Historical Quarry Construction

Black and white images of quarry excavation at Wachusett Dam in Massachusetts, showcasing construction efforts, machinery, and laborers at work in the early 1900s.

Wachusett Dam, drilling the cut-off, looking easterly, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 3, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

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

Wachusett Dam, excavation at westerly end, near Bastion, Clinton, Mass., Apr. 2, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, upper quarry, looking southerly, Boylston, Mass., Jul. 23, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

Wachusett Dam, lower quarry, westerly end, Boylston, Mass., Nov. 12, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

Wachusett Dam, looking westerly, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 2, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, pumps at the northerly end of the excavation, Clinton, Mass., Jun. 3, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, drilling the cut-off, looking easterly, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 3, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, looking northwesterly, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 6, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, looking northerly from near main flume, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 1, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, looking southeasterly, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 16, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, masonry on the north side of the dam, looking southwesterly, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 1, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, rock cut, east of station 128, Clinton, Mass., May 2, 1902 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, looking easterly, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 1, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, upper quarry, southerly end, Boylston, Mass., Feb. 7, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

Wachusett Dam, looking northerly from near main flume, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 1, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, excavation for cut-off, station 3+80, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 23, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, Visit of the officials of the towns and cities in the Metropolitan District, Clinton, Mass., Jun. 20, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, excavation for cut-off, station 3+80, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 23, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, looking northwesterly, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 6, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, upper quarry, southerly end, Boylston, Mass., Feb. 7, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

Wachusett Dam, masonry at north side of dam, looking westerly, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 8, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, looking southerly from the main flume, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 1, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, west end of lower quarry, Boylston, Mass., Aug. 1, 1903 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

Sudbury Reservoir, Section D, excavation beneath trestle, from the northwest, Southborough, Mass., Sep. 25, 1896 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

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

Wachusett Dam, lower quarry, looking west, Boylston, Mass., Jul. 7, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

Wachusett Dam, looking northwesterly, Clinton, Mass., May 2, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, rock cut, westerly from station 124+, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 20, 1902 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, the upper quarry, looking southerly, Boylston, Mass., Dec. 7, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

Weston Aqueduct, Section 1, pipe connections at pool, Southborough, Mass., Oct. 10, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, the inclined shaft in the cut-off, looking northerly from the ledge near pump sump, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 8, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, general view of the excavation, looking downstream, Clinton, Mass., Apr. 12, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, general view of the excavation, looking downstream, Clinton, Mass., Apr. 12, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Bear Hill Reservoir, ledge at west end of north dam, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 29, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

View of dam and outer pipes foundation of gate chamber Basin 6 , Construction, Dams Edgar Sutton Dorr Photograph Collection

Wachusett Dam, looking westerly, Clinton, Mass., Dec. 2, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, schist rock ready for masonry, station 4+20, Clinton, Mass., May 2, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

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

Wachusett Aqueduct, boulders in trench, Section 6, station 278+, from the north, Northborough, Mass., Sep. 16, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, abutment for railroad bridge over waste channel, Clinton, Mass., Jun. 1, 1905 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, spillways

Construction of the tunnel during Södermalm, Stockholm.

Anefo photo collection. Bridge at Maarssen. January 2, 1946. Maarssen

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.

Wachusett Dam, boulders in the excavation, looking upstream, Clinton, Mass., Feb. 12, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Aqueduct, brick lining, Section 6, station 260+, from the south, Northborough, Mass., Oct. 13, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

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

Wachusett Dam, northwest corner of excavation pit, showing ledge and boulders, Clinton, Mass., May 24, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, general view of excavation, looking downstream (north), Clinton, Mass., Mar. 4, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, rock cut, east of station 132, Clinton, Mass., Feb. 3, 1903 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Persberg's mining field in Färnebo Socken, Värmland. The ulriksguvan.

Wachusett Dam, general view of the excavation, from the north, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 1, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, excavation at easterly end, Clinton, Mass., Apr. 2, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Malmberget mines, Norrbotten.

Wachusett Dam, looking easterly, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 2, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, south end of main flume, from the northeast, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 16, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, dams, construction sites

Clinton Sewerage, pump well of reservoir, Section 2, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 21, 1898 , waterworks, sewage treatment, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Dry Dock 4, Old Sheet Piling, Panel 31, Elevation 60. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Wachusett Dam, upper quarry, Boylston, Mass., Oct. 1, 1903 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, part of Section 1, trench from the east, station 3+75, Brighton, Mass., Dec. 3, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, Visit of the officials of the towns and cities in the Metropolitan District, Clinton, Mass., Jun. 20, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, inlet conduit, showing upper and lower inlets, Dam No. 4, Section 6, from the south, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 9, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, dams, 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.

Mangahao Hydro-Electric Scheme : 31st, 32nd , 33rd and 34th visits, 1924, by Leslie Adkin.

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.

Wachusett Dam, looking easterly, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 2, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

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

Weston Aqueduct, Section 1, excavation at pool for pipe connections, Southborough, Mass., Sep. 12, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, looking southeasterly, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 6, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, drilling cut-off, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 29, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, inlet conduit, showing upper and lower inlets, Dam No. 4, Section 6, from the south, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 9, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, dams, construction sites

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

Wachusett Dam, from the southeast, Clinton, Mass., Apr. 2, 1903 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, rock cut, east of station 127, Clinton, Mass., Feb. 3, 1903 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Red hot lava pouring down during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius buries a farmer's house near San Sabastiano, Italy.

Weston Aqueduct, Section 15, cemented gravel excavation, stations 696+50 to 695, Weston, Mass., Jun. 23, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites, surveying instruments, surveyors

Party at Greensand Outcrops, 7ch from woolshed, Otaihanga, 18 May 1950, by Leslie Adkin.

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 31, trench for 48-inch water pipe, Beacon Street, east of Tappan Street, Brookline, Mass., May 17, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Weston Aqueduct, Section 15, cemented gravel excavation, stations 696+50 to 695, Weston, Mass., Jun. 23, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites, surveying instruments, surveyors

Wachusett Dam, looking westerly, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 1, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Hydraulic gold mining, St. Bathans, Otago, NZ

Wachusett Dam, westerly end of excavation, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 1, 1903 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Aqueduct, Italian camp, Section 5, Berlin, Mass., Oct. 31, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction workers, labor camps

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

Wachusett Reservoir, Sawyer's Mills dam, from the east, Boylston, Mass., May 23, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, rock at the quarry, Boylston, Mass., May 3, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Suction Pipe Trench at Corner of Pump Well, 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.

Wachusett Dam, getting out rock at the quarry, from the northwest, Boylston, Mass., Jul. 1, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

Wachusett Dam, looking southerly from temporary dam, Clinton, Mass., Dec. 2, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Relocation Central Massachusetts Railroad, big rock cut, east of station 132, Clinton, Mass., May 2, 1902 , waterworks, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, waste weir and excavation for waste channel, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 22, 1904 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, spillways

Wachusett Dam, looking easterly, Clinton, Mass., Apr. 1, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, boulders in the excavation, Clinton, Mass., Feb. 12, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, looking northwesterly, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 1, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, 48-inch low service main laid in 1896; excavation for connection with new 48-inch main, Beacon Street at Harvard Street, Brookline, Mass., Apr. 6, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, rock at the quarry, Boylston, Mass., May 3, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 12, trench for two lines of 60-inch pipe in rock, station 517, north of Wright's Pond, Medford, Mass., Jul. 24, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, looking easterly, Clinton, Mass., Apr. 1, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, rock at east end of Dam No. 10, from the west, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 14, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

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

Wachusett Aqueduct, putting in concrete arch, Section 5, station 188+, from the south, Berlin, Mass., Jun. 28, 1897 , waterworks, aqueducts, construction sites

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