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
Wachusett Reservoir, making embankment, west side of reservoir, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., May 8, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, devastation by moths on Ravine Road, near Pumping Station, Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 15, 1905 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, forestry, moths
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Wachusett Reservoir, Boylston Street, Section 1, northeast of station 27, Boylston, Mass., May 24, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, roads
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Sudbury Department, improvement of Lake Cochituate, shore improvement near West Central Street, Natick, Mass., Dec. 5, 1906 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, watershed sanitary improvement
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Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, trench and 60-inch pipe on land of the Commonwealth east from Ventilator Chamber, Newton, Mass., Oct. 7, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Wachusett Reservoir, boiler for Newell & Snowling's hoist, Section 8, Boylston, Mass., Oct. 8, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites
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Wachusett Department, Wachusett-Sudbury power transmission line, New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad crossing, steel towers 48 feet high, span 170 feet, Southborough, Mass., Aug. 1, 1918 , waterworks, power lines, railroads infrastructure, construction completed
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Wachusett Dam, high water at opening in Lancaster Mills dam, from the east, Clinton, Mass., Dec. 16, 1897 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, east portal of tunnel, Newton, Mass., Feb. 23, 1911 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites
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Wachusett Reservoir, filter-beds, drainage ditch, Sterling Junction, Sterling, Mass., Oct. 14, 1907 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, filter beds, watershed sanitary improvement
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Sudbury Department, improvement of Lake Cochituate, shore improvement near West Central Street, Natick, Mass., Dec. 5, 1906 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, watershed sanitary improvement
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Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, bridge between west shore and Mud Island, Section 5, from the west, Stoneham, Mass., Oct. 3, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir Watershed, manure in C. J. Teal's garden, Pond Street, near Doleful Pond, Stoneham, Mass., Oct. 7, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, watershed sanitary improvement
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Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, northern part, from near the Botume Estate, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 17, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Northern Extra High Service Arlington Standpipe, Arlington, Mass., Jun. 4, 1920 , waterworks, water towers
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Crude Products - Bolts, Staves. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 3, rock excavation, Colby Street, Newton, Mass., Jun. 10, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, 48-inch pipe, Riverway near Longwood Avenue Bridge, after laying pipe, Boston, Mass., Dec. 29, 1908 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Main Street and Dam No. 8, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 4, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites
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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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Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, trench and 60-inch pipe on land of the Commonwealth east from Ventilator Chamber, Newton, Mass., Oct. 7, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Wachusett Aqueduct, southeast from station 508, Section 11, Southborough, Mass., Mar. 29, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, 48-inch pipe, trench between Boston & Albany Railroad and Chapel Street, Brookline, Mass., Nov. 12, 1908 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Mystic Lake, Overflow, Medford, Mass., Jan. 11, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, dams
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Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Man engaged in bricked tree trunks at a farm. A farming machine behind him. undated
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Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, break in 48-inch main at southwest corner of Auburn Street and Brae Burn Road, Newton, Mass., Nov. 6, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Coal breaker no. 11, Avondale, Pa. | Library of Congress
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Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 5, Commonwealth Avenue near Prince Street, east from station 136+90, Newton, Mass., May 3, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes
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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 Department, Wachusett-Sudbury power transmission line, tying conductors at angle pole, regular 40-foot pole No. 330, Southborough, Mass., May 28, 1918 , waterworks, power lines
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Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Hub Hill from Hammer Neck (compare with No. 5816), Stoneham, Mass., Feb. 2, 1905 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, forestry
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Wachusett Department, Wachusett Dam Hydroelectric Power Station, discharge at rate of 266 million gallons a day into Nashua River, Clinton, Mass., May 6, 1919 , waterworks, dams, fountains, Crataegus genus
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Commonwealth Ave. sewer and gravel train , Construction, Sewers Edgar Sutton Dorr Photograph Collection
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Wachusett Department, Nashua River, upstream from railroad bridge below Lancaster Mills (compare with No. 7240), Clinton, Mass., Apr. 5, 1916 , waterworks, riverbanks
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Wachusett Dam, apron at end of main flume, below the dam, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 25, 1900 , waterworks, dams, construction sites
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Wachusett Department, Wachusett Dam Hydroelectric Power Station, discharge at rate of 266 million gallons a day into Nashua River, Clinton, Mass., May 6, 1919 , waterworks, dams, fountains, Crataegus genus
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Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 8, laying 60-inch main, land of the Commonwealth, Newton, Mass., May 7, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 42, laying 20-inch pipes, Nikish Avenue, West Roxbury, Mass., Oct. 6, 1914 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, road to reservoir, looking north from station 0+50, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, roadways
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Distribution Department, Northern High Service Spot Pond Pumping Station, excavation for foundation, from the southeast; house on crib-work, Stoneham, Mass., Apr. 15, 1899 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites
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Radio Control Tower No. T-610 and Barracks Building No. T-611, Target Area No. 1, Belchertown, Mass., Jun. 24, 1949 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, military installations, signal towers elevated structures
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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, Southern High Service Waban Hill Reservoir, elevation of water 261.42, Newton, Mass., Sep. 12, 1919 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures
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Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 42, laying 20-inch pipes, Nikish Avenue, West Roxbury, Mass., Oct. 6, 1914 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 35, laying 16-inch main in Ocean Street near Nahant Street, Lynn, Mass., Jun. 20, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Clinton Sewerage, filter-beds, Section 1, Lancaster, Mass., May 17, 1899 , waterworks, sewage treatment, filter beds, watershed sanitary improvement
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Sudbury Department, improvement of Lake Cochituate, concrete mixer, Pond Street; Gatehouse in background, Wayland, Mass., Sep. 22, 1910 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, gatehouses, watershed sanitary improvement
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Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, sanding on Section 2, from the south, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 22, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Chestnut Hill Reservoir, Lawrence Basin in foreground, Mass., 1893 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, general views
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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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Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Porter Cove, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 23, 1912 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, Middlesex Fells Reservation
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Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, vicinity of spring at Porter Cove; use of spring stopped, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 27, 1916 , waterworks, springs bodies of water, bicycles, motorcycles
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Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, vicinity of spring at Porter Cove; use of spring stopped, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 27, 1916 , waterworks, springs bodies of water, bicycles, motorcycles
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Image of loading sand at the Zanderij of the N.S. in Wouw, for the recovery of the railway line through Zeeland, after the flood disaster.
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Wachusett Dam, main flume, looking west from stone pile, Clinton, Mass., Mar. 2, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites
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Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, ledges, looking northwest, Stoneham, Mass., Oct. 27, 1908 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, guano
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