Historic Construction Techniques

Images documenting various construction projects from the past, featuring wooden structures, metalworks, and abandoned sites in monochromatic tones.

Detail of construction of abandoned gold mill at Telluride, Colorado 1940. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Colorado , Telluride, Colorado , San Miguel County
Detail of construction of abandoned gold mill at Telluride, Colorado 1940. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Colorado , Telluride, Colorado , San Miguel County
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Civilian Conservation Corps - California. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History
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Shasta Dam under construction. Shasta County, California 1941. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Shasta County
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Wheat storage bin, whose opening is covered with slate, is full and wheat stands above it. Walla Walla County, Washington 1941. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Washington (State) , Walla Walla County
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Tests with induction heated wagons where the average amount is 28 kg.
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Picture of the Ozmetmechanics for a switch from the H.S.M. With air pressure control.
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Contract No. 17, West Portion, Wachusett-Coldbrook Tunnel, Rutland, Oakham, Barre, looking east in Quabbin Aqueduct at Sta. 724+48 on the north and Sta. 724+50 on the south wall, west of the Ware River Intake, Barre, Mass., Oct. 7, 1937
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Winsor Dam Spillway showing discharge through Bay #1 with all logs removed, reservoir elevation 529.78, Quabbin Reservoir, Mass., Aug. 21, 1946 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, engineering, general views, dams hydraulic structures, spillways
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Privy made of Purina Chow sacks, tenant farmer's. Near Sallisaw, Oklahoma 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Oklahoma , Sallisaw, Oklahoma , Sequoyah County
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Contract No. 19, Dam and Substructure of Ware River Intake Works at Shaft 8, Wachusett-Coldbrook Tunnel, Barre, main control valves in valve pit, Ware River Intake Works, Barre, Mass., Jun. 19, 1934
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Rack with scrap underneath, presumably on the site of Distillery Delizy & DoaTau Fils in Pantin. Part of photo album from a French amateur photographer with recordings of a family, Distillery Delizy & Doakau Fils, the army and sights in France.
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Sugar cane in the process of being crushed, syrup mill near New Iberia, Louisana. 1938. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Louisiana , New Iberia, Louisiana , Iberia Parish
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Sorting scrap in cargo space.
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in australia an old blur hydrant and the empty sky concept of safety
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A820374 U12G SMALL DIAMETER HEATER EXP DUIMSTRA (PROJECT ENGINEER) FEB 25 82 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 2/25/1982 EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS; HEATER EXPERIMENT; HOSES; INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT; LADDERS; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; PIPES; SMALL DIAMETER HEATER EXP; TANKS; TEST SITES; TUNNELS; UGT; UNDERGROUND; UNDERGROUND TESTING; U12G SMALL DIAMETER HEATER EXP historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.
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Stone House during Construction. 1920 - 1965. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Sisseton Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs
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Massachusetts - Cape Cod. 1st Order Flashing Apparatus.
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THE AFTER-PART OF THE 'SARAH SANDS' (IRON-BUILT STEAMER), WHICH WAS PARTIALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE IN NOVEMBER, 1857
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Workshops of the Warsaw-Vienna Railway at ul. Chmielna in Warsaw after aid; Brandel, Konrad (1838-1920); 07.03.1867 (1867-00-00-1867-00-00);Méyet, Leopold (1850-1912) - collection, Warsaw (Masovian Voivodeship), Dar (provenance), photojournalism, fires, Warsaw -Vienna Railway Workshops (Warsaw), testamentary record (provenance), photosensitive (Warsaw - exhibition - 2009)
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Electrolysis, Porter Square, exterior of 48-inch insulation joint No. 4 after 1 year, 8 months in dry sand, Cambridge, Mass., Aug. 28, 1906 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites
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Electrolysis, Central Power Station, Dover Street, 12-inch cast-iron main, age 26 years, exposed to electrolysis 9 years; burst April 1899, Boston, Mass., Apr. 1899 , waterworks, pipes conduits, electrolysis
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Rotor for Canecutter, Anonymous, 1930 photograph A complete rotor for a Canecutter, manufactured in 1930 for the Sugar Factory Remboen in Premboen. Part of the Batomap with photos of machines from the N.V. Machinefabriek Braat in Surabaya intended for the Dutch sugar industry on Java, from the period 1917-1938. Surabaya photographic support gelatin silver print Java
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Elsevier photo collection. Electric flour mill, replace corn mills. February 1926
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Electrical installation.
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Allied food aid: the unloading of a deck barge, 1945 documentary photographs On a quay in the Rotterdam () Haven, a full deck barge is loaded with bags unloaded by three port workers. The first pockets are hoisted from the deck barge against the background of the water and with the quay with ankle track in the foreground. The deck barges sailed from the Allied 'Liberty' cargo ships to the warehouses where the food from England and America was stored. photographic support
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Götvagn manufactured by Trafikaktiebolaget Grängesberg - Oxelösund Railways, TGOJ Workshop, Eskilstuna.
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Scene in railroad yard, Sacramento, California. 1936. 1936. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Sacramento (Calif.), California , Sacramento County, Homeless persons, Depressions
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Peanut hay in feed store. Brownwood Texas 1939. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Texas , Brownwood, Texas , Brown County
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Equipment. Original caption: Miscellaneous. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs
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Bridgeschool in Hedel. Construction of a floating bridge.
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Electrolysis, Central Power Station, Dover Street, 12-inch cast-iron main, age 26 years, exposed to electrolysis 9 years; burst April 1899, Boston, Mass., Apr. 1899 , waterworks, pipes conduits, electrolysis
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Concrete Tank Ready for Service. 1931 - 1945. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Turtle Mountain Agency. 7/1/1910-9/17/1947. Photographs
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Gas blow-out - Bolivia - the Yacimentos oilfield region Date: circa 1910s
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Sudbury Department, Sudbury Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant, 750 kilovolt ampere, 13200 volt to 2200 volt transformer, Southborough, Mass., Feb. 7, 1917 , waterworks, hydroelectric power plants
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Black and white silver gelatin photograph by Martin Gerlach Jr. depicting Viennas wholesale market hall interior in 1931.
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Bulk wheat being blown into railroad car for shipment to Spokane. Walla Walla County, Washington 1941. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Washington (State) , Walla Walla County
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Farm Security Administration (FSA) migrant labor camp. Two trailers, one to be used by camp manager for living quarters and office, the other as a clinic and health center. 1939. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Calipatria, California , Imperial County, Migrant agricultural laborers, Labor camps
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Photo series of Osterman's gear equipment.
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Cable joint at Pupinbox on the western main line.
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Photograph, Photograph of 3, square Jasmin (under construction); No. 2: View of Floor Joist Formwork, Party Wall, and Slab (No. 2: Vue des Coffrages des Solives du Plancher et du Mur Mitoyen et des Hourdis”), from album System and Elements whose Ownership is Restricted to Standard-Construction, Franchise-Holder of Guimard’s 10 Patents” (Système et Éléments dont la Propriété est Réservée au Standard-Construction Concessionnaire des 10 Brevets Guimard”); 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.)
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Disassembly of fire boiler at Trafikaktiebolaget Grängesberg Oxelösund Railways, TGOJ D 34 with the help of crane.
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Elsevier photo collection. Exhibition Sonsbeek 66 26 1966. Workers buzzing pedestal image Henri Moore. 17 1966. Arnhem
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Indian women stack tobacco leaves in a shed on Sumatra. Part of travel album with photographs of activity and sights on Sumatra and Java and from the trip to and from the Dutch East Indies.
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Distribution Department, 12-inch main on Albany Street, near Bristol Street, laid 1870, taken up November 1904, Boston, Mass., Nov. 1904 , waterworks, pipes conduits, electrolysis
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Distribution Department, Boston Elevated Railway, Central Power Station, 6-inch cast-iron service to spigot pipe from Albany Street to CPS of the Boston Elevated Railway, age 13 years (laid 1891), exposed to electrolysis 13 years; taken up December 1904, Boston, Mass., Dec. 1904 , waterworks, pipes conduits, electrolysis
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Repro from magazine.Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)
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Tires become more precious as the days go by. Imperial County, California 1942. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Imperial County
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Photography from "An account of manufacturing at the State Railway's prosthetic workshop in Nässjö", 1932. Visces the arm prosthesis's ability to move and usability.
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Maneuver room.Rise to Tower .. Kockums AB (depicted name), shark (depicted name)
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Fire Tool Board and Water Barrel at CCC-ID Warehouse and Equipment Yard. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs
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Coking arrival in Leeds, England around 1930.
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Pest control on banana trees on plantation Accaribo in Suriname, 1916 - 1930 photograph Pest control on banana trees on Plantage Accaribo in Suriname. Suriname photographic support plantation Soulame. Plantage Accaria
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Contract No. 80, High Level Distribution Reservoir, Weston, looking east from Sta. 880+80 inside pipe on lower invert, showing gunniting of steel plate special, high level distribution reservoir, Weston, Mass., May 29, 1940
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Completed Installation of Pump. 1931 - 1945. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Turtle Mountain Agency. 7/1/1910-9/17/1947. Photographs
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Leakage around reactor , Armories, Ordnance industry, Nuclear reactors, Hazardous wastes, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational
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Wagon wheel and rails for traverses, at Malmö wagon workshop.
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Vintage photograph. Railroad block signalman in dugout, Lackawanna Line in New Jersey
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Demonstration of Engineering Equipment (Water), New York , Civil defense, Pipes Conduits. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization
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Three Rivers hydroelectric, 9, Gage #4, Otis Co., Palmer, Mass., Jun. 8, 1928 : Chicopee River , Stream-gaging stations, waterworks, real estate, rivers, hydroelectric dams, hydroelectric power plants, watershed sanitary conditions
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Wells: Joe Keeps Eagle. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs
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Tunnel 10-1-57. Tunnel 10-1-57
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A790931 U12N MINERS IRON HEALTH PHYSICS BUILDING METCALF(Project Engineer) DEC 6 79EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 12/6/1979 BUILDING & STRUCTURAL FEATURES; BUILDING TYPES; BUILDINGS; FACILITIES (SNL); HEALTH PHYSICS; HEALTH PHYSICS BUILDING; MINERS IRON; N-TUNNEL; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; TEST SITES; TUNNELS; TUNNELS BY USAGE; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.
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Diamond drill and sample rods used in wash borings, contract #23, Belchertown, Ware, and Enfield, Mass., Nov. 10, 1930 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, engineering, boring machinery
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Contract No. 17, West Portion, Wachusett-Coldbrook Tunnel, Rutland, Oakham, Barre, stripping form, Shaft 6, Sta. 501+50+/-, Rutland, Mass., May 6, 1930