Historical Sewer Construction

Historical photographs of sewer construction projects, showcasing workers and early industrial activity.

Contract No. 70, WPA Sewer Construction, Rutland, Maple Avenue, looking northerly at manhole 1-B, Rutland Sewer Line, Rutland, Mass., May 9, 1940
Contract No. 70, WPA Sewer Construction, Rutland, Maple Avenue, looking northerly at manhole 1-B, Rutland Sewer Line, Rutland, Mass., May 9, 1940
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Saw Products: Lumber Construction - Illinois. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Contract No. 70, WPA Sewer Construction, Rutland, looking back from Sta. 22+75, Rutland Sewer, Rutland, Mass., Aug. 6, 1940
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Ware Woolen Co., 21R, Gage #4, Ware, Mass., Jun. 8, 1928 , Stream-gaging stations, waterworks, real estate, rivers, hydroelectric dams, factories structures, watershed sanitary conditions
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Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, southwest corner of Auburn Street and Brae Burn Road (compare with No. 7202), Newton, Mass., Jul. 18, 1916 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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A.G. Spalding Brothers, canal staff gage #5, lower wheel #2, Chicopee, Mass., May 15, 1928 , Stream-gaging stations, waterworks, real estate, factories structures, watershed sanitary conditions
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Monthly Progress Photo, Excavation for Roundhouse, Looking Northeast, 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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Contract No. 64, Service Buildings at Shafts 1 and 8, Quabbin Aqueduct, West Boylston and Barre, looking northeasterly at service building at Shaft 1, Boylston, Mass., Sep. 5, 1939
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Emergency defense office housing construction workers going on the job at 7:45 a.m. Washington, D.C.. 1941. Photographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
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Contract No. 71, WPA Sewer Construction, Holden, 4A line, looking back from manhole 4A-4, Holden Sewer, Holden, Mass., May 22, 1941
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A.G. Spalding Brothers Co., 1-S, Gage #5, Chicopee, Mass., May 15, 1928 , Stream-gaging stations, waterworks, real estate, factories structures, watershed sanitary conditions
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Ware Woolen Co., 21R, Gage #4, Ware, Mass., Jun. 8, 1928 , Stream-gaging stations, waterworks, real estate, rivers, hydroelectric dams, factories structures, watershed sanitary conditions
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A fire in a residence in Aledo, Illinois. 1936. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Illinois , Aledo, Illinois , Mercer County
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"Constructional progress at Camp Humphreys, Virginia. A train of 5-ton army trucks at Accotink station. The addition of the Standard Gauge Spur will eliminate the need for truck hauling. Photograph taken by Lt. E.M. deBerri, Signal Corps photographer on May 27, 1918. Taken as part of the ongoing construction at Camp Humphreys, Virginia, between May 1-10, 1918. Reference number: 10004."
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A.G. Spalding Brothers Co., 1-S, Chicopee, Mass., May 15, 1928 , Stream-gaging stations, waterworks, real estate, factories structures, watershed sanitary conditions
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Looking southerly at bleachery, Boston Duck Co., Bondsville, Palmer, Mass., Jan. 3, 1940 , waterworks, real estate, rivers, watershed sanitary conditions, factories structures, bleacheries, automobiles
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Ware River, G.H. Gilbert Manufacturing Co., dam, flow 866 cubic feet per second, Ware, Mass., 11:00 AM, Oct. 21, 1932 , waterworks, real estate, rivers, watershed sanitary conditions, floods natural events, dams hydraulic structures, factories structures
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Otis Co., Palmer Mills, picker room #2, looking southwest, Palmer, Mass., Mar. 2, 1936 , waterworks, real estate, rivers, watershed sanitary conditions, factories structures, general views
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Ware River, middle dam, looking towards Ware Woolen Co., flow 900 cubic feet per second, Ware, Mass., 10:15 AM, Oct. 21, 1932 , waterworks, real estate, rivers, watershed sanitary conditions, floods natural events, dams hydraulic structures, factories structures
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Twenty truckloads of corn were sent as a gift from the farmers of Livingston County, Illinois to southeastern Illinois flood counties. Near Carmi, Illinois. 1937. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Illinois , Carmi, Illinois , White County
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Theron Pratt, sawmill, Belchertown, Mass., Dec. 6, 1932 : Parcel no. 266-- , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, sawmills factories
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Dwight Manufacturing Co., old canal and racks for Unit #2, Chicopee, Mass., Aug. 20, 1931 , waterworks, real estate, rivers, watershed sanitary conditions, factories structures, artificial water channels
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Gustava Wanhala, house and sheds, Hubbardston, Mass., Mar. 7, 1941 : Purchased Jan. 11, 1940, Parcel no. 205-7 , waterworks, real estate, residential structures, sheds storage structures
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Harry L. Ryther and Linus G. Warren, coal sheds, Enfield, Mass., Apr. 11, 1930 : Parcel no. 269-34, Harry L. Ryther and Linus G. Warren , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, coal, sheds storage structures
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Contract No. 71, WPA Sewer Construction, Holden, Highland Street, looking back from opposite Sta. 57+50, Holden Sewer, Holden, Mass., Oct. 10, 1940
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Distribution Department, Northern High Service Spot Pond Pumping Station, teaming bed-plate of 10-million gallon engine to station, Medford; Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 10, 1899 , waterworks, pumping stations, pumping machinery, construction sites
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Work in the street, workers with pavers, Paris. Work on the street, workers with pavers, Paris ". Photography anonymous. Aristotype.
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Contract No. 71, WPA Sewer Construction, Holden, Main Street, manhole 6B3-3, Holden Sewer, Holden, Mass., Aug. 21, 1940
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Bronx: 198th Street (East) - Pond Place. 1936. Photographs. Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy. New York (N.Y.), Bronx (New York, N.Y.), Road construction, East One Hundred Ninety-eighth Street
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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, streetscapes
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Otis Company, new gate in dam at West Ware, Ware, Mass., Feb. 10, 1931 : Parcel no. 189-2, now Inhabitants of Ware , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, dams hydraulic structures, hydraulic gates, railroad bridges
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Dwight Manufacturing Co., canal, section #7, Chicopee, Mass., Aug. 20, 1931 , waterworks, real estate, rivers, watershed sanitary conditions, bridges built works, factories structures, artificial water channels, automobiles
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Image of the construction of the temporary monster rooms for the Jaarbeurs on the Maliebaan in Utrecht.
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Tractors. Farm equipment warehouse, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1940. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Oklahoma , Oklahoma City, Oklahoma , Oklahoma County
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Dwight Manufacturing Co., canal, section #7, Chicopee, Mass., Aug. 20, 1931 , waterworks, real estate, rivers, watershed sanitary conditions, bridges built works, factories structures, artificial water channels, automobiles
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Equipment. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs