Historical Waterworks Construction

A series of black-and-white images showcasing early waterworks and reservoir construction sites in Massachusetts, featuring landscapes, equipment, and structures from the late 19th and early 20th cent

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Dark Hollow Pond, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 22, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, view from junction of Woodland Road and Pond Street, Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 19, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, arm of Section O, west of road near Howe Brothers, from the south, Marlborough, Mass., Sep. 25, 1896 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, shallow flowage embankment near the Lougee place, Boylston, Mass., Aug. 9, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, soil stripping railroad, Sandy Pond, Clinton, Mass., Jun. 4, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Dam No. 8, from north end of Bold Point, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 17, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, clearing east side of Oakdale mill pond, West Boylston, Mass., Feb. 6, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, Quinapoxet River channel and dam, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Nov. 13, 1905 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, river beds, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Dark Hollow Pond, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 22, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, western part, from the south, near gatehouse, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 29, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, general views, construction completed

Wachusett Reservoir, stripping soil, Section 10, Boylston, Mass., May 31, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, Sections E and F, from the west near Marlborough Road, Southborough, Mass., Sep. 24, 1896 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, East Basin, earth dike, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 1, 1906 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Section 1, near Bold Point (compare with No. 2775), Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 17, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, roadway and beach between Spot Pond and Dark Hollow Pond, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 22, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Mortar Cove, Section 6 (compare with Landscape Architects' photograph No. 21), Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 20, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, roadway and beach between Spot Pond and Dark Hollow Pond, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 22, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, eastern part, from the west, near Dam No. 2, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 29, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, general views, construction completed

Sudbury Department, improvement of Lake Cochituate, improvement of Snake Brook Meadow, looking east, Natick, Mass., Dec. 13, 1907 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, brooks, watershed sanitary improvement

Wachusett Reservoir, clearing east side of Oakdale mill pond, West Boylston, Mass., Feb. 6, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, northerly and easterly from Hammer Neck, Stoneham, Mass., Oct. 4, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures

Wachusett Reservoir, Dumping Platform No. 27, Section 6, West Boylston, Mass., Sep. 23, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, work at West Boylston crossing, looking southerly, West Boylston, Mass., Jun. 26, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, northern side of Basket Cove, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 17, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, west shore, from Mud Island (similar to Landscape Architects' photograph No. 16), Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 21, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, west basin, from the northwest, at south end of Dam No. 2, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 5, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, pipes conduits

Sudbury Department, improvement of Lake Cochituate, improvement of Snake Brook Meadow, looking east, Natick, Mass., Dec. 13, 1907 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, brooks, watershed sanitary improvement

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 47, taking from Washington Street to Lake Street, after laying 20-inch pipe, Brighton, Mass., Aug. 20, 1918 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, Sections M and O, barrier between sections, from the southeast, Marlborough, Mass., Sep. 20, 1897 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, eastern part, from the south end of Dam No. 5, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 29, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, general views, construction completed

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, east shore of cove at Dam No. 9, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 19, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, general views

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, east shore of pond, Section 1, near Northern High Pumping Station, from the west, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 22, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, looking southeasterly towards Dumping Platform No. 25, Boylston, Mass., Jul. 16, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, Quinapoxet River, northerly side (compare with No. 5587), Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Oct. 17, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, easterly shore, looking southerly from near site of Melrose Pumping Station, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 19, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, general views

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Dam No. 9, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 4, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, Filter-beds Nos. 1 and 2, from the south, Sterling, Mass., Nov. 23, 1906 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, filter beds, watershed sanitary improvement

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, east shore of pond, Section 1, near Northern High Pumping Station, from the west, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 22, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, laying track on North Dike, Clinton, Mass., May 11, 1903 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, looking easterly from the point, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 1, 1906 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures

Wachusett Department, Wachusett-Sudbury power transmission line, regular 40-foot single poles, Sudbury Reservoir, Southborough, Mass., Aug. 1, 1918 , waterworks, power lines, construction completed

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, west basin, from the northwest, at Dam No. 2, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 27, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, pipes conduits

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, west shore, from Mud Island (compare with Landscape Architects' photograph No. 15), Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 20, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Department, Wachusett-Sudbury power transmission line, regular single poles, Wachusett Aqueduct, embankment section, Northborough, Mass., Aug. 1, 1918 , waterworks, power lines, aqueducts, construction completed

Sudbury Department, Framingham Reservoir No. 3, shore improvement on south side, looking west, Framingham, Mass., Jan. 8, 1908 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, west shore, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 23, 1912 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, Middlesex Fells Reservation

Sudbury Reservoir, Section M, from the west, Marlborough, Mass., Dec. 10, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, Section M, from the west, Marlborough, Mass., Dec. 10, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, west shore, from Mud Island (compare with Landscape Architects' photograph No. 15), Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 20, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, east shore, Section 7, near Botume Estate, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 2, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Old Pepe's Cove, from the east at junction of Woodland Road and Pond Street; after improvement, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 19, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, general views

Sudbury Department, improvement of Lake Cochituate, McIntyre land south of county road, before constructing drain, Framingham, Mass., Jul. 13, 1910 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, watershed sanitary improvement

Wachusett Reservoir, stripping by Sandy Pond, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 6, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, borrow pit, east of station 79, Clinton, Mass., Feb. 3, 1903 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, Section L, muck hole filled with water, from the west, Southborough, Mass., Sep. 25, 1896 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, stripping by Sandy Pond, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 6, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, 150 cords of wood and 125,000 feet of logs near Howe's saw mill, West Boylston, Mass., Mar. 12, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, relocation of Worcester, Nashua & Portland Division of Boston & Maine Railroad, fill at station 36, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Sep. 8, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, riprap, Clinton, Mass., Apr. 9, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, vicinity of Hadley Cove, Section 6 (compare with Landscape Architects' photograph No. 22), Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 20, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, relocation of Worcester, Nashua & Portland Division of Boston & Maine Railroad, fill at station 36, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Sep. 8, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Hammer Neck, Section 4, Stoneham, Mass., Oct. 4, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures

Wachusett Reservoir, stripping on Section 7, looking northeasterly in valley of Cunningham Brook, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 8, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, looking southerly from Hammer Neck, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 22, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures

Wachusett Department, Clinton Sewerage filter-beds, condition of bed after a flowage of 20 minutes, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 24, 1909 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, filter beds, watershed sanitary improvement

Sudbury Department, improvement of Lake Cochituate, McIntyre land south of county road, before constructing drain, Framingham, Mass., Jul. 13, 1910 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, watershed sanitary improvement

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, beach at junction of Sections 1 and 2, Stoneham, Mass., May 28, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Spot Pond Brook, Wilson's land, shore of Doleful Pond, Stoneham, Mass., Apr. 30, 1904 , waterworks, brooks, watershed sanitary improvement

Wachusett Reservoir, Stillwater River channel, (compare with No. 5920), Sterling, Mass., Nov. 17, 1905 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, river beds, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, stripping in the O'Brien meadow, Section 6, Boylston, Mass., Sep. 7, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Line, Section 24, 20-inch pipe under Charles River, Newton; Watertown, Mass., Jul. 11, 1898 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Department, Wachusett-Sudbury power transmission line, Sudbury Reservoir crossing, steel towers 68 feet high, span 686 feet, sag 38 feet, Southborough, Mass., Aug. 1, 1918 , waterworks, power lines, construction completed

Wachusett Reservoir, clearing by Oakdale mill pond, West Boylston, Mass., Mar. 12, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Department, Wachusett-Sudbury power transmission line, Sudbury Reservoir crossing, steel towers 68 feet high, span 686 feet, sag 38 feet, Southborough, Mass., Aug. 1, 1918 , waterworks, power lines, construction completed

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, Nehemiah W. Rice's lands, Newton, Mass., May 26, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Dam No. 10, Section 3, from the south on Hammer Neck, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 29, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, northern part, from the east, at Dam No. 5, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 29, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, general views, construction completed

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, westerly end, looking east (compare with No. 5541), Sterling, Mass., Jul. 18, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

The bridge construction for the double track over the channel between Rönninge - stream.

Wachusett Reservoir, soil stripping, northern part of Section 4, from the north, Clinton, Mass., May 23, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, vicinity of Hadley Cove, Section 6 (compare with Landscape Architects' photograph No. 22), Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 20, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, east shore, Section 7, near Langwood Hotel, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 2, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Dark Hollow Pond (with ducks) and Spot Pond, looking southerly, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 22, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures

Sudbury Department, Hopkinton Reservoir, stripping Section C, Ashland; Hopkinton, Mass., 1893 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, core trench, Dam No. 8, Section 3, looking west, Stoneham, Mass., May 28, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, view of reservoir below Oakdale, (compare with No. 87), West Boylston, Mass., Dec. 2, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, Worcester Street relocation, site of West Boylston crossing, looking northwesterly, West Boylston, Mass., Oct. 17, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Sudbury Department, Hopkinton Reservoir, stripping Section C, Ashland; Hopkinton, Mass., 1893 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Sudbury Department, Whitney's Swamp improved, Ashland, Mass., Dec. 6, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, swamps, construction sites, watershed sanitary improvement

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, site of northern part, from the south, Stoneham, Mass., Oct. 18, 1897 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, pre-construction site

Wachusett Reservoir, cut for construction railroad near Sandy Pond, from the north, Clinton, Mass., Jun. 16, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, general view of filter-beds, Sterling, Mass., Jun. 4, 1907 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, filter beds, watershed sanitary improvement

Wachusett Reservoir, covering muck along Muddy Brook, Boylston, Mass., Jul. 15, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Fisher Hill Reservoir, construction, Brookline, Mass., ca. 1886 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Dam No. 8, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 4, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, work at West Boylston crossing, looking southeasterly, West Boylston, Mass., May 8, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, Section O, work of H. P. Nawn, on the northerly dike, from the south, Marlborough, Mass., Sep. 20, 1897 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, cut for construction railroad near Sandy Pond, from the north, Clinton, Mass., Jun. 16, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Sudbury Department, Hopkinton Dam, from the south, Ashland, Mass., Apr. 28, 1910 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, dams

Wachusett Reservoir, top layer of Filter-bed No. 4, Sterling, Mass., Nov. 23, 1906 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, filter beds, watershed sanitary improvement

Wachusett Reservoir, South Dike, southerly from near station 14, Boylston; Clinton, Mass., Sep. 1, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

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