Building Site Collection

A hobby, c1930, (1945). Winston Churchill building a wall at his home, Chartwell. From Winston Churchill: His Life in Pictures, by Ben Tucker. [Sagall Press, Ltd. London, 1945]

Columbia from the Capitol, 1866. Creator: George N. Barnard
Columbia from the Capitol, 1866. Albumen print, plate 53 from the album " Photographic Views of the Sherman Campaign" (1866)

Men building the Camden Town Sub-Station, London, 1908
Men building the Camden Town Sub-Station, 102-116 Arlington Road, London, 1908. Site of an electricity sub-station with workmen and scaffolding

Construction of the Needle Eye Bridge over the M1 at Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1963. During the construction of the M1 in the early 1960s a great number of bridge structures needed to be created

The works of the Metropolitan extension railway in Smithfield, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The works of the Metropolitan extension railway in Smithfield, [London], 1864. View from the bottom of Cow-cross and St. John-street towards the south-west

British & Chinese road b'ld'rs [i.e. builders], 11 Mar 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
British & Chinese road b'ld'rs [i.e. builders], 11 Mar 1919. Canadian railway troops, possibly with Chinese Labour Corps members

The South-Eastern Railway works on Dowgate-Hill, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The South-Eastern Railway works on Dowgate-Hill, [London], 1864. Preparations for '...the proposed railway bridge across the Thames

Railroad construction on the Shadrinsk-Sinara railroad near the city of Shadrinsk, 1912.

Soon-to-be-finished portion of the lock, Kuzminskoe, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Soon-to-be-finished portion of the lock, Kuzminskoe, 1912.

Construction of the lock, Kuzminskoe, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Construction of the lock, Kuzminskoe, 1912.

Water pumps, Beloomut, 1912. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Water pumps, Beloomut, 1912. Uniformed men posed at a water pump construction site.

Prince Leopold laying the Foundation-Stone of a new infirmary at Bishop's Waltham, Hants., 1864. Creator: Unknown
Prince Leopold laying the Foundation-Stone of the Royal Albert Infirmary at Bishop's Waltham, Hants., 1864. 'The little town of Bishop's Waltham, in Hampshire

The Thames Embankment Works, viewed from King's College, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Thames Embankment Works, viewed from King's College, [London], 1864. '...when the embankment is finished, running as it will from Pimlico to Blackfriars-bridge, and beyond it

Drainage Work near a Railroad Bridge, 1900-1904. Creator: Unknown
Drainage Work near a Railroad Bridge, 1900-1904. In the second half of the 19th century, Russia underwent a period of extensive rail development that culminated in the construction of

Progress of the Waterworks at Menilmontant for the supply of Paris, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Progress of the Waterworks at Menilmontant for the supply of Paris, 1864. The problems of pollution of the River Seine, and of '...water not being obtainable in the upper stories of Parisian

Commencement of the Thames Embankment works near Westminster Bridge, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Commencement of the Thames Embankment works near Westminster Bridge, 1864. View of '...piles being driven in, and scaffolding of an extensive character being erected to support

The Charing-Cross railway station, as seen from the river, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Charing-Cross railway station, as seen from the river [Thames, London], 1864. 'This magnificent structure, with a semicircular roof of iron and glass

Miss Slater, Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Miss Slater, Mar 1918. Ray (Slater) Murphy (1895-1985) who married James Bumgardner Murphy. She is in the British tank Britannia which served on the Flanders front in World War I

Mrs. A. Ladenburg, 1 Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. A. Ladenburg, 1 Mar 1918 (date created or published later). Emily Louise Stevens Ladenburg (1864-1937), wife of financier Adolf (Adolph) Ladenburg (1855-1896)

Tank in New York Court House excavation, 1 Mar 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Tank in New York Court House excavation, 1 Mar 1918 (date created or published later). The British tank Britannia which served on the Flanders front in World War I

Prince Albert Laying the Foundation-stone of the New Wing of the Licenced Victuallers Asylum, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Prince Albert Laying the Foundation-stone of the New Wing of the Licenced Victuallers Asylum, 1858....the ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the above addition to the well-known building

The Prince of Wales laying the Foundation-Stone of the Alexandra Battery, Gibraltar...1876. Creator: C.R
The Prince of Wales laying the Foundation-Stone of the Alexandra Battery, Gibraltar, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876

L'Installation en France de L'Avant-Garde Americaine; Un bataillon du 16th regiment... 1917. Creator: Unknown
L'Installation en France de L'Avant-Garde Americaine; Un bataillon du 16th regiment d'infanterie americain fait son entree dans le camp musique en tete sous les yeux des prisonniers

Demolition site with Palladian villa in the background, c.1820. Creator: Prosper Barbot
Demolition site with Palladian villa in the background, c.1820

Stairwell in a Renaissance House, mid-18th century. Creator: Michele Marieschi
Stairwell in a Renaissance House, mid-18th century

In the Mountains of Totomi, 19th century. Creator: Hokusai
In the Mountains of Totomi, 19th century. From Thirty-six Views of Fuji

Pile-driving on Van Eeghenstraat, behind the Parkweg, 1893. Creator: Jan Hoynck van Papendrecht
Pile-driving on Van Eeghenstraat, behind the Parkweg, 1893

Foundations for Sacre-Coeur, c.1889. Creator: Louis-Emile Durandelle
Foundations for Sacre-Coeur, c.1889

Construction site Sint Agnietenstraat in Amsterdam, 1903. Creator: George Hendrik Breitner
Construction site Sint Agnietenstraat in Amsterdam, 1903

Lord Stratford de Redcliffe laying the Foundation Stone of the Memorial Church at... 1858. Creator: Unknown
Lord Stratford de Redcliffe laying the Foundation Stone of the Memorial Church at Constantinople, 1858. A large tent was erected at the top of the inclosure for the personnel of the [British] Embassy

The Large Gasholder at the Imperial Gas Company's Works, Bethnal-Green, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Large Gasholder at the Imperial Gas Company's Works, Bethnal-Green, 1858....the dimensions of gasholders have increased from a capacity of 40, 000 cubic feet to 2, 500

The Age of Bronze, published 1589. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
The Age of Bronze, published 1589. From Metamorphoses by Ovid, book 1, plate 5

The Bahia Railway, Brazil: Site of the station at Bahia - from a photograph by B. Mulock, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Bahia Railway, Brazil: Site of the station at Bahia - from a photograph by B. Mulock, 1860. View of...the works on the Bahia Railway...[The] Railway

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales laying the first stone of the Lambeth School of Art, 1860. Creator: Unknown
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales laying the first stone of the Lambeth School of Art, [London], 1860. The laying of the foundation-stone...by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales

Progress of the Embankment of the Thames at Chelsea, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Progress of the Embankment of the Thames at Chelsea, [London], 1857. View of...a portion in progress by Mr. Jay, the contractor, under the Woods and Works

Building site at De Clercqstraat, c.1880-c.1923. Creator: George Hendrik Breitner
Building site at De Clercqstraat, c.1880-c.1923

Building Site, c.1900. Creator: George Hendrik Breitner
Building Site, c.1900

Whirleys unloading ore, Penna. R.R. [Pennsylvania Railroad] docks, Erie, Pa. ca 1900. Creator: William H. Jackson
Whirleys unloading ore, Penna. R.R. [Pennsylvania Railroad] docks, Erie, Pa. ca 1900

View of the Langestraat, the town hall and the Grote Kerk in Alkmaar, 1824-1825. Creator: Carel Frederik Bendorp
View of the Langestraat, the town hall and the Grote Kerk in Alkmaar, 1824-1825

The Great Clock-Dial of the New Houses of Parliament, illuminated, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Great Clock-Dial of the New Houses of Parliament, [London], illuminated, 1856. The Great Clock, we understand, is ready for being placed in the tower; the upper portion of which we have engraved

New Aqueduct at Trieste - Present State of the Works, 1856. Creator: Edmund Evans
New Aqueduct at Trieste - Present State of the Works, 1856. Of late years, in consequence of the extension of its suburbs and the increase of its population from ten to sixty thousand

Building Site in Amsterdam, 1891. Creator: Richard Roland Holst
Building Site in Amsterdam, 1891

Building site in the west of old Amsterdam, 1900. Creator: George Hendrik Breitner
Building site in the west of old Amsterdam, 1900

Building site at the Wilhelmina guesthouse, Amsterdam, 1892. Creator: Willem Steenhoff
Building site at the Wilhelmina guesthouse, Amsterdam, 1892

Ceremony of Scottish Freemasons, 1840-1870. Creator: Unknown
Ceremony of Scottish Freemasons, 1840-1870. Wine and oil are poured onto a stone on which lies corn. The scene takes place on a construction site, with metal girders above

Lunchtime at the Building Site on the Van Diemenstraat in Amsterdam, 1897. Creator: George Hendrik Breitner
Lunchtime at the Building Site on the Van Diemenstraat in Amsterdam, 1897. Other Title(s): Midday Break at the Building Site on the Van Diemenstraat, Amsterdam

Her Majesty laying the Foundation-Stone of the New Military Hospital at Hamble, near Southampton, 18 Creator: Unknown
Her Majesty laying the Foundation-Stone of the New Military Hospital at Hamble, near Southampton, 1856. Ceremony at the Royal Victoria Hospital

The Lord-Lieutenant laying the Foundation-Stone of the New Museum, at Dublin, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Lord-Lieutenant laying the Foundation-Stone of the New Museum, at Dublin, 1856. Ceremony on...the lawn of the Royal Dublin Society's premises

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