Historical Naval Shipyard Operations

Vintage photographs capturing construction activities at naval shipyards, highlighting cranes and scaffolding.

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.

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.

Monthly Progress Photo, Hot Water Heating System, Looking Northwest along McDonough Avenue from 4th Street, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Dry Dock Number 4, Forms and Reinforcement for Center Section of Coffer Dam, Looking East. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Wachusett Dam, Waste Weir, from the west, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 3, 1905 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, spillways

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.

Ongoing construction work of residential buildings.

Site of Dry Dock No. 4 Looking Southeast from Building 131. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, Arlington Pumping Station, construction progress, south wall, Arlington, Mass., Apr. 15, 1907 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Dry Dock Number 4, Dynamometer Set Up for Test, 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.

Dry Dock No. 4 Looking North. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Otis Co., Palmer Mills, looking southerly in weave room, basement, from north Corner, Three Rivers, Palmer, Mass., Oct. 19, 1938 , New England Hurricane, 1938, waterworks, real estate, rivers, watershed sanitary conditions, floods natural events, factories structures, interior views, damage condition

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Forbes Hill Reservoir, building the stone tower (compare with No. 4071), Quincy, Mass., Sep. 18, 1901 , waterworks, water towers, construction sites

Platform at corner of Boylston and Dartmouth Streets, construction of the McKim Building , Public libraries, Building construction, Boston Public Library

Construction Of A Butler Hangar By Men Of The 834Th Engineer Aviation Battalion At Le Molay, France.

Distribution Department, Arlington Pumping Station, construction progress, south wall, Arlington, Mass., Feb. 14, 1907 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Monthly Progress Photo, Foundation for Propeller Shafts, McDonough Avenue Near Building 2(18), 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.

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.

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

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, Southern Extra High Service Bellevue Reservoir, north side of masonry tower, Bellevue Hill, West Roxbury, Mass., Sep. 16, 1915 , waterworks, water towers, construction sites, 1886-1888 Bellevue Hill Water Tower

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 Station, foundations of Engine No. 1, Brighton, Mass., Dec. 31, 1898 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites, surveying instruments

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.

Sheet metal workshop under building

Wachusett Dam, from the viaduct, Clinton, Mass., May 1, 1905 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Building Number 41, Looking Northwest. 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 Bellevue Reservoir, northwest side of masonry tower, Bellevue Hill, West Roxbury, Mass., Nov. 1, 1915 , waterworks, water towers, construction sites, 1886-1888 Bellevue Hill Water Tower

Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Bellevue Reservoir, laying tile roof of masonry tower, Bellevue Hill, West Roxbury, Mass., Mar. 1, 1916 , waterworks, water towers, construction sites

Monthly Progress Photo, Round House, Looking South, Showing Inside, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Forbes Hill Reservoir, southerly side of the Standpipe (compare with No. 3969), Quincy, Mass., Aug. 2, 1901 , waterworks, water towers, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Bellevue Reservoir, east side of masonry tower, Bellevue Hill, West Roxbury, Mass., Oct. 25, 1915 , waterworks, water towers, construction sites, 1886-1888 Bellevue Hill Water Tower

Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Bellevue Reservoir, northwest side of masonry tower, Bellevue Hill, West Roxbury, Mass., Nov. 1, 1915 , waterworks, water towers, construction sites, 1886-1888 Bellevue Hill Water Tower

Pipe in rear of storehouse , Armories, Ordnance industry, Storage facilities, Pipes Conduits, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Distribution Department, Chestnut Hill High Service Pumping Station, excavation for foundation in addition, from the southeast corner, Brighton, Mass., Nov. 15, 1897 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Progress Photo, Hot Water Heating System, Looking Southeast Along Chauncey Avenue from Third Street, Starting Excavation. 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.

Sudbury Department, Pegan Filters, Pumping Station, Natick, Mass., May 20, 1903 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites, watershed sanitary improvement

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 38, Chelsea Creek tunnel air compressor plant, Eastern Avenue, Chelsea, Mass., Aug. 4, 1910 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Forbes Hill Reservoir, looking westerly, Quincy, Mass., Aug. 2, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, water towers, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, easterly end, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 1, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

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

Italia. roma. inaugurazione della metropolitana eur. 1949-50

Italia. Roma. Inaugurazione Della Metropolitana Eur. 1949-50

Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Bellevue Reservoir, placing concrete on roof of masonry tower, Bellevue Hill, West Roxbury, Mass., Nov. 27, 1915 , waterworks, water towers, construction sites

Construction of the locomotive workshop at the State Railway's railway workshops in Kirseberg, Malmö.

Progress Photo, Hot Water Heating System, casting Conduit Covers. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Construction of the locomotive workshop at the State Railway's railway workshops in Kirseberg, Malmö.

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Spot Pond Pumping Station, interior of boiler room and coal house, from the east, Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 15, 1899 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Spot Pond Pumping Station, southeast corner, Stoneham, Mass., May 25, 1899 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Builder: Building company Contractor, Stockholm. First factory building for AB chocolate factory Marabou. Architect prof. Ivar Tengbom.

Wachusett Dam, Waste Weir, looking west, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 1, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, spillways

Butler Hangar Being Constructed By The 130Th Ncbs. A Northwest Crane Carrying A Quarter Section Truss To Assemble To Truss Already In Place Which Is Known As 'Steel Meets Steel'. This Hangar Was Completed For Use By The 7Th Air Force On Yontan Strip. O

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Location of Guard Chains, Head End, Looking Little West of South, 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, Somerville Pipe Yard, looking east, Somerville, Mass., May 29, 1896 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Dry Dock Number 2, West Side From 360 Feet to 270 Feet. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Timber Shed, Building 16, Looking West across Shed Near Center. 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 Bellevue Reservoir, masonry tower, preliminary work, Bellevue Hill, West Roxbury, Mass., Jun. 9, 1915 , waterworks, water towers, construction sites, 1886-1888 Bellevue Hill Water Tower

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, Southern High Service Forbes Hill Reservoir, general view of the basin, from the southeast corner (compare with No. 3648), Quincy, Mass., Jul. 2, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, water towers, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Spot Pond Pumping Station, north side, showing chimney, from the north, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 22, 1899 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Group picture, workers on construction site, 1930s, exact location unknown, Germany, Europe

Aircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations,SUPPLIES War

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, General View Looking North, 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.

Launch of NEW MEXICO

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Forbes Hill Reservoir, south side of Standpipe (compare with No. 4004), Quincy, Mass., Aug. 30, 1901 , waterworks, water towers, construction sites

Taking mail bag from chute

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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