Civil Engineering Collection (page 4)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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"

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"

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"

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

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"

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

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

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"

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

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

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The New Victoria Dock Works, Plaistow Marshes, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The New Victoria Dock Works, Plaistow Marshes, 1854. Expansion of the River Thames shipping trade capacity by Peto, Brassey and Betts

Laying down the Mediterranean Electric Telegraph Cable at Spezia, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Laying down the Mediterranean Electric Telegraph Cable at Spezia, 1854. Cable-laying between Italy and Corsica. The Mediterranean Electric Telegraph

Opening of the North Devon Railway - Arrival of the Train at Barnstaple, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the North Devon Railway - Arrival of the Train at Barnstaple, 1854. The opening of a further portion of this Railway will, doubtless

Sappers repairing the road between Schumla and Varna, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sappers repairing the road between Schumla and Varna, 1854. British soldiers during the Crimean War. The fortified town of Schumla, now Shumen in Bulgaria, was strategically important

Navvies at the North-Western Railway Terminus, Euston-Square, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Navvies at the North-Western Railway Terminus, Euston-Square, 1854. Manual labourers leaving London for the seat of war in the Crimea....there are instances of men who have risen from the pick

The King of Denmark dining on board the "Cygnus", 1854. Creator: T. H. Wilson
The King of Denmark dining on board the "Cygnus", 1854. Opening of the British-built Royal Danish Railway by Frederick VII, King of Denmark

The Line at Peterborough, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Line at Peterborough, [in Cambridgeshire], 1850. Steam train crossing the railway bridge over the river at Peterborough on the London-York section of the Great Northern Railway

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