Historical Construction Sites

Images of construction and repair projects from the early 20th century, showcasing foundations, pipelines, and naval vessels with a historical context.

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

Monthly Progress Photo, Yard labor, Foundation For 14-0 Foot Planer, Building 128. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, new 36-inch main over subway, Central Square, Cambridge, Mass., May 18, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, laying new 48-inch main on piers on subway roof, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass., May 6, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

U.S.S Michigan. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, Arlington Pumping Station, extension to coal pocket, concrete pier under side track, Arlington, Mass., Jun. 3, 1918 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, lowering 48-inch main in Reservoir Lane, Brighton, Mass., Nov. 11, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Progress Photo, Hot Water Heating System, Looking Southwest, Turn at Chauncey Avenue and Fourth Street, Waterproofed. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, lowering 20-inch main for dredging Mystic River near High and Medford Streets, Arlington; Medford, Mass., Sep. 30, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

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

Builder: Building company Contractor. Victoria, Life Insurance Company. Kv the pole.

Yard Survey, Filing Cabinet for Notes, Exhibit 16. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Crack in Caisson, Looking West, The Holbrook Cabot and Rollins Corp. Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Electrolysis, Chelsea Water Works, Broadway at Third Street, 10-inch pipe after repairing leak caused by electrolysis (compare with Nos. 6027 and 6028), Chelsea, Mass., Apr. 26, 1906 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Forbes Hill Reservoir, gate vault in standpipe foundations, Quincy, Mass., Sep. 1, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, flexible joints in 48-inch main, north side of subway, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass., May 27, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, relocation of 48-inch main over subway in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 4, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Aqueduct, Pier No. 3, Assabet Bridge, Section 8, from the east, Northborough, Mass., Nov. 19, 1896 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites, arch bridges

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, relocation of 48-inch main over subway in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 11, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

U.S.S. Hanford, Forward Part of Starboard Propeller Guard. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Progress Photo, Hot Water Heating System, Looking Northeast Along Trench into Building 41. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 5, rock as uncovered in Commonwealth Avenue near Chestnut Street where trench was excavated in laying 48-inch main in October 1902, Newton, Mass., Sep. 23, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Building No. 41 Boiler Room Looking Northwest. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, 36-inch connection of new 48-inch low service main to Boston Water Works 48-inch Dean Road line, near Effluent Gatehouse No. 1, Brighton, Mass., Aug. 13, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, tunnel at Chelsea North Bridge, shaft and air lock, Mystic River; Charlestown; Chelsea, Mass., Oct. 2, 1900 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites, air locks airtight spaces

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, building 6-inch sheeting in shop, Clinton, Mass., Jan. 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, division wall No. 1, from the north, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 20, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Chelsea North Bridge Tunnel, part of the shields, hydraulic jacks and blocks, Mystic River; Charlestown; Chelsea, Mass., Dec. 11, 1900 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, timbering in cut-off under main flume, from the east, Clinton, Mass., Dec. 20, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Pier E - Fender Piles & Wale, New York State Construction Company, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 1, Charles River, excavating trench in cofferdam, Weston, Mass., Nov. 7, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Junction of Sewers, Holbrook, Cabot, and Rollins Corporation Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Forbes Hill Reservoir, 24-inch gate and check valve, Quincy, Mass., Oct. 2, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, pipes conduits

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Junction of Sewers, Holbrook, Cabot, and Rollins Corporation Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

U.S.S Arizona, 14-inch Turret Track & Liner Turning Machine, General View. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, building 6-inch sheeting in shop, Clinton, Mass., Jan. 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, ledge in the excavation, from the east side, Clinton, Mass., Apr. 12, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, flexible joint in old 20-inch pipe, Chelsea Creek; Chelsea; East Boston, Mass., Sep. 10, 1900 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Spot Pond Pumping Station, setting boilers, from the west, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 22, 1899 , waterworks, pumping stations, boiler rooms

Waterfront scene, Gloucester. Waterfront scene, Gloucester

Electrolysis, effect of electrolysis on rails, which were connected with and buried near 48-inch water pipe No. 64 from July 1903 to November 1910, Boylston Street, Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Distribution Department, Chestnut Hill High Service Pumping Station, railroad track scale pit, Brighton, Mass., May 6, 1909 , waterworks, pumping stations, track scales

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, details of driving 6-inch sheeting, Clinton, Mass., Dec. 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Electrolysis, 48-inch pipe No. 257 pitted by electrolysis, Boylston Street; laid September 1896, removed November 1910, Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 8, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Monthly Progress Photo, Paving Coal Plant Pier, Center and Northeast Bays, Looking Outward, Joseph Balaban Company, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Sudbury Reservoir, Marlborough Brook Filters, gravel washer, Marlborough, Mass., Aug. 28, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, filter beds, watershed sanitary improvement

Weston Aqueduct, Section 15, substructure at Terminal Chamber, Weston, Mass., Nov. 15, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Distribution Department, break in Boston Water Works 24-inch main, South Street near Jamaica Street, Boston (Jamaica Plain), Mass., Jun. 24, 1908 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Building No. 217 Looking North. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, break; electrolysis, 48-inch pipe No. 503 that burst on December 24, 1909 at Harvard Square, after removal from pipe line, Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 5, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 6, cave in on 60-inch pipe trench, Commonwealth Avenue near Sumner Street, Newton, Mass., Aug. 3, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Monthly Progress Photo, Building 41(58), Excavation for Fire Pump Suction, Looking Southeast, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Construction of Sjölundaviaduct Over Malmö Central Stations Bangård.

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 47, corner of Washington Street and Fairbanks Street, looking south, Brighton, Mass., Aug. 5, 1918 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, pipe-laying scow, rear part, Chelsea Creek; Chelsea; East Boston, Mass., Sep. 14, 1900 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

U.S.S. New York Setting Rudder. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, break; electrolysis, 48-inch pipe No. 503 that burst on December 24, 1909 at Harvard Square, after removal from pipe line, Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 5, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Weston Aqueduct, Section 15, substructure at Terminal Chamber, Weston, Mass., Nov. 15, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, part of Section 1, pipes under Boston Water Works mains, station 3+50, from the west, Brighton, Mass., Dec. 3, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Whaling in the Ross Sea Nitrate negatives, black-and-white negatives

A Job For The Salvage Crews Is This Mess Of Twisted Wreckage And Broken Oil Pipes At The Leuna Plant In Merseburg, Germany, So Essential To The German War Machine

Monthly Progress Photo, Dry Dock No. 4, Duct Change Around Head, East End, Holbrook, Cabot and Rollins Corporation, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Electrolysis, 48-inch pipe No. 73 pitted by electrolysis, Boylston Street; laid September 1896, removed November 1910, Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 8, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Wachusett Dam, 48-inch pipes through the dam, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 6, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, drainage improvement, trench from conduit, station 32, Pond Street, from the north, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 14, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Miners among coal boxes, S. Wilkes-Barre, PA.

Sudbury Department, improvement of Lake Cochituate, concrete conduit in deep trench, Pond Street, near Natick-Wayland boundary line, Wayland, Mass., Sep. 22, 1910 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, watershed sanitary improvement

Model of Dry Dock 4 Caisson, Making Inclining Test - Model Listed. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Weston Aqueduct, Section 13, traveler for arch work in tunnel, Weston, Mass., Mar. 18, 1903 , waterworks, aqueducts, water tunnels, construction sites

Dry Dock 4, Coffer Dam Excavation, Lagging, Caisson "A", Elevation 60 -68 Near View, Holbrook Cabot and Rollins Corporation, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 37, closure in 30-inch pipe line, Shawmut Street near Marginal Street, Chelsea, Mass., Nov. 18, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Monthly Progress Photo, Piers E and F, Column Top Forms, Looking Northwest, New York State Construction Company, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 6, cave in on 60-inch pipe trench, Commonwealth Avenue near Sumner Street, Newton, Mass., Aug. 3, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

AMS-69 Bittern , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.

Historic photographs of the Norfolk Naval shipyard located in the Fifth Naval District. Operating under the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy.

Monthly Progress Photo, Dry Dock No. 4, Elevation Duct Change Around Head, West End, Looking Southwest, Cabot and Rollins Corporation, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Electrolysis, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 11, Boylston Street, electrolytic pittings in 48-inch pipe, Cambridge, Mass., Jul. 7, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Wachusett Dam, rubble masonry, near station 6+50, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 23, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

AO-107 Pussumpsic , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Wachusett Reservoir, railroad bridge near South Boylston Station, pile showing complete failure, West Boylston, Mass., Oct. 4, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Capstan in Building 41, Looking Southwest, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Anefo photo collection. Build Velser tunnel, exit tunnel with connection to railroad. August 4, 1955

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, exterior of broken 48-inch pipe in Commonwealth Avenue at Auburn Street, Newton, Mass., Nov. 12, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Electrolysis, Cambridge Water Works, Huron Avenue at Appleton Street, 40-inch steel pipe pitted by electrolysis; patches cover holes and pits made by electrolysis (compare with No. 5558), Cambridge, Mass., Jul. 30, 1904 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 6, cave in on 60-inch pipe trench, Commonwealth Avenue near Sumner Street, Newton, Mass., Aug. 3, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

CVA 67 John F. Kennedy , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Monthly Progress Photo, New Concrete Stairway Between Building 1(11) and House A(10), Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Storbrohyttan. Masugn, old ore crusher.

Dry Dock Number 2, View of East Wall, 120-200. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Malden River crossing, Section 6, station 424, Medford Street, leakage through and around the end of cofferdam at west end of bridge, from the north, Malden, Mass., Nov. 22, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Progress Photo, Hot Water Heating System, Looking West, Turn in Conduit at Chauncey and Fourth Street. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Dry Dock 4, Coffer Dam Looking East Along Outer Sill Showing Bracing, Holbrook, Cabot & Rollins Corporation, Contractors. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Progress Photo, Hot Water Heating System, Turn in Conduit at Chauncey Avenue and Fourth Street, Looking Northeast. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

U.S.S. Connecticut. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

CVA 67 John F. Kennedy , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 31, laying 48-inch main under Boston Water Works 48-inch main, Beacon Street near Fairbanks Street, Brookline, Mass., May 17, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

The fish wharves, Gloucester. The fish wharves, Gloucester

Coffer Dam Centerline Inner Sill Looking Northeast Showing Bracing, Holbrook, Cabot & Rollins Corporation, Contractors. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Dry Dock 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Movement Caisson, The Holbrook Cabot and Rollins Corporation, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

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