Wachusett Dam Construction

Historical images of the Wachusett Dam construction, showcasing quarrying, excavation, and work sites from the early 1900s with rugged landscapes and workers engaged in labor.

Wachusett Aqueduct, rock excavation, Section 6, station 277+, from the north, Northborough, Mass., Oct. 13, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, rock, station 39+75, in main cut-off trench, near South Meadow Road; from the south, Clinton, Mass., Jun. 2, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, core wall, Dam No. 5, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 20, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Contract No. 80, High Level Distribution Reservoir, Weston, looking west from Sta. 885+/- showing excavation of trench for twin aqueduct line, high level distribution reservoir, Weston, Mass., Feb. 27, 1940

Sudbury Reservoir, laying riprap on north end of Sudbury Dam, from the north, Southborough, Mass., Sep. 26, 1896 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, excavating at southeasterly end, Clinton, Mass., Mar. 9, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Section 1, lower part of Outlet Chamber, Weston Aqueduct Outlet Chamber, Southborough, Mass., Sep. 12, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, core wall, Dam No. 5, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 20, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Section 15, borrow pit, north of station 694, Weston, Mass., Sep. 25, 1903 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Photograph of interior Wallabout Market, D.P. 7, Lots 116, 117, 120 & 122, Building 2024, 1126-28 Fleeman. M. Wasserman G.V., 1st Fl.. Room view filled with stacks of empty burlap bags, from negative 57..

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, Dam No. 3, from the south, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 20, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 12, trench for two lines of 60-inch pipe, station 524, south of Spot Pond Gatehouse, Medford, Mass., Jul. 24, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Aqueduct, boulders in trench, Section 11, station 508+50, from the southeast, Southborough, Mass., Oct. 8, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, tunnel excavation near westerly portal, Newton, Mass., Jul. 27, 1910 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, high water, looking downstream through gap in dam, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 29, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Wasteway, Dark Hollow Pond, Section 4, Stoneham, Mass., May 28, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Falu cup mine. The shock, 1900.

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, southeast from the west end of Dam No. 2; site, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 16, 1897 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Contract No. 80, High Level Distribution Reservoir, Weston, looking south from the left side of Sta. 884+80 showing faulted area of bedrock, high level distribution reservoir, Weston, Mass., Apr. 16, 1940

Contract No. 80, High Level Distribution Reservoir, Weston, looking south from center line aqueduct at Sta. 889+80 showing overburden, high level distribution reservoir, Weston, Mass., Apr. 16, 1940

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, excavating ledge, east from station 133, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 10, 1902 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Reinforcement work of the railway bridge over the Pite River at Sikfors on the line between Piteå and Älvsbyn.

Wachusett Dam, upper quarry, southerly end, Boylston, Mass., Jan. 9, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

Sudbury Department, Sudbury Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant, excavation for outlet, Framingham Reservoir No. 3 service, Southborough, Mass., Jun. 30, 1915 , waterworks, hydroelectric power plants, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, looking westerly, Clinton, Mass., Apr. 1, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Chestnut Hill Low Service Pumping Station, excavation, near north corner of boiler room, Brighton, Mass., Sep. 16, 1898 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

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

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Section 7, excavation for gatehouse, near Malden Pumping Station, station 603+, from the west, Stoneham, Mass., Oct. 18, 1897 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, gatehouses

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, north wall of east basin, between dams Nos. 3 and 4, from the south, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 15, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, slope paving, station 173, Shrewsbury Road (near view), Boylston, Mass., May 24, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, roads

Weston Aqueduct, Section 8, castings at Siphon Chamber No. 3, Wayland, Mass., Jun. 23, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, southwest wing wall, Sudbury Dam, from the north, Southborough, Mass., Sep. 26, 1896 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, dams, construction sites

Clinton Sewerage, bottom of Reservoir, Section 2, Clinton, Mass., Apr. 18, 1899 , waterworks, sewage treatment, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, watershed sanitary improvement

Wachusett Dam, looking northeasterly, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 6, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Moss Mine, Norberg, 1880s.

Mangahao Hydro-Electric Scheme : 30th and 31st visits, by Leslie Adkin.

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, drainage improvement, conduit, station 25+50, near Pond Street, from the south, Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 15, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, Middlesex Fells Reservation, watershed sanitary improvement

Original caption: "Los Conejos". 1936 - 1942. Pacific Region (Riverside, CA). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Mission Agency. 11/15/1920-6/17/1946. Photographs

Putting evergreens on White House

Distribution Department, Chestnut Hill High Service Pumping Station, foundation wall of screen chamber, from the south, Brighton, Mass., Oct. 19, 1897 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 1, trench in cofferdam, Newton, Mass., Jun. 10, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 12, Governors Avenue Extension, trench in rock for one 48-inch and one 60-inch pipe, laying 48-inch pipe, Medford, Mass., Sep. 13, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Ableman's Narrows | Library of Congress

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, excavating ledge, east from station 133, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 10, 1902 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Swiss guides on Canadian Pacific Rd.

Wachusett Dam, timbering under main flume, from the south, Clinton, Mass., Dec. 20, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, looking westerly, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 1, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, filter-beds, small slides of March 25, 1909, in embankment of Bed No. 3, Sterling, Mass., Apr. 1, 1909 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, filter beds, watershed sanitary improvement

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

Wachusett Dam, Waste Channel, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 5, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, spillways

Wachusett Dam, upper quarry, middle part, Boylston, Mass., Jul. 23, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, cattle pass at station 21+12, Berlin, Mass., Sep. 10, 1902 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, foundations of pedestals of viaduct, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 6, 1902 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, viaducts, construction sites

Sudbury Department, Sudbury Dam, 48-inch outlet pipes, Southborough, Mass., 1894 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, hole in ground made by explosion at east end of tunnel, Newton, Mass., Dec. 6, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Mangahao Hydro-Electric Scheme : 25th, 26th, 28th and 29th visits black-and-white negatives

Wachusett Dam, looking northerly, Clinton, Mass., Jan. 1, 1903 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, break, condition resulting from break in 48-inch main, corner of Clinton and Dean Roads (lawn rear of A. C. Manson's house), Brookline, Mass., Dec. 4, 1913 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Aqueduct, southeast from station 508, Section 11, Southborough, Mass., Mar. 29, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, ledge on the bottom of the excavation pit, Clinton, Mass., Jun. 6, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Kahlenberg, construction work on the restaurant

Wachusett Reservoir, A. M. Richards, West Sterling, Mass., Jan. 31, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, excavation at north end of Dam No. 4, from the southwest, Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 15, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, Italian camp, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 10, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction workers, labor camps

Wachusett Reservoir, South Dike, treated ledge at station 4+75, Boylston; Clinton, Mass., May 2, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Swift River, flood photo, at downstream portal of diversion tunnel, Mass., 3:35 PM, Sept. 23, 1938 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, engineering, floods natural events

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, south end of division wall No. 2, from the north, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 20, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, highway bridge over waste channel, Clinton, Mass., Dec. 3, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, spillways

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, south end of division wall No. 2, from the north, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 20, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Original caption: "Following bed rock on dam const. Soboba Res.". 1936 - 1942. Pacific Region (Riverside, CA). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Mission Agency. 11/15/1920-6/17/1946. Photographs

Austin Dam Disaster, RR Bridge, Costello 1911 In September 1911, the failure of the Austin Dam in Potter County, Pennsylvania was a heart-breaking, life-changing disaster. News of the failed dam was published in newspapers as far away as New York City and California. The failure of the concrete dam in Austin was the second most devastating dam failure in Pennsylvania history, following the horrific flood of 1889 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Recovery pipeline and Acquaduct of a hydroelectric power station. Overview. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Sudbury Reservoir, middle gate in third tier in gatehouse, Sudbury Dam, from the east, Southborough, Mass., Sep. 26, 1896 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, dams, construction sites

Mangahao Hydro-Electric Scheme - 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th visits : 1921, 1921, by Leslie Adkin.

Crude Products - Bolts, Staves. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Storm Aftermath -- A bulldozer was needed to clear this road, on the shore of Halifax harbour, of these large ice-cakes swept up on shore by a blizzard that ripped across the Canadian Maritimes over the week-end. At least two persons are dead and ten missing after a week of storms and blizzards. March 3, 1952. (Photo by A.P. Wirephoto).

Vintage Photograph. Barre Granite Quarry.

Karapiti blow hole gelatin dry plate negatives, black-and-white negatives

Livestock Control: Counting. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Line, Section 19, trench on Cottage Street, station 87, from the north, Brookline, Mass., Oct. 1, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Line, Section 19, trench on Cottage Street, station 87, from the north, Brookline, Mass., Oct. 1, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Timber Felling, circa 1922, by Dr Leonard Cockayne F.R.S.

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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