Pipe Reconstruction and Maintenance

Images depicting historical pipe construction and repair work, featuring digging sites, valve chambers, and sewer line maintenance.

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, building 36-inch valve chamber, Beacon and Harvard Streets, Brookline, Mass., Nov. 28, 1908 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Dry Dock Number 4, Sewer Work After Storm. 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, break in Franklin Street, Allston, Mass., May 25, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, break in Franklin Street, Allston, Mass., May 25, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, building 36-inch valve chamber, Beacon and Harvard Streets, Brookline, Mass., Nov. 28, 1908 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, building 36-inch valve chamber, Beacon and Harvard Streets, Brookline, Mass., Nov. 28, 1908 , 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.

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 12, Wright's Pond, two 60-inch pipe lines, trench through core wall and dam, Medford, Mass., Sep. 16, 1902 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Progress Photo, Hot Water Heating System, Looking Southwest in Locomotive Shed. 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, electrolysis; insulating 48-inch pipe No. 41, Cambridge, Mass., Jul. 7, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Distribution Department, break, break in 48-inch main, corner of Clinton and Dean Roads, Brookline, Mass., Dec. 4, 1913 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Cable closure of 6 bs

Electrolysis, Low Service Pipe Lines, Broadway at Beacon Street (old Boston Water Works 24-inch main); pitted by electrolysis, Chelsea, Mass., Aug. 21, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Electrolysis, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 11, Boylston Street, pits in 48-inch cast-iron pipe 361-C made by electrolysis; age 4 years, exposed to electrolysis 3 years, Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 5, 1900 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Electrolysis, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 8, Broadway at Second Street, electrolytic pittings in pipe No. 28, Chelsea, Mass., Aug. 18, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Electrolysis, electrolysis of 42-inch pipes Nos. 72 and 100, Broadway, near Williams Street, Chelsea, Mass., Dec. 7, 1907 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Building 11, Looking Northeast, Foundation Pit for Bar Shear. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Laying Pipeline-Close-Up of Pipe. 1900 - 1954. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Aberdeen Area Office. Crow Creek Agency. 1949-1954. Photographs

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Forbes Hill Reservoir, excavation for gate chamber, Quincy, Mass., Sep. 14, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, laying new water main over subway, Central Square, Cambridge, Mass., May 14, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Electrolysis, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 11, Boylston Street, pits in 48-inch cast-iron pipe 361-C made by electrolysis; age 4 years, exposed to electrolysis 3 years, Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 5, 1900 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Contract No. 20, Coldbrook-Swift Tunnel, Barre, Hardwick, Greenwich, geologic formation at Sta. 1243+00, east heading of Shaft 12, Quabbin Aqueduct, Hardwick, Mass., Apr. 21, 1933

Electrolysis, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 8, Broadway at Second Street, electrolytic pittings in pipe No. 28, Chelsea, Mass., Aug. 18, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Electrolysis, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 8, Broadway at Second Street, electrolytic pittings in pipe No. 28, Chelsea, Mass., Aug. 18, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, 24-inch flexible water pipe joint laid in 1870 in bed of Chelsea Creek (removed 1915), Chelsea, Mass., Feb. 13, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Test with oil -treated wagons where the average amount is 348 kg.

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 43, old and new 24-inch water mains and 12-inch sewer, Adams Street at Randolph Avenue, Milton, Mass., May 7, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Repairing Wood Bulkhead, Billings Creek, Squantum. 1939 - 1947.

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Forbes Hill Reservoir, inlet at west end, Quincy, Mass., Sep. 18, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Monthly Progress Photo, Hot Water Heating System, McDonough Avenue at Second Street, Looking Southeast from Third Floor of Building 7 (24), Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Weston Aqueduct, Section 2, broken timbers in Tunnel No. 1, east heading, Framingham, Mass., Jun. 24, 1902 , waterworks, aqueducts, water tunnels, construction sites

Contract No. 70, WPA Sewer Construction, Rutland, manhole 14F from Sta. 43+00, manhole Sta. 42+84.08, Rutland Sewer, Rutland, Mass., Sep. 15, 1942

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 46, Park Square, Chelsea, Mass., Sep. 13, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, blow-out on 20-inch force main to Bellevue Reservoir, rear of Hyde Park Pumping Station, Hyde Park, Mass., Jul. 14, 1920 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Electrolysis, 48-inch pipe No. 363 pitted by electrolysis, Boylston Street; laid September 1896, removed November 1910, Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 8, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Electrolysis, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 9, North Harvard Street, 48-inch insulation joint, Brighton, Mass., Jul. 16, 1904 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Electrolysis, Boston Water Works, Massachusetts Avenue at Harrison Avenue, gap in 30-inch pipe line where pipe injured by electrolysis was removed to make new connection, looking east (compare with Nos. 5968 and 5969), Boston, Mass., Oct. 26, 1905 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

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

Macrographic laboratory, etching tank , Armories, Ordnance industry, Laboratories, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Dry Dock 2, Showing Wedging Necessary to make Tight Groove, Looking Northwest. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Italy, Basilicata, Apulia aqueduct, pipe already in place, 1920-30.

Electrolysis, 48-inch pipe No. 425 pitted by electrolysis, Boylston Street; laid September 1896, removed November 1910, Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 8, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 47, 20-inch pipe trench crossing 60-inch Metropolitan Water Works main, Commonwealth Avenue at Newton-Brighton line, Brighton; Newton, Mass., Jun. 5, 1918 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, 48-inch pipe, making 48-inch wooden insulating joint, Beacon Street near Webster Street, Brookline, Mass., Apr. 6, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Contract No. 70, WPA Sewer Construction, Rutland, excavation for measuring station 'A' showing 10 in. cast iron inlet pipe from state sanitarium, Rutland Sewer, Rutland, Mass., Sep. 15, 1942

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

Electrolysis, 48-inch pipe No. 407 pitted by electrolysis, Boylston Street; laid September 1896, removed October 1910, Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Macrographic laboratory, etching tank , Armories, Ordnance industry, Laboratories, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Electrolysis, 48-inch pipe No. 407 pitted by electrolysis, Boylston Street; laid September 1896, removed October 1910, Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Electrolysis, 48-inch pipe No. 780 pitted by electrolysis, Boylston Street; laid September 1896, removed November 1910, Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 8, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Contract No. 80, High Level Distribution Reservoir, Weston, showing left side of lower barrel of twin aqueduct line at Sta. 884+90, high level distribution reservoir, Weston, Mass., Aug. 2, 1940

Electrolysis, electrolysis of 42-inch pipes Nos. 72 and 100, Broadway, near Williams Street, Chelsea, Mass., Dec. 7, 1907 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, junction of tunnel headings at station 18+43, Newton, Mass., Dec. 29, 1910 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Compressed Air Mains Morris Avenue, Line Valves and Connections at Morris Avenue and 3rd Street. 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 7, completed tunnel from station 11+40, Newton, Mass., Jul. 10, 1911 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Electrolysis, Boston Water Works, Dover Street at east side of Washington Street, 12-inch pipe after removal from trench showing electrolytic pittings (compare with No. 6005), Boston, Mass., Dec. 16, 1905 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Electrolysis, 48-inch pipe No. 387 pitted by electrolysis, Boylston Street; laid September 1896, removed October 1910, Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)

Electrolysis, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 11, Boylston Street, electrolytic pittings in 48-inch pipe No. 287, Cambridge, Mass., Jul. 7, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Electrolysis, Chelsea Water Works, Broadway at Everett Avenue, 6-inch main showing effects of electrolysis; burst September 13, 1906, Chelsea, Mass., Sep. 17, 1906 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Documentation of Axel Crime that occurred 8/6 1958 at Motorvagn Trafikaktiebolaget Grängesberg - Oxelösund Railway, TGOJ YOA 104.

Electrolysis, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 27, Broad Street, corner Union Street, electrolytic pittings in 16-inch cast-iron pipe No. 421; age 5 years, exposed to electrolysis 5 years, Lynn, Mass., Nov. 13, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Electrolysis, Boston Water Works, Dover Street at east side of Washington Street, 12-inch pipe after removal from trench showing electrolytic pittings (compare with No. 6005), Boston, Mass., Dec. 16, 1905 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Chelsea Creek Tunnel, placing concrete around 42-inch pipe in tunnel, Chelsea, Mass., Dec. 21, 1914 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Electrolysis, 48-inch pipe No. 403 pitted by electrolysis, Boylston Street; laid September 1896, removed October 1910, Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 8, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Other Project. 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

Electrolysis, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 11, Boylston Street, electrolytic pittings in 48-inch pipe No. 287, Cambridge, Mass., Jul. 7, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

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

Electrolysis, Porter Square, interior of positive section of 48-inch insulation joint No. 4 after 1 year, 8 months of service, showing electrolytic pittings, Cambridge, Mass., Sep. 12, 1906 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Electrolysis, Boston Water Works, Saratoga Street near Chelsea Street, 12-inch pipe pitted by electrolysis, East Boston, Mass., Oct. 25, 1904 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Wachusett Reservoir, ledge uncovered on Scar Bridge Road, Section 6, glacier scratch, Boylston, Mass., Oct. 29, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, glacial landforms

Electrolysis, Boston Water Works, Dover Street at east side of Washington Street, 12-inch pipe after repairing leak caused by electrolysis, Boston, Mass., Dec. 16, 1905 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Clinton Sewerage, interior of covered reservoir, Section 2, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 21, 1899 , waterworks, sewage treatment, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, watershed sanitary improvement

Tests with induction heated wagons where the average amount is 28 kg.

Charleston, South Carolina (vicinity). Remains of famous "Floating Battery" | Library of Congress

Distribution Department, Cochituate Aqueduct, looking north from station 629+25, Newton, Mass., May 12, 1909 , waterworks, aqueducts, water tunnels

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

Distribution Department, 6-inch service (north ditch) to Central Power Station, Boston Elevated Railway, from Albany Street; laid 1873, taken up December 1904, Boston, Mass., Dec. 1904 , waterworks, pipes conduits, electrolysis

Adobe bricks drying in the sun. Bernalillo County, New Mexico 1936. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Electrolysis, 48-inch pipe No. 698 pitted by electrolysis, Boylston Street; laid September 1896, removed December 1910, Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 8, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Monthly Progress Photo, Building 117 (19), Excavation for Foundation for Drill, 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, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, relaying 12-inch pipes injured by electrolysis, corner Spring and Broad Streets, Lynn, Mass., Jan. 9, 1920 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Connection tunnel in the right swing portion. .

Demonstration of Engineering Equipment (Water), New York , Civil defense, Pipes Conduits. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Mystic River tunnel extension, looking down shaft, showing brick lining, Charlestown, Mass., Aug. 16, 1912 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Electrolysis, 48-inch pipe No. 780 pitted by electrolysis, Boylston Street; laid September 1896, removed November 1910, Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 8, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 7, 76-inch pressure tunnel before filling with water, Newton, Mass., Oct. 24, 1911 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites

Electrolysis, Low Service Pipe Lines, Broadway at Beacon Street (old Boston Water Works 24-inch main); electrolytic pittings in pipe north of No. 747, Chelsea, Mass., Aug. 21, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Demonstration of Engineering Equipment (Water), New York , Civil defense, Pipes Conduits. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

Electrification, cable laying.

Electrolysis, Chelsea Water Works, Broadway near Everett Avenue, 10-inch pipe line, after repairing break caused by electrolysis; burst April 23, 1907 (compare with No. 6152), Chelsea, Mass., Apr. 23, 1907 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Distribution Department, Chestnut Hill Low Service Pumping Station, two 48-inch Venturi Meters, Brighton, Mass., Aug. 3, 1900 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, flowmeters

Electrolysis, Boston Water Works, 12-inch pipe removed from Saratoga Street near Bremen Street, September 28, 1904; photograph showing pittings after cleaning, East Boston, Mass., Oct. 19, 1904 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Electrolysis, Low Service Pipe Lines, Broadway at Beacon Street (old Boston Water Works 24-inch main); electrolytic pittings in pipe north of No. 747, Chelsea, Mass., Aug. 21, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Electrolysis, Boston Water Works, Massachusetts Avenue at Harrison Avenue, 30-inch pipe pitted by electrolysis (compare with Nos. 5971 and 5972), Boston, Mass., Oct. 26, 1905 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, relaying 12-inch pipes injured by electrolysis, corner Spring and Broad Streets, Lynn, Mass., Jan. 9, 1920 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Electrolysis, Low Service Pipe Lines, 24-inch pipe No. 1 pitted by electrolysis, Broadway, near Power Station; laid 1887, removed August 1913, Chelsea, Mass., Aug. 1913 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, electrolysis

Wachusett Dam, lower quarry, westerly end, Boylston, Mass., Apr. 1, 1902 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

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

Demonstration of Engineering Equipment (Water), New York , Civil defense, Pipes Conduits. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

Sudbury Department, improvement of Lake Cochituate, Circular Dam after reconstruction, Natick, Mass., Dec. 5, 1906 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, dams

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