Construction Collection (page 43)

An angle in the Canal at Empire, Panama Canal

Middle and Lower Locks, Gatun, Panama Canal

M. F SUETER
COMMODORE MURRAY FRASER SUETER Royal Navy officer. Shown here during World War One, when he was superintendent of aircraft construction

Breaking ground for a new settlement - Chios
Triumphal Greeks Arch for the ceremony around the breaking of the ground for the construction of a new village on the Island of Chios, at this point under Ottoman Turkish control

Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China
The Tiantan Temple (Temple of Heaven), Beijing, Chinas largest temple. Construction began in 1420, with extensive renovations during the 18th and 19th centuries

Various Views of Crete including a panoramic view of Jerapetra, the Venetian Fort at Spinalonga and the construction (and subsequent) use of a canal, built by French forces occupying Crete

Temporary road works signal, London
A temporary road works police traffic signal, set up by the Metropolitan Police on a London street. A man with a motorcycle and sidecar waits alongside

Construction of the Panama Canal
View from the top of Bas Obispo Cut, Looking South, Panama Canal

Railway works at Balaclava 1855
British navvies commence work on the construction of a railway line between Balaclava and Sebastopol in the Crimea

German construction WWI
German soldiers begin construction in a mine crater in France during World War I

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

Roman amphitheatre at Pula, Croatia
External view of the Roman amphitheatre at Pula, on the western coast of Istria, Croatia. It was built in the first century AD and is the best preserved ancient monument in Croatia

Interior view of Roman amphitheatre at Pula, Croatia
Interior view of the Roman amphitheatre at Pula, on the western coast of Istria, Croatia. It was built in the first century AD and is the best preserved ancient monument in Croatia

Panama Canal
Location for permanent docks at Balboa, Panama Canal

Aerial view of a seaside town, Cornwall
Aerial view of a seaside town in Cornwall, with a small crowded beach, buildings and a church tower. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Bosnia - Sarajevo - Railway Workers
Happy smiling Railway workers, delighted at having completed the railway link between Samac and Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina - then under Russian occupation)

Communications trench WWI
Placing barbed wire over a communications trench on the Oise during World War I

Ship Launch - Szczecin, Poland
The launch of a Uruguayan ship (called the Uruguay ) built for a Uruguayan Shipping company in the Vulcan shipyards at Strettin, Poland (Szczecin)

The Town Hall of Birmingham
The town hall of Birmingham is a magnificent construction modelled upon one of the ancient temples of Greece. A rustic basement supports a series of noble Corinthian columns

Reopening of Blackfriars Bridge, London
Scene at the reopening of Blackfriars Bridge, London, showing Sir Melvill Beachcroft, Chairman of the London County Council, shaking hands with the Lord Mayor of London after the ceremony

Helsinki fortifications WWII
Soldiers constructing fortifications in Helsinki during World War II

Shovelling rubble onto a lorry
A workman bends down to shovel up some rubble from roadworks onto the back of a lorry

Construction of Townshend Court
Scene outside the newly constructed Townshend Court, a new block of flats in St Johns Wood, London. A large arrow-shaped sign invites people in to see the Show Flat. Date: 1930s

Digging up the tarmac on a road
A workman in a trilby hat digs up the tarmac surface of a road with a pneumatic drill

Langham Place c. 1918
All Souls Church and the building site in Langham Place where buildings were demolished to make way for the building of Broadcasting House, London, England

Laying railway track
Gangs of railway labourers work on the laying of a new section of track running beneath a bridge. The lamps held by the navvies cast spectral traces of light across the gloomy atmospheric scene

Track laying - using a bulldozer
A Caterpillar bulldozer being operated during track laying by the Wimpey construction company. Nightime engineering works. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Laying railway tracks at night
A very atmospheric shot of a steam engine and cranes aiding the laying of a new set of railway tracks. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Summit of Hex River Pass - South African Railways
A classic feat of railway construction in South Africa - the summit of the Hex River Pass on the South African Railways

Forward, 1911
Construction of the town of Forward, Saskatchewan, Canada 1911, which is now a ghost town

Men painting the side of a large boat
Three workmen sit on suspended planks and paint the hull of a large steamship. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Railway Line Construction - laying ballast
Ballast is fed down a long conveyor belt into the laying machine, which moves slowly along the railway line under construction under the watchful eye of an engineer. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Removing Rock from a Tunnel
Three construction workers use pneumatic drills to remove rock from around a large pipe in an underground tunnel. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

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

Metalworkers welding a railway carriage
Three metalworkers wearing protective masks weld large metal boxes together to form the shell of a railway carriage. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

San Francisco earthquake 1906. Destruction and ruins of Union Square, also showing the Birdcage under construction

Car Manufacturing - Complex hydraulic press
A complex hydraulic press is used to shape a piece of metal against a mould, possibly for a car. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Welding an aluminium roof - Liquid Methane tank
A welder seam welds the aluminium roof of a large domed liquid methane tank at Canvey Island. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Dolmabahce Palace - view from the Bosphorus
Dolmabahce Palace - Late Imperial Palace on the Bosphorus. Commisioned by Abdul Mecit (1839-61) - architect Nikogos Balyn who in collaboration with his Father completed construction in 1853

St Pauls Prison - Ephesus - Turkey
The massive edifice of St Pauls Prison at the site of ancient Ephesus, Turkey

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

Battle for Broodseynde on the British Western Front in 1917. Soldiers of an English county regiment cross a temporary bridge with stones in wheelbarrows for road making

MAB Mead Works, Carnwath Road, Fulham, London
Interior of the Metropolitan Asylum Boards Mead Works on Carnwath Road, Fulham, south west London, used for the building of ambulance bodies

Seam welding aluminium plate
Two welders seam weld aluminium metal plates onto the curved framework of a large domed liquid methane tank at Canvey Island. Photograph by Heinz Zinram Date: 1966

Installation of the roof for a liquid methane tank
Two welders, standing on a scaffold, use spanners to tighten the nuts securing sections of the centrepoint of a large domed roof for an aluminium liquid methane tank at Canvey Island

Seam welding under arc lighting
A stunning composition photograph of two welders seam welding the domed aluminium roof of a liquid methane tank at Canvey Island. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Building the framework for a domed roof
A welder seam welds aluminium plate whilst sitting on the edge of a centre section of a domed roof, built to cover a liquid methane tank at Canvey Island. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Building the roof of a liquid methane tank
Two welders work on the domed aluminium roof of a large liquid methane tank at Canvey Island. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

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