Constructing Collection

Building of Sydney Harbour Bridge by G. H. Davis
Series of diagrams depicting the construction of Sydney Harbour Bridge by ILN special artist, G. H. Davis. At the time of building

The Skye crofters Land League Agitation
Sketches in the Isle of Skye: the Crofters Land League. 1.Staffin, from the Bay. 2.Crofters huts in Portree. 3.Women of the crofters. 4. A Skye landlord. 5

The Battle of the Roer Triangle; Second World War, 1945
Sketch showing the Allied Second Army crossing the Vloed Beek in Holland during a night attack on the 17th January 1945. On the left of the image one can see sappers constructing an improvised

Advertisement for Manns brown ale -- male model constructing a pyramid of bottles. 1959

Construction of Bells Bridge across River Clyde, Glasgow
A man working on Bells Bridge spanning the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland. The pedestrian bridge was constructed in 1988 to coincide with the Glasgow Garden Festival

Exterior of British Museum - reading room 1855
Construction of the great Reading Room of the British Museum, the forerunner of the British Library Date: 1855

Cabinet Makers in Shoreditch
A man guides a piece of wood through a large saw at a cabinet makers in Shoreditch, London. 1940s

United Arts Volunteer Rifles, 1916
United Arts Volunteer Rifles constructing defences at Woldingham during World War I in 1916

Fort Belvedere, Windsor
A view of Fort Belvedere in Windsor Great Park, Berkshire. Workmen are constructing a sun bath house for the Prince of Wales and Wallis Simpson. Date: 1930s

Building the Forth Railway Bridge - riveting machine - Victorian period

Building the Forth Railway Bridge - comparative size- Victorian period

Building the Forth Railway Bridge - Cantilever Pier -Victorian period

Building the Forth Railway Bridge - main pier - Victorian period

Miners building a cog Victorian period

Building mortar mill for Clough Bottom Reservoir, Rossendale
Building a mortar mill for the construction of Clough Bottom Reservoir, Rossendale, in the 1890s. Date: 1890s

Construction of Clough Bottom Reservoir, Rossendale, in the 1890s. Date: 1890s

Making Rowing Oars
Mathematical principles are brought to bear on the construction of new oars for the Oxford University rowing team. Date: circa 1925

Construction of Lenin's mausoleum, Red Square
Vladimir Lenin was an exceptional revolutionary, adored by the majority of Russia, and regarded as being among the leading global intellectuals of the time

Construction of Lenin's Temporary Mausoleum
A temporary but elaborate wooden mausoleum was quickly built on Red Square in Moscow to hold Vladimir Lenin's Body following his death in 1924

Lenin's mausoleum, Construction, Red Square
The Russian Communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin died of a stroke on the 21st of January 1924. Due to the exceptional public support he received whilst alive it was deemed fitting to honour him in

Young English gentleman constructing a stately home
Young English gentleman with architect looking at plans while builders construct a stately home in the classical style. iHandcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson

Channel Islands, Jersey - The Don Monument
Channel Islands, Jersey - Monument (by French sculptor Pierre Alfred Robinet) to Lieut-General Sir George Don. Jerseys Lieut-Governor from 1806 to 1814

The Severn Tunnel works, 1880
The Severn Tunnel works - building the railway tunnel linking South Gloucestershire to Monmouthshire under the estuary of the River Severn. It was built between 1873 and 1886. 1

Construction of skyscraper, New York 1905
Cornice hands at work eighteen storeys from the street. Date: 1905

Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 1 Red Wing
Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No.1 - Red Wing, seen on skids at the time of its first flight a frozen lake. The first of a series of experimental powered aircraft designed

Construction of the Cuban railway
The construction of the railway in Cuba between Havana and Bejucal. Date: 1835

Construction of the Southern High Level Sewer, London 1861
Construction of the invert for the Southern High Level Sewer, London. Date: 1861

Dinner in the Iguanodon model, Crystal Palace, Sydenham
Diners seated in a model of an Iguanodon at Crystal Palace, London. The Iguanodon was a creation of Mr. B. Waterhouse Hawkins who was constructing models of various dinosaurs in his studio at Crystal

Construction of the pyramids
Constructing the pyramids: using vast wooden ramps to haul the stones into place

Construction of sewer at Peckham, south east London
Construction of the high-level southern sewer at Peckham, south east London. Date: 1861

Saracens Head, Snow Hill
The Saracens Head, Snow Hill. From a sketch taken during its demolition in 1863. It was a celebrated tavern and coaching establishment, which stood on the north side of Snow Hill, without Newgate

A steelworker makes a shower of sparks in his workshop
A steelworker sends a shower of sparks flying as he uses an angle grinder to finish a metal structure in his workshop in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Date: 2004

Two men constructing an Anderson shelter in a back garden at the start of the Second World War. Date: circa 1939

Panama Canal Construction 1912
Panama Canal Construction. Barges in the Panama Canal under construction. Upper Lock at Lake Gatun looking toward Lake Gatun, tugs, dredges, barges, etc. making first lockage into Lake Gatun

Peter Deane, expert fly dresser -- close-up as he begins to construct a salmon fly. He taught himself the skill from a book after being confined to a wheelchair by polio

Japanese Cooper (barrel-maker) constructing a huge barrel - reproduction of a Japanese woodblock print on a postcard. Date: circa 1880

German stonemasons
German stone-masons of the 16th century Date: 1510

Australian troops building trenches, Fleurbaix, France, WW1
Australian troops building trenches at Fleurbaix, northern France, during the First World War. Date: May 1916

Netherton Reformatory - Smithy
The smithy at the Netherton Reformatory for Boys, Northumberland. Boys work at various tasks, one constructing a plough. Date: circa 1910

American beaver in the New York Zoological Park
An American beaver constructed a dam in the New York Zoological Park. Date: 1908

Constructing bandas, Schaedels Farm, East Africa, WW1
Constructing bandas at Schaedels Farm, a place of relaxation for exhausted soldiers near Lindi, East Africa, during WW1. 1917

A diagram showing the method of constructing a Cromlech. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Constructing Underground
Constructing an underground line beneath the streets of London using the cut-and- cover method Date: 1860s

Early Locomotive - Liverpool & Manchester Railway, England. Engine Used in Constructing the Liverpool & Manchester Railway 1828-9 - Published by the London & North Western Railway Company Date: 1828

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, in construction
John Brown & Company in Clydebank in Scotland, begin the major task of constructing Queen Mary Ocean Liner then know as Hull Number 534, which began in December 1930 on the River Clyde

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, suspended
R.M.S. Queen Mary at the John Brown shipyard, December 1931. Work on the ship, then known as Cunard No. 534, had been suspended on 13th December 1931 as Cunard had run out of funds

Hawker Hart R. A. F bomber construction 1934
The design and construction of the British Hawker Hind, two seater light bomber, during the inter-war years produced by Hawker Aircraft. 1934

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, nearly ready for launching
The Queen Mary, then known as Hull Number 534, had been halted between 1931 and 1934 due to the Great Depression of the 1930s

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