Historical Excavation Projects

Black and white photographs depicting various excavation projects from the 1930s to 1940s, showcasing construction sites, reservoirs, and water management efforts.

Tractors moving the field in order to build an artificial lake 1962

Other Project. 1930 - 1949.. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Contract No. 80, High Level Distribution Reservoir, Weston, looking east Sta. 892+30 showing excavation east of gatehouse, high level distribution reservoir, Weston, Mass., Jan. 5, 1940

Water Uses - Electricity - General. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Contract No. 108, Utility Wharves, Quabbin Reservoir, Ware, panorama of anchorage basin, looking northerly from Sta. 0+00, 50 ft. left, Ware, Mass., Nov. 25, 1940

Major Project (Dams and Reservoirs). 1938-12-01T00:00:00. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Complete Destruction of Dam. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Tractors moving the field in order to build an artificial lake 1962

Major Project (Reservoirs and Spillways). 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

Construction of the tunnel during Södermalm, Stockholm.

Contract No. 56, Administration Buildings, Main Dam, Belchertown, 8in. sewer line, looking northerly thru cut, Belchertown, Mass., Oct. 11, 1937

Riotinto Mines (Huelva). 1900. Cutting of the North vein. Around the immense amphitheater the railway line develops in a spiral, whose trains transport the mineral that men extract.

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

Quarry.

De ingang van de schuilkelder A bij Heemskerk in aanbouw; Kelders te Heemskerk.These bomb-free cellars were built in 1940 after the shelters in North Holland villages were not safe. The collection of the museum of the museum had been adacred in 1939. Approx. 25,000 cubic meters of sand was moved for construction. The new cellars were put into use in 1941.

Sudbury Department, Sudbury Dam, trench for overfall and core wall, looking north, Southborough, Mass., 1894 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Contract No. 80, High Level Distribution Reservoir, Weston, Sta. 889+10 showing twin aqueduct line before blast looking east, high level distribution reservoir, Weston, Mass., Jan. 23, 1940

Oglala Dam Project. 1940-01-01T00:00:00.. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

The East Moss mine in the marsh mine.

Progress #1-Backfilling swamp at West Mooring Circle , Wetlands, Excavation. Photographs of the First Naval District

Equipment Reservoir Construction. 1938-01-01T00:00:00. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Excl.Hofmann at her.308 kotuzow.

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. extraction, tillage, leveling, farming, deep plows, front. September 1957. Vrouwenpolder, Zeeland

Contract No. 30, Stream Control Works at Main Dam, Swift River Reservoir, Belchertown, Enfield, Ware, drilling operations in ledge at downstream portal of diversion tunnel, stream control works, Belchertown, Mass., Dec. 28, 1931

Major Project. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Negative. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Excavation for bridge foundation.

Construction of the road along a hill, 1903 - 1913 photograph Construction of the road along a hill. Sticked photo in an album with 107 photos about the construction of the Gajoweg on North Sumatra between Bireuen and Takinguen between 1903-1914. Noord-sumatra photographic support Gajoweg

The construction of the double track between Rönninge and power.

Funicular railway in construction Upper end on Monte Sabotino. 16. Korpskommando.

Part of Shasta Dam under construction, Shasta County, California. 1940 - 1940. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Shasta County

Contract No. 80, High Level Distribution Reservoir, Weston, looking east from Sta. 887+10+/- showing aqueduct construction, high level distribution reservoir, Weston, Mass., Mar. 13, 1940

Wachusett Dam, the cut-off and excavation, from the west, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 8, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Grustag.Adds taken under the Royal Railway Board's Office Director Thorsten Pramberg's study trip in Germany in 1939.

Dam 175 Completed. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Rimutaka tunnel and Kaitoke clay pit ..., 05 Mar 1952, by Leslie Adkin.

East side of spillway channel looking upstream from under spillway bridge showing cave-in section, Quabbin Reservoir, Mass., Dec. 8, 1943 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, engineering, rocks landforms, artificial water channels

Description: Road construction operations in St. Lucia. Location: St Lucia Date: 1953-1954 caribbean, saintlucia, caribbeanthroughalens

The construction of the double track between Rönninge and power.

Work on the road at the WWIH Ni Koelos, 1903 - 1913 photograph Work on the road at the Woih Ni Koelos, seen from the side of Blangrakal. Sticked photo in an album with 107 photos about the construction of the Gajoweg on North Sumatra between Bireuen and Takinguen between 1903-1914. Noord-sumatra photographic support Gajoweg

Variety of barricades in use near Petersburg, Virginia | Library of Congress

Contract No. 51, East Branch Baffle, Site of Quabbin Reservoir, Greenwich, Hardwick, quarry face and tunnel before blast, Hardwick, Mass., Sep. 16, 1936

12/31/1919. Quarries where Iron ore is extracted. Bilbao. Photo: spike.

Simeto river water arrangment works 1963

Oglala Dam (Tamping). 1923 - 1955. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Sluicing for gold black-and-white prints

Weston Aqueduct, Section 13, deep trench excavation, looking easterly from station 589+50, Weston, Mass., May 13, 1903 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Construction of the new bridge over the WWIH Ni Tanggo Besi. The construction of the new bridge over the WWIH Ni Tanggo Besi. Stacked photo in an album with 107 photos about the construction of the Gajoegweg on North Sumatra between Bireuen and Takenuen between 1903-1914.

Construction Erosion Control - Utah. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Reinforcement work of the railway bridge over the Pite River at Sikfors on the line between Piteå and Älvsbyn.

Start of the construction of the bridge over the Arul Timbang Gadja. Start of the construction of the bridge over the Arul Timbang Gadja. Stacked photo in an album with 107 photos about the construction of the Gajoegweg on North Sumatra between Bireuen and Takenuen between 1903-1914.

Staff district north Height 2033 of the GM. Wieden of Alpenbach. .

Manchoukkuo's Newest Coal Mines.A view of the Sunchiawan collierty, one of the seven newly-developed mines at the Fuhsin coal field. It is being worked by thee Manchuria Coal Mining Company on both the open-strip and shaft systems. Deposits in the coal field are estimated at some 2,000 million tons. The product is bituminous and its marketing is done under a planned economy -- enough for domestic purposes. February 01, 1939. (Photo by Japan Photo Library)

Construction of the road along a slope. Construction of the road along a slope. Stacked photo in an album with 87 photos about the construction of the Gajoegweg on North Sumatra between Bireuen and Takenuen between 1903-1914.

Wachusett Dam, upper quarry, northerly end, Boylston, Mass., Jul. 2, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

Construction of the BarricaStraße. .

Original caption: "Santa Rosa - Spring development. Showing reservoir and excavation for gathering gallery for spring.". 1936 - 1942. Pacific Region (Riverside, CA). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Mission Agency. 11/15/1920-6/17/1946. Photographs

Access from Schilder B in Heemskerk; Cellars in Heemskerk. The entrance to basement B. The construction pit is filled with sand. Approx. 25,000 cubic meters of sand was left for these basements. The bomb-free cellars were built in 1940 after the shelters in North Holland villages were not safe. The collection of the museum of the museum had been adacred in 1939. The new cellars were put into use in 1941.

Construction site at Schuilelder B in Heemskerk; Cellars in Heemskerk.de Bouwps from Kelder B is full of sand. These bomb-free cellars were built in 1940 after the shelters in North Holland villages were not safe. The collection of the museum of the museum had been adacred in 1939. The new cellars were put into use in 1941.

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

The power station in Abiskojokk.

Construction of the bridge over the Woih Ni enang, 1903 - 1913 photograph The construction of the bridge over the Woih ni enang. Packed photo in an album with 87 photos about the construction of the Gajoweg on Noord-Sumatra between Bireuen and Takinguen between 1903-1914. Noord-sumatra photographic support Gajoweg

The Liverstone Quarry & The Crushing Mill below. December 08, 1947. (Photo by Earl M'Nail Studios).

Reservoir. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Negative. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Large shock at Falu copper mine.

Persberg's mines. Goose mine's limestone.

Concrete observer status at Konuchy. .

Sudbury Department, Hopkinton Reservoir, stripping, looking upstream from dam, Ashland; Hopkinton, Mass., 1893 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Construction of the road along a slope of the Woih Ni Tanggo Besi. Construction of the road along the northern slope of the Woih Ni Tanggo Besi. Stacked photo in an album with 87 photos about the construction of the Gajoegweg on North Sumatra between Bireuen and Takenuen between 1903-1914.

Mexico - Tepuxtepec Power Plant, Aerial Photograph.

Construction work.

Scott's Run, West Virginia. Worked out coal mine near Pursglove mine No. 4 camp - Scene taken from main highway. This scene is typical of a dozen or more mines that have been closed and left to decay in the community. Note trees killed by mine operations and mine cars left to the elements, March 1937, Lewis Hine, 1874 - 1940, was an American photographer, who used his camera as a tool for social reform. US,USA

Misc - Mining - Gold. March 6, 1939.

Wachusett Dam, excavating the waste channel, Clinton, Mass., Dec. 1, 1903 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, spillways

Destroyed factory as a shelter of M.G.A. .

Contract No. 80, High Level Distribution Reservoir, Weston, looking west from center line at Sta. 882+75+/- showing general conditions, high level distribution reservoir, Weston, Mass., Apr. 17, 1940

Rate Field Patch Mine. Shaft No 2, 6 m avv.

Original caption: "ECW - Pala - Truck trail construction. Showing tractor". 1936 - 1942. Pacific Region (Riverside, CA). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Mission Agency. 11/15/1920-6/17/1946. Photographs

Sudbury Department, Hopkinton Reservoir, borrow-pit for gravel filling, Ashland; Hopkinton, Mass., 1893 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Construction of the new Eggentalstraße. .

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, west wall of east basin, near west end of Dam No. 3, from the northeast, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 15, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Limestone mining in Bjärsjölagård.

Contract No. 70, WPA Sewer Construction, Rutland, 'C' line, looking ahead from manhole 18C toward manhole 19C and Route 122A, Rutland Sewer, Rutland, Mass., Apr. 2, 1941

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. Bulldozers scrapers push jungle roads. Hollandia port increasingly expanding. Dok VIII name reminds American time - foothelding. September 1953. Hollandia, Guinea

Track construction work, Örebro-Svartå Railway.

Road servants in the dognatal. .

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

Wachusett Dam, inclined shaft in bottom of gorge showing contact of granite and schist, looking northerly, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 31, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Description: D.8 Tractors and Scrapers. Bridge 25 E.A. Enterprise Contract. africa

Canal San Ubaldo, Strassenbau. .

Excavation at left bank of Tokomaru dam black-and-white negatives, gelatin dry plate negatives

The Large Depot For Heavy Vehicles At Mechernich, 20 Miles Southwest Of Bonn, Germany, As It Appeared Before A Recent Attack By 9Th Bombardment Div., Douglas A-20 Havocs. The Important Installation, Where A Large Percentage Of Motor Transport Used On The

Contract No. 80, High Level Distribution Reservoir, Weston, looking northwest showing gatehouse location Contract 80 before blast, high level distribution reservoir, Weston, Mass., Jan. 30, 1940

Sudbury Department, Hopkinton Dam, conduit for 36-inch outlet, Ashland, Mass., 1892 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Description: Water-pipe being lowered by trolley on the 2,200-ft. incline leading to Godar Landor. Location: Godar Landor, Persia Description: Trolley ascending the 2,200-ft. incline, approaching the steepest section. The pipe-line for the Oil-Fields water supply is seen alongside the track.

Large copper mountain chronology. From Carl Sahlin's mountain historical collection.

Mangahao Hydro-Electric Scheme - 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th visits : 1921, 1921, by Leslie Adkin.

Construction of the new bridge over the Woih Ni Tanggo Besi, 1903 - 1913 photograph The construction of the new bridge over the Woih Ni Tanggo Besi. Sticked photo in an album with 107 photos about the construction of the Gajoweg on North Sumatra between Bireuen and Takinguen between 1903-1914. Noord-sumatra photographic support Gajoweg

Wachusett Reservoir, stripping high ledge on Section 10, square 406, Boylston, Mass., Nov. 12, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, north wall of west basin, from the south, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 15, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Contract No. 39, Trunk Line Sewer, Rutland, Holden, excavation for 12 in. pipe, looking westerly at Sta. 142+75, Rutland-Holden Sewer, Holden, Mass., Apr. 27, 1934

Contract No. 80, High Level Distribution Reservoir, Weston, ledge and excavation at site of gate house looking south from Sta. 892+15+/-, high level distribution reservoir, Weston, Mass., Sep. 6, 1939

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