Civil Engineering Collection (page 2)

Word's Fair of 1889: Parisians in line for the elevator with oriental pylons at the Eiffel Tower
3566532 Word's Fair of 1889: Parisians in line for the elevator with oriental pylons at the Eiffel Tower. by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Paris)

Album "Egypt. Photographs by E. M. Acworth": view of Asyūṭ
3561487 Album "Egypt. Photographs by E. M. Acworth": view of Asyūṭ; (add.info.: Asyūṭ, Egypt 1910 ca. Photographer: Acworth, E.M.); Alinari Archives, Florence

Underwater construction site. 19th century (engraving)
672983 Underwater construction site. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Construction of Severn Tunnel
672975 Construction of Severn Tunnel; (add.info.: The Severn Tunnel, A railway tunnel in the United Kingdom, linking South Gloucestershire in the west of England to Monmouthshire in south Wales)

Boring rock in construction of tunnel in England. 19th century (engraving)
672973 Boring rock in construction of tunnel in England. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Sailing boats going beyond the iron movable bridge
3563570 Sailing boats going beyond the iron movable bridge. by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Africa 1890 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Cologne Cathedral on the Rhine, 1890 (oil on canvas)
658359 Cologne Cathedral on the Rhine, 1890 (oil on canvas); 95.6x115.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Cologne Cathedral on the Rhine. Vincent H Gormer (active late 19th century). Oil on canvas

Venise, (pastel)
826594 Venise, (pastel) by Levy-Dhurmer, Lucien (1865-1953); 46x10 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Venise. Lucien Levy-Dhurmer (1864-1953). Pastel. 46 x 10cm); Photo © Christie's Images

View of Menai Bridge on Isle of Anglesey. 19th century (engraving)
673005 View of Menai Bridge on Isle of Anglesey. 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: The Menai bridge, Menai Bridge (Welsh)

Cutting the first turf of the Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Cutting the first turf of the Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway, 1864. The railway...will not only afford great accommodation to...travellers

Timber bridge over the River Wai-Au-Ua, province of Nelson, New Zealand, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Timber bridge over the River Wai-Au-Ua, province of Nelson, New Zealand, 1864. The River Wai-au-ua (or Dillon) is the largest in the province of Nelson

The British Association at Bath: aqueduct of the Kennet and Avon Canal...near Bath, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The British Association at Bath: aqueduct of the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Limpley Stoke, near Bath, 1864. The aqueduct of the Kennet and Avon Canal, over the River Avon

The Valparaiso and Santiago Railway: the Maquis Viaduct, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Valparaiso and Santiago Railway: the Maquis Viaduct, 1864. Engraving from a drawing by Mr. Boulet, of...one of the highest railways in the world

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

The Metropolitan Underground Railway, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Metropolitan Underground Railway, 1862. Stations of the world's first passenger-carrying designated underground railway. Paddington Junction; Chapel St

The Albert Edward Bridge of the Coalbrookdale Railway over the Severn, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Albert Edward Bridge of the Coalbrookdale Railway over the Severn, [Shropshire], 1864. Engraving...from an excellent photograph taken by Mr. W

Demolition of Blackfriars Bridge, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Demolition of Blackfriars Bridge, [London], 1864. View from the Surrey bank of the Thames, showing...the scaffolding which has been erected facilitate the removal of materials...[Also visible are]

Opening of the new pier at Deal, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the new pier at Deal, [in Kent], 1864. There was a great concourse of spectators...to witness this ceremony, which was performed by Mrs

Laying the Foundation-Stone of the Thames Embankment at Whitehall Stairs, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Laying the Foundation-Stone of the Thames Embankment at Whitehall Stairs, 1864. Mr John Thwaites, chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, performed the office

Tarradale Viaduct, on the Melbourne and Sandhurst Railway, Australia, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Tarradale [sic] Viaduct, on the Melbourne and Sandhurst Railway, Australia, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Morris and Co. of Elizabeth-street, Melbourne

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

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

West-Siberian Railroad. Station of the Fifth Class, Vargashi, 1892-1896. Creator: Unknown
West-Siberian Railroad. Station of the Fifth Class, Vargashi, 1892-1896. From an album of 50 photographs in the Collection of Documentary Materials on the History of the West-Siberian Railroad

West-Siberian Railroad. Station of the Forth Class, Shumikha, 1892-1896. Creator: Unknown
West-Siberian Railroad. Station of the Forth Class, Shumikha, 1892-1896. From an album of 50 photographs in the Collection of Documentary Materials on the History of the West-Siberian Railroad

West-Siberian Railroad. Bridge of 100 Sazhens Length Across the Ishim River, 1892-1896. Creator: Unknown
West-Siberian Railroad. Bridge of 100 Sazhens Length Across the Ishim River, 1892-1896. From an album of 50 photographs in the Collection of Documentary Materials on the History of the West-Siberian

West-Siberian Railroad. Main Workshop of the Omsk Station. The Turning Shop, 1892-96. Creator: Unknown
West-Siberian Railroad. Main Workshop of the Omsk Station. The Turning Shop, 1892-1896. From an album of 50 photographs in the Collection of Documentary Materials on the History of the West-Siberian

West-Siberian Railroad. Station of the Third Class, Petropavlovsk, 1892-1896. Creator: Unknown
West-Siberian Railroad. Station of the Third Class, Petropavlovsk, 1892-1896. From an album of 50 photographs in the Collection of Documentary Materials on the History of the West-Siberian Railroad

West Siberian Railroad. Earthworks Constructed with the "New-Era" Machine, 1892-1896. Creator: Unknown
West Siberian Railroad. Earthworks Constructed with the "New-Era" Machine, 1892-1896. From an album of 50 photographs in the Collection of Documentary Materials on the History of

West-Siberian Railroad. The Passenger Terminal of Omsk Station (Front View), 1892-1896. Creator: Unknown
West-Siberian Railroad. The Passenger Terminal of Omsk Station (Front View), 1892-1896. From an album of 50 photographs in the Collection of Documentary Materials on the History of the West-Siberian

West Siberian Railroad. Building the Bridge Over the Ob River, 1892-1896. Creator: Unknown
West Siberian Railroad. Building the Bridge Over the Ob River, 1892-1896. From an album of 50 photographs in the Collection of Documentary Materials on the History of the West-Siberian Railroad

West Siberian Railroad. Building the Bridge Over the Ob River, 1892-1896. Creator: Unknown
West Siberian Railroad. Building the Bridge Over the Ob River, 1892-1896. From an album of 50 photographs in the Collection of Documentary Materials on the History of the West-Siberian Railroad

West-Siberian Railroad. Main Workshop of the Omsk Station. General View, 1892-1896 Creator: Unknown
West-Siberian Railroad. Main Workshop of the Omsk Station. General View, 1892-1896. From an album of 50 photographs in the Collection of Documentary Materials on the History of the West-Siberian

West Siberian Railroad. Bridge Over the Ob River. 360 Sazhens (0.5 Mile) Long. Main View, 1892-1896 Creator: Unknown
West Siberian Railroad. Bridge Over the Ob River. 360 Sazhens (0.5 Mile) Long. Main View, 1892-1896. From an album of 50 photographs in the Collection of Documentary Materials on the History of

West-Siberian Railroad. Testing the First Section of the Bridge Across the Irtysh River, 1892-1896. Creator: Unknown
West-Siberian Railroad. Testing the First Section of the Bridge Across the Irtysh River, 1892-1896. From an album of 50 photographs in the Collection of Documentary Materials on the History of

West-Siberian Railroad. Bridge Across the Ob River. Examination of a Sag Using... 1892-1896. Creator: Unknown
West-Siberian Railroad. Bridge Across the Ob River. Examination of a Sag Using the Frenkel Apparatus, 1892-1896. From an album of 50 photographs in the Collection of Documentary Materials

Pump Priming Deficits, 1933 (colour litho)
PNP253853 Pump Priming Deficits, 1933 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What we need is another pump, Cartoon depicting Franklin D)

Dock No. 2 at Chatham Yard, recently opened, 1858. Creator: Smyth
Dock No. 2 at Chatham Yard, recently opened, 1858. The Dock recently completed at Chatham, known as No. 2 Dock...was commenced in October, 1855, and completed in October of the present year

Sectional View of the Clock Tower, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sectional View of the Clock Tower, 1858. Bell tower housing Big Ben in the Palace of Westminster, London. When the bell was raised from the ground to the clock room (a distance of 190 feet)

Mode of Raising the Great Bell, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Mode of Raising the Great Bell, 1858. Big Ben being installed in the bell tower of the Palace of Westminster in London. In giving some idea of the process of raising the great bell it is necessary to

Railway Bridge for India: the Pier Frames, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Railway Bridge for India: the Pier Frames, 1858....the Keeal and Huttohur Bridges, which have just been constructed for the East Indian Railway Company by Messrs

Span of Railway Bridge for India, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Span of Railway Bridge for India, 1858....the Keeal and Huttohur Bridges...have just been constructed for the East Indian Railway Company by Messrs

Steam locomotive approaching a bridge, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Steam locomotive approaching a bridge, 1858. From "Illustrated London News", 1858

A Street Railway in New York, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. Creator: Unknown
A Street Railway in New York, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. Engraving after a sketch by Mr. W. Simpson

The Great Semmering Railway - the Bollerswand Viaduct and Tunnel, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Great Semmering Railway - the Bollerswand Viaduct and Tunnel, 1860. This is a great engineering work constructed through a mountain range to Styria

King Carl XIV Johan of Sweden Visiting the Canal Locks at Berg in 1819, 1856. Creator: Alexander Wetterling
King Carl XIV Johan of Sweden Visiting the Canal Locks at Berg in 1819, 1856

New Docks and Basin, Portsmouth, 1876. Creator: Unknown
New Docks and Basin, Portsmouth, 1876. Dockyard extension comprising...a fitting and a repairing basin...a deep graving-dock...locks...[and] an extensive coal-store...when [the works] are completed

Triumphal Arch on the Alexandra Railway Bridge at Wuzeerabad...1876. Creator: Unknown
Triumphal Arch on the Alexandra Railway Bridge at Wuzeerabad, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The Prince [of Wales

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