Construction and Infrastructure Projects

Historical images documenting construction activities and waterworks in Massachusetts, showcasing pipes, pumping stations, and urban development construction.

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 33, Arlington Street, 24-inch pipe trench from Ferry Street, Everett, Mass., Nov. 16, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, relocating 48-inch main over Boston & Maine Railroad, Webster Avenue, Somerville, Mass., Jun. 8, 1911 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Arlington Pumping Station, extension to coal pocket, general view looking south, Arlington, Mass., Jun. 3, 1918 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Repairs to Track and Repaving Dock Street Alongside Building 10, 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, Chestnut Hill Low Service Pumping Station, rear wall of coal house, Brighton, Mass., Nov. 4, 1898 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

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

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 39, trench for temporary 24-inch pipe under Boston Elevated Railway tracks, Walk Hill Street, West Roxbury, Mass., Nov. 14, 1911 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 33, Arlington Street, 24-inch pipe trench from Ferry Street, Everett, Mass., Nov. 16, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

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

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

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 39, 24-inch pipe trench, Washington Street, West Roxbury, Mass., Oct. 9, 1911 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 9, station 193+25, North Harvard Street, Brighton, Mass., Sep. 8, 1898 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Monthly Progress Photo, Concrete Curb and Gutter Along Northeast Side Building 41, Looking Southeast, Yard Labor. 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, 60-inch pipe trench in Commonwealth Avenue at Washington Street, Newton, Mass., Jan. 7, 1916 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

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

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 5, 60-inch pipe trench in Commonwealth Avenue at Washington Street, Newton, Mass., Jan. 7, 1916 , 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 8, 24-inch main, Chelsea Creek, East Boston, Mass., Oct. 17, 1918 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, installing 16-inch valve and 10-inch meter on 24-inch main, Broadway, Somerville-Boston line, Boston; Somerville, Mass., Jun. 12, 1917 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Northern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 45, Massachusetts Avenue near Dundee Road, Arlington, Mass., Nov. 4, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, billboards site elements

Distribution Department, Arlington Pumping Station, excavation for foundations, Arlington, Mass., Sep. 17, 1906 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Railroad Track at Head of Dry Dock Number 4, Tie Rods, Reinforcing Steel, and Forms in Place, Ready for Concrete, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Monthly Progress Photo, Wood Block Paving, 2nd Street, Looking Northeast from Chauncey Avenue, Franklin Contracting Company, 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 Pipe Lines, removing temporary 24-inch pipe, Walk Hill Street, West Roxbury, Mass., May 2, 1913 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 5, 60-inch pipe trench in Commonwealth Avenue near Fuller Street, Newton, Mass., Dec. 16, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 8, raising 24-inch mains, Chelsea Creek, East Boston, Mass., Oct. 17, 1918 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, 48-inch pipe, Section 31, Harvard Street, Brookline, Mass., Nov. 12, 1908 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 8, Commonwealth Avenue, resurfacing 60-inch pipe trench near South Street, Brighton, Mass., Nov. 18, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Hyde Park Pumping Station, foundation walls, Hyde Park, Mass., Dec. 20, 1911 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Distribution Department, High and Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 18, north abutment of bridge over the Mystic River, between South Street Court and High Street, station 106+85, Medford, Mass., Nov. 16, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, Boylston Street, Section 2, north approach to Oak Street, from the northwest, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 20, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Monthly Progress Photo, Wood Block Paving, Warrington Avenue Looking Northwest, Franklin Contracting Company, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Wachusett Reservoir, building Quinapoxet Arches, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Nov. 9, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, arch bridges

Progress Photo, Hot Water Heating System, Looking Southeast Along Chauncey Avenue from 1st Street Towards Second Street. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Monthly Progress Photo, Wood Block Paving, 3rd Street Near Morris Avenue, Looking Northeast, Mack Brothers, 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, streetscapes

Monthly Progress Photo, Round House, Laying Concrete Blocks at 5th Street Corner, Looking West, Yard Labor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Excavation for Dry Dock Number 4. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, Mystic Reservoir, showing method of handling material when cleaning reservoir; Tufts College buildings in background, Medford, Mass., Sep. 29, 1905 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, Tufts College

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 46, Park Street from Winnisimmet Square, Chelsea, Mass., Sep. 18, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 9, station 191+65, North Harvard Street, Brighton, Mass., Sep. 8, 1898 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Line, Section 21, trench on Adams Street, station 101+, from the east, Milton, Mass., Oct. 1, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

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

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 46, laying 36-inch pipe in Park Street from Park Square, Chelsea, Mass., Sep. 13, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Chelsea Creek Tunnel, land of the Commonwealth, Chelsea, Mass., May 6, 1914 , waterworks, water tunnels, construction sites, streetscapes

Monthly Progress Photo, Round House, Turn Table Pit, Looking North, 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, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 43, completed work, corner of Adams Street and Granite Avenue, East Milton, Milton, Mass., Sep. 8, 1914 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Monthly Progress Photo, Dry Dock No. 4, Pump Well Roof 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.

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 39, laying 24-inch pipe in Hyde Park Avenue, West Roxbury, Mass., Jul. 8, 1911 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Monthly Progress Photo, Wood Block Paving, Warrington Avenue Looking Southwest, Franklin Contracting 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.

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

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Line, Section 21, Adams Street, two 16-inch pipes over New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Dorchester, Mass., Jun. 21, 1898 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Progress Photo, Hot Water Heating System, Looking Northwest Along Chauncey Avenue from Fourth Street. 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, Street Repairs at Northwest Corner, Building 28 (63-B), Looking South, 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 46, northeast along Pearl Street, Chelsea, Mass., Sep. 13, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Low and High Service Pipe Line, Sections 12 and 18, south abutment of bridge over Mystic River, between South Street Court and High Street, from the east, Medford, Mass., Dec. 28, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Hyde Park Pumping Station, coal pocket and excavation for side track, Hyde Park, Mass., May 1, 1912 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Electrolysis, Northern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 27, Washington Street, relaying 12-inch pipe pitted by electrolysis, Lynn, Mass., Oct. 25, 1904 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 39, 24-inch pipe trench in Hyde Park Avenue north of Ashland Street, West Roxbury, Mass., Jul. 8, 1911 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes, billboards site elements

Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 40, 20-inch pipe trench, Hyde Park Avenue at River Street, Hyde Park, Mass., Oct. 9, 1911 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Northern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 45, 16-inch pipe trench, Massachusetts Avenue near Lancaster Road, Arlington, Mass., Sep. 15, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 3, Sargent Street at Centre Street, Newton, Mass., Jun. 10, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Spot Pond Pumping Station, east wall, from the south, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 5, 1899 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Bellevue Reservoir, grouting steel tank foundation, Bellevue Hill, West Roxbury, Mass., Nov. 13, 1914 , waterworks, water towers, construction sites, 1886-1888 Bellevue Hill Water Tower

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, condition of streets after break in 30-inch main, Boylston Street at Boylston Place; Cameron Street, Brookline, Mass., Feb. 14, 1917 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, removing temporary 24-inch pipe, Walk Hill Street, West Roxbury, Mass., May 2, 1913 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Monthly Progress Photo, Foundation for Addition to Motor-Generator House, Building 214 (68), 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, 48-inch pipe, laying pipe, Beacon Street at Park Street, Brookline, Mass., Apr. 6, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, break, condition resulting from break in 48-inch main, corner of Clinton and Dean Roads (compare with No. 6956) (lawns rear of houses on Clinton Road), Brookline, Mass., Dec. 4, 1913 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Electrolysis, 48-inch pipe pitted by electrolysis, removed from Boylston Street, Cambridge, Mass., Nov.-Dec. 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, electrolysis

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Spot Pond Pumping Station, Eastern Gatehouse, from the south, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 27, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, gatehouses

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

Distribution Department, Southern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 40, 20-inch pipe trench, Hyde Park Avenue at River Street, Hyde Park, Mass., Oct. 9, 1911 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, installation of meters and connections, Washington Street near Brookline Avenue, Brookline, Mass., Aug. 22, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Monthly Progress Photo, Compressed Air Pin in 5th Street Alongside Building 28, Newport Contracting & Engineering Company, 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 Pipe Lines, Section 39, 24-inch pipe line, Hyde Park Avenue, West Roxbury, Mass., Sep. 13, 1911 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, billboards site elements

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 5, excavating 60-inch pipe trench at Commonwealth Avenue and Windemere Road, Newton, Mass., Dec. 16, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Monthly Progress Photo, Granite Block Paving, Morris Avenue, Looking Southeast from 3rd Street, Mack Brothers, Contractor. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, Northern Extra High Service Pipe Lines, Section 45, backfilling trench in Park Avenue near Appleton Street, Arlington, Mass., Nov. 4, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Arlington Pumping Station, construction progress, seam faced masonry, Arlington, Mass., Oct. 23, 1906 , waterworks, pumping stations, construction sites

Railroad construction S.W. of the Campello Pass , Railroad construction & maintenance, Brockton Public Library Archival Collection

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, break, looking north, near corner of Bradbury and Franklin Streets, Allston, Mass., May 25, 1909 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Monthly Progress Photo, New Paving Between 5th and 6th Streets, Buildings 28, 128 and 123, 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, Section 46, laying 36-inch pipe in Essex Street, Chelsea, Mass., Nov. 13, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 6, excavating trench for 60-inch main, Commonwealth Avenue near Kenwood Avenue, Newton, Mass., Sep. 14, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, billboards site elements

Life Returns To A Battered And Razed Section Of Yokohama, Japan As War Ends. Laborers Unload Rice Sacks At A Government Warehouse.

Distribution Department, Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains, Section 6, 60-inch pipe line in Commonwealth Avenue at Irving Street, Newton, Mass., Jul. 7, 1910 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, supply pipe lines, Section 3, Sargent Street at Centre Street, Newton, Mass., Jun. 10, 1903 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 43, crossing over New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad at Adams Street, Milton, Mass., Aug. 16, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Section 8, trench in Second Street, station 146+, from the south, Chelsea, Mass., Sep. 9, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, condition of streets after break in 30-inch main, Boylston Street at Boylston Place; Cameron Street, Brookline, Mass., Feb. 14, 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.

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 47, looking northwesterly from station 22+80, Lake Street, Brighton, Mass., Jul. 3, 1918 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, installation of meters and connections, Washington Street near Brookline Avenue, Brookline, Mass., Aug. 22, 1919 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

Progress Photo, Hot Water Heating System, Looking Southeast Along Chauncey Avenue from Second Street. Glass Plate Negatives of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard.

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Pipe Lines, Section 43, 24-inch main at Washington and River Streets, showing gas main, Dorchester, Mass., Jun. 23, 1915 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites

Monthly Progress Photo, Building 131, Addition to Motor Generator Lean-to Substation 11, 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 8, trench in Second Street, station 146+, from the south, Chelsea, Mass., Sep. 9, 1897 , waterworks, pipes conduits, construction sites, streetscapes

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