Construction Site Collection

Forth Bridge
Construction of the Forth Bridge, on the Firth of Forth at Queensferry in Lothian, 23rd June 1888

Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona, Sagrada Familia Cathedral listed as World Heritage by UNESCO

Persepolis ancient columns at sunset, Iran
Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550 u2013330 BC). It is situated 60 km northeast of the city of Shiraz in Fars Province, Iran

Lunch Atop A Skyscraper
While New York's thousands rush to crowded restaurants and congested lunch counters for their noon day lunch

Illustration of men working on construction site using cranes and cements mixers

Prefabricated Council Flats
11th November 1959: Tennants live in prefabricated flats built for temporary accomodation during the war, until construction work on the Brandon Estate, Southwark, is finished

Tower of Babel (Genesis 11, 8)
Illustration of a Tower of Babel (Genesis 11, 8)

Eiffel Construction 8
The Eiffel Tower under construction in Paris, France, 14th November 1888. No. 8 in a series of 11

Eiffel Construction 11
The Eiffel Tower under construction in Paris, France, 31st March 1889. No. 11 in a series of 11

Tunnel Pump
1837: Pumps draining the Kilsby Tunnel of quick sand during construction of the London - Birmingham Railway. Original Artwork: Lithograph by J C Bourne after a drawing by the same

Empire State Building
Construction workers celebrate the completion of the iron work on the Empire State Building, Manhattan, circa 1930. The building was constructed between 1930 and 1931

Kingsway Subway
A tram emerging from the newly-opened Kingsway subway, London, circa 1906. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Lunch Atop A Skyscraper
29 Sep 1932, Manhattan, New York City, New York State, USA --- Construction workers eat their lunches atop a steel beam 800 feet above ground

Baptistery of Pisa

Brooklyn Bridge Under Construction
Cables are put in place on the Brooklyn Bridge during its construction. | Location: Between Brooklyn and Manhattan, New York, New York, USA

Eiffel Tower in Early Construction Stages
The four sloping legs of the Eiffel Tower undergo construction in 1887 at the Champ-de-Mars in Paris

Construction of the Eiffel Tower
Construction workers assemble the preliminary steel girders of the Eiffel Tower, one leg of the tower is seen supported by wooden scaffolding

Eiffel Tower During Construction
(Original Caption) 3/26/1888-Paris, France: Eiffel Tower during construction, March 26, 1888. When the superstructure reached the first level and 4 legs were united by massive horizontal girders

Construction of Eiffel Tower
A series of photographs shows the construction of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. The tower is 984 feet and was built for the Paris Exposition of 1889

Construction at Columbus Circle in New York City
(Original Caption) Construction around Columbus Circle in the 1890's

Gustave Eiffel and Others Posing
(Original Caption) Eiffel Tower during construction. Eiffel, a family and fellow entrepreneur pose for a picture. Photo illustrates technological laws against which Eiffel fought

Panama Canal Under Construction
(Original Caption) Panama: Building of one of the locks of the Panama Canal. Last stage of operation

Two young women standing in construction site

Elephant Carrying Giant Log Under Trunk
(Original Caption) Sri Lanka: View of an elephant being used to carry logs. Undated photograph

Young People Survey House Construction
A young couple surveys the construction of their suburban dream home

Empire State Building Under Construction
New York, NY-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Aerial photo of the Empire State Building under construction. Photograph ca. 1930

General William Gorgas at Building of Panama Canal
William Crawford Gorgas (1854-1920), U.S. Army surgeon who helped make the building of the Panama Canal possible by suppressing yellow fever

Construction of Grand Central Station
Roadbed excavations along Park Avenue during the preliminary construction of Grand Central Station in Manhattan

Construction of the Panama Canal
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Construction of Seawall in Texas
(Original Caption) Galveston, Texas: Seawall being extended at Galveston, Texas

Construction of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
(Original Caption) Photo shows working on Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York. At work on America's largest Cathedral. With each passing week, more of the beauty of the Cathedral of St

Movie Still from Social Prestige
Scene from Mermaid Comedies silent film Social Prestige, slapstick comedy

Daredevil Doing Balancing Act
A man balancing on the tip of the New York Hotel, under construction, forty-four floors above the Manhattan streets

Photographer Jack Reilly on Side of Bank of Manhattan Building
(Original Caption) 11/13/1929-New York, NY: Jack Reilly, intrepid photographer, precariously perched from the 72 story of the world's tallest building, the 74 story Bank of Manhattan structure

Construction of the New British Embassy in Washington, D.C. Nears Completion
Work on the beautiful new structure which will house the British diplomatic representation here is rapidly nearing completion, as shown by this recent photograph

Construction Worker Waves from Empire State Construction
(Original Caption) 9/13/1930-New York City: Carl Russell waves to his co-workers on the structural work of the 88th floor of the new Empire State Building

Construction Worker at Empire State Building
A steel worker hangs stories above the streets of Manhattan while holding onto the end of a crane hook at the construction site of the Empire State Building

Sidewalk Construction
(Original Caption) New York City: Pedestrians going through narrow passageway during laying of sidewalk at 42nd Street and 5th Avenue

Construction Workers Cooking Lunch over Fire
(Original Caption) Noon hour on the top of the mooring mast and tower of the gigantic Empire State Building, rising on the site of the old Waldorf

Airship Under Construction
1931: A view of the USS Akron, a U.S. dirigible, as it was under construction

Christ the Redeemer
An airplane view of the great religious shrine on the crest of the Corcovado new Rio De Janerio and placed some 2100 feet above sea level

Christ the Redeemer
In this photo scafolding is seen at the foot of the statue are uniformed British officers of the cruiser "Dauntless" visiting the gigantic statue of Christ previous to its formal unveiling

Workers Playing Cards in Subway Tunnel
(Original Caption) If you think that this isn't an exciting game of bridge, just remember that the players are under a heavy pressure - 35 pounds of it

Flag Raising at Rockefeller Center
Construction workers raise the American flag at the Rockefeller Center on April 26, 1932

Glass Negative
The original 5" x 7" glass negative of the famous "Construction Workers Eating Lunch" image

Construction Workers Resting on Steel Beam Above Manhattan
Four construction workers take a nap, balanced on a steel girder hung 800 feet over Manhattan, during the construction of the RCA Building

Construction Workers Resting on Steel Beam Above Manhattan
Four construction workers take a nap, balanced on a steel girder hung 800 feet over Manhattan, during the construction of the RCA Building

Labor Secratery Frances Perkins Visits Golden Gate Bridge Construction
(Original Caption) As an individual, not as a cabinet member, Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor

The Golden Gate Bridge
Looking from San Francisco toward the marine shore at the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge

A Crowd Watches as a Time Capsule in Buried
Prior to the 1939 World's Fair, a time capsule in buried beneath the site of the Westinghouse Exhibition Building at the Autumnal Equinox by President of the World's Fair

Grand Coulee Dam Construction
(Original Caption) 1/19/1939- WA: Grand Coulee Dam construction. Pouring concrete. SEE NOTE

Exterior View Of MOMA Glass Wall
(Original Caption) 5/8/1939-New York, NY: A view of the outside of the new $2, 000, 000 building of the Museum of Modern Art on West 53rd Street, showing the glass wall of the building

Chicago Subway Under Construction
Construction crane lay the girders to support Milwaukee Avenue as the subway is constructed in downtown Chicago

President Franklin Roosevelt Laying Cornerstone for New Airport
(Original Caption) 9/28/1940-Washington, D.C.: President Roosevelt lays the cornerstone of the new $12, 500, 000 Washington D.C. airport, located only three and a half miles from the Capital

Lake Mead Flowing Over Boulder Dam
(Original Caption) Full to Overflowing

Chinese Construction Workers Building Airfield Using Picks
(Original Caption) 3/31/1944-China: Lack of modern equipment and machinery isn't stopping the resourseful Chinese from building modern airfields in China

The Carters Building Houses in Atlanta
Former President Jimmy Carter and former first Lady Rosalynn Carter work at a Habitat for Humanity site in Atlanta, building houses for working poor people

Illustration of Pacific Railroad Production
(Original Caption) Building the Pacific Railroad: encampment at Black Butte, California showing supplies being readied for the work crew

Mrs James Rath Watching United Nations Construction
(Original Caption) Living so near to the site of the future home of the United Nations on the East side of Manhattan gave James Rath the idea of keeping a photographic record of the building there

UN Building Under Construction
(Original Caption) On the Manhattan site of the future home of the United Nations, the Secretariat Building is still under construction

Men Using Jackhammers During Dam Construction

Construction Workers Building Home
(Original Caption) New home construction

Workmen Building a House
(Original Caption) Neighborly Buildup. Wilbraham, Massachusetts: Sitting on a sawhorse, Mrs. Harry Harvey and her daughter, Francis, watch workmen build their new home

Workers Placing Tank into Ground
(Original Caption) Garden City, L. I.: H-Bomb Hideaway. An H-Bomb shelter for the family of seven is lowered into a backyard hole at Garden City, L. I. The tank-like shelter, constructed of 3/16-in

Workmen Inspecting Scaffolding
Workmen examine the buckling supports at the 18 story level of the construction frame at the Socony-Mobil Building being built in midtown Manhattan

Constructing Highway in Kansas
(Original Caption) 11/4/55-Topeka, Kansas: Wrapping up the paving job, workmen spread wet burlap over a newly-laid stretch of concrete on the Kansas Turnpike, outside Topeka

Coventry Cathedral
Against a background of the bombed-out ruin, workmen labor at the construction of the new Cathedral

Collapsed Spans of the Second Narrows Bridge
Two collapsed spans of the Second Narrows Bridge along Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia. The collapse took the lives of 18 construction workers

Woman in Corvette by Candlestick Park
(Original Caption) 1960- Photo of woman seated in the 1960 Chevrolet Corvette

Ashanti Chief Assisting Villagers in Ditch Construction
(Original Caption) 5/28/1960-Ghana- All over Ghana, people are contributing voluntary labor to build up schools, streets, drains, post offices, etc. This photo shows such a situation

Havana Kings
Workers put last minute touches on Roosevelt Stadium in preperation for the opening game of the International League team the "Jerseys." The Jerseys

Rear View Of Grand Central Terminal
Overview of the long-hidden back facade of Grand Central Terminal exposed when the Grand Central Terminal Office was demolished for the construction of the new 59-story Pan Am Building

Kips Bay Plaza Buildings Under Construction
Construction continues on apartment buildings at Kips Bay Plaza, designed by architects I.M. Pei and Associates. New York City, December 1961

New Cathedral for Coventry
A long line of workmen hauls the boxed tapestry which artist Graham Sutherland created for the new cathedral in Coventry, England

Construction Worker Connecting Steel Girders
(Original Caption) Framing the top of the Chrysler building and the East River in the background, Bob Snow stretches his arms to guide a steel girder

East German Guards Sealing Off Passage
(Original Caption) Communist Guards Seal Escape Tunnel

Gateway Arch Under Construction
The Gateway Arch on the Mississippi River, under construction

Construction of the Finland Hotel
The Finland Hotel in Hamburg is being built in an unusual way - from the top down, rather than the bottom up

Razed Boston
For the first time in many a year, a side of the Old State House gets some daylight as the leveling of the old office building on Washington and State Street nears its end

Madison Square Garden
This is the impressive view as the new Madison Square Garden begins to rise over Pennsylvania Station. The last of the old station's elegant ornaments were removed recently

Madison Square Garden
This is the impressive view as the new Madison Square Garden begins to rise over Pennsylvania Station. The last of the old station's elegant ornaments were removed recently

World Trade Center Construction Site
(Original Caption) One section of the gigantic 16-acre excavation site where the World Trade Center will be built comes to life

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