Constructing Collection (page 2)

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

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, 6 months of activity
Six months of ceaseless activity. The Queen Mary, then known as Hull Number 534, had been halted between 1931 and 1934 due to the Great Depression of the 1930s

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, supplying her 1000 needs
The Queen Mary, then known as Hull Number 534, had been halted between 1931 and 1934 due to the Great Depression of the 1930s

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, work resumed
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 crisis stops work
Tragedy comes to Clydeside. On 10th December 1931, almost exactly a year after signing of the contract for the construction of Hull Number 534, know as Queen Mary Ocean Liner

Queen Mary Ocean Liner work begins
Full Steam Ahead. John Brown & Company in Clydebank in Scotland, begin the major task of constructing Queen Mary Ocean Liner then know as Hull Number 534

Boy scouts building a wooden jetty, Mauritius
Boy scouts building a wooden jetty in Mauritius

Dutch boy scouts in water, Holland
Dutch boy scouts putting up a wooden structure in water, Holland

Boy scouts constructing rope bridge, South Africa
Boy scouts belonging to a South African troop, constructing a rope bridge

Royal Engineers constructing bridge, Western Front, WW1
British Royal Engineers constructing a railway bridge over a waterway in France on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Building a sawmill, Western Front, WW1
British troops building a sawmill on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British soldiers constructing light railway, WW1
British soldiers constructing a light railway on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Building Nissen huts for troops, Western Front, WW1
British men building Nissen huts for use by troops, on the Western Front during World War One. The semi-cylindrical Nissen hut was invented by Major Peter Norman Nissen in 1916. Date: circa 1916

Construction of Moat
A detailed engraving of the Construction of a 16th century Moat. Date: 1588

Soldiers constructing Bailey Bridge across river
Soldiers constructing a Bailey Bridge across a river

Thames River and Tunel cross section
An illustrations indicating the Thames Tunnels size and postition in the in Londons river Thames. Date: 1838

London Railway under Construction
A group of navvies working on an elevated section of an inner London railway. Date: 19th century

Preparing for Festival of Empire at the Crystal Palace
Preparing for the Festival of Empire and Pageant of London at the Crystal Palace. Everywhere huge structures are rising upon steel and woodwork skeletons

Constructing the Assiut Barrage
Foundations and masonry in the process of construction during the building of the Assiut or Asyut Barrage on the River Nile in Egypt, about 350 miles downstream of the original Aswan Dam

View of Aswan Dam during construction
A view of the Aswan Dam on the River Nile in Egypt during construction, from upstream. Date: 1902

Assiut Barrage on the Nile
Constructing the Assiut of Asyut Barrage on the River Nile in Egypt, about 350 miles downstream of the Aswan Dam. The dam was built in order to divert the waters of the Nile into Egypts largest

Building the Aswan Dam
Excavation at the Western Channel of the Aswan Dam on the River Nile in Egypt. Date: 1902

Construction of the Aswan Dam
Construction of the first Aswan Dam (the low or old dam) on the River Nile in Egypt: commencing masonry in the western channel. Date: 1902

Masons at Work
French masons at work Date: circa 1845

Underground Construction
Construction workers and engineers work to build tunnels for one of the early London Underground lines. Date: 1860s

WW2 - Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps in France
WW2 - British Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps in France - shown here building railway sidings. Date: 1942

Vietnam - Haiphong - Cathedral Clocktower inaugurated
Vietnam - Haiphong - The Clocktower (still encased in scaffolding) of the Queen of the Rosary Roman Catholic Cathedral. Date: circa 1910s

NFS (London Region) constructing a water dam, WW2
London firefighters constructing a self-assembly emergency dam. These dams were carried on special water units that also towed a trailer pump and could provided a static water supply close to fires

Construction of the Statue of Liberty: Re-constructing the statue on Bedloes Island. Date 1886

Sea Scouts constructing models
Three Sea Scouts constructing models. circa 1930

The Childrens Home and Orphanage, Lancashire Branch, Edgewo
Boys constructing a reservoir at the Childrens Home on the Moor at Edgworth near Bolton. Founded in 1872 by Methodist minister Thomas Bowman Stephenson

Serbian troops constructing defences, WW1
Serbian troops constructing defences at Prisreud during the First World War. Date: 1914

Framing and plating the hull of a ship, WW1
Framing and plating the middle portion of a ships hull during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Training in an American army camp, France, WW1
A training exercise in an American army camp in France during the First World War. Date: early 1918

Brtish troops constructing canal wharf, WW1
British troops constructing a new wharf on a canal on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

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