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Illus. in: The Boston mechanic and journal of the useful arts and sciences. Boston : G.W. Light & Co., 1834 July, p. 17. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmarks of Western technology ... / Leonar... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Boston Water Works, Worthington Pump, 2450 Beacon Street, Boston, Suff...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Carnegie Institute of Technology, Machinery Hall Tower, Carnegie Mello...
Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
U.S. Allegheny Arsenal, Machine Shop, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-10 Survey number: HABS PA-8-1-H Building/structure dates: before 1934 Subsequent Work
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
72 Marlborough Street, Residential Hydraulic Elevator, Boston, Suffolk...
Significance: The elevator was representative of an important mechanical development in vertical transportation. According to the Smithsonian, "The rope-geared hydraulic elevator was introduced to the United S... More
72 Marlborough Street, Residential Hydraulic Elevator, Boston, Suffolk...
Significance: The elevator was representative of an important mechanical development in vertical transportation. According to the Smithsonian, "The rope-geared hydraulic elevator was introduced to the United S... More
72 Marlborough Street, Residential Hydraulic Elevator, Boston, Suffolk...
Significance: The elevator was representative of an important mechanical development in vertical transportation. According to the Smithsonian, "The rope-geared hydraulic elevator was introduced to the United S... More
72 Marlborough Street, Residential Hydraulic Elevator, Boston, Suffolk...
Significance: The elevator was representative of an important mechanical development in vertical transportation. According to the Smithsonian, "The rope-geared hydraulic elevator was introduced to the United S... More
72 Marlborough Street, Residential Hydraulic Elevator, Boston, Suffolk...
Significance: The elevator was representative of an important mechanical development in vertical transportation. According to the Smithsonian, "The rope-geared hydraulic elevator was introduced to the United S... More
Northern Canal, Waste Gates, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a road works, construction, excavation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Northern Canal, Waste Gates, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Boston Water Works, Chestnut Hill High-Service Pumping Station, 2450 B...
Significance: With the construction of the Roxbury Standpipe in 1870 and a small pumping station nearby, the Boston Water Board had introduced water to the higher elevations of Roxbury and other parts of Boston... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
Alden Research Laboratory, Rotating Boom, Holden, Worcester County, MA
Significance: This rotating boom played an important part in the testing and improvement of current meters, aircraft propellers, ships' logs, pitot tubes and minesweeping paravanes. Survey number: HAER MA-60-A... More
Alden Research Laboratory, Rotating Boom, Holden, Worcester County, MA
Significance: This rotating boom played an important part in the testing and improvement of current meters, aircraft propellers, ships' logs, pitot tubes and minesweeping paravanes. Survey number: HAER MA-60-A... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
72 Marlborough Street, Residential Hydraulic Elevator, Boston, Suffolk...
Significance: The elevator was representative of an important mechanical development in vertical transportation. According to the Smithsonian, "The rope-geared hydraulic elevator was introduced to the United S... More
New Castle & Frenchtown Railroad, New Castle, New Castle County, DE
Significance: This was the first railroad chartered by Delaware, and one of the earliest operating lines in the U.S. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-11 Survey number: HAER DE-18 ... More
Northern Canal, Pawtucket & Ford Streets vicinity, Lowell, Middlesex C...
Significance: The Northern Canal was constructed to bring more water into the canal system in order that the demands for power made by increasingly large mills could be met. The Northern Canal supplemented the... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Merrimack Canal, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Merrimack Canal was the first of the series of power canals constructed at Lowell. At the end of it, the Merrimack Mills produced textiles using the process developed by Francis Cabot Lowell ... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
72 Marlborough Street, Residential Hydraulic Elevator, Boston, Suffolk...
Significance: The elevator was representative of an important mechanical development in vertical transportation. According to the Smithsonian, "The rope-geared hydraulic elevator was introduced to the United S... More
New Castle & Frenchtown Railroad, New Castle, New Castle County, DE
Significance: This was the first railroad chartered by Delaware, and one of the earliest operating lines in the U.S. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-11 Survey number: HAER DE-18 ... More
Northern Canal, Pawtucket & Ford Streets vicinity, Lowell, Middlesex C...
Significance: The Northern Canal was constructed to bring more water into the canal system in order that the demands for power made by increasingly large mills could be met. The Northern Canal supplemented the... More
Northern Canal, Pawtucket & Ford Streets vicinity, Lowell, Middlesex C...
Significance: The Northern Canal was constructed to bring more water into the canal system in order that the demands for power made by increasingly large mills could be met. The Northern Canal supplemented the... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Carnegie Institute of Technology, Machinery Hall Tower, Carnegie Mello...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a classical or neoclassical building, architecture design, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Northern Canal, Waste Gates, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
New Castle & Frenchtown Railroad, New Castle, New Castle County, DE
Significance: This was the first railroad chartered by Delaware, and one of the earliest operating lines in the U.S. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-11 Survey number: HAER DE-18 ... More
Northern Canal, Pawtucket & Ford Streets vicinity, Lowell, Middlesex C...
Significance: The Northern Canal was constructed to bring more water into the canal system in order that the demands for power made by increasingly large mills could be met. The Northern Canal supplemented the... More
Boston Water Works, Chestnut Hill High-Service Pumping Station, 2450 B...
Significance: With the construction of the Roxbury Standpipe in 1870 and a small pumping station nearby, the Boston Water Board had introduced water to the higher elevations of Roxbury and other parts of Boston... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Carnegie Institute of Technology, Machinery Hall Tower, Carnegie Mello...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Carnegie Institute of Technology, Machinery Hall Tower, Carnegie Mello...
Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
U.S. Allegheny Arsenal, Machine Shop, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-10 Survey number: HABS PA-8-1-H Building/structure dates: before 1934 Subsequent Work
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Boston Manufacturing Company, 144-190 Moody Street, Waltham, Middlesex...
Significance: The Boston Manufacturing Company was the first major industrial corporation in the United States. Founded in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, Patrick T. Jackson, and others, the Boston Manufacturing... More
Northern Canal, Waste Gates, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Public domain photograph of industrial architecture, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
New Castle & Frenchtown Railroad, New Castle, New Castle County, DE
Significance: This was the first railroad chartered by Delaware, and one of the earliest operating lines in the U.S. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-11 Survey number: HAER DE-18 ... More
Boston Water Works, Chestnut Hill High-Service Pumping Station, 2450 B...
Significance: With the construction of the Roxbury Standpipe in 1870 and a small pumping station nearby, the Boston Water Board had introduced water to the higher elevations of Roxbury and other parts of Boston... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More