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Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Ceremony of the Commencement of the Great Puglia Railway, by the Neapolitan Minister of Public

Ceremony of the Commencement of the Great Puglia Railway, by the Neapolitan Minister of Public Works Creator: Unknown
Ceremony of the Commencement of the Great Puglia Railway, by the Neapolitan Minister of Public Works, 1856. From west to east it is intended thus to traverse the whole width of the peninsula

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Southend and Pier, 1856. Creator: Harvey Orrin Smith

Southend and Pier, 1856. Creator: Harvey Orrin Smith
Southend and Pier, 1856....the concluding part [of the London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway], to the terminus at Southend, was opened on Saturday last, March 1st

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: The London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway - the Purfleet Station, 1856. Creator: Harvey Orrin Smith

The London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway - the Purfleet Station, 1856. Creator: Harvey Orrin Smith
The London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway - the Purfleet Station, 1856. The length of the railway is forty-two miles...The construction has been carried on under the joint superintendence of

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Elephant assisting to lay down water-pipes near Kandy, in Ceylon, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Elephant assisting to lay down water-pipes near Kandy, in Ceylon, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Elephant assisting to lay down water-pipes near Kandy, in Ceylon, 1856. View of...the great waterworks at present in course of erection upon Messrs

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Wrought-Iron Railway-Bridge across the Nile, at Benha, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Wrought-Iron Railway-Bridge across the Nile, at Benha, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Wrought-Iron Railway-Bridge across the Nile, at Benha, 1856. The engineer of this fine work is Mr. Robert Stephenson...The Bridge is the property of the Pacha of Egypt

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Results of the Great Blasting Operation at Holyhead, North Wales, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Results of the Great Blasting Operation at Holyhead, North Wales, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Results of the Great Blasting Operation at Holyhead, North Wales, 1856. Building a new harbour and breakwater....in the lower quarries of the mountain a most stupendous

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Victoria Docks - general view, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Victoria Docks - general view, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Victoria Docks - general view, 1856. The whole of the south side of the Dock, comprising nearly a mile of water frontage, will be devoted to the accommodation of timber

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: William Cushing Edes, Civil Engineer; Chairman, Alaskan Engineering Commission, 1914

William Cushing Edes, Civil Engineer; Chairman, Alaskan Engineering Commission, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
William C. Edes, Civil Engineer; Chairman, Alaskan Engineering Commission, 1914. The Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC) was a U.S

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Culebra Cut, Culebra - Gang of 150 Men Shifting Track By Hand, January 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Culebra Cut, Culebra - Gang of 150 Men Shifting Track By Hand, January 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Culebra Cut, Culebra - Gang of 150 Men Shifting Track By Hand, January 1912. Men working on the Panama Canal project

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Culebra Cut - View at Base of Gold Hill, Showing Basaltic Columns Developed By Steam Shovel, 1913

Culebra Cut - View at Base of Gold Hill, Showing Basaltic Columns Developed By Steam Shovel, 1913
Culebra Cut - View at Base of Gold Hill, Showing Basaltic Columns Developed By Steam Shovel, Cut in March 1913. Men working on the Panama Canal project

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Panama Canal, 1904. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Panama Canal, 1904. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Panama Canal, 1904. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Panama Canal, 1904. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Panama Canal, 1904. Isthmian Canal - Looking North from Sta. K547 - Culebra. Dec. 20, 1904'. The Panama Canal project was one of the largest

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Panama Canal, 1913. The U.S. Corozal dredger working on the Culebra Cut, which was a difficult section of the canal, prone to mudslides

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Panama Canal, 1913. Railway lines with earthmoving equipment. The Panama Canal project was one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Panama Canal, 1913. Men at work. The Panama Canal project was one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Panama Canal, 1913. The Panama Canal project was one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Bureau of Reclamation - Truckee-Carson Project, Nevada; Canal Carrying Truckee River To... 1912

Bureau of Reclamation - Truckee-Carson Project, Nevada; Canal Carrying Truckee River To... 1912
Bureau of Reclamation - Truckee-Carson Project, Nevada; Canal Carrying Truckee River To Reservoir, 1912

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Bureau of Reclamation - Shoshone Dam, Wyoming, Highest in World, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Bureau of Reclamation - Shoshone Dam, Wyoming, Highest in World, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Bureau of Reclamation - Shoshone Dam, Wyoming, Highest in World, 1912

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Reclamation, Bureau Of - Big Men in U.S. Reclamation Service: A.P. Davis, Chief Engineer... 1912

Reclamation, Bureau Of - Big Men in U.S. Reclamation Service: A.P. Davis, Chief Engineer... 1912
Bureau Of Reclamation - Big Men in U.S. Reclamation Service: A.P. Davis, Chief Engineer; F.H. Newell, Director; H.N. Savage, Supervising Engineer, Northern Division; L.C

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Bureau of Reclamation - Arrowcock [sic] Dam, Boise, Idaho; Showing Tunnel... 1912

Bureau of Reclamation - Arrowcock [sic] Dam, Boise, Idaho; Showing Tunnel... 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Bureau of Reclamation - Arrowrock Dam, Boise, Idaho; Showing Tunnel Which Carries Boise River During Construction, 1912

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Roosevelt Dam, Arizona - Salt River Project of Bureau of Reclamation, Dedication Scene, 1912

Roosevelt Dam, Arizona - Salt River Project of Bureau of Reclamation, Dedication Scene, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Roosevelt Dam, Arizona - Salt River Project of Bureau of Reclamation, Dedication Scene, 1912. Dam named after President Theodore Roosevelt, serving mainly for irrigation, water supply

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: General view from temporary tower on north end of approach wall looking south... July 18, 1913

General view from temporary tower on north end of approach wall looking south... July 18, 1913
General view from temporary tower on north end of approach wall looking south, Sea Gates Under Pressure, July 18, 1913. Locks under construction, Panama Canal

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Gunnison River Project...Canal Under 2000 Feet Water To Uncomphagre [sic] Valley... 1912

Gunnison River Project...Canal Under 2000 Feet Water To Uncomphagre [sic] Valley... 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Gunnison River Project, U.S. Reclamation Bureau - Canal Under 2000 Feet Water To Uncompahgre Valley, 1912. Colorado

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: 'Canal de Suez; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown

'Canal de Suez; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Canal de Suez; Le Nord-Est Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Hydraulic Excavation, Miraflores - Monitors in Oberation [sic], December 21, 1910

Hydraulic Excavation, Miraflores - Monitors in Oberation [sic], December 21, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Hydraulic Excavation, Miraflores - Monitors in Operation, December 21, 1910. Locks on the Panama Canal

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: 'Les Oueds. Un barrage; Afrique du nord, 1914. Creator: Jules Gervais-Courtellemont

'Les Oueds. Un barrage; Afrique du nord, 1914. Creator: Jules Gervais-Courtellemont
'Les Oueds. Un barrage; Afrique du nord, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Minidoka Project - U.S. Reclamation Bureau. Minidoka Desert in 1905, Before Irrigation, 1912

Minidoka Project - U.S. Reclamation Bureau. Minidoka Desert in 1905, Before Irrigation, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Minidoka Project - U.S. Reclamation Bureau. Minidoka Desert in 1905, Before Irrigation, 1912. The Minidoka Project was a series of public works implemented in order to control the flow of the Snake

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: 'The Canal now being constructed across the Isthmus of Corinth connecting The Gulf of Corinth with

'The Canal now being constructed across the Isthmus of Corinth connecting The Gulf of Corinth with Creator: Unknown
From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Bureau Of Reclamation - Tieton Canal, Yakima Valley Project, Washington, 12 Miles Long, 1912

Bureau Of Reclamation - Tieton Canal, Yakima Valley Project, Washington, 12 Miles Long, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Bureau Of Reclamation - Tieton Canal, Yakima Valley Project, Washington, 12 Miles Long, 1912

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Panama Canal, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Panama Canal, 1913. The Panama Canal project was one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Minidoka Project - U.S. Reclamation Bureau. Minidoka Dam, One Mile Long...Idaho

Minidoka Project - U.S. Reclamation Bureau. Minidoka Dam, One Mile Long...Idaho, 1912 Creator: Harris & Ewing
Minidoka Project - U.S. Reclamation Bureau. Minidoka Dam, One Mile Long. Power Plant in Distance, Minidoka, Idaho, 1912

The Great Western Railway New Terminus, at Paddington, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Great Western Railway New Terminus, at Paddington, 1854. Newly opened station at Paddington in London: It is the joint work of Mr [Isambard Kingdom] Brunel and Mr

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: The laying of the Memorial stone of the New Tower Bridge by the Prince of Wales, 1886

The laying of the Memorial stone of the New Tower Bridge by the Prince of Wales, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The laying of the Memorial stone of the New Tower Bridge by the Prince of Wales, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: The New Tower Bridge, birds eye view, 1886. Creator: Unknown

The New Tower Bridge, birds eye view, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The New Tower Bridge, birds eye view, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: The Opening of the new bridge over the Thames at Putney by the Prince and Princess of Wales, 1886

The Opening of the new bridge over the Thames at Putney by the Prince and Princess of Wales, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Opening of the new bridge over the Thames at Putney by the Prince and Princess of Wales, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: The recent inspection of the Panama Canal works by M De Lesseps, 1886. Creator: Unknown

The recent inspection of the Panama Canal works by M De Lesseps, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The recent inspection of the Panama Canal works by M. De Lesseps - Reception of M De Lesseps in Cathedral Place, Panama, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: The Princes Bridge, City of Melbourne, Port Phillip, 1854. Creator: Unknown

The Princes Bridge, City of Melbourne, Port Phillip, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Princes Bridge, City of Melbourne, Port Phillip, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Navvies embarking at the Birkenhead Docks, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Navvies embarking at the Birkenhead Docks, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Navvies embarking at the Birkenhead Docks, 1854. Manual labourers leaving Britain for the seat of war in the Crimea....the ranks of the nomadic army of shovellers are continually recruited from

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: The Crumlin Viaduct, on the Western Valley Railway, 1854. Creator: Unknown

The Crumlin Viaduct, on the Western Valley Railway, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Crumlin Viaduct, on the Western Valley Railway [in South Wales], 1854....each of the iron piers which are to support the girders...is, within 12 ft

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: The Mersey Tunnel opened by The Prince of Wales, Jan. 20, 1886. Creator: Unknown

The Mersey Tunnel opened by The Prince of Wales, Jan. 20, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Mersey Tunnel opened by The Prince of Wales, Jan. 20, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: 'The Manchester Ship Canal, lock gates at Eastham, 1891, 1891. Creator: Charles William Wyllie

'The Manchester Ship Canal, lock gates at Eastham, 1891, 1891. Creator: Charles William Wyllie
'The Manchester Ship Canal, lock gates at Eastham, 1891, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Messrs. Peto, Brassey, and Betts Office, Waterloo-Road, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Messrs. Peto, Brassey, and Betts Office, Waterloo-Road, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Messrs. Peto, Brassey, and Betts Office, Waterloo-Road, 1854. After the British government requests a Civil Engineering Corps to build the Grand Crimean Central Railway, the London offices of Peto

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: 'The Barrage of the Nile', 1854. Creator: Unknown. 'The Barrage of the Nile', 1854

"The Barrage of the Nile", 1854. Creator: Unknown. "The Barrage of the Nile", 1854
"The Barrage of the Nile", 1854. Dam across the River Nile in Egypt. A large passage is kept close to the Eastern shore, for the steamers

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Tonning, on the Eyder, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Tonning, on the Eyder, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Tonning, on the Eyder, 1854. Opening of the British-built Royal Danish Railway by Frederick VII, King of Denmark. In this commodious and finely-situated coast terminus of the Railway

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Railway Station, Flensburg, 1854. Creator: T. H. W

Railway Station, Flensburg, 1854. Creator: T. H. W
Railway Station, Flensburg, 1854. Opening of the British-built Royal Danish Railway by Frederick VII, King of Denmark. Present at the opening were Samuel Morton Peto, a partner of the firm of Peto

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Flensburg, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Flensburg, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Flensburg, 1854. Opening of the British-built Royal Danish Railway by Frederick VII, King of Denmark. The town lies at the tip of the Flensburg Firth, an inlet of the Baltic Sea

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: The King of Denmark visiting Mr. Peto on board the 'Cygnus', 1854. Creator: Unknown

The King of Denmark visiting Mr. Peto on board the "Cygnus", 1854. Creator: Unknown
The King of Denmark visiting Mr. Peto on board the "Cygnus", 1854. Opening of the British-built Royal Danish Railway by Frederick VII, King of Denmark

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Arrival of the King of Denmark at Flensburg, 1854. Creator: Smyth

Arrival of the King of Denmark at Flensburg, 1854. Creator: Smyth
Arrival of the King of Denmark at Flensburg, 1854. Opening of the British-built Royal Danish Railway by Frederick VII, King of Denmark

Background imageCivil Engineering Collection: Collation, at the Opening of the Norwegian Trunk Railway, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Collation, at the Opening of the Norwegian Trunk Railway, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Collation, at the Opening of the Norwegian Trunk Railway, 1854. Celebration at Eidsvoll of a new railway line designed by British civil engineer Robert Stephenson



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