Historical Quarry Construction

Black and white images of quarry excavation at Wachusett Dam in Massachusetts, showcasing construction efforts, machinery, and laborers at work in the early 1900s.

Wachusett Dam, drilling the cut-off, looking easterly, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 3, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Anefo photo collection. Large warehouse fire (Veeman) in Zaandam. October 15, 1954. Noord-Holland, Zaandam, Zaanstad

Wachusett Aqueduct, Italian camp, Section 5, Berlin, Mass., Oct. 31, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction workers, labor camps

Wachusett Dam, high water, looking downstream through gap in dam, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 29, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, the lower quarry, east end, Boylston, Mass., Sep. 3, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

East side of spillway channel looking upstream from under spillway bridge showing cave-in section, Quabbin Reservoir, Mass., Dec. 8, 1943 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, engineering, rocks landforms, artificial water channels

Weston Aqueduct, Section 15, hard-pan excavation, stations 685 to 686, Weston, Mass., Jun. 23, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Dry Dock 4, Old Sheet Piling, Panel 31, Elevation 60, 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 Pipe Lines, Section 12, trench for two 60-inch pipe lines, 20-inch Medford Water Works pipe, southerly from station 524, Medford, Mass., Sep. 16, 1902 , 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.

Wachusett Reservoir, relocation of Worcester Street, culvert at station 3+42, West Boylston, Mass., Aug. 26, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, culverts

Weston Aqueduct, Section 15, hard-pan excavation, stations 685 to 686, Weston, Mass., Jun. 23, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, looking southerly, Clinton, Mass., Jan. 1, 1903 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Three out of five oil storage tanks at Madrigal Oil Refinery were damaged as a result of bomb fragments and fire during Allied bombings on this target. Cebu Island, Philippine Islands.

Wachusett Reservoir, relocation of Worcester, Nashua & Portland Division of Boston & Maine Railroad, laying slope paving, station 22, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Sep. 8, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Houses group Oslavija at height 165.

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, east portal of tunnel, Newton, Mass., Oct. 4, 1910 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, excavation, looking downstream, Clinton, Mass., Dec. 3, 1900 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, form for sidewall of tunnel, Clinton, Mass., Mar. 6, 1903 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites, viaducts

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 12, trench for two 60-inch pipes, Medford, Mass., Jan. 2, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, inclined shaft and vertical cut-off in granite, looking northwesterly, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 31, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Line, Section 19, Boylston Street, station 47, from the west, Brookline, Mass., May 2, 1898 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Mangahao Hydro-Electric scheme : 1924 black-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives

Weston Aqueduct, Weston Reservoir, Section 2, ledge cleaned and plastered for foundation of dam, Weston, Mass., Aug. 4, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

McLean's opencast coal mine, near Ohai black-and-white negatives, gelatin silver negatives

The sawmill which supplies the timber for the buildings and all other requirements connected with the construction of the hydro-electric works. black-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives

Wachusett Dam, the lower quarry, west end, Boylston, Mass., Sep. 3, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

Palouse. Potlatch Mill, Palouse, Wash.

ASIAN WORKERS WIDENING TOLL ROAD BELOW PASADENA GAP; VIEW OF MIDDLE SECTION OF WORK AREA.

Progress Photo, Hot Water Heating System, Looking Northeast Towards Building 41, showing Conduit as it leaves Building 41. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, erecting steelwork for viaduct, Clinton, Mass., Mar. 6, 1903 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites, viaducts

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 12, trench for two lines of 60-inch pipe, station 500; core wall of dam at Wright's Pond, Medford, Mass., Jul. 24, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Mangahao Hydro-Electric scheme : 1923-1924 black-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives

Invincible quartz mine, head of Lake Wakatipu, 1888, New Zealand, by Burton Brothers.

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 12, Governors Avenue Extension, trench in rock for one 48-inch and one 60-inch pipe, laying 48-inch pipe, Medford, Mass., Sep. 13, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Rebuilding Trollhätte Canal, Trollhättan. Brinkeberg's old lock during demolition.

Wachusett Dam, ledge on the bottom of the excavation pit, Clinton, Mass., Jun. 6, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Forbes Hill Reservoir, concrete and plastered slope, Quincy, Mass., Jul. 2, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, Waste Channel and Spillway, from the west, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 1, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, spillways

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 12, trench for 48-inch and 60-inch pipes, station 542, Governors Avenue Extension, Medford, Mass., Jul. 24, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, concrete mixer and mule car, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 1, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

British coal strike - building up reserves for Midland Railway

12/31/1919. Bilbao. Photo: spike.

Monthly Progress Photo, Hot Water Heating System, Looking Southeast into Manhole in Chauncey Avenue, Northwest of 4th Street, 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, Section 12, trench for two lines of 60-inch pipe, station 524, south of Spot Pond Gatehouse, Medford, Mass., Jul. 24, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Aqueduct, excavation, Section 6, station 263+, from the north, Northborough, Mass., Aug. 6, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Section 1, waste pipes at Outlet Chamber, Weston Aqueduct Outlet Chamber, Southborough, Mass., Oct. 10, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 12, trench for two lines of 60-inch pipe, station 524, south of Spot Pond Gatehouse, Medford, Mass., Jul. 24, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, south wall of east basin, near south end of Dam No. 5, from the northeast, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 15, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Work on lock, Panama Canal

Builder: Building company Contractor, Stockholm. Repair of dust.

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Forbes Hill Reservoir, (compare with No. 3284); vessel in background, Quincy, Mass., Oct. 2, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, masonry at easterly end, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 4, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Urakami River. Nagasaki...Wrecked Brick Wall And Factory Of Mitsubishi Steel Plant.

Banking motor parkway course for race

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

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

Wachusett Reservoir, relocation of Worcester, Nashua & Portland Division of Boston & Maine Railroad, outlet of culvert at station 2+25, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Nov. 22, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Section 1, waste pipes at Outlet Chamber, Weston Aqueduct Outlet Chamber, Southborough, Mass., Oct. 10, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Construction of the tunnel during Södermalm, Stockholm.

Levin Water Supply black-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives

Mountain cutting at Björklidens station.Banbuilding.Rikskärnanan

Weston Aqueduct, Section 1, Outlet Chamber nearly ready for roof, Weston Aqueduct Outlet Chamber, Southborough, Mass., Sep. 22, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Builder: Building company Contractor, Stockholm. Hultaverket.

Wachusett Reservoir, west side of Culvert No. 10, Worcester Road, Boylston, Mass., Aug. 9, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, culverts

Agents destroying liquor during prohibition

Distribution Department, Northern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 45, looking south from station 1+50 at Arlington Standpipe, Arlington, Mass., Nov. 21, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, water towers

Wachusett Dam, upper quarry, southerly end, Boylston, Mass., Apr. 1, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

Wachusett Reservoir, A. M. Richards, West Sterling, Mass., Jan. 31, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate

Distribution Department, Northern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 45, looking south from station 1+50 at Arlington Standpipe, Arlington, Mass., Nov. 21, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, water towers

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Forbes Hill Reservoir, stones over mouth of 30-inch pipe, Quincy, Mass., Nov. 28, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, water towers, 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.

Rolla property, 18 Pulaski Street, Ware, Mass., Sep 27, 1938 , New England Hurricane, 1938, Dwellings, Flood damage, waterworks, real estate, floods natural events, damage condition, residential structures

The 'Pearl' under construction gelatin silver negatives, black-and-white negatives

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 5, Woodland Pipe Yard, loading pipe teams, Newton, Mass., May 20, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, pipe yards

Builder: Building company Contractor. View from the Malm Skill Viaduct.

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