Construction Collection (page 45)

The Nag Hammadi Barrage (Dam) - Egypt
Outlets of the Flushing Culverts in the dock - 22nd July 1928. Photograph from an album commemorating the opening of the Nag Hammadi Barrage (dam) in 1930

Yass c. 1909
Building the railway bridge at Yass Junction, Australia, c. 1909

Manchester Ship Canal - Creating a new dock
Workmen operate a temporary pulley-based device used in the process of the construction of a new dock for the Manchester Ship Canal

Steel Frame Building construction - London
The building of the Film House - 142 Wardour Street - an early photographic example of the technique of steel frame construction - still the favoured method of putting up a building seen everywhere

West India Docks excavation
The construction of the New South Dock, at the Limehouse entrance. The warehouses to be built were intended for imported East India produce such as jute seed, saltpetre and cotton

London Millbank
In the 18th century, before the construction of the Thames Embankment

Local men mixing cement in Kashgar, western China. One of the men is standing on top of the mixture and pouring water into it from a jar. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Construction workers in Kashgar, western China
Construction workers with a lorry in a street in Kashgar, western China. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

HOLBORN
Holborn before the construction of Holborn Viaduct which will be completed in 1869

Quebec Bridge, Canada - Centre section prior to collapse
The centre section of the Quebec Bridge being raised into position on 11th September 1916. This photograph was taken just prior to the span collapsing in a tragic construction accident which claimed

Livingstones steamer in sections at Birkenhead
The steam launch, Lady Nyassa, funded entirely by Livingstone, is seen being loaded, in sections, at Birkenhead from where it will journey to the Zambesi in Africa

Building a mill at an outdoor hay store at Oran, Algeria
Construction of a mill out of hay at Oran; also transliterated as Ouahran. From the Berber word Wahran, the plural of Wahra, i.e. " lion"

The Bhore Ghaut incline, India
A steam train makes its way across the Kummalee viaduct on the Bhore Ghaut incline on the Great Indian Penisular Railway. At the time of its construction

Broken viaduct on the Bhore Ghaut incline, India
A sketch of the broken viaduct on the Bhore Ghaut incline on the Great Indian Penisular Railway, drawn two days after its fall

Construction Sydney Harbour Bridge
The Sydney Harbour Bridge during construction in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney 1930
Joining of the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Railway Construction
Construction of the railway at Valley Heights Station, in New South Wales, Australia

Construction of the Metropolitan Main Drainage Works, Crossn
Engraving showing the construction of the Metropolitan Main Drainage Works at Crossness, Kent, in 1864. This facility, now better known as Crossness Pumping Station

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

Construction of Drainage Tunnels at Wick Lane, London, 1859
Engraving showing the construction of mains drainage tunnels at Wick Lane, near Old Ford, London, in 1859

Work on the Fleet Street Sewer, London, 1845
Engraving showing the construction work undertaken to deepen the Fleet Street sewer, in London in 1845

The African and Eastern Trade Corporation Office, London
The construction of the offices of the African and Eastern Trade Corporation in Kingsway, London, 1921. This building was designed by the architects Trehearne and Norman

Thames Embankment Works, London, 1873
Engraving showing the construction of the Thames Embankment at Chelsea, London, 1873

Thames Embankment, London, 1870
Engraving showing the Blackfriars Bridge end of the Thames Embankment, London, at night, 1870. At the time of this image, construction work on the Embankment was clearly still underway

Construction of the Thames Embankment, London, 1865
Engraving showing the construction of the Thames Embankment at Temple Gardens, London, under way in 1865

Construction of the Chelsea Embankment, London, 1857
Engraving showing the construction of the Chelsea Embankment, London, in 1857

Construction of the Royal Exchange, London, 1842
Engraving showing the Royal Exchange, London, under construction in 1842

Pope Sixtus IV (Francesco della Rovere) Responsible for the construction of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican

The Holborn Valley Viaduct, London, 1867
Engraving showing a projection of the Holborn Valley Viaduct in London, which was being constructed in 1867. This view is very accurate in its depiction of the resulting construction

Construction of the Holborn Valley Viaduct, London, 1867
Engraving showing the worksite of the Holborn Valley Viaduct, which was being built in 1867

Construction of the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge, 1849
Engraving showing the basket ferry and temporary towers built prior to the construction of a Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge, USA, 1849

Railway Works at Blackfriars, London, 1864
Engraving showing the temporary bridge built over the River Thames at Blackfriars, during the construction of the railway line north through Blackfriars and Ludgate Hill, 1864. St

Design for a Flying Machine, 1877
Engraving showing the design for a flying machine, suggested in 1877. This design would appear to incorporate several spheres of gas or hot air, as well as features of bird-like construction

Brest Shipbuilding
A frigate under construction in the shipyards at Brest

Paris Tour Eiffel
Workers erecting the Tour Eiffel

Northumberland Built
The iron-clad screw-frigate Northumberland in the course of construction by the Millwall Ironworks and Ship- Building Company, on the Thames

Aerial view of the Capitol, Washington, 1861
Engraving showing an aerial view of the Capitol, when under construction in 1861. The famous Capitol dome and Western wing are scaffolded and incomplete

Mulberry Caisson under construction; Second World War, 1944
Photograph showing a steel and concrete Mulberry caisson under construction on the South Coast of Britain during 1944. When the Allied Armies invaded Normandy in June 1944

Construction of Blackfriars Bridge, 1868
Engraving of the construction of Blackfriars Bridge, London, viewed from the south bank of the river looking towards St. Pauls Cathedral

Vietnam Saigon
Construction of a bridge in the Chinese Quarter

Repavement of the Strand
Illustration showing work in progress on the West side of Temple Bar. Workers are using heavy rammers to level the surface

Great Exhib. / Gutter Plan
Paxtons Gutter, a novel innovation used in the construction of the Crystal Palace, arranged over the entire building

Dancing Roadmenders
A group of men, roadmenders, one of them playing a fiddle while the others dance and fool around in their lunch hour!

Barricade Machine
Engine devised by the Communards for the construction of barricades

The Zeppelin LZ 129, under construction, 1934
Photograph of the Zeppelin airship LZ 129 under construction at Friedrichshafen, March 1934. Known as the Hindenberg when completed

Corinth Canal Works
Construction of the CORINTH CANAL : this striking view shows the enormous operation of literally cutting through Greece from coast to coast

Pyramid of Cheops / Giza
The Pyramid of Cheops at Giza. 146.6 metres high, 13 acre base, 6 million tonnes of stone, 20 years in construction

Dock being constructed at Chatham
The Naval Docks at Chatham, Kent, under construction. The dockyard dated from the 16th century but was extended in the 1860s to cover an area of 380 acres

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