BTC Annual Report 07, 1901 Plate 10: East Boston Tunnel Excavation

Publisher: Boston Transit Commission
Size: 9" wide x 6" high
ID: 16680
Collection: Boston Transit Commission Annual Report 07, 1901
Source Collection: WardMaps LLC

Boston in Transit - The Book
Figure 5.15 - Digging the East Boston Tunnel, 1901
Tunnel diggers pause inside of the pressurized portion of the dig. The roof shield, the top of which is concealed behind roof beams, shelters the workers at the cutting face.

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