Constructing Collection (page 3)

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

Brtish troops constructing a railway track, WW1
British troops constructing a railway track across a swamp on the Western Front in France during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Erecting the double bottom of a ship, WW1
Erecting the double bottom of a ship during the First World War. Date: 1917

Craftsman at a cabinet makers, Shoreditch, London
An old craftsman finishes off a drawer with a plane, at a Shoreditch cabinet makers. 1940s

Cabinet makers, Shoreditch, London 1940s
Two men operate a machine at a cabinet makers in Shoreditch, London. 1940s

Selecting timber at a cabinet makers, Shoreditch, London
A man selects a piece of wood at a cabinet makers in Shoreditch, London. 1940s

Lord Kitchener watching Royal Engineer Cadets
Lord Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916) (far right) watching Royal Engineer Cadets constructing a wooden bridge on a training course during the First World War. Date: circa 1914-1916

Cabinet maker, Shoreditch, London 1940s
A man screws doors to a cabinet or cupboard at a cabinet makers in Shoreditch, London. 1940s

The Construction of the Quay, Chios Town, Chios, Greece. Date: circa 1910s

Bridge construction WWI
Construction of a bridge at Armentieres in France during World War I

Model fishing boat maker, Cornwall
A model fishing boat maker in his workshop, somewhere in Cornwall. He is in the process of constructing a new boat with two masts

Seam welding aluminium plates - arc lamp
Two welders seam weld aluminium plates onto the roof of a liquid methane tank at Canvey Island under the light of an arc lamp. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Turning a Cam shaft
An engineer turns a cam shaft on a large piece of complex mechanical and elctronic machinery. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Achiet Marcoing Line 1917
Pioneers constructing a slope on the Achiet Marcoing Line on the Western Front in France during World War I in November 1917

Laying railway line 1917
British troops laying a railway line near Bailleul in France on the British front during World War I on 26th May 1917

Informal armistice 1914
Informal armistice Rue de Bois, constructing mud breastworks on the Western Front in France during World War I in 1914

Tiny Town carpenters constructing a shop
A group of Tiny Town carpenters constructing a shop, part of a Tiny Town exhibition at Olympia, West London

Conscientious Objectors Constructing a Military Road in East Anglia

Sewer Construction under London, 1910
Illustration showing the construction of a sewer from Belgrave Square to Barking, under London, in 1910. On the right of the image is the Greathead Shield

Subterranean warfare
Two French engineers are illustrated constructing a mine gallery. During the war tunnels were dug beneath enemy lines and mines placed to destroy enemy positions above

Work on Sewer, London
Constructing a London sewer pipe in the open

French Builders
French builders at work on a stone-clad brick-built house, using some rudimentary wooden scaffolding

Rail / Manufacture
Constructing M Connells express locomotive for the London & North-Western Railway

Building from Wood

Building from Stone

Boy W / Meccano Train
A lucky boy constructing his very own meccano train

Steam Shovel Canada
Using a steam shovel to clear away heavy debris while constructing a railway

Constructing a House
Many men work on the construction of a house supported by scaffolding: laying bricks; dragging a heavy post using rollers; carving with a chisel Date: 1770

Iran / Hormuz C1600
From 1514 the Portuguese controlled this trading centre, constructing a citadel which was taken in 1622 by Persians aided by the English East India Company

Hudson River Tunnel - 2
Constructing the Hudson River Tunnel between New York and New Jersey : laying the iron plates that line the tunnel

Beavers, 18th Century
Beavers constructing their village, a orporative effort requiring dedicated teamwork

New Guinea - Pirogue
New Guinea. - Constructing a pirogue, a small boat sometimes with a sail, sometimes not

Kaffirs Making Huts
South Africa. - Kaffirs constructing huts

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