Construction Collection

Barges in the Pool of London. River Thames and Tower Bridge, London, 1962

Construction of the Temple at Jerusalem by King Solomon, 15th century. Solomon directs proceedings from a balcony

Elvet Bridge, Durham, 1905

A Devonshire Stream, 1864, (1935). Artist: James Clarke Hook
A Devonshire Stream, 1864, (1935). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the Collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume II. - D to H, by C. Reginald Grundy. [Bemrose and Sons Ltd

Construction of the Kilsby Tunnel on the London & Birmingham Railway, 8 July 1837 (1839)

Battle at the Porte St Denis, 28th July, 1830, Paris. Artist: Hippolyte Lecomte
Battle at the Porte St Denis, 28th July, 1830, Paris. Fighting between the people and royalist troops during the French Revolution of July 1830. From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Transporter Bridge, Newport, Wales
Transporter bridge, Newport, Wales. This type of bridge allowed shipping to pass unimpeded and passengers and goods to be transported across a river on a suspended platform

Scaffolding - Liviesmore Castle, Printed 1862 circa. Creator: F. C. Currey
Scaffolding-Liviesmore Castle, Printed 1862 circa

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]

Crystal Palace Station, Crystal Palace Parade, Bromley, London, 1955
Crystal Palace Station, Bromley, London, 1955. Empty platforms and canopy of the disused Crystal Palace (High Level) Station, viewed from the footbridge. Arched walls hold up the glass roof

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

Entrance to the locomotive engine house, Camden Town, London, 1839. Scene during the construction of the London & Birmingham Railway

Great Eastern on the stocks at Millwall on the Thames, 1857. View from the stern, showing the vessel in John Scott Russells (1808-1882) yard

Tring cutting, London & Birmingham Railway, 17 June 1837 (1839). Artist: John Cooke Bourne
Tring cutting, London & Birmingham Railway, 17 June 1837 (1839). Navvies excavating the cutting

The Briars, St Helena, early 19th century (1851). After his voyage into exile on St Helena in 1815, Longwood, the house Napoleon was to occupy, was not ready for him

Agricultural stand at the Royal Show at Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, July 1954. Workers take a break whilst building a trade show stand for Crittall Grain Silos

Altarpiece of the Guild of the Old Arbalest, 1590. Creator: Martin de Vos
Altarpiece of the Guild of the Old Arbalest, 1590

Sibyl with Column, 1565. Creator: Lambert van Noort
Sibyl with Column, 1565

The King of Silesia has a Church Built in Honour of Mary, 1590. Creator: Martin de Vos
The King of Silesia has a Church Built in Honour of Mary, 1590

Lamborghini factory 1988.Countach under construction
Lamborghini Countach under construction 1988

Lamborghini factory 1988.Countach under construction
Lamborghini Countach under construction 1988

Brooklands motor racing circuit under construction, Surrey, c1906-c1907. Workmen and horses pictured at the site

Initial D: Noah Directing the Construction of the Ark; Antiphonal, about 1495-1510

Elijah Begging for Fire from Heaven; Spinola Hours, about 1510-1520

The Founding of Alexandria-in-Caucaso; Livre des fais d'Alexandre le grant, about 1470-1475

Saint Hedwig and the New Convent: Nuns from Bamberg Settling at the New Convent; Vita beatae Hedwigis, 1353

The Israelites with the Ark of the Covenant in the River Jordan: The Erection of the Twelve Commemorative Stones: An Angel Appearing to Joshua; Weltchronik, about 1400-1410

The Judgment of Solomon: The Building of Solomon's Temple; Weltchronik, about 1400-1410

The Column of Sin: The Construction of the Ark; Weltchronik, about 1400-1410

Laying the foundation stone of the Sorbonne, about 1883. Creator: Unknown
Laying the foundation stone of the Sorbonne, about 1883. A ceremony at a construction site, surrounded by buildings on all sides

Hutton Brick Works, Kingston, New York, 1939. Creator: Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc
Hutton Brick Works, Kingston, New York, 1939

Seagrams, Park Ave, 1957. Creator: Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc
Seagrams, Park Ave, 1957

Men pushing a Wagon, about 1868. Creator: Felice Beato
Men pushing a Wagon, about 1868. Two men pull a cart loaded with boxes while one pushes from the back

Carpenters, 1866-1867. Creator: Felice Beato
Carpenters, 1866-1867. Full length portrait of a man with a beam over his shoulder

Construction of the Tower of Babel, mosaic, north vault of Saint Mark's Basilica, Venice, Italy, 13th century

Martland General Hospital, Newark, New Jersey, 1954. Creator: Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc
Martland General Hospital, Newark, New Jersey, 1954

Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, Toledo, Ohio, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, Toledo, Ohio

Inca Wall, Cusco, Peru, 2015. Creator: Luis Rosendo
12 angle stone detail on Inca Wall in Cusco, Cuzco Imperial City. Inca Rocas Palace, circa 13th century located on the Hatun Rumiyoc Street. Solid rock construction

Sketch of Scaffolding, c1840s. Creator: David Cox the Elder
Sketch of Scaffolding, c1840s

A House of Stout Logs, 1906. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
A House of Stout Logs, 1906

Building, 1903. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Building, 1903

Danae and the Brazen Tower, c1883, (1900). Creator: Unknown
Danae and the Brazen Tower, c1883, (1900)

The City is Coming, 1927. Creator: Vaino Kunnas
The City is Coming, 1927

View from Fredrikinkatu, 1883. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
View from Fredrikinkatu, 1883

Opera House, City of Mexico, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Opera House, City of Mexico, between c1915 and c1920. Shows the Palacio de Bellas Artes (Palace of Fine Arts) under construction in Mexico City, Mexico

Assembling plane wings, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Assembling plane wings, 1917. Shows workers assembling airplane wings at the Lowe, Willard & Fowler Engineering Company, College Point, Queens, New York City

A sight England is to see before long: a shed for a dirigible balloon under construction
A Sight England Is To See Before Long: A Shed For A Dirigible Balloon Under Construction, Near Paris, 1909

The Blackfriars Bridge end of the Thames Embankment, 1870. Creator: Unknown
The Blackfriars Bridge end of the Thames Embankment, [London], 1870....a space of about eight acres has been reclaimed from the slime and mud of the river

Tokyo, Ceremony at commencement of bldg. dedicated to Emp. Yoyogi, 1916

Tubes for subway line under Harlem River, being sunk, between c1910 and c1915

Building battleship - NEW YORK, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Building battleship - NEW YORK, between c1910 and c1915

Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. Toledo, Ohio, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. Toledo, Ohio. Intense heat is needed to melt the inorganic ingredients of the batch from which Fiberglas insulation wool is manufactured

Fleet-Street, deepening the sewer, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Fleet-Street, deepening the sewer, 1845

Building work at Piccadilly Circus in London, 1926, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Building work at Piccadilly Circus in London, 1926, (1935)

Across the Kora, Basra, c1918-c1939. Creator: Unknown
Across the " Kora", Basra, c1918-c1939. From an album of postcards

Tearing up floor of House of Reps. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Tearing up floor of House of Reps. between c1910 and c1915

Laying cornor [i.e. corner] stone, Columbia. Pres. Butler & Dean Wheeler, 1911

Tarrytown -- Rockefeller's Fountain Rock, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Tarrytown -- Rockefeller's Fountain Rock, 1914. Shows 250 ton stone for John D. Rockefeller's fountain, being moved, Tarrytown, New York

Putting 46 ton girder in place - Cons. Gas Co's Bldg. 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Putting 46 ton girder in place - Cons. Gas Co's Bldg. 1913. Shows Consolidated Gas Company building, 15th and Irving, New York City

Le chateau de carte (The house of cards). Creator: Pierre Filloeul
Le chateau de carte (The house of cards)

High noon in the boatyard, Rye, 1909. Creator: Martin Hardie
High noon in the boatyard, Rye, 1909

5th Ave. and Broadway, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
5th Ave. and Broadway, between c1910 and c1915

Consolidated Gas Co. Bldg. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Consolidated Gas Co. Bldg. between c1910 and c1915

Grand River Railway-Bridge, Mauritius, destroyed by the late hurricane, 1868

High noon in the boatyard, Rye, 1909. Creator: Martin Hardie
High noon in the boatyard, Rye, 1909

Keel of NEW YORK, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Keel of NEW YORK, 1911

Aqueduct shaft, Broadway, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Aqueduct shaft, Broadway, between c1910 and c1915. Shows the New York City Aqueduct excavation site on Broadway

Construction in Space-Time II, 1924. Creator: Theo Van Doesburg
Construction in Space-Time II, 1924

Inner Skin of VATERLAND, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Inner Skin of VATERLAND, between c1910 and c1915

Section of Turbine for VATERLAND, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Section of Turbine for VATERLAND, between c1910 and c1915

IMPERATOR, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
IMPERATOR, between c1910 and c1915. Shows the S.S. Imperator being built, an ocean liner of the Hamburg America Line

The clock tower, Paris, 1852. Creator: Charles Meryon
The clock tower, Paris, 1852

Hoisting 46 ton girder on Cons. Gas Co's Bldg. 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Hoisting 46 ton girder on Cons. Gas Co's Bldg. 1913. Shows Consolidated Gas Company building, 15th and Irving, New York City

FEI HUNG, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
FEI HUNG, between c1910 and c1915

U.S. engineers, Audenarde, 10 Nov 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
U.S. engineers, Audenarde, 10 Nov 1918. American engineers from Company A of the 316th Engineer Regiment constructing a bridge abutment over a canal in Audenarde, Belgium during World War I

Lattice-girder bridge over the River Wye, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Lattice-girder bridge over the River Wye, 1865

British & Chinese road b'ld'rs [i.e. builders], 11 Mar 1919

R.R. follows British advance, 31 Oct 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
R.R. follows British advance, 31 Oct 1918 (date created or published later)

The Smithfield Club Cattle Show at the new Agricultural Hall, Islington, [London], 1862

British engineers repairing bridge, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
British engineers repairing bridge, between c1915 and 1918. British engineers fixing a bridge, probably during World War I

British building railroad, 28 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British building railroad, 28 Jul 1917

British women carpenters near the front, between c1915 and 1918. British women carpenters working in a workshop near the front during World War I

British women carpenters near front, 30 Jun 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British women carpenters near front, 30 Jun 1917. Women carpenters working at the Tarrant Hut workshops near Calais, France during World War I

Shelters behind German Lines, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Shelters behind German Lines, 1916 (date created or published later). German soldiers, vehicles and shelters during World War I

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