Historical Waterworks Construction

Black and white images of historical waterworks sites, showing pipe laying and construction activities from the early 20th century.

Wachusett Reservoir, making embankment, west side of reservoir, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., May 8, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

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

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, north of station 46, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 12, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, 12-inch pipe line, drilling rock in Park Avenue, Arlington, Mass., Sep. 1, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, eastern and southern shores, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 17, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, surface water drains, south from station 10+50 before construction, Stoneham, Mass., Oct. 11, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Aqueduct, Open Channel, trench full of water, Section 11, station 483+, from the north, Marlborough, Mass., Aug. 3, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, riprap, eastern shore, Section 7, looking south, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 26, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, making embankment, west side of reservoir, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., May 8, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Department, Wachusett Watershed, Gates Brook Improvement, east from Electric Avenue down west branch, West Boylston, Mass., Apr. 5, 1916 , waterworks, brooks, drainage, watershed sanitary improvement

Wachusett Reservoir, Swamp improvement on Felix Defoe land, Boylston, Mass., Dec. 15, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, swamps, construction sites, watershed sanitary improvement

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

Wachusett Reservoir, making embankment, west side of reservoir, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., May 8, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, eastern part, panoramic view of Spot Pond from the 'Island of the Two Trees', Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 17, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

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

Wachusett Reservoir, northerly shore near Worcester Street, West Boylston, Mass., Sep. 29, 1905 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Line, Section 19, station 2+50, Reservoir Lane, Brookline, Mass., Jul. 22, 1898 , waterworks, pipes conduits, 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, 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, Dam No. 8, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 4, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Line, Section 19, Reservoir Lane, station 7, Michael McGrady's land from the south, Brookline, Mass., May 2, 1898 , waterworks, aqueducts, roadways

Sudbury Department, improvement of Lake Cochituate, Snake Brook at Main Street, looking east, Natick, Mass., Oct. 26, 1906 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, brooks, watershed sanitary improvement

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Forbes Hill Reservoir, site of, looking towards the southwest corner, X215 Y675, Quincy, Mass., Jun. 27, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, pre-construction site

Wachusett Department, Wachusett-Sudbury power transmission line, regular 40-foot and 45-foot pull-off poles, Wachusett Aqueduct, Open Channel, Marlborough, Mass., Aug. 1, 1918 , waterworks, power lines, aqueducts, construction completed

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, drainage improvement, Stoneham, Mass., Oct. 4, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, watershed sanitary improvement

Wachusett Reservoir, Swamp improvement on Felix Defoe land, Boylston, Mass., Dec. 15, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, swamps, construction sites, watershed sanitary improvement

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Forbes Hill Reservoir, site of, looking towards the southwest corner, X215 Y675, Quincy, Mass., Jun. 27, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, pre-construction site

Wachusett Reservoir, road between South Main Street and South Meadow Road, west from station 5+00, Section 4, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 10, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, roads

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, dam no. 10, near South Street, from the south, Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 15, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, dam no. 10, near South Street, from the south, Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 15, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 12, resurfaced trench south of station 478 (compare with No. 4519), Medford, Mass., Sep. 16, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Sudbury Department, improvement of Lake Cochituate, open drain near county road, Natick, Mass., Oct. 10, 1911 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, watershed sanitary improvement

Wachusett Reservoir, tree nursery on Flagg land, Boylston, Mass., Nov. 14, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, forestry, nurseries horticulture

Sudbury Department, Framingham Reservoir No. 3, shore improvement on south side, looking east, Framingham, Mass., Dec. 13, 1907 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

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, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, disposal area at Dam No. 2, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 12, resurfaced trench south of station 478 (compare with No. 4519), Medford, Mass., Sep. 16, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

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

Sudbury Department, improvement of Lake Cochituate, upper end of Pegan Meadow, Natick, Mass., Sep. 12, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, watershed sanitary improvement

Sudbury Department, Pegan Filters, Pumping Station and surroundings, Natick, Mass., Nov. 9, 1903 , waterworks, pumping stations, filter beds, watershed sanitary improvement, construction completed

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, disposal area at Dam No. 2, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 1898 , 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, Spot Pond Brook, Wilson's land west of Pond Street, Stoneham, Mass., Apr. 30, 1904 , waterworks, brooks, watershed sanitary improvement

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

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, easterly end of tunnel before beginning construction work; Cochituate Aqueduct, ventilator in middle ground, center, Newton, Mass., May 24, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 2, curves in pipe at Francis Estate, from the north, Brighton, Mass., Sep. 15, 1896 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, part of Section 1, trench from the west, at end of excavation, station 10+, Brighton, Mass., Dec. 3, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

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

Weston Aqueduct, Section 3, west portal of Tunnel No. 3, Framingham, Mass., Aug. 27, 1901 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

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

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, mouth of upper inlet conduit, Section 6, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 26, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 2, curves in pipe at Francis Estate, from the north, Brighton, Mass., Sep. 15, 1896 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Aqueduct, Crane Swamp improved, station 25, A Line, Northborough, Mass., Oct. 24, 1899 , waterworks, aqueducts, swamps, watershed sanitary improvement

Sudbury Department, improvement of Lake Cochituate, Open Channel, Hamilton's land, Framingham, Mass., Oct. 10, 1911 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, watershed sanitary improvement

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

Sudbury Department, improvement of Lake Cochituate, land of Commonwealth near Hammond's Brook, before constructing drain, Wayland, Mass., Jul. 13, 1910 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, watershed sanitary improvement

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Main Street, looking northerly, Stoneham, Mass., Oct. 4, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures

Wachusett Aqueduct, water in excavation, Section 11, station 476+, from the northwest, Marlborough, Mass., Dec. 16, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, road near west side of west basin, from the south, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 27, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, installing plant near Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, Mass., Jun. 8, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Department, Clinton Sewerage filter-beds, showing wooden distributor, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 24, 1909 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, filter beds, watershed sanitary improvement

Wachusett Reservoir, Stillwater River, looking up toward new channel, Sterling, Mass., Sep. 2, 1905 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, river beds, construction sites

Sudbury Department, improvement of Lake Cochituate, Open Channel, land of Commonwealth near Speene Street, Framingham, Mass., Sep. 22, 1910 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, watershed sanitary improvement

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 3, Dexter Lot, Newton, Mass., May 26, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Sudbury Department, Brigg's Swamp, drainage ditches, station 0+50, B Line, Ashland, Mass., Dec. 6, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, swamps, construction sites, 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

Distribution Department, Weston Reservoir, Foreman's house (formerly Marshall L. Upham's house; see No. 4151), Weston, Mass., Aug. 12, 1915 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures

The construction of the double track between Rönninge and power.

Wachusett Reservoir, ditch south of Filter-beds Nos. 3 and 4, Sterling, Mass., Nov. 23, 1906 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, filter beds, watershed sanitary improvement

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, dam at north of Dark Hollow Swamp, Stoneham, Mass., Oct. 4, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, devastation by moths on land of Metropolitan Park Commission, opposite Langwood Hotel, Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 15, 1905 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, forestry, moths

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Main Street, looking southerly, Section 4, Stoneham, Mass., Oct. 4, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures

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, Dam No. 10 and South Street, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 4, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, demolishing mill of L. M. Harris Manufacturing Company, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Apr. 8, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, mills buildings

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Main Street, looking southerly, Section 4, Stoneham, Mass., Oct. 4, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures

Sudbury Department, Angellico Swamp, drainage ditches, junction of A and C Lines, Southborough, Mass., Dec. 7, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, swamps, construction sites, watershed sanitary improvement

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, east side of Lark Meadow, Section 1, Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 18, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Motifus depicting fed farm. The picture is probably taken by John Hertzberg.

Wachusett Reservoir, east abutment of highway bridge, road Contract No. 269 or 264?, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Oct. 19, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Sudbury Department, improvement of Lake Cochituate, land of Commonwealth near Pond Street, before constructing drain, Wayland, Mass., Jul. 13, 1910 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, watershed sanitary improvement

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Old Pepe's Cove, Section 1 (compare with No. 2774); shore improved, Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 18, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Bellevue Reservoir, excavating for foundation of steel tank, Bellevue Hill, West Roxbury, Mass., Aug. 19, 1914 , waterworks, water towers, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, near site of old icehouse, Section 1 (compare with Landscape Architects' photograph No. 6), Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 18, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Old Pepe's Cove, Section 1 (compare with No. 2774); shore improved, Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 18, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Pickerel Rock (compare with Landscape Architects' photograph No. 18), Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 19, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, Quinapoxet River concrete dam, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Nov. 13, 1905 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, rivers, dams

Wachusett Reservoir, pine stands on Ball Hill, Boylston, Mass., May 13, 1908 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, forestry

Village scene showing rice bundles. Village scene showing rice bundles

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Eastern Gatehouse and Pumping Station, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 17, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Bellevue Reservoir, looking northeast, site of concourse and spoil banks, Bellevue Hill, West Roxbury, Mass., Aug. 4, 1914 , waterworks, water towers, construction sites, pre-construction site

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, looking northerly towards Pond Street near the pumping station, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 19, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, general views

Wachusett Reservoir, Shrewsbury Road, Section 1, east of station 84, West Boylston, Mass., Oct. 15, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 5, 60-inch pipe line laid, street not resurfaced on Commonwealth Avenue from Brae Burn Road, Newton, Mass., Dec. 23, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, School Street, Section 3, east of station 233, Boylston, Mass., Aug. 9, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, roads

Sudbury Reservoir, Marlborough Brook Filters, natural Filter-bed No. 19, Marlborough, Mass., Aug. 28, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, filter beds, watershed sanitary improvement

Wachusett Reservoir, relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, fill northeast of station 192, Clinton, Mass., Mar. 6, 1903 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, 16-inch siphon removed at Chelsea North Bridge, Mystic River; Charlestown; Chelsea, Mass., Nov. 6, 1900 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, new Quinapoxet River Channel, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Nov. 23, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Sudbury Department, improvement of Lake Cochituate, southeast from culvert in Speene Street, before constructing drain, Framingham, Mass., Jul. 13, 1910 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, watershed sanitary improvement

Clinton Sewerage, furrows on Filter-bed No. 26, Lancaster, Mass., Nov. 16, 1899 , waterworks, sewage treatment, filter beds, watershed sanitary improvement

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