Metropolitan Water Works Photograph Collection
The Metropolitan Water Works Photograph Collection documents the real estate takings for, and the construction and operations of the Metropolitan Water Works (description) system, as well as the expansion of a water supply distribution system throughout metropolitan Boston. The construction of the Boston Water Board between 1890 and 1895 is also documented, representing the Hopkinton Reservoir and Dam, and Sudbury Reservoir and Dam.
Between 1876 and 1930, over 8,000 meticulously labeled photographs of various formats were taken of each phase of the construction by staff photographers and engineers, representing description facilities in about fifty Massachusetts cities, towns, and Boston neighborhood districts. These formats include dry plate glass negatives, glass lantern slides, and photographic prints.
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