Waterworks Construction History

Vintage photos of aqueduct and reservoir constructions. The images capture historical engineering and labor in water distribution infrastructure.

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, excavation at station 10+00, by means of steam shovel and cars; from the southwest, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 1, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, building new bridge over Stillwater River, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Sep. 9, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, falsework

Sudbury Reservoir, Section D, trestle of New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, from the north, Southborough, Mass., Sep. 24, 1896 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, main cut-off trench, station 31; from the southeast, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 27, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Section 6, aqueduct on embankment, easterly from station 260, Framingham, Mass., Jun. 23, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Distribution Department, Chestnut Hill Low Service and High Service Pumping Stations, coal pile and unloading platform; bituminous coal stored outside of bins, Brighton, Mass., Sep. 19, 1918 , waterworks, pumping stations, railroads infrastructure

Wachusett Dam, looking northeasterly, Clinton, Mass., Jun. 2, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, the lower quarry, looking easterly, Boylston, Mass., Nov. 2, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

Wachusett Aqueduct, cableway and piles of bricks, Section 10, station 428, from the southwest, Northborough, Mass., Mar. 29, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, stone crusher near Grant Avenue, Newton, Mass., Jul. 27, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, ledge and boulders in the excavation, Clinton, Mass., Mar. 12, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, stone crusher near Grant Avenue, Newton, Mass., Jul. 27, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Aqueduct, cableway and piles of bricks, Section 10, station 428, from the southwest, Northborough, Mass., Mar. 29, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 1, Charles River, cofferdam, looking westerly, Weston, Mass., Sep. 15, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 41, 20-inch pipe trench under New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, West Roxbury, Mass., Nov. 2, 1911 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, borrow pit left of station 194, Clinton, Mass., Feb. 6, 1903 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, connection of 60-inch cast-iron pipe with 80-inch steel pipe near Grant Avenue, Newton, Mass., Aug. 18, 1911 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, dam and spillway, from the west, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 1, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, spillways

Wachusett Reservoir, relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, borrow pit left of station 194, Clinton, Mass., Feb. 6, 1903 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Section 4, aqueduct in trench, station 168, looking easterly, Framingham, Mass., Jul. 18, 1901 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, excavating ledge, southeast of station 121+, Clinton, Mass., Apr. 6, 1903 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Distribution Department, Chelsea Reservoir, repairing lining, Chelsea, Mass., Aug. 15, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 1, 60-inch pipe line near River Street, Weston, Mass., Aug. 28, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, rock cut under main flume, from the southwest, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 16, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, Gatehouse, from the northeast, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 27, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, gatehouses

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, filling in main cut-off trench, looking west, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 7, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, core wall, Dam No. 2, Stoneham, Mass., Oct. 7, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, dam and waste weir, from the west, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 1, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, spillways

Wachusett Reservoir, building Quinapoxet Arches, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Nov. 30, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, arch bridges

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, west basin, from the southeast, near gatehouse, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 5, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, pipes conduits

Wachusett Reservoir, Dumping Platform No. 5, Section 6; loading cars with soil stripped from bottom, Boylston, Mass., Jun. 4, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, foundations for lower gate chamber, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 23, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 6, excavating 60-inch pipe trench, Commonwealth Avenue near Irving Street, Newton, Mass., Jul. 16, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Section 1, channel below Sudbury Dam, Southborough, Mass., Nov. 3, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Section 2, Baiting Brook culvert, Framingham, Mass., Aug. 19, 1901 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites, culverts

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, excavation in west basin, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, Gatehouse, from the north, Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 15, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, gatehouses, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, power-screen at gravel pit, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 2, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 6, excavating trench for 60-inch pipe; laying 60-inch pipe, Section 7, Commonwealth Avenue near Grant Avenue, Newton, Mass., Jun. 8, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, secondary cut-off trench, west of station 10; from the east, Clinton, Mass., May 23, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

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

Wachusett Reservoir, South Dike, southeasterly from station 11+25, Boylston; Clinton, Mass., Jul. 5, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, core wall, Dam No. 4, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 6, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, drilling ledge on the west slope, Clinton, Mass., Apr. 1, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, improvement of west shore of Porter Cove, from the south, Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 15, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, secondary cut-off trench, west of station 10; from the east, Clinton, Mass., May 23, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 47, backfilling 20-inch pipe trench, Lake Street, 975 feet northeast of Appleton Street, Brighton, Mass., Jun. 24, 1918 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, Dumping Platform No. 5, Section 6; loading cars with soil stripped from bottom, Boylston, Mass., Jun. 4, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, lower part of main flume, from the southwest, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 16, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, dams, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Section 15, substructure of Screen Chamber, Weston, Mass., May 11, 1903 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Wachusett Aqueduct, Upper Dam, Open Channel, Section 11, from the east, Southborough, Mass., Dec. 10, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, dams, construction sites

Romance of Iron and Steel. The Hermann Goering Reich's Smelting Works.The misseral mine Hannoversohe Treue near Salzgitter.A little over a year ago, the Mandatory of the Four Years plan General Field-Marshal Goering founded the Reich's Smelting Works, in order to give the productive German industry a sound and solid base. In the region of Bleckenstedt - Watemstedt - Hallendorft, between the town of Braunschweig and the Herz, a large smelting work has been constructed and provided with all installations belonging to modern foundry of a productive iron industry hlesr furnaoss, steel and rolling works, a.s.f. Now glowing blast furnaces and smoking chimneys have become the distinctive sign of a region where almost all the inhabitants lived on agriculture. January 7, 1939. (Photo by Atlantic Photo).

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, core trench of Dam No. 8, Section 3, north of station 1, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 26, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, crusher plant, westerly end of tunnel, Newton, Mass., Jul. 16, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, crusher and compressor plant, westerly end of tunnel, Newton, Mass., Jul. 7, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, east portal of tunnel, Newton, Mass., Apr. 7, 1911 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 6, trench work on Highland Avenue, near Wellington, from the north, Medford, Mass., Sep. 15, 1896 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, pump at Coachlace Pond, from the east in temporary road, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 13, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, 80-inch steel pipe in deep trench at east end of tunnel, Cochituate Aqueduct, ventilator in background, Newton, Mass., Sep. 13, 1911 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, connection of 60-inch cast-iron pipe with 80-inch steel pipe near Grant Avenue, Newton, Mass., Aug. 18, 1911 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, repairing slope, station 145, Boylston Street, Clinton, Mass., May 24, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Clinton Sewerage, wall of reservoir, Section 2, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 21, 1898 , waterworks, sewage treatment, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

The superstructure is changed on the viaduct in Rödsta, on the route between Sollefetå and Långsele.

Wachusett Dam, power-screen at gravel pit, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 2, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 5, trench for 60-inch steel pipe under Boston & Albany Railroad at Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, Mass., May 3, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 4, Walnut Street Bridge (over Boston & Maine Railroad), station 281+, south end, from the south, Somerville, Mass., Jun. 12, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Clinton Sewerage, reservoir, Section 2, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 21, 1898 , waterworks, sewage treatment, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, Sudbury Aqueduct, Rosemary Siphon, 61-inch pipe; laying additional siphon pipe across valley of Rosemary Brook, connecting portions of Sudbury Aqueduct, looking east, Wellesley, Mass., Sep. 15, 1898 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Line, Section 24, 20-inch pipe under Charles River, Newton; Watertown, Mass., Aug. 20, 1898 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 5, excavating 60-inch pipe trench in Commonwealth Avenue at Windemere Road, Newton, Mass., Dec. 16, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

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

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, trench at easterly end of tunnel, Newton, Mass., Jun. 29, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, concrete mixing house for tunnel lining, Clinton, Mass., Mar. 1903 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, railroad tunnels, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, laying 48-inch pipe in rock trench, Beacon Street near Chestnut Hill Avenue, Brighton, Mass., Jun. 30, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Clinton Sewerage, covered reservoir, Section 2, Clinton, Mass., May 26, 1899 , waterworks, sewage treatment, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, watershed sanitary improvement

Distribution Department, Hyde Park Pumping Station, looking northwest, Hyde Park, Mass., May 24, 1912 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

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, excavating on west slope, Clinton, Mass., Feb. 7, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Clinton Sewerage, wall of reservoir, Section 2, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 21, 1898 , waterworks, sewage treatment, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Spot Pond Pumping Station, interior of engine room and coal house, from the southwest, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 20, 1899 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, cofferdam above main dam site, from the west on west bank (this is farther south than No. 1423), Clinton, Mass., Dec. 18, 1897 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, top of overflow and north wing walls of dam, from the south end of overflow, Southborough, Mass., Aug. 4, 1896 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, dams, construction sites

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, excavating ledge, northeast of station 125, Clinton, Mass., Apr. 6, 1903 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, excavating trench at westerly end of tunnel, near Grant Avenue, Newton, Mass., Jun. 24, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, building Culvert No. 10, Worcester Road, Boylston, Mass., May 24, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, culverts, construction sites

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, fill east of Clamshell Road, Clinton, Mass., Mar. 6, 1903 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Weston Reservoir, Section 2, ledged in northwest portion, Weston, Mass., Dec. 11, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, Quinapoxet River, building dam, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Sep. 2, 1905 , waterworks, rivers, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, 48-inch pipe, laying pipe in rock trench, Beacon Street near Englewood Avenue, Brookline, Mass., Jun. 4, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Contract No. 56, Administration Buildings, Main Dam, Belchertown, general view of patrol building foundation, looking easterly, Belchertown, Mass., Oct. 11, 1937

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Chestnut Hill Reservoir, removing 48-inch Venturi meter at station 44-1, Brookline, Mass., Jun. 1, 1917 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Contract No. 30, Stream Control Works at Main Dam, Swift River Reservoir, Belchertown, Enfield, Ware, aggregate and cement batching plant, upstream channel of stream control works, Belchertown, Mass., Sep. 8, 1932

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 8, connection between 48-inch and 60-inch mains, Cleveland Circle, Brighton, Mass., Jun. 24, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, billboards site elements

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, rock cut, east of station 127, Clinton, Mass., Feb. 3, 1903 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Contract No. 19, Dam and Substructure of Ware River Intake Works at Shaft 8, Wachusett-Coldbrook Tunnel, Barre, north abutment of intake works from west, Shaft 8, Barre, Mass., Oct. 14, 1929

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, westerly portion, stratification on the south side of cut-off trench, station 59+25; from the north, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 12, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Section 13, west portal of Tunnel No. 4, and air compressor, Weston, Mass., Aug. 27, 1901 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, Waste Channel, from the viaduct, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 1, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, spillways

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 8, Chestnut Hill Avenue, trench for 60-inch water main in rock, showing Boston Water Works 16-inch main relocated, Brighton, Mass., Nov. 5, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Entrance To The V-1 And V-2 Underground Factory Near Nordhausen, Germany, Where Hundreds Of Jet And Rocket Assemblies Were Found By Us Ground Forces. A Us Army 9Th Af Cameraman Accompanying Advance Us Ground Elements, Made This Photo.

Wachusett Dam, Waste Weir, from the west, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 3, 1905 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, spillways

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