Laying 36” pipe under CPR subway
- i04419
- Item
- Jul. 1914
Part of Morris Block collection
Block, Morris
Laying 36” pipe under CPR subway
Part of Morris Block collection
Block, Morris
Leveling and floating aqueduct inverts between McMunn and East Braintree
Photograph of workers leveling and floating Winnipeg Aqueduct inverts between McMunn, Manitoba, and East Braintree, Manitoba.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Looking east over Red River trestle bridge
Photograph of a Red River trestle bridge between downtown Winnipeg and St. Boniface, looking east towards the Taché surge tower. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Lowering 36” City pipe line into trench
Part of Morris Block collection
Block, Morris
Lowering 36” City pipe line under CPR subway crossing
Part of Morris Block collection
Block, Morris
Lowering 36” City pipe line under CPR subway crossing
Part of Morris Block collection
Block, Morris
Lowering pipe into trench – City 36” pipe line
Part of Morris Block collection
Block, Morris
Mixer site next to GWWD rail siding east of East Braintree
Photograph of a mixer site opposite Greater Winnipeg Water District siding rail line number 8, east of East Braintree, Manitoba. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Number 33 - Compressor at high pressure plant
Only station woman on GWWD railway construction
Photograph of the only station woman for the construction of the Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway holding the hand of a child in front of a shelter, possibly near Shoal Lake. Photograph taken by C.J. Bruce, one of the Division Engineers for the Winnipeg Aqueduct.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Party in Tunnel under Red River
Photograph of Greater Winnipeg Water District officials, engineers, and their families at the east end of the Winnipeg Aqueduct tunnel below the Red River linking downtown Winnipeg to St. Boniface. From left to right: Chief Engineer William G. Chace, Harriet Lily Waugh (née Logan), possibly Effie Waugh, and Division Engineer J. Armstrong. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Passengers aboard GWWD Railway Service car at St. Boniface Station
Passengers aboard GWWD Railway Service car at St. Boniface Station. Image derived from glass lantern slide.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Photograph of an apparatus for testing the permeability of the Winnipeg Aqueduct. Concrete samples can be seen on the bottom left. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Placing material on Falcon River Diversion Dyke at Indian Bay
Photograph of workers using a scow to place material from cars onto the Falcon River Diversion Dyke at Indian Bay. Photograph taken by William G. Chace, Chief Engineer of the Winnipeg Aqueduct.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Placing valve for 36” City pipe line at well number 1
Part of Morris Block collection
Block, Morris
Pouring aqueduct pipes at plant in Transcona
Photograph of two pipes for the Winnipeg Aqueduct being poured at Canada Lock Joint Pipe Ltd. in Transcona. Photograph taken by T.H. Kirby.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Pouring piers for Taché surge tower
Photograph of workers pouring piers for the Taché surge tower. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Press Release - May 31, 1961 Branch Updates
Part of City of Winnipeg (1874-1971)
A press release from the office of Mayor Stephen Juba regarding updates in the Waterworks Branch, Refuse and Disposal Branch, and Primary Materials Division.
Winnipeg (Man.). Mayor's Office
Pumping water from trench near Spruce Siding
Photograph of water being pumped from a trench next to the Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway near Spruce Siding, Manitoba, looking southeast. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District