"It was covered with a vault in about 100 BC." (caption, p.132); “[…] its length is over 900 metres [meters] (985 yards), but its course meanders because of diversions around buildings. Its size is remarkable: in places it is 4.2...
Diagram labeled Volumes of Materials Involved in the Construction of Sewers from Proceeds of the Two and Five Million Dollar Bond Issues. Diagram shows Eighth Street through Brook Street running from left to right and Walnut Street, now Muhammad...
Map labeled City of Louisville, Kentucky. Areas Drained by Sewers Constructed from 2, 5 and 10 Million Dollar Bond Issues Under the Direction of the Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville. Map is shaded in indicating projects completed under...
Wall display of photographs with a sign reading Familiar Scenes in the Development of Louisville's Sewer System by the Commissioners of Sewerage. Photographs are identified by the sewer projects, including Southwestern Outfall, Thirty-eighth St....
Display table with models of a house and different types of pipes from the Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville. Sample pipes are in front of the table. The sign above the table reads Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville Directing...
Display table with models of a house and different types of pipes from the Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville. Sample pipes are in front of the table. The sign above the table reads Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville Directing...
Pipes (Conduits); Sewers; Pipes (Conduits); Sewers; Men; Construction workers; Construction; Construction equipment
Tube or pipe buried under dirt in a wood-supported platform in the ground for sewer construction. Equipment and workers are in the background. Title supplied by cataloger.
Pipes (Conduits); Sewers; Pipes (Conduits); Sewers; Construction; Construction equipment
Tube or pipe buried under dirt in a wood-supported platform in the ground for sewer construction. Equipment is in the background. Title supplied by cataloger.
Construction; Sewers; Pipes (Conduits); Sewerage; Construction equipment; Buildings; Houses
Wide trench supported by wood beams at a construction site for sewer lines near Montana Avenue and Lincoln Avenue. Construction machinery is on site. Houses are in the background.
Pipes (Conduits); Sewers; Pipes (Conduits); Sewers; Men; Construction workers; African Americans; Construction; Construction equipment
Multiple views of tubes and pipes being laid and buried within wood supports for sewer construction in a residential neighborhood. The construction runs through yards. Workers and equipment are on site. African-American men lay beams across one...
Pipes (Conduits); Sewers; Pipes (Conduits); Sewers; Men; Construction workers; Construction; Construction equipment
Tube or pipe buried under dirt in a wood-supported platform in the ground for sewer construction running between the yards of two houses. Equipment and workers are in the background.Title supplied by cataloger.
Pipes (Conduits); Sewers; Pipes (Conduits); Sewers; Men; Construction workers; Construction; Construction equipment
Multiple views of a long trench dug into the ground with boards running across the top of it. Men are on site with vehicles and construction machinery. The construction is near a large stone house.Title supplied by cataloger.
Pipes (Conduits); Sewers; Pipes (Conduits); Sewers; Construction; Construction equipment
Two views of a long trench dug into the ground with boards running across the top of it. Construction machinery and materials are on site.Title supplied by cataloger.
Pipes (Conduits); Sewers; Pipes (Conduits); Sewers; Construction; Construction equipment
Multiple views of a trench being dug for sewer pipes near a large stone house. The ditch is supported by wood boards and beams. Equipment and materials are on site.Title supplied by cataloger.
Sewers; Pipes (Conduits); Construction equipment; Civil engineering
Partially completed sewer pipes on May 25, 1932. The concrete for the bottom of the pipe is completed and holds up the metal beams that will support the upper structure. Wooden braces hold together the concrete of the upper structure until it...
Sewers; Excavation; Digging; Construction equipment; Civil engineering
Workers using cranes and jackhammers dig out a path in order to lay down sewer pipes on April 18, 1932. The excavating equipment has "Walter S. Rae" printed on the back. Handwritten on the image in the bottom right corner: 4-18-32. Title...
Partially completed sewer pipes on May 25, 1932. The concrete for the bottom of the pipe is being stamped and poured by workers, and the metal beams that will support the upper structure are being placed. Handwritten on the image: 5/25/32. Title...
Sewerage; Sewers; Buildings; Streets; Public utility companies; Public utilities--Kentucky--Louisville
The Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) Collection records the construction of sewer lines, drainage work, and floodwall protection projects throughout Louisville in the early twentieth century through the beginning of World War II. While the scope...
Multiple views of a sewer tunnel under construction, including views of construction materials on site and close-up views of metal rods and wood beams on the tunnels.
