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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

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

Laying the foundation-stone of the O'Connell Monument in Sackville-street, Dublin, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Laying the foundation-stone of the O'Connell Monument in Sackville-street, Dublin, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. W. H

Laying the foundation-stone of the Hubberston Dock at Milford Haven, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Laying the foundation-stone of the Hubberston Dock at Milford Haven, 1864. The foundation-stone...was laid on Thursday, the 11th August, by Mrs. Potter, the wife of Mr

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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

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

The Foundation of the Royal Academy of Mexico (image 1 of 2), 1778. Creator: Jerónimo Antonio Gil
The Foundation of the Royal Academy of Mexico (image 1 of 2), 1778

The Foundation of the Royal Academy of Mexico (image 2 of 2), 1778. Creator: Jerónimo Antonio Gil
The Foundation of the Royal Academy of Mexico (image 2 of 2), 1778

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

Ceremony of Laying the Foundation-Stone of a Memorial to the late Marquess of... Ireland, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Ceremony of Laying the Foundation-Stone of a Memorial to the late Marquess of Londonderry, on Scrabo Hill, County Down, Ireland, 1857

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

Laying of the foundation stone for the Willems lock, 6 May 1820, (1820). Creator: Gerrit Lamberts
Laying of the foundation stone for the Willems lock, 6 May 1820, (1820). Celebratory ceremony of the laying of the foundation stone for the Willem I Sluis or Willemsluis in Amsterdam-Noord

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

His Royal Highness Prince Albert laying the Foundation-Stone of the Strangers Home, near Limehouse Church, 1856. Founding of a building...affording all the comforts

Ceremony of Laying the Foundation-Stone of the New School-House at the Philanthropic Society's Farm, Red-Hill, [Surrey], 1856. The new School-house is the gift of Mr

Her Majesty the Queen Laying the Foundation-Stone of Wellington College, near Sandhurst, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Her Majesty the Queen Laying the Foundation-Stone of Wellington College, near Sandhurst, 1856. Founding of a college...for the education of the orphan sons of officers of the Royal Army

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 Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone laying the Foundation-Stone of the School in Golden-Lane, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone laying the Foundation-Stone of the School in Golden-Lane, 1856. Future British prime minister presides at the founding of a school for poor children in London

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

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

Unidentified man at a construction site studying building plans, between 1896 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Unidentified man at a construction site studying building plans, between 1896 and 1942

Un mouvement national a Salonique; le colonel Zimbrakakis, chef du mouvement national, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Un mouvement national a Salonique; le colonel Zimbrakakis, chef du mouvement national, harangue la foule sur la place de la Prefecture a Salonique, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Un mouvement national a Salonique; Le capitaine grec Sarris annoncant la constitution, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Un mouvement national a Salonique; Le capitaine grec Sarris annoncant la constitution de la Ligue de Defense nationale, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Digging foundation for a new building on the Institute grounds, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Digging foundation for a new building on the Institute grounds, 1904

Road-building by Tuskegee students, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Road-building by Tuskegee students, 1904

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 Queen laying the Foundation Stone of the New Medical Examination Hall on the Victoria Embankmen Creator: Durand
The Queen laying the Foundation Stone of the New Medical Examination Hall on the Victoria Embankment, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33

Kengou kentang ???? after Tang Yin ?? (1470-1523), 1517. Creator: Unknown
Kengou kentang ???? after Tang Yin ?? (1470-1523), 1517

New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
New York City views, between 1927 and 1938

New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
New York City views, between 1927 and 1938

New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
New York City views, between 1927 and 1938

The South London Technical Institute at Battersea, 1891. Creator: Unknown
The South London Technical Institute at Battersea - The Prince of Wales laying the Foundation Stone, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
New York City views, between 1927 and 1938

The Laying of the Foundation-Stone of Victoria College, Jersey, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Laying of the Foundation-Stone of Victoria College, Jersey, 1850. Building...to commemorate the visit of the Queen and the Prince Consort to the island in 1846...On the site of the ceremony were

Prince Albert Laying the Foundation-Stone of the National Gallery... 1850. Creator: Unknown
His Royal Highness Prince Albert Laying the Foundation-Stone of the National Gallery, at Edinburgh, 1850. The enclosed space had several stands erected within it...On the west side of the area was

Founding of the The New School at Loughborough - the Procession, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Founding of the The New School at Loughborough, [Leicestershire] - the Procession, 1850. A procession was then formed to the School grounds

Fallen Railway Arches in Copenhagen-Fields, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Fallen Railway Arches in Copenhagen-Fields, [London], 1850. Extension of the Birmingham Railway to Blackwall. Last week, one of the most important works on this line

Laying the Foundation for a House, 19 July, 1889. Creator: Unknown
Laying the Foundation for a House, 19 July, 1889. From a collection consisting of an album and individual photographs that document the Arctic voyage in 1889 of the clipper ship Razboinik (Pirate)

Roadbed Before Smoothing, 1909. Creator: Dorozhno-Stroitel'nyi Otdel
Roadbed Before Smoothing, 1909. Photographs documenting various stages in the construction of dirt roads in the Tomsk region by workers

Roadbed Before Planning. Kedrovsk-Alekseevsk Road, 1906-1908. Creator: Dorozhno-Stroitel'nyi Otdel
Roadbed Before Planning. Kedrovsk-Alekseevsk Road, 1906-1908. Photographs documenting various stages in the construction of dirt roads in the Tomsk region by workers

The Roadbed After Planning. Petropavlovsk Branch, 1906-1908. Creator: Dorozhno-Stroitel'nyi Otdel
The Roadbed After Planning. Petropavlovsk Branch, 1906-1908. Photographs documenting various stages in the construction of dirt roads in the Tomsk region by workers

Roadbed After Planning. Kedrovsk-Alekseevsk Road, 1906-1908. Creator: Dorozhno-Stroitel'nyi Otdel
Roadbed After Planning. Kedrovsk-Alekseevsk Road, 1906-1908. Photographs documenting various stages in the construction of dirt roads in the Tomsk region by workers

The Roadbed and the Bridge on the Iverka-Romanovskaya Railroad, 1906-1908. Creator: Dorozhno-Stroitel'nyi Otdel
The Roadbed and the Bridge on the Iverka-Romanovskaya Railroad, 1906-1908. Photographs documenting various stages in the construction of dirt roads in the Tomsk region by workers

Laying the foundation-stone of the Albert Harbour, Greenock, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Laying the foundation-stone of the Albert Harbour, Greenock, [Scotland], 1862. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. Andrew Swan

The Preston Guild Festival: the mayor laying the foundation-stone of the...new townhall, 1862. Creator: E. Skill
The Preston Guild Festival: the mayor laying the foundation-stone of the north-east corner of the new townhall, 1862. The first stone was...laid with masonic honours...the cortege presented a very

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