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Mekeel tunnel. View showing steel forms in place for concrete lining. Contract 2. June 27, 1911.

Mekeel tunnel. View showing steel forms in place for concrete lining. ...

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Ashokan reservoir. View showing construction of Dividing weir with gate-house in foreground.l Note four 5-foot  by 15-foot sluice-gates in place. Contract 3. July 8, 1913.

Ashokan reservoir. View showing construction of Dividing weir with gat...

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Ashokan Reservoir. Dumping earth from cableway for embankment of the West dike. Core-wall with concrete forms in background. Contract 3. October 11, 1910.

Ashokan Reservoir. Dumping earth from cableway for embankment of the W...

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Superstructures. View of Lower gate-chamber superstructure of concrete-stone, at Ashokan reservoir. Note reinforced-concrete roof tiles. Beaver Kill dikes in background. Contracts 124 and 145. August 31, 1917.

Superstructures. View of Lower gate-chamber superstructure of concrete...

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Surveys.  Precise tape measurements on ice across the Hudson river between Storm King and Breakneck mountains. January 29, 1907.

Surveys. Precise tape measurements on ice across the Hudson river bet...

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Sarles tunnel. Completed trimming of tunnel shown in foreground. .. Contract 55. July 3, 1913.

Sarles tunnel. Completed trimming of tunnel shown in foreground. .. Co...

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Rondout pressure tunnel.  Construction of Downtake chamber at junction of cut -and-cover aqueduct with Downtake shaft. Contract 12. July 19, 1911.

Rondout pressure tunnel. Construction of Downtake chamber at junction...

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Hill View Reservoir. Spreading and rolling earth to form special impervious enbankments. Contract 30. July 1, 1910.

Hill View Reservoir. Spreading and rolling earth to form special imper...

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City tunnel. View of drainage drift showing section of steel interlining riveted to diaphragm. ...  Contract 65. June 24, 1914.

City tunnel. View of drainage drift showing section of steel interlini...

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Camps. Rondout pressure tunnel. ... Contract 12. July 21, 1910.

Camps. Rondout pressure tunnel. ... Contract 12. July 21, 1910.

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Wallkill pressure tunnel. Work of screeding concrete of invert in progress. Contrct 47, June 7, 1911.

Wallkill pressure tunnel. Work of screeding concrete of invert in prog...

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Moodna pressure tunnel. View at top of Shaft 7. Hudson river about 150 feet below. Contract 20. February 16, 1910.

Moodna pressure tunnel. View at top of Shaft 7. Hudson river about 150...

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Hudson pressure tunnel. View showing Drainage shaft with corrugated pipe columns, steel bolts and curb in position.  ... Contract 90. October 27, 1913.

Hudson pressure tunnel. View showing Drainage shaft with corrugated pi...

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Organization. Catskill aqueduct. Chief Engineer and consulting engineers. Left to right , John R. Freeman, J. Waldo Smith, Chief Engineer, Frederic P. Strearns and William H. Burr. 1907.

Organization. Catskill aqueduct. Chief Engineer and consulting enginee...

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Bridges. Ashokan reservoir. ... Contract 76. April 7, 1916.

Bridges. Ashokan reservoir. ... Contract 76. April 7, 1916.

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Highways. Ashokan reservoir. ... Contract  151. August 5, 1914.

Highways. Ashokan reservoir. ... Contract 151. August 5, 1914.

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Ashokan Reservoir. Down-stream face of Olive Bridge dam with concreting plant for placing plug in stream-control conduit. Contract 3. November 18, 1913.

Ashokan Reservoir. Down-stream face of Olive Bridge dam with concretin...

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Rondout pressure tunnel. View of drainage drift with completed concrete lining. Bronze door in background. Contract 12. July 20, 1911.

Rondout pressure tunnel. View of drainage drift with completed concret...

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Bridges. Ashokan reservoir. ... Contract 49. June 24, 1916.

Bridges. Ashokan reservoir. ... Contract 49. June 24, 1916.

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Grassy Sprain Cut-and-cover. Preliminary clearing before excavation. Contract 53. June 3, 1910.

Grassy Sprain Cut-and-cover. Preliminary clearing before excavation. C...

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Kensico reservoir. General view of excavation and foundation for Kensico dam. Cut-off trench being excavated at right. Contract 9. December 31, 1912.

Kensico reservoir. General view of excavation and foundation for Kensi...

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Rondout pressure tunnel.  Columns set up with drills ready to operate in Shawangunk grit. Contract 12.  March 9, 1910.

Rondout pressure tunnel. Columns set up with drills ready to operate ...

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Silver Lake reservoir. Panorama view of Silver Lake before construction operations began. Contract 89. November 5, 1913.

Silver Lake reservoir. Panorama view of Silver Lake before constructio...

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Camps. Ashokan reservoir. ... Contract 3. October 22, 1908.

Camps. Ashokan reservoir. ... Contract 3. October 22, 1908.

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Ashokan Reservoir. View of up-stream face of Olive Bridge dam showing forms for concreting stream-flow opening in place. Note 6-foot opening at bottom for carrying flow of Esopus creek. Contract 3. August 25, 1913.

Ashokan Reservoir. View of up-stream face of Olive Bridge dam showing ...

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Wallkill pressure tunnel. View showing details of steel forms for concrete lining of pressure tunnels. Contract 47. October 5, 1910.

Wallkill pressure tunnel. View showing details of steel forms for conc...

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Emergency defense office housing construction workers going on the job at 7:45 a.m. Washington, D.C.

Emergency defense office housing construction workers going on the job...

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[Plaster models : the Fifth Avenue facade, a section of an arch decorated with oak leaves, a volute and a console.]

[Plaster models : the Fifth Avenue facade, a section of an arch decora...

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[Brooklyn Bridge tower in construction.] New York Sterecope Card.

[Brooklyn Bridge tower in construction.] New York Sterecope Card.

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E.R. [East River] bridge. New York Sterecope Card.

E.R. [East River] bridge. New York Sterecope Card.

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View in Wolf & Davidson's Ship Yard.

View in Wolf & Davidson's Ship Yard.

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21st U.S. Naval Construction Battalion, 1942-1943; souvenir annual.
Brooklyn Bridge, Water and Dock Streets, looking southwest, ...

Brooklyn Bridge, Water and Dock Streets, looking southwest, ...

Digital ID: 482807. Brooklyn Bridge, Water and Dock Streets, looking southwest, Brooklyn.. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. May 22, 1936. .Notes: Steel frame building going up under the Brooklyn Bridge ... More

Thatching with palm - leaf (bamboo) mats.

Thatching with palm - leaf (bamboo) mats.

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Public domain image of New york city cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public domain image of New york city cityscape, free to use, no copyri...

Public domain photograph of early 20th-century New York metropolis cityscape, buildings, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freund's musical weekly, Vol. 9, no. 1
Monument supposé autel. Détails de construction du mur de soutènement du plateau de Khorsabad.

Monument supposé autel. Détails de construction du mur de soutènement ...

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Train station Exterior, under construction - Public domain photograph.

Train station Exterior, under construction - Public domain photograph.

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Laying the Russ pavement in Broadway, corner of White-street

Laying the Russ pavement in Broadway, corner of White-street

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[Pelham Bay, Construction.]

[Pelham Bay, Construction.]

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[Plaster models of Arabic numerals in relief.]
Exterior marble work : west facade and southwest corner.

Exterior marble work : west facade and southwest corner.

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Exterior marble work : east side.

Exterior marble work : east side.

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Exterior marble work : men flanking a piece of marble being hoisted.

Exterior marble work : men flanking a piece of marble being hoisted.

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Exterior marble work : southwest corner.

Exterior marble work : southwest corner.

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Exterior marble work : construction of the cornice on the south facade.

Exterior marble work : construction of the cornice on the south facade...

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Exterior marble work : the building seen from the southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Fortieth Street.

Exterior marble work : the building seen from the southeast corner of ...

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Workmen, Sept. 20, 1906.

Workmen, Sept. 20, 1906.

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Exterior marble work : construction of the pediment facing east.

Exterior marble work : construction of the pediment facing east.

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Exterior marble work : construction workers positioning a piece of marble on the roof, looking east.
Exterior marble work : the Fifth Avenue facade, from the north corner of Forty-first Street and Fifth Avenue.

Exterior marble work : the Fifth Avenue facade, from the north corner ...

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West facade from Bryant Park.

West facade from Bryant Park.

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Exterior marble work : a section of the Fifth Avenue facade.

Exterior marble work : a section of the Fifth Avenue facade.

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Interior work, Astor Hall : construction of walls.

Interior work, Astor Hall : construction of walls.

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Interior work, Astor Hall : completed arches on the north and west sides, and the vault.

Interior work, Astor Hall : completed arches on the north and west sid...

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Interior work, looking north.

Interior work, looking north.

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Interior work, looking northeast.

Interior work, looking northeast.

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Interior work : structural framework.

Interior work : structural framework.

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Interior work : archway in Astor Hall.

Interior work : archway in Astor Hall.

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Interior work : wooden scaffolding along two brick walls.

Interior work : wooden scaffolding along two brick walls.

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Interior work : construction of a room, showing the completed brickwork of the walls, windows and ceiling.

Interior work : construction of a room, showing the completed brickwor...

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Interior work : construction of the north courtyard, looking northwest.

Interior work : construction of the north courtyard, looking northwest...

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Interior work : construction of Gottesman Exhibition Hall.

Interior work : construction of Gottesman Exhibition Hall.

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Interior work : construction of room 83 (now room 80).

Interior work : construction of room 83 (now room 80).

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Interior work : construction of the stacks.

Interior work : construction of the stacks.

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Interior work : construction of a stairway.

Interior work : construction of a stairway.

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Interior work : construction of the stairway at the north end of the third floor.

Interior work : construction of the stairway at the north end of the t...

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Foundation work, looking northeast.

Foundation work, looking northeast.

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Foundation work, Fortieth Street side.

Foundation work, Fortieth Street side.

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Foundation work, looking southwest.

Foundation work, looking southwest.

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Machinery in a marble yard in Long Island City.

Machinery in a marble yard in Long Island City.

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The yards of Norcross Bros. at Port Morris, N.Y.

The yards of Norcross Bros. at Port Morris, N.Y.

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Stone cut at Port Morris up to Jan. 1, 1904 (exterior).

Stone cut at Port Morris up to Jan. 1, 1904 (exterior).

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Workers hoisting a block of marble.
Construction of a vault.

Construction of a vault.

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Construction of a vault.

Construction of a vault.

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Applying the screen on the inside face of door; Demonstration of home screen door construction; Saint Mary's County, Ridge, Maryland, July 1941.

Applying the screen on the inside face of door; Demonstration of home ...

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View of construction. Massachusetts stereoscope card collection, NYPL

View of construction. Massachusetts stereoscope card collection, NYPL

Massachusetts stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More

The great Kinzua Bridge near Alton, Pa. [During construction.]

The great Kinzua Bridge near Alton, Pa. [During construction.]

Pennsylvania stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who... More

Summer house East from 8th Ave. August 28, 1862.

Summer house East from 8th Ave. August 28, 1862.

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33rd Street & 4th Avenue., New York City

33rd Street & 4th Avenue., New York City

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Construction of the Broadway subway line - Bryant Park., New York City

Construction of the Broadway subway line - Bryant Park., New York City

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42d Street between 5th & 6th Avenue.

42d Street between 5th & 6th Avenue.

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Broadway & 89th Street., New York City

Broadway & 89th Street., New York City

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Woolworth Bldg., photo by Irving Underhill

Woolworth Bldg., photo by Irving Underhill

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Wallkill South cut-and-cover. Inside steel forms in place with outside forms not set. Contract 15. May 23, 1910.

Wallkill South cut-and-cover. Inside steel forms in place with outside...

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Bridges. Ashokan reservoir. ... Contract 111. September 25, 1913.

Bridges. Ashokan reservoir. ... Contract 111. September 25, 1913.

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Fences. Fence along Ashokan highways. ... Contract 143. September 25, 1915.

Fences. Fence along Ashokan highways. ... Contract 143. September 25, ...

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Police. Broadhead, N.Y.  Patrolmen-on-Aqueduct. Interior of police station.

Police. Broadhead, N.Y. Patrolmen-on-Aqueduct. Interior of police sta...

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Camps. Ashokan reservoir. ... Contract  3. October 30, 1908.

Camps. Ashokan reservoir. ... Contract 3. October 30, 1908.

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Silver Lake reservoir.  View showing method of building earth dikes. ... Contract 89. May 14, 1914.

Silver Lake reservoir. View showing method of building earth dikes. ....

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Highways. Ashokan reservoir. ... Contract  151. October 26, 1914.

Highways. Ashokan reservoir. ... Contract 151. October 26, 1914.

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Rondout pressure tunnel. Steel arch forms mounted on traveler with plates removed to permit placing of concrete in haunches. Contract 12. October 10, 1910.

Rondout pressure tunnel. Steel arch forms mounted on traveler with pla...

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Ashokan Reservoir.  View showing flooded condition of  Esopus creek at site of Olive Bridge dam. Contract 3. October 27, 1908.

Ashokan Reservoir. View showing flooded condition of Esopus creek at...

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Bridges. Kensico reservoir. ... Contract 9. April 25, 1917.

Bridges. Kensico reservoir. ... Contract 9. April 25, 1917.

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Ashokan Reservoir. View showing method of  depositing fine selected earth through water at the up-stream face of Olive Bridge dam. Contract 3. April 27, 1914.

Ashokan Reservoir. View showing method of depositing fine selected ea...

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Picryl description: Public domain image of byciclyst, bike, bicycle wheel, sport event, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of byciclyst, bike, bicycle wh...

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Bridges. Kensico reservoir with Cranberry Brook  bridge in foreground. ... Contract 9. October 26, 1916.

Bridges. Kensico reservoir with Cranberry Brook bridge in foreground....

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Public domain image of New york city cityscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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Silver Lake reservoir.  South Inlet channel lined with concrete looking towards gate-chamber in Middle dike. Contract 89. November 4, 1915.

Silver Lake reservoir. South Inlet channel lined with concrete lookin...

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