67 John F. Kennedy , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Distribution Department, Chestnut Hill Low Service Pumping Station, two 48-inch Venturi Meters, Brighton, Mass., Aug. 3, 1900 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, flowmeters

Clinton Sewerage, interior of covered reservoir, Section 2, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 30, 1899 , waterworks, sewage treatment, reservoirs water distribution structures, watershed sanitary improvement

Dry Dock Number 2, View of West Wall, 120-200. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Nine locomotives that will never help the Nazi war machine again. These engines were caught in the rail yards at Reims, France in varying stages of repair by the heavy bombers of the 8th Air Force.

Electrolysis, Low Service Pipe Lines, 24-inch pipe pitted by electrolysis, Broadway, Chelsea, Mass., Jul. 31, 1912 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Shipyards , Boat & ship industry. Samuel Chamberlain Photograph Negatives Collection

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.

Sudbury Reservoir, bonding of stone near sound end of overflow, Sudbury Dam, from the north, Southborough, Mass., Sep. 26, 1896 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, part of Section 1, vertical curve and pipes under Boston Water Works mains, station 3+26, from the east, Brighton, Mass., Dec. 3, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 43, 24-inch main, Pierce Square and Adams Street, Dorchester, Mass., Jun. 3, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, 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.

Ironworks. Masugn. The stamp plant.

Electrolysis, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 27, Washington Street, 12-inch pipe after removal and cleaning, showing electrolytic pittings, Lynn, Mass., Dec. 5, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Prospect and Austin Streets, relocating 48-inch main for Boston Elevated Railway subway, Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 10, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Launching Ways U.S.S Connecticut. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Monthly Progress Photo, Piping for Fire Pump, Building 41 (58), Looking Northwest, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

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.

Construction of ferry location, probably at Malmö F.

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 46, Park Square, Chelsea, Mass., Sep. 13, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Bellevue Reservoir, foundation, Bellevue Hill, West Roxbury, Mass., Oct. 6, 1914 , waterworks, water towers, construction sites, 1886-1888 Bellevue Hill Water Tower

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, connection at Broadway and Williams Street, Chelsea, Mass., Aug. 29, 1917 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, interior of old 20-inch pipe, Chelsea Creek; Chelsea; East Boston, Mass., Sep. 10, 1900 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Line, Section 21, 24-inch pipe under Neponset River Bridge, Dorchester, Mass., Jun. 21, 1898 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Lt. Colonel Jack D. Nicholas Of St. Joseph, Mo., Assistant A-2 Officer Of The 15Th Aaf And S/Sgt. Carl F. Smock, Kansas City, Mo., Standing In Front Of A Jet Assembly Plant In Obertraubling, Germany.

Waterfront scene, Gloucester. Waterfront scene, Gloucester

Dry Dock Number 4, Boulders at Head Dock, EL 60, Holbrook, Cabot & Rollins Corporation, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Electrolysis, electrolysis of 6-inch pipe, Cambridge Water Works, Boylston Street near Eliot Street (compare with No. 5809), Cambridge, Mass., Aug. 16, 1907 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Nuggetts Penguin Progressing Plant - digester plant black-and-white negatives

Erosion of Seawall West of Dry Dock 1, Duplicate. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Near College. Near College

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Simple immersion bin wolmorizing. undated

Monthly Progress Photo, Dry Dock No. 4, Ground Water Flowing from Disconnected Pump, Holbrook, Cabot and Rollins Corporation, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

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.

Distribution Department, Chestnut Hill Low Service Pumping Stations, north side of gatehouse, from the north, Brighton, Mass., Dec. 13, 1899 , waterworks, pumping stations, gatehouses, construction sites

Monthly Progress Photo, Dry Dock No. 4, Capstan in Building 41 Looking Southeast, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Sudbury Department, improvement of Lake Cochituate, concrete conduit, Pond Street, Wayland, Mass., Sep. 22, 1910 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, watershed sanitary improvement

Electrolysis, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 11, Boylston Street, 48-inch insulation joint, Cambridge, Mass., Jul. 16, 1904 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Monthly Progress Photo, Building 128 (63-A), Oil Engine Foundation, Looking South East, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 30, bottom portion of pipe box over West Street Railroad Bridge, from the east, Hyde Park, Mass., Jul. 14, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Operation of Bowes Hose Rack, Hose Off, Water Running. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Work on a scaffolding at the metro building in Stockholm 1946.

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, laundry, Helen G. Navin's house, 55 Eastbourne Road, Newton, Mass., Nov. 9, 1910 , waterworks, residential structures, interior views

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 46, relocation of 6-inch water pipe, Winnisimmet Square, Chelsea, Mass., Sep. 18, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Electrolysis, Cambridge Water Works, 6-inch pipe from Boylston Street near Eliot Street, showing electrolytic pittings after storing 13 months in Water Works shop (compare with No. 5809), Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 10, 1906 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

U.S.S. New York Setting Rudder. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Electrolysis, Low Service Pipe Lines, earth and iron oxide concrete formed by electrolysis in bottom of 24-inch pipe trench, Broadway, near Power Station; laid 1887, removed August 1913, Chelsea, Mass., Aug. 1913 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Monthly Progress Photo, Extension of Trolley Track Out Northwest End Building 115 (26), Looking Southeast, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Weston Aqueduct, Section 8, castings at Siphon Chamber No. 2, at connection of masonry aqueduct and 7 1/2-foot steel pipes, Wayland, Mass., Aug. 7, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Progress Photo, Hot Water Heating System, Exposed Joint in Manhole of Chauncey Avenue Midway at Fourth and Third Streets, Looking Southeast. 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, bellmouth in upper inlet conduit, Section 6, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 26, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Artwork d. Standardization of streams, graves and damping of ditches, lay sewerage, divers and scenes, divers, land consolidation. 1965

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