Portland civil engineers surveying Pearl Street sewer, Portland, 1887

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Portland civil engineers surveying Pearl Street sewer, Portland, 1887

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At the foot of Pearl Street in October 1887, Portland civil engineers posed with a survey transit before a sewer extension into Back Bay. William S. Edwards, on the left, and Edward H. Foster, seated on a log, worked in the office of City Engineer William Goodwin in City Hall.

The tool of their trade, a survey transit on a metal tripod, is prominently displayed in the center foreground, beside the engineers.

On the right, in the middle ground, carpenter M. McDermott (left), holding a long-handled ax, and P. Boyce (right), holding a saw, rested their free hands on a pile of squared beams. Behind a sawhorse, to the far right, carpenter G. Knight looked on. In the background, visible behind Foster's hat, carpenter Jim Kelly posed, with arms akimbo.

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  • Title: Portland civil engineers surveying Pearl Street sewer, Portland, 1887
  • Creation Date: 1887-10-28
  • Subject Date: 1887-10-28
  • Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
  • Media: Photographic print
  • Dimensions: 11.4 cm x 18.4 cm
  • Collection: Edwards Album
  • Object Type: Image

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