Historical Dredging Operations

Archival photographs capturing dredging operations at the New York Navy Yard, showcasing classic vessels and construction activities along the waterfront.

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, Dredging Wallabout Channel, Looking West from Center Pier D, W. H. Beard Dredging Company, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Monthly Progress Photo, Pier E, Inner End Looking Northeast, 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.

Monthly Progress Photo, Pier E Looking Southwest, 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.

Quay Wall Between Dry Docks 2 and 3. 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.

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.

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Looking Northeast from West Side Near Abutment, 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.

Monthly Progress Photo, Pier C Looking Northeast from Cantilever Crane Pier, Snare & Triest Company, Contractor. 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, New Outlet for Sewer, East of Dry Dock, Looking Southwest. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Pier F, 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.

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Looking Northeast from East End Caisson, East Approach Wall, 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.

Monthly Progress Photo, Pier F, Outer End, Looking North, New York State Construction Company. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Monthly Progress Photo, Dredging Wall About Channel, West of Dry Dock Number 4, Looking North, Morris and Cummings, Contractor. 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, Cofferdam, Dredging Entrance, 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.

Crane Hercules Placing Turret Number 2, Weight 220,000 Pounds, in Position Aboard U.S.S. New York, Lowering Turret. 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, Chelsea North Bridge Tunnel, shaft and air lock, Charlestown side, Mystic River; Charlestown; Chelsea, Mass., Jan. 25, 1901 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites, air locks airtight spaces

Monthly Progress Photo, Dredging Cob Dock, Looking Southwest from South End of Ordnance Dock, R. G. Packard Company, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Monthly Progress Photo, Dredging Between Piers E and F, Looking Northeast, Morris and Cummings, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Monthly Progress Photo, Coping Cuts for Track Across Caisson of Dry Dock 4, Looking East, Yard Labor. 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, Mystic River tunnel extension, lining shaft and constructing pipe box, Charlestown, Mass., May 24, 1912 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Dredging and Seawalls, Seawall Looking East, Monthly Progress Photo, Snare and Triest, Contractors. 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.

Monthly Progress Photo, Pier F, Looking North, Showing Outer End, 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.

Dredging and Seawalls, Looking East, Snare and Trieste, Contractors, Monthly Progress Photo. 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, Mystic River tunnel extension, old shaft after removal, Charlestown, Mass., Dec. 5, 1912 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

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.

Pier E, 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.

Crane Hercules, Placing Turret Number 3, Weight 114 Tons, on 'Florida'. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Monthly Progress Photo, Piers E and F, Looking Northwest from Southeast End Causeway, 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.

Monthly Progress Photo, Pier F, Looking South, 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.

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, East Approach Wall Looking South West, 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, Mystic River tunnel extension, old shaft after removal, Charlestown, Mass., Dec. 5, 1912 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Mystic River tunnel extension, sinking shaft; see vessels in background, Charlestown, Mass., Aug. 10, 1912 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, tunnel at Chelsea North Bridge, transporting shaft to place, Mystic River; Charlestown; Chelsea, Mass., Jan. 8, 1901 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Yard Plan. 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, tunnel at Chelsea North Bridge, transporting shaft to place, Mystic River; Charlestown; Chelsea, Mass., Jan. 8, 1901 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

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.

Pier 2, Coaling Plant. 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 5, scow, pile driver and dredge, station 338+, from the north, on the draw of the Wellington Bridge, Somerville, Mass., Sep. 8, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Tubes for subway line under Harlem River, being sunk

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Chelsea Creek Tunnel, removing 24-inch pipe, land of the Commonwealth, Chelsea, Mass., May 16, 1914 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Pier F, Looking North, 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.

Monthly Progress Photo, Completion Pier D West Side, Looking North, Yard Labor. 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 5, scow, pile driver and dredge, station 338+, from the north, on the draw of the Wellington Bridge, Somerville, Mass., Sep. 8, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, tunnel at Chelsea North Bridge, shaft in place, Mystic River; Charlestown; Chelsea, Mass., Jan. 8, 1901 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

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.

Pier F, Looking Northeast, 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, Low Service Pipe Lines, tunnel at Chelsea North Bridge, hoisting the shaft from lighter from draw pier, Mystic River; Charlestown; Chelsea, Mass., Jan. 8, 1901 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Removal of Old Cantilever Crane from Runways with Floating Derrick "Capitol". 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, Mystic River tunnel extension, sinking shaft, Charlestown, Mass., Aug. 10, 1912 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Mystic River tunnel extension, sinking shaft; see vessels in background, Charlestown, Mass., Aug. 10, 1912 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Pier 2, Coaling Plant. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Monthly Progress Photo, New Batter Piles, East Side Causeway, South End, Looking South, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Wreck of Crane Hercules, Photo Made by Civil Engineering Office, from Baisson Dry Dock 1. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Dredging Nary Yard Basin, Looking North, Morris and Cummings, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Little Street Sewer, From the South, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Monthly Progress Photo, Yard Labor, Outboard End of Launching Ways, Looking North East. 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, Mystic River tunnel extension, steel sections for shaft, Charlestown, Mass., May 20, 1912 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Monthly Progress Photo, Concrete Piles, Cob Dock Improvement, Contract 1423, The Snare and Triest Company, 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, Mystic River tunnel extension, steel sections for shaft, Charlestown, Mass., May 20, 1912 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Monthly Progress Photo, Pier D Completion, East Side, Looking Northeast, Yard Labor. 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, driving piles, Chelsea North Bridge Tunnel, Mystic River; Charlestown; Chelsea, Mass., Aug. 31, 1900 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Monthly Progress Photo, Pier E, Looking Northeast, New York Construction Company, Contractor. 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.

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, Chelsea Creek Tunnel, shaft guard on East Boston shore, East Boston, Mass., Jun. 3, 1914 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

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, Pier C Looking Northeast From Cantilever Crane Pier, Snare & Triest Company, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Monthly Progress Photo, Pier E at Low Water, The 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, Low Service Pipe Lines, Chelsea Creek Tunnel, land of the Commonwealth, Chelsea, Mass., May 6, 1914 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

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.

Water from Southwest Side of Ordnance Dock Looking North from West Side Entrance Dry Dock No. 4. 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, tunnel at Chelsea North Bridge, hoisting the shaft from lighter from draw pier, Mystic River; Charlestown; Chelsea, Mass., Jan. 8, 1901 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, Section Q, dredge, from the northwest, Marlborough, Mass., Mar. 26, 1897 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, removing 24-inch pipe, Chelsea Creek, Chelsea, Mass., Feb. 12, 1915 , 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

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, West Approach Wall, Looking Southwest, 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.

Monthly Progress Photo, Pier F, Looking Northeast, 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.

Monthly Progress Photo, Pier F, Outer End, Looking North, New York State Construction Company, Contractors. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Concrete Paving, Water Front Between Piers C & D, Yard Labor. 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, Looking Northeast from Building 41, Grading. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 26, Saugus River crossing, Western Avenue, method employed to lower 20-inch siphon box, Lynn, Mass., Jun. 24, 1899 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Failure of Quay Wall Steam Ship Whitney Basin, Looking Southeast. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Cob Dock, Looking Southwest, Monthly Progress Photo, Dredging Cob Dock, R. G. Packard Company, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 26, Saugus River crossing, Western Avenue, method employed to lower 20-inch siphon box, Lynn, Mass., Jun. 24, 1899 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wreck of Crane Hercules June 18, 1910, Photo by Civil Engineering Office, 8-35 AM, July 1, 1910, (From Eastside Entrance to Dry Dock Number 2). Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

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

Monthly Progress Photo, Pier C Looking Northeast Along Top, Snare & Triest Company, 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, Chelsea Creek Tunnel, air escaping at surface of water, East Boston, Mass., Oct. 7, 1914 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Monthly Progress Photo, Sea Wall Repairs South Side Navy Yard Basin, Looking Northwest, Yard Labor. 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, tunnel at Chelsea North Bridge, shaft on lighter from draw pier, Mystic River; Charlestown; Chelsea, Mass., Jan. 7, 1901 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

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, preparing to repair leaks in 36-inch submerged mains, Malden River, Malden, Mass., Mar. 7, 1917 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

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, 50-Ton Locomotive Crane, Browing Engineering Company, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Monthly Progress Photo, Piers E and F, General View Looking South from South End Ordnance Dock, 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, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 3, scow with two sections of 36-inch pipe (station 138+) on Charles River at the foot of Magazine Street, from the north, Cambridge, Mass., May 10, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, pipe-laying scow, Chelsea Creek; Chelsea; East Boston, Mass., Aug. 31, 1900 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

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