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.
Mangahao Hydro-Electric Scheme : 30th and 31st visits, by Leslie Adkin.
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Gas Flowing Out Of A Gas Drum And Pouring Into The Storage Tank.
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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
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Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Line, Section 20, 36-inch steel pipe across Stony Brook, Morton Street, near Forest Hills Station, West Roxbury, Mass., Oct. 19, 1898 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Miss. River Power Plant - Dam & Spillway
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U.S.S. Michigan. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.
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Monthly Progress Photo, Dry Dock No. 4, Pump Well Motor Flooring Looking North, Alberger Pump Company, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.
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Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Bellevue Reservoir, bottom and lower course of steel tank on blocking 2 feet above the foundation, Bellevue Hill, West Roxbury, Mass., Nov. 4, 1914 , waterworks, water towers, construction sites
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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.
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Wachusett Reservoir, Allan H. and Heirs of Thomas K. Cunningham's barn, interior, interior; near South Clinton Station, Cunningham Road, West Boylston, Mass., Mar. 24, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, interior views
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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
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 11, trench work on Cambridge Common, station 231+ (48-inch pipe), from the south, Cambridge, Mass., May 10, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Electrolysis, 48-inch pipe No. 257 pitted by electrolysis, Boylston Street; laid September 1896, removed November 1910, Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 8, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis
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Electrolysis, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 11, Boylston Street, electrolytic pittings in 48-inch cast-iron pipe No. 799; age 7 years, exposed to electrolysis 6 years, Cambridge, Mass., Jun. 29, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, 24-inch flexible water pipe joint laid in 1870 in bed of Chelsea Creek (removed 1915), Chelsea, Mass., Feb. 13, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Electrolysis, 48-inch pipe No. 289 pitted by electrolysis, Boylston Street; laid September 1896, removed November 1910, Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis
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Looking Southwest in Basement Building 33. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.
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Mangahao Hydro-Electric Scheme - 20th and 21st visits, 1923, by Leslie Adkin.
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Electrolysis, Low Service Pipe Lines, 24-inch pipe removed from Broadway, Chelsea, Mass., Jul. 31, 1912 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis
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Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)
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Electrolysis, 48-inch pipe No. 780 pitted by electrolysis, Boylston Street; laid September 1896, removed November 1910, Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 8, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis
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Electrolysis, Boston Water Works, Dover Street at east side of Washington Street, 12-inch pipe after repairing leak caused by electrolysis (compare with No. 6004), Boston, Mass., Dec. 16, 1905 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis
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Monthly Progress Photo, Building 128 (63-A), Excavation For Oil Engine Foundation, Looking North West, 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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Sudbury Department, Sudbury Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant, form for concrete outlet conduit, Framingham Reservoir No. 3 service, Southborough, Mass., Sep. 22, 1915 , waterworks, hydroelectric power plants, construction sites
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AS-I and II , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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Electrolysis, 48-inch pipe No. 42 pitted by electrolysis, Boylston Street; laid September 1896, removed November 1910, Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis
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Street well. Street well
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, old 20-inch pipe, Chelsea Creek; Chelsea; East Boston, Mass., Aug. 18, 1900 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Electrolysis, 48-inch pipe No. 780 pitted by electrolysis, Boylston Street; laid September 1896, removed November 1910, Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 8, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis
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Dry Dock Number 4, Caisson Experiment. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, old 20-inch pipe, Chelsea Creek; Chelsea; East Boston, Mass., Aug. 18, 1900 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Electrolysis, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, 12-inch pipe, removed on account of electrolysis, Lynn, Mass., May 1, 1920 , waterworks, pipes conduits, electrolysis
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Åkers stygery. New Masugen 1920.
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Electrolysis, Boston Water Works, Saratoga Street near Chelsea Street, 12-inch pipe pitted by electrolysis, East Boston, Mass., Oct. 25, 1904 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis
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Wachusett Dam, laying the last stone, laid by John Mercer, laborer, Clinton, Mass., Jun. 24, 1905 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, building ceremonies, construction milestone
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A Cavern In The Underground Aircraft Factory At Oya, Japanesean.
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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.
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Tubercles removed from interior of 24-inch water pipe laid in 1872, Chelsea Creek; Chelsea; East Boston, Mass., May 18, 1914 , waterworks, pipes conduits, tubercle
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Tubercles removed from interior of 24-inch water pipe laid in 1872, Chelsea Creek; Chelsea; East Boston, Mass., May 18, 1914 , waterworks, pipes conduits, tubercle