Reservoir Construction and Excavation

Historical images of construction activities related to water reservoirs, cemeteries, and environmental engineering in Massachusetts.

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, westerly from station 2+50 (compare with No. 4333), Clinton, Mass., Jun. 11, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Harvesting in the great West, combined reaper and thresher, Washington, U.S.A. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1901. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Washington (State), Wheat, Combines (Agricultural machinery), Horse teams

Wachusett Reservoir, stump pulling on Section 6, West Boylston, Mass., Dec. 2, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Clearing the land for ploughing. Logging up ready for burning. From the album: Cheslyn Rise photographic prints, gelatin silver prints

Stone drilling system Type E8 no. 35 Am Marche. .

CONSTRUCTION OF A CHINESE AIRFIELD: Huge revetments to protect planes are also built by hand. The ancestors of these laborers perofrmed a similar task in building the great wall of China.

Preparation of horses for loading on Eszelon. Janowski, Stanisław (1866 1942)

Anefo photo collection. Closing Oosterpolder Sluis Lelystad and work port. August 21, 1956. Oosterpolder

Rays from a 30 HP turbine syringe.

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, finished work on Mud Island, Section 5, from the south, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 22, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

A 10 Ton Roller Is Used To Level The Third Layer Of Rock In The Construction Of Hsinching Airfield, Matterhorn Project At Chengtu, China.

Jericho Mills, Virginia. Party of the 50th New York Engineers building a road on the south bank of the North Anna River | Library of Congress

ITALY-Although pierced steel plank forms an all-weather surface, the earth base under it is subject to the vagaries of Nature. Here an entire section of assembled plank runway is rolled back so that the base can be regarded. The planks will outlast

Wachusett Reservoir, stripping on Section 10 below Oakdale, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., May 8, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, northeast of station 46, Clinton, Mass., Apr. 10, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

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

Wachusett Reservoir, Newell & Snowling's Dumping Platform No. 1, Section 8, Boylston, Mass., May 6, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

ZwaanSpreg at Apeldoorn. Photo on cardboard, water construction work. Dated.

Ploughing a field, 1922-1923, North Island, maker unknown.

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

Steinbach, potato harvestTechnical Catalog

Wallabout Market. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

During The Construction Of Eunice Airstrip In New Guinea, Native Labor Was Recruited To Help Build The Strip. The Natives Shown In This Photo Are Carrying Rocks To Be Used In Constructing The Runway. The Bulldozer Was Used For Clearing The Strip And Lev

Distribution Department, Northern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 36, laying 16-inch main in rock trench, Robbins Road, Arlington, Mass., Jun. 25, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

First phone cable directly in Hälsingborg (Helsingborg) - Helsingor, 5/11 1902. Horses pull up the cable.

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, blacksmith shop after explosion, east end of tunnel, Newton, Mass., Dec. 6, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Effect of a pipe crapier, Podhajce. .

PREPARING SITE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE WATER RESERVOIR ON MT. WILSON.

Charcoal vendor in Galicia.

Königsbrück. Kaserne d. Reit. Abtlg. d. I. Feld-Art.-REGTS. Now. 12

Transport of iron concrete stones on the conveyor track at Kunaszow. .

Photo collection Government information service. Wieringermeer, inundation and reconstruction. undated. Noord-Holland, Wieringerwerf

Logging: Hauling - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Poll photo collection. Schiphol. Construction work Schiphol. Equalize with debris. July 1945. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Wachusett Aqueduct, Italian camp, Section 5, Berlin, Mass., Oct. 31, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction workers, labor camps

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

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, placing riprap, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 14, 1907 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Ingenuity, American variety, battles general mud during the rainy season in sunny Italy. Crushed rock, laid out like this allows water to seep through, but still makes a firm surface for runways and taxiways. Aviation engineers use their rock

Sudbury Reservoir, construction, stripping north side hill, Southborough, Mass., ca. 1894 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Anefo photo collection. Destruction: Rhenen. Destroyed traffic bridge. With a handcart, women and children get building materials. 1945. Rhenen, Rhine

Animal-powered mill , Milling machines, Bulls. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Wachusett Reservoir, Dumping Platform No. 17, Section 6, Boylston, Mass., Aug. 9, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, break in 48-inch main, pumping water from low land at southwest corner of Auburn Street and Brae Burn Road, Newton, Mass., Nov. 6, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, bicycles

Hauling dogs at work in Krupy Russia, Volhynia; photographer: Kriegsvermessung 4.

Scene at a sawmill, circa 1875, Manawat, by James Bragge.

Wachusett Reservoir, Dumping Platform No. 17, Section 6, Boylston, Mass., Aug. 9, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Mounds Of Dirt Are Left In The Excavation To Show The Coolies How Far They Have Dug During The Construction Of Hsinching Airfield, Matterhorn Project At Chengtu, China.

Distribution Department, Chestnut Hill Pipe Yard, 60-inch pipes, Brighton, Mass., Sep. 13, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, pipe yards

CONSTRUCTION OF A CHINESE AIRFIELD: Still finer gravel is pounded by the coolies for the top surface.

Barrage, 1915, Egypt, by William Saunderson Cooper. Gift of Andrew Cooper, 2001.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations,SUPPLIES War

Volatile column bridge at Stryj. .

The line between Sävenäs - Partille, erection of lighting mast.

This is the repair yard on Dalmation Island. The Service Group who handles damaged aircraft numbers very few men. Each is trained so that he can work on any type of plane that comes down.

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 5, Woodland Pipe Yard, 906 60-inch cast-iron pipe, 5,317 tons, and 86 pieces special castings, 192 tons, Newton, Mass., May 20, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, pipe yards

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Spot Pond Pumping Station, teaming bed-plate of 10-million gallon engine to station; weight of bed-plate complete, 50,000 lbs.; weight on truck 60,000 lbs., Medford; Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 10, 1899 , waterworks, pumping stations, pumping machinery, construction sites

Chinese Laborers Pull A Ten Ton Roller Over The Basic Layer Of Rock During The Construction Of Hsinching Airfield, Matterhorn Project At Chengtu, China.

Chinese miners drove soil in Tingroeve in Pangkalpinang; Pangkalpinang. My 3b. A series of coolies engaged in transporting soil. Part of photo album about the tin reclamation on Bangka.

Carabao Plowing rice field, Philippines

Elsevier photo collection. Zuiderzeewerken. Construction Amsteldiepdijk island Wieringen?. July 1920. Noord-Holland, Wieringen

Monthly Progress Photo, Pier C, Concrete Column Storage Yard Looking Northeast, Snare & Triest Company, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Motifus depicting an asrkeological excavation. The picture is probably taken by John Hertzberg during a trip in Europe.

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 5, Woodland Pipe Yard, loading pipe teams, Newton, Mass., May 20, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, pipe yards

Weston Aqueduct, Section 1, from east wing wall towards Tunnel No. 1, Weston Aqueduct Tunnel No. 1, Southborough, Mass., Jun. 24, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Elsevier photo collection. agricultural feet exhibition Oldenzaal. Overview. September 1925. Oldenzaal

Wachusett Department, Wachusett-Sudbury power transmission line, Southborough, Mass., May 1, 1918 , waterworks, power lines

Photo collection Deli Society. A tobacco company in Deli Sumatra. Two workers between young tobacco plants; In the background a dyke. 1867. Deli, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Timber Shed, Building 16, Timber Gang, at North End of Building, Looking West. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Wachusett Aqueduct, section of aqueduct, with Mr. Silvio Casparis on horseback; Silvio A. Casparis (1849-1921) was a contractor from Columbus, Ohio (Contract Nos. 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25), Section 5, station 204, Berlin, Mass., Oct. 23, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites, contractors

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