Water and sewer construction photographs, 1876-1970.

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Water and sewer construction photographs, 1876-1970.

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The Construction Division and its predecessors were responsible for constructing and maintaining a system of waterworks to provide the Boston metropolitan area with clean water and an adequate sewerage system. Photographs document construction of the metropolitan water supply system, construction of the Wachusett Reservoir and the Hopkinton Reservoir under the Metropolitan Water Board and the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Commission; construction of the Quabbin Reservoir under the Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission; maintenance of these and other waterworks and sewers by the Water and Sewerage divisions of the MDC; and water and sewer construction completed under the Construction Division of the MDC. Boxes 96-97: Box 99 (see also box 1):

34.23 cubic ft. (photographs in 82 doc. boxes, 8 boxes, and 57 v.)1.75 cubic ft. (photographs : negative in 5 doc. boxes)

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Massachusetts. Metropolitan Water Board

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The Metropolitan Water Board was established by St 1895, c 488 to construct, maintain, and operate a system of metropolitan water works for the Metropolitan Water District, consisting of Boston and surrounding communities. In 1901 it was abolished and its functions transferred to a Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board (St 1901, c 168). From the description of Agency history record. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145429409 Massachusetts has administered water works and sewag...

Boston Water Board (Boston, Mass.)

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Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission

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Maps prepared by the Massachusetts Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission. From the description of Quabbin Reservoir maps of proposed site collection, 1926, 1933. (University of Massachusetts Amherst). WorldCat record id: 52807502 The Western Massachusetts towns of Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, Prescott, and North Dana were abolished in 1938 to allow the Swift River Valley to be flooded, thereby creating the Quabbin Reservoir to provide Boston with water. From...

Massachusetts. Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board

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Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Commission. Water Division

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Massachusetts has administered water works and sewage disposal for the Boston metropolitan area successively through the Board of Metropolitan Sewerage Commissioners (Metropolitan Sewerage Commission) (1889-1901) and the Metropolitan Water Board (1895-1901); the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board (1901-1919); and the Water and Sewerage Divisions of the Metropolitan District Commission (1919-1985). Since 1985 these functions have been assigned to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. ...

Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Commission. Sewerage Division

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Massachusetts has administered water works and sewage disposal for the Boston metropolitan area successively through the Board of Metropolitan Sewerage Commissioners (Metropolitan Sewerage Commission) (1889-1901) and the Metropolitan Water Board (1895-1901); the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board (1901-1919); and the Water and Sewerage Divisions of the Metropolitan District Commission (1919-1985). Since 1985 these functions have been assigned to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.s ...

Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Commission. Construction Division.

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Responsibility for operating a system of waterworks and sewers in Boston and surrounding communities was exercised successively by the Metropolitan Water Board (1895-1901) and Board of Metropolitan Sewerage Commissioners (1889-1901); the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board (1901-1919); and the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) (since 1919), specifically its Water and Sewerage divisions. Upon abolition of the Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission (1926-1947), which constructed the ...