Historic Canal Engineering

Black and white photographs depicting historical canal construction and dredging machinery, capturing early engineering efforts and transportation developments.

View of the dredger with transporter, Anonymous, 1888 photograph Photo on cardboard, of hydraulic engineering works. Dated. paper. cardboard

Rijkswaterstaat photo collection. Improving the Ghent-Terneuzen canal. Schutsluis in Sas van Gent, cutlery No 190. View back side lock wall. Stand of work. August 17, 1883. Terneuzen, Terneuzen, Zeeland, Zeeland

Zuiderzee, Henricus Jacobus Tollens, c. 1900 - c. 1910 photograph Bucket Mill Zuiderzee. Photo stuck on cardboard with technical information about the ship in German, French, Spanish and English. Part of the folder with 44 photos of dredgers of the company A. Bos & J.P. Heijblom in Dordrecht. Dordrecht photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print dredge, dredging machine. machine driven by steam. steamship, motorship (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by steam)

Photograph by Oskar Kramer depicting a floating out and unloading device, printed on albumin paper between 1873 and 1876.

Page 94 of the Photo Book of the General Association of Rubber Planters Ter Oost Coast of Sumatra (A.V.R.O.S.), c. 1924 - c. 1925 photograph Book page with a photo of the shipping of palm oil in Telok Niboeng after it has been won in a factory for palm oil management. Part of a photo album of the General Association of Rubber Planters ter Oostkust van Sumatra (A.V.R.O.S.). SumatraSumatraprinter: Dutch East Indies, The paper. photographic support printing (non-fruit) products of plants or trees: rubber. trees: palm-tree. freight vessel. wooden container: barrel, cask, bucket Sumatra

Rijkswaterstaat photo collection. railway bridge at Crevecoeur. Construction of the foundation of the rail bridge, using heaters. Pillar number VII, right country head. October 9, 1868. Hedel, Hedel, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Brabant

Description: In process of erection construction of Zui Zui bridge Date: c.1920 africa

View of the dredging tool with conveyor. Photo on cardboard, water construction work. Dated.

Text under image says "From the workplace".

Construction / Municipal Metropolitan Railway / Paris / Passy Viaduct / Battle Drink in the Little Arm / (Grenelle side) / upstream - Right Bank / February 10, 1904. Construction of the Metropolitan Railway municipal Anonymous. Construction / Municipal Metropolitan Railway / Paris / Passy Viaduct / Battle Drink in the Little Arm / (Grenelle side) / upstream - Right Bank / February 10, 1904. "Railway Construction Municipal metropolitan of Paris. Flush of the battery box in the small arm (side of Grenelle), Passy viaduct, current Bir-Hakeim Bridge, 15th and 16th arrondissements, Paris ". Aristotype In 1904-02-10-1904-02-10.

View of the dredger with transporter, Anonymous, 1888 photograph Photo on cardboard, of hydraulic engineering works. Dated. paper. cardboard

Rijkswaterstaat Photo Collection. Drying of the puddles in Schieland, Beoosten Rotterdam. Lower steam pumping station in Kralingen with centrifugal pumps. October 26, 1868. Kralingen, Rotterdam, South Holland, South Holland

Trainees at the Polish National Alliance College in Cambridge Springs, PA, are seen here engaging in carpentry work. In the photograph, they are framing a farm building as part of their training. This image, captured by a photographer and received on April 27, 1919, falls under the category of Military Activities during World War I.

The Chief Mining District of Cornwall. John Charles Burrow (British, 1850 - 1914)

Rijkswaterstaat Photo Collection. Expansion and partial exposure of the nederiknaal. Dredging mill, dredges Bezuiden swam in the previously launched and deposited ground, and rinses it over a new dike. Photo taken from the Western Kanaaldijk in the direction of swam cut. November 11, 1885. South Holland, swam cut

Page 73 of photo album of the General Association of Rubber Plants on the East Coast of Sumatra (A.R.O.S.). Book page with a photo of latextanks and tank wagons in a rubber plant of the general union of rubber planters on the east coast of Sumatra (A.V.R.O.S.). Part of photo album of the general union of rubber planters on the east coast of Sumatra (A.R.O.S.).

This photograph shows a rear view of a saw mill in Lemanchs, located in the District of Ponteaux, Landres, France. The photograph was taken on April 8, 1919, by Sgt. PT. Morris, with the serial number 52895. The description also includes a note about a number token issued on December 10, 1918.

Rijkswaterstaat photo collection. Channel works in Gorinchem, southern part. Merwedesluis. The inside lounger has been made up to 3.50 m + AP about. The compile walls are also made up to 4.50 m + AP. In the doctrine cholk the stilt beds have already been applied with debris falling (except the stone occupation). Viewpoint: In the Sluisas, ten Noordoo. September 13, 1890. Gorinchem, Gorinchem, South Holland, South Holland

Small Sawmills (mold) - Wyoming. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Rijkswaterstaat photo collection. Merwedekanaal 2. Construction of the Oude-Merwede Schutsluis in Gorinchem; Image of the sand dam of the outside lounger. 1887-1893}. Gorinchem, Gorinchem, South Holland, South Holland

A close-up view of a 65-ton stiff-legged crane at Bulkhead Yard #1 in Kearney, New Jersey. The photo was taken on July 18, 1919, by Sgt. Steiniger, S.c., a photographer for the Supply Bases. The crane appears to be in good condition and ready for use.

Construction of the Schutsluis at Andel. .

Large Sawmills - Washington. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Description: Demolition of old main wharf. Location: Singapore, Malaya singapore, asia, asiathroughalens

Lower steam pumping station with centrifugal pumps / Kralingen den 26 October 1868; Drying of the puddles in Schieland Beoosten Rotterdam. Steam pumping station in Kralingen on October 26, 1868. Part of a series of ten photos of the drying in 1867-1869 from the pee in Schieland east of Rotterdam.

Timber Management - Cut -over Area - Canada. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

New destroyers being built at Fore River Shipyards during World War I. This image captures the construction process, showcasing the progress made in naval military activities during the war. The photo was taken by the Committee for Public Information and received on January 14, 1920.

Description: Quay wall Port Harcourt. Fenders & shuttering placed for concreting upper wall. Sheet piling in progress South end. Location: Port Harcourt, Nigeria wall, quay, piling, 1918, portharcourt, africa

Downsteam pumping station with jacks / cappelle aan den IJssel den May 14, 1869, 1869 Steam pumping station in Capelle aan den IJssel on May 14, 1869. Part of a series of ten photos of the Drodging in 1867-1869 of the Plassen in Schieland to the east of Rotterdam. Rotterdam photographic support. cardboard albumen print Schieland. Prince Alexanderpolder. Capelle aan den IJssel Steam pumping station in Capelle aan den IJssel on May 14, 1869. Part of a series of ten photos of the Drodging in 1867-1869 of the Plassen in Schieland to the east of Rotterdam. Rotterdam photographic support. cardboard albumen print Schieland. Prince Alexanderpolder. Capelle aan den IJssel

Rijkswaterstaat photo collection. Schutsluis Remains Terneuzen. Foundation well. The piling for the outside lounging head is almost ready and finishing the posts started. Seen from the northwest side. 12 February 1902. Terneuzen, Terneuzen, Zeeland, Zeeland

Air compressor: Eiffel Tower. Albert Fernique, photographer (French, 1841 - 1898) 1888

Logging: Transportation: Rafting - Oregon. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

General view of Plant NUMBER 60234 at the Chemical Warfare Service, Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland. The photo was taken in 1918 by photographer S.C. RECO2-19-21. The symbol A. 1880 is associated with the photo. This image shows a wide perspective of the chemical warfate plant. It was marked as photo 60234 and was taken at 2156.

Specialty of agricultural equipment / Edmond Ganneron. Builder engineer

Description: Construction of Zui Zui bridge Capstan being lowered into position for screwing piles. Date: c.1920 africa

Texas - Galveston. Galveston Jetty Light Station, Texas. Construction of concrete block on westerly side. Camera station 80 ft. Westerly.

Rijkswaterstaat photo collection. Moerdijk bridges. Pile of posts for a bridge over the Hollands deep using heaven installations, powered by steam engines. 1860-1870}. Moerdijk, Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Brabant

P.R. - Point Borinquen. Point Borinquen Light Station, Puerto Rico. Steamboiler, stone crusher and hoist used for tower boom. Note that coconut husks are used for fuel and bull carts are used for transportation. Looking NE, distance 25 feet.

A passing shower , Harbors, Piers & wharves, Rain. The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph Collection

Two men posing in a excavation site. Paris. Anonymous photography. Albumin paper draw. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 123086-29

Hutterer Za, cutter (without dat.): Canal construction work. Photo on cardboard, 42.3 x 48.4 cm (including scan edges) Hutterer Geza (1864-1917): Kutter

Construction work taking place at Fort Wood in New York. The photograph was taken by S.C. Columbia University and received with the description "Symbol Taken 188ued: C Construction Work at Fort Wood, New York." The image is marked with the note "9046587."

Drying of the puddles in Schieland, Beoosten Rotterdam. Photo on cardboard of a drying (peeing at Rotterdam); dated, with inscription in pen: KralingShevere.

Quartermaster construction work at Fort Wood. This photo shows the construction process with the equipment and workers. The photo was taken by Columbia University Signal Corps and it is part of a series of photographs documenting American military activities during World War One.

Rijkswaterstaat Photo Collection. Working at Amsterdam. Construction of the foundation of locks near the St. Antoniedijk. View of the foundation from a point southeast of the foundation well. August 9, 1889. Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anonymous. Construction / Metropolitan / Municipal Railway of Paris. / Crossing the Orleans station / assembly of the large span under the hall (left beams) / end view. "View of the construction of the Grande Travée, Gare d'Austerlitz, 13th arrondissement, Paris". Silver gelatin-bromide draw. in 1905-06-13-1905-06-13. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 123829-20

Mode of burial

HI - Honolulu. Pier 4 Construction, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii. Form work.

Rijkswaterstaat photo collection. Manufacture of a rise zinc piece. undated

Crossing the Seine in Chtelet: excavation on the quay of the city for the left bank box (big arm), downstream Crossing the Seine in Chtelet: excavation on the quay of the city for the left bank box (big arm), downstream. Photograph of Charles Maindron (1861-1940). Gélatino-Chloride Draw, April 7, 1906.

Chain pumps and steam pumps on a tin company in Belinyu, Anonymous, c. 1900 - c. 1920 photograph Part of photo album about the Tinwinning on Bangka. Belinyu photographic support gelatin silver print minerals and metals: tin. mining. pump Belinyu

Description: Papar - Crane putting top weight on cylinder No.5. Location: Papar, Borneo Date: 07 October 1914 asia, malaysia, borneo, sabah, asiathroughalens

Image capturing supply depots and piers at Bush Terminal in Brooklyn, New York. Photograph taken by Sgt. Steiniger, S.C. on 7/18/19. The photo, identified as Number 61,674, provides a general view of the piers and bulkheads in the area.

Construction of the Paris Metropolitan Metropolitan Railway: first elliptical well of the "Saint-Michel" station. Paris (IVth arr.). Anonymous photography. Gelatino-chloride D'Argent draw, November 13, 1907. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 123068-18

Stone Quarry at Fort Lyon, Southern Colorado, 525 miles from Missouri River. , Stone quarrying. Photographs of the American West

Stone Quarry at Fort Lyon, Southern Colorado, 525 miles from Missouri River. , Stone quarrying. Photographs of the American West

Construction / Metropolitan Metropolitan Railway / Municipal Austerlitz Viaduct / Interior of the Right Craper Case in Mount / February 10, 1904. Construction of the Municipal Metropolitan Railway of Paris: Bank Interior Anonymous. Construction / Metropolitan Railway / Municipal Municipal / Austerlitz Viaduct / Right Craper Case Interior Assembly / February 10, 1904. "Construction of the Municipal Metropolitan Railway of Paris: Interior of the box of the Right bank abutment in assembly, Austerlitz viaduct, 13th arrondissement, Paris ". Draw with gelatin-chloride silver. In 1904-02-10-1904-02-10.

OH - Sandusky. Sandusky Buoy Depot, Ohio. Scow at wharf.

Hutterer Za, spoon excavator (without dat.): Canal construction work. Photo on cardboard, 42.3 x 48.5 cm (including scan edges) Hutterer Geza (1864-1917): Löffelbagger

Delaware - Harbor of Refuge. Harbor of Refuge Light Station, Delaware. Views of construction. Foundation, looking N.

Preparing codfish for the market, Gloucester, Mass. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. 1899 - 1915. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Massachusetts, Gloucester (Mass.), Fish drying, Fishing industry

Fishing - Alaska. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

The photograph shows a 20,000 K.W. power plant located at the Chemical Warfare Service in Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland during World War I. The power plant is situated on the west wall of the facility. The photograph was taken on August 13, 1918.

W.Indies - Navassa Island. Navassa Island Light Station, West Indies. Looking West showing spoil pile of crusher screenings and tents covering rib metal for dwelling. Distance 100 feet.

Tea factory Kertamanah built by Machinefabriek Braat Surabaia 1934, Anonymous, 1934 photograph Album magazine with a photo of the Tea factory Kertamanah south of Bandoeng, under construction in 1934. Part of a photo album with photos of machines and constructions of the N.V. Machinefabriek Braat in Surabaya, Soekaboemi and Tegal from the period 1931-1937. Bandung photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print making the overground structures (~ building activities). factory-building Java. Ribbon

The building of the ship , Boat & ship industry, Rivers. Sir David Young Cameron (1865-1945). Prints

Rijkswaterstaat photo collection. Moerdijk bridges. Construction of a bridge over the Hollands Diep. Construction of pier VII. 1860-1870}. Moerdijk, Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Brabant

Friesland 2, Henry Jacobus, c. 1900 - c. 1910 photograph Bucket Mill Friesland II. Photo stuck on cardboard with technical information about the ship in German, French, Spanish and English. Part of the folder with 44 photos of dredgers of the company A. Bos & J.P. Heijblom in Dordrecht. Dordrecht photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print dredge, dredging machine. machine driven by steam. steamship, motorship (+ propulsion of vehicle, ship, etc. by steam)

Rijkswaterstaat photo collection. Moerdijk bridges. Construction of pillar I for a bridge over the Hollands deep using a temporary platform. 1860-1870}. Moerdijk, Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Brabant

Rijkswaterstaat photo collection. Expansion of the Channel of Ghent to Terneuzen. Construction of the Sluis Beoosten Sas van Gent. Image of the sump bed in the bract. March 26, 1904. Sas van Gent, Sas van Gent, Zeeland, Zeeland

Rijkswaterstaat photo collection. Construction of Merwedekanaal. Artworks and a canal section at the Leidschen Rijn. Construction of a lock lock on the surrounded Leidschen Rijn de Kanaal. Position Beoosten the overclock head sacrifices the axis line. May 10, 1887. Utrecht (province)

Rijkswaterstaat photo collection. Manufacture of a rise zinc piece. September 19, 1871. Giessendam, Giessendam, Zuid-Holland, Zuid-Holland

IL - Chicago. Chicago Harbor, Illinois. Construction work, Chicago Harbor (new site), 75 ft. North.

Interior of a warehouse of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. Ltd. In Singapore, G.R. Lambert & Co. (attributed to), c. 1890 - In or Before 1905 photograph Part of photo album of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. Ltd. In Singapore. Singapore photographic support albumen print shipyard, shipdock. shipbuilding industry. pier, quay, wharf. warehouse (~ harbour). container made of plant material other than wood: basket Singapore

Unknown architect, locomotive scales in Paderborn (without dat.): View locomotive shed. Photo on cardboard, 31.2 x 23.1 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Lokomotivschuppen, Paderborn

Construction / Municipal Metropolitan Railway / Paris / Station "Orleans Porte" / Implementation of the Metal Apron / To the Porte d'Orleans / 27 February 1907. Construction of the Municipal Metropolitan Railway of Paris: Place of the metal apron of the station "Porte d'Orleans", 14th arrondissement Construction of the Municipal Metropolitan Railway of Paris: Setting up the metal apron of the station "Porte d'Orleans". Paris (14th arrest). Anonymous photography. Gélatino-Chloride Draw, February 27, 1907.

Description: The saw mill. Interior of Company's saw mill at Kuala Lebir. Location: Kuala Lebir, Malaya Date: 1909-1910 Description: The saw mill. Timber lying in river for use at saw mill. Location: Kelantan, Malaya Date: 1909-1910 asia, malaysia, asiathroughalens

Image showing the construction of a hospital at Langley Field in Hampton, Virginia. The photograph is part of the SUBJECT PHOTOGRAPHER 56402 collection, taken in November 1917 in the afternoon. The description notes the identification number as 18BUED C, and there is a label indicating that the photograph is meant for official use only.

Construction North Sea Canal, 1866, Rudolph Guicherit, 1866 photograph Work during the construction of the North Sea Canal by Holland on its narrowest, 1866. Part of a series of four photos of the construction of the North Sea Canal in 1866. Netherlands paper. photographic support. cardboard albumen print building-site. canal. construction of canal North Sea Canal

Men at Work Beside the Launching Chains of the "Great Eastern". Artist: Robert Howlett (British, 1831-1858). Dimensions: Dome topped: 11 1/8 x 13 15/16Mount: 16 15/16 × 21 5/16 in. (43 × 54.2 cm). Date: November 18, 1857. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Rijkswaterstaat photo collection. Channel works in Gorinchem, southern part. Merwedesluis. Put for the ground enhancement, in common with the Voorhaven (Zwaanpolder). Two dredging machines are busy leaving the weak surfaces, up to the natural sand layer, being 9.50m below AP, over the entire surface of the Bo. September 4, 1889. Gorinchem, Gorinchem, South Holland, South Holland

Joseph Pennell, Laying the Floor of Pedro Muguel Lock, 1912 Laying the Floor of Pedro Muguel Lock

Photograph, Photograph of the Construction of a Mass-operational House Designed by Hector Guimard (No. 44); Architect: Hector Guimard ((French, 1867-1942)); France; photographic print on sensitized paper mounted on gray paper; 33.4 x 28.5 cm (13 1/8 x 11 1/4 in.)

French canal and American cranes , Railroad tracks, Hoisting machinery, Refuse. Joseph Pennell (1857-1926). Prints and Drawings

Photo collection Deli Society. Photo album Deli Maatschappij: "Sumatra O.K." (Kleingrothe). Above: pressing and packaging of tobacco. Below: the fermenting of tobacco. 1905. Indonesia, Medan, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Rijkswaterstaat photo collection. Improving the channel from Ghent to Terneuzen. Sluishood Beoosten Sas van Gent. Spring skill walls under construction. October 5, 1904. Terneuzen, Terneuzen, Zeeland, Zeeland

Galerie du Travail, Section Prussienne (No. 4). Léon & Lévy (French, active 1864 - 1913 or 1920)

Anonymous. Construction / Metropolitan / Municipal Railway of Paris. / Place de la nation / fulfillment at the top of the connection with line n ° 1 / woods of a slaughter. "Inner view of the connection work on line 1, Place de la Nation, 12th arrondissement, Paris". Silver gelatin-bromide draw. in 1905-04-26-1905-04-26. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 123829-2

Lower steam pumping with jacks / cappelle aan den IJssel den 15 June 1868; Drying of the puddles in Schieland Beoosten Rotterdam. Steam pumping station in Capelle aan den IJssel on June 15, 1868. Part of a series of ten photos of the drying in 1867-1869 from the pee in Schieland east of Rotterdam.

Rear of a horses drawn combine harvester in a field with grain; Back view or combined Harvester. Part of photo album with recordings of harvesting farmers in the United States.

NY - Buffalo. Buffalo Light Station, New York. Concrete mixing.

Image featuring workers and machinery in Eccles, West Virginia, specifically the No. 6 mine of the New River Collieries Co. Taken in November 1918, the photograph showcases the coal production for battleships and transports, highlighting the significant role coal plays in the war effort. It was taken by a photographer from the U.S. Bureau of Mines.

Employees move railways at Tinonderneming to Sun Geiliat; Soengeiliat. My 36. Shifts from the transport track to the layers. Part of photo album about the tin reclamation on Bangka.

Construction Site in Paris. Delmaet & Durandelle (French)

Woolworth Bldg. foundations. 1911. Photographs. Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy. Woolworth Building (New York, N.Y.), New York (N.Y.), Billboards , New York (State) , New York, Hoisting machinery, Foundations , New York (State) , New York

Rijkswaterstaat photo collection. Construction of a lock at Nieuwe Statenzijl. 1875. Groningen (province), Reiderland

Photo collection Deli Society. Photo album Deli Maatschappij: "Deli Society. East Coast of Sumatra" (C.J. Kleingrothe, Medan). Company Loeboe Dalam. Dredging mill. 1905. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Sumatra

Outdoor view of the metro work, laying of the cast iron bowl inside box n ° 3, Mirabeau bridge. Paris (15th arr.). "Construction / Metropolitan railroad / Municipal of Paris. / Traveers from the Seine to the Mirabeau bridge / Laying of the cast iron cup inside the box n ° 3". 1909-05-12. Anonymous photography. 1909-05-12. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 123882-15

Balance tap ", made by HH. Appleby Brothers, London, England, c. 1874 photograph Balance tap ", made by HH. Appleby Brothers, London, England, after drawings of chief engineer J. W. Storn-Sloot , Utrecht, November 7, 1874 Leicester paper. cardboard albumen print England

Rijkswaterstaat photo collection. North Sea Canal. Noorderzeehoofd, recovery after storm damage. 1865-1870}. IJmuiden, IJmuiden, Noord-Holland, Noord-Holland

Description: In process of erection construction of Zui Zui bridge Date: c.1920 africa

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