Historical Waterworks Construction

Images of early 20th-century waterworks projects, showcasing construction sites, natural landscapes, and engineering elements in the Massachusetts area.

Sudbury Department, North Angellico Swamp, heavy timber, station 2, A Line, Southborough, Mass., Dec. 7, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, swamps, construction sites, watershed sanitary improvement
Sudbury Department, North Angellico Swamp, heavy timber, station 2, A Line, Southborough, Mass., Dec. 7, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, swamps, construction sites, watershed sanitary improvement
158 assets in this story
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Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 4, work completed, looking westerly (compare with No. 4776), Newton, Mass., May 14, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, High Street at Broadway, laying 24-inch water main, Everett, Mass., Dec. 11, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, westerly shore from Deer Hill, Stoneham, Mass., Dec. 15, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, forestry
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Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, surface water drains, north from Quarter Mile Pond, Stoneham, Mass., Oct. 11, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 47, Lake Street, likely preliminary street surface view (compare with Nos. 7460, 7461, 7463), Brighton, Mass., Jul. 3, 1918 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, surveying instruments
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Wachusett Department, Wachusett-Sudbury power transmission line, tying conductors, regular 40-foot pole No. 350, Southborough, Mass., May 29, 1918 , waterworks, power lines, construction sites
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Sudbury Department, improvement of Lake Cochituate, land of Commonwealth near North Main Street, before constructing drain, Wayland, Mass., Jul. 13, 1910 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, watershed sanitary improvement
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Durax Pavement Between Tracks Head Dry Dock 4, Looking Southwest, Uvalde Asphalt 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, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Hub Hill from Hammer Neck, Stoneham, Mass., Dec. 15, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, forestry
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Wachusett Aqueduct, Crane Swamp improved, station 41, A Line, Westborough, Mass., Oct. 24, 1899 , waterworks, aqueducts, swamps, watershed sanitary improvement
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 12, trench for 48-inch pipe through Tay's land, Medford, Mass., Jul. 24, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Sudbury Department, Ashland Dam, Wasteway, Ashland, Mass., Apr. 28, 1910 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, dams, spillways
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Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 4, work completed, looking westerly (compare with No. 4776), Newton, Mass., May 14, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Sudbury Department, Ashland Dam, Wasteway, Ashland, Mass., Apr. 28, 1910 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, dams, spillways
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Distribution Department, Chestnut Hill Reservoir, work on English Elm trees along Beacon Street; looking towards Chestnut Hill Low Service Pumping Station; trimming, Brighton, Mass., Nov. 1920-1921 , waterworks, trees
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Sudbury Department, Sudbury Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant, outlet for Framingham Reservoir No. 3 service, Southborough, Mass., Nov. 2, 1915 , waterworks, hydroelectric power plants, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, between Nos. 116 and 122 Auburn Street (compare with No. 7204), Newton, Mass., Jul. 18, 1916 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Wachusett Reservoir, clearing the 40-foot fire line 106D, looking southwest, West Boylston, Mass., Jan. 14, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, forestry
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Webster M. Parker, pine lot, Greenwich, Mass., June 17, 1938 : Parcel no. 370-19 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, timber wood by origin
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Spring plowing in cut-over region of east Texas near Harleton, Texas 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , Harleton, Texas , Harrison County
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Wachusett Department, Wachusett-Sudbury power transmission line, unreeling and stringing conductors, Sudbury Reservoir 68-foot tower crossing, Southborough, Mass., May 29, 1918 , waterworks, power lines, construction sites
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Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, westerly portion, outlet to surface drain, station 5+78; from the north, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 30, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Hub Hill from Main Street, looking northeasterly, Stoneham, Mass., Dec. 15, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, forestry
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Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Sections 6, removing road surfacing material in advance of trench excavation in Commonwealth Avenue near Westbourne Road, Newton, Mass., Jun. 24, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Gaueritz. Sliding mill
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Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Trees, sandy roads, workers, work. undated
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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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Saugus Iron Works , Iron industry, Industrial facilities. Samuel Chamberlain Photograph Negatives Collection
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Wachusett Reservoir, planting white pines with nut filler, West Boylston, Mass., Nov. 4, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, forestry
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Wachusett Dam, pump above main dam site (Lancaster Mills water supply), from the southwest, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 31, 1897 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Line, Section 19, station 19+00, Reservoir Lane, Brookline, Mass., Aug. 16, 1898 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, break in 48-inch main at rear of No. 11 Brae Burn Road, Newton, Mass., Nov. 6, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, break in 48-inch main at rear of No. 122 Rowe Terrace, Newton, Mass., Nov. 6, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Chestnut Hill Reservoir, driveway, Brighton, Mass., Jul. 14, 1916 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, roadways
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Distribution Department, Mystic Valley Parkway, near Cutting Street, Winchester, Mass., Apr. 30, 1904 , waterworks, watershed sanitary improvement
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Wachusett Dam, excavating waste channel, Clinton, Mass., May 2, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, spillways
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, 48-inch pipe, Longwood Avenue, east of St. Paul Street, Brookline, Mass., Oct. 8, 1908 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, surface water drains, north from station 0+50, Stoneham, Mass., Oct. 26, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Sections 6, removing road surfacing material in advance of trench excavation in Commonwealth Avenue near Westbourne Road, Newton, Mass., Jun. 24, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, break, damage to walk resulting from break in 48-inch main, corner of Clinton and Dean Roads (Mrs. A. Lehneman's house), Brookline, Mass., Dec. 4, 1913 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, south wall of west basin, from the north (this view is a little west of the preceding view), Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 15, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, break in 48-inch main at rear of No. 11 Brae Burn Road, Newton, Mass., Nov. 6, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Line, Section 19, Reservoir Lane, station 23, from the southeast, Brookline, Mass., May 2, 1898 , waterworks, aqueducts, roadways
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Saugus Iron Works , Iron industry, Industrial facilities. Samuel Chamberlain Photograph Negatives Collection
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, condition resulting from break in 48-inch main, Clinton Road near Dean Road, Brookline, Mass., Apr. 17, 1920 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Northern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Arlington Standpipe and trench for 12-inch pipe line, Arlington, Mass., Sep. 1, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, water towers
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Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 3, Dexter Lot, Newton, Mass., May 15, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Näfveqvarns mill.näfveqvarn's foundry.
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Distribution Department, Northern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 45, Park Avenue, looking north from station 0+50, Arlington, Mass., Nov. 21, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, break, break in 48-inch main, corner of Clinton and Dean Roads, condition after restoring embankment (compare with No. 6950), Brookline, Mass., May 26, 1914 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, east from station 78, Clinton, Mass., Apr. 6, 1903 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites
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Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, filling in Coachlace Pond, northern part, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 7, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites
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Mangahao Hydro-Electric Scheme : 30th and 31st visits, by Leslie Adkin.
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Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, south wall of west basin, from the east, Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 15, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites
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Distribution Department, break, washout on Freeman Street, east of Powell Street, caused by a break in 48-inch pipe in St. Paul Street, just south of Freeman Street, from the east, at foot of hill, Brookline, Mass., Nov. 23, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, spring at Porter Cove, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 23, 1912 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, springs bodies of water, Middlesex Fells Reservation
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Weighing the Neubert Linde in the Work during the school festival
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Wachusett Dam, excavating the waste channel, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 1, 1903 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, spillways