Building Site Collection (page 6)

Clearance of the Louvre colonnade, 1764. Creator: Pierre-Antoine Demachy
Clearance of the Louvre colonnade, 1764

Clearance of the colonnade at the Louvre, c1756. Creator: Pierre-Antoine Demachy
Clearance of the colonnade at the Louvre, c1756

Metro works at the Quai Saint-Michel, c1906. Creator: Henri Dabadie
Metro works at the Quai Saint-Michel, c1906

Home under construction, Hightstown, New Jersey, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Hightstown, New Jersey. Home under construction. Thirty-five of these homes to be completed and ready for occupancy by July 15, 1936

The Great Square in Alexandria - Present State of the Proposed Church... 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Square in Alexandria - Present State of the Proposed Church for the English Protestant Residents, 1850....the British residents set themselves...to raise funds for the erection of a

The Great Central Railway Station at Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Central Railway Station at Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1850....on the 30th of July last, his fellow-townsmen and friends entertained [British engineer Robert Stephenson] at a banquet

The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Raising the Ribs of the Transept Roof, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Raising the Ribs of the Transept Roof, 1850. The extraordinary resources of the contractors of the "Crystal Palace" have had no fitter occasion

The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Moving a Pair of Transept Ribs... 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Moving a Pair of Transept Ribs, Framed Together, Previous to Hoisting, 1850. When the frame of double ribs is moved to its horizontal position above

Ola self-help sawmill under construction, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Ola self-help sawmill under construction. Idaho

Ola self-help sawmill under construction, Idaho, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Ola self-help sawmill under construction. Idaho

Turpentine plant near Marianna, Florida, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Turpentine plant near Marianna, Florida

Concrete mixing plant, Birmingham, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Concrete mixing plant. Birmingham, Alabama

Concrete mixing plant, Birmingham, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Concrete mixing plant. Birmingham, Alabama

Homes under construction, Hightstown, New Jersey, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Hightstown, New Jersey. Homes under construction. Thirty-five of these homes are to be completed and ready for occupancy by July 15, 1936

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

The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - the Gutter-Cutting Machine, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - the Gutter-Cutting Machine, 1850. It must be borne in mind, that, besides the rain-water gutter in the top of the timber

The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Painting Machine, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Painting Machine, 1850. View of...the sash-bar painting apparatus...One of the sash-bars is occasionally passed between the brushes, to keep them clean

The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Testing the Girders, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Testing the Girders, 1850. This is effected by means of the hydraulic press invented by Mr

The Building in Hyde Park, for the Great Exhibition of 1851 - Punching Machine, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Building in Hyde Park, for the Great Exhibition of 1851 - Punching Machine, 1850. View of...the operations of punching bolt-holes in the bars of iron, and cutting off the ends by the shears

The Building in Hyde Park, for the Great Exhibition of 1851 - Drilling Machine, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Building in Hyde Park, for the Great Exhibition of 1851 - Drilling Machine, 1850. One of Nathan Gough's four-horse vertical high-pressure engines is used for giving motion to the drilling

The Building in Hyde Park, for the Great Exhibition of 1851 - Base of Column, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Building in Hyde Park, for the Great Exhibition of 1851 - Base of Column, 1850....the construction of drainage is shown

The Building in Hyde Park, for the Great Exhibition of 1851 - Glazing the Roof, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Building in Hyde Park, for the Great Exhibition of 1851 - Glazing the Roof, 1850....three bays, each eight feet wide, and co-extensive with one 24-feet trussed girder, are clearly shewn

The Building in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851 - the Transept - (Looking North), 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Building in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851 - the Transept - (Looking North), 1850. View of...the stately trees for whose especial protection the transept was added to Mr

The Building in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851 - General View of the Works, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Building in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851 - General View of the Works, 1850. The scene on the ground is one of infinite bustle, and yet order

The Great Exhibition of 1851 - General View of the Works - (Looking East), 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Exhibition of 1851 - General View of the Works - (Looking East), 1850. In the view of the Building Works looking East - which was taken from an elevated position on the south side of

The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Unloading Girders, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Unloading Girders, 1850. View of...the large crane, by which the cast-iron girders are unloaded from the waggon - one of Pickford's in the present

The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Adzing and Planing Machinery, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Adzing and Planing Machinery, 1850. The machinery requisite for this twofold operation is fixed on a long deal bench, breast-high from the floor

The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Circular Cutting Machine, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Circular Cutting Machine, 1850. The timbers to be planed by the machine are placed on the top of a traversing stage

The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - the Adze, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - the Adze, 1850. View of...a solid two-armed stout iron stock; to the end of each arm is attached an adze, 10½ inches long, and 4½ inches wide

The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - the Sash-Bar Finishing Machine, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - the Sash-Bar Finishing Machine, 1850. As in every other part of the works the utmost skill is displayed with regard to economising power

The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Glazing Wagon, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Glazing Wagon, 1850. From "Illustrated London News", 1850

The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Portion of the South Front, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Portion of the South Front, 1850. The South Front of the "Industrial Palace" towards the Kensington-road...when completed

The Sash-Bar Machine, for the Great Exhibition Building, in Hyde Park, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Sash-Bar Machine, for the Great Exhibition Building, in Hyde Park, 1850....we find a communication from Mr. Paxton on this subject, dated 13th March, 1840, in which he says that

Bridgewater House - architect, Charles Barry, Esq. R.A. 1850. Creator: Unknown
Bridgewater House - architect, Charles Barry, Esq. R.A. 1850. Cleveland House in London was re-designed in the Palazzo style by Sir Charles Barry

Great Exhibition of 1851 - Progress of the Building in Hyde Park, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Great Exhibition of 1851 - Progress of the Building in Hyde Park, 1850. The progress of the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition, next year

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

Plan of the Victoria Tower, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Plan of the Victoria Tower, 1850. Progress of the New Houses of Parliament...the octagonal turrets at the angles...in which are the staircases...On each side, within the walls

The Victoria Tower - Elevation of the Hoisting-Screw, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Victoria Tower - Elevation of the Hoisting-Screw, 1850. Progress of the New Houses of Parliament...M M being the guide-posts

The Victoria Tower - Elevation of the Hoisting-Scaffold, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Victoria Tower - Elevation of the Hoisting-Scaffold, 1850. Progress of the New Houses of Parliament...In Fig. 2 we give an elevation of the scaffold ; N N being the walls of the tower

Visit of...Prince Albert to the Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park... 1850. Creator: Unknown
Visit of His Royal Highness Prince Albert to the Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - the "Parting Cheer", 1850

Part of the Victoria Tower - the Hoisting-Scaffold, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Part of the Victoria Tower - the Hoisting-Scaffold, 1850....there are few mechanical contrivances employed in the various works at the New Palace, Westminster

Crane being used in construction of new railway bridge, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Unknown
Crane being used in construction of new railway bridge, between c1900 and c1930

Construction of the Krasnoyarsk Women's Gymnasium, 1883. Creator: AK Keppel
Construction of the Krasnoyarsk Women's Gymnasium, 1883. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Construction of a Bridge 18 Sazhens Long Across the Khilok River on the Povarenskaia Road, 1909. Photographs documenting various stages in the construction of dirt roads in the Tomsk region by

Demolition of Hungerford Market to make room for the Charing-Cross Railway Station, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Demolition of Hungerford Market to make room for the Charing-Cross Railway Station, [London], 1862. Our View is taken from the lower end of Villiers-street

Dock in course of construction at Boulogne, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Dock in course of construction at Boulogne, [France], 1862. The entire dock, including the sluice-entrance, will cover nearly seventy English acres...the total cost...is estimated at something like

Progress of the International Exhibition building: finial of the Eastern Dome, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Progress of the International Exhibition building: finial of the Eastern Dome, [South Kensington, London], 1862. A ceremony something in the nature of a coronation has taken place...by the erection

Fall of three houses in Amherst-road, Hackney, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Fall of three houses in Amherst-road, Hackney, [London], 1862. On the morning of Wednesday week, between the hours of ten and eleven o'clock

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"Unveiling the Past: A Glimpse into Iconic Building Sites Throughout History" Witness the transformation of Swanley Bridge in Kent as it undergoes widening construction in 1938, paving the way for enhanced connectivity and smoother journeys. Delve into history with a watercolor depiction of the Shoreham Railroad being meticulously crafted around 1840, showcasing the dedication and craftsmanship of early railway pioneers. Behold the awe-inspiring Burj Dubai, standing tall as the world's tallest building in Dubai; a testament to human ingenuity and architectural marvels. Step back in time to witness London's St Pancras Station taking shape in 1867, an iconic landmark that continues to serve as a gateway to adventure and exploration. Marvel at skilled workers repairing Milbank Estate P_H00261_001, breathing new life into this historic residential complex while preserving its timeless charm. Discover artistry beyond canvas through an enchanting engraving glass piece JLP01_08_061032a, capturing intricate details of bygone eras forever etched within glass panels. Journey through time with George N. Barnard's lens capturing Columbia from the Capitol in 1866, immortalizing an era defined by progress and resilience against adversity. Relive engineering triumphs as Needle Eye Bridge emerges over M1 at Barnsley, South Yorkshire in 1963; a symbol of innovation bridging communities together seamlessly. Uncover forgotten hobbies from yesteryears with glimpses into a c1930 (1945) project where passion meets craftsmanship - creating lasting legacies one stroke at a time. Witness cranes dominating Dartford's skyline during construction of a new coal electric power station near Kent – harnessing energy for generations yet to come. Experience Coventry living through residents' eyes on Queens Street balcony.