Board of Water Supply. Laying water distribution pipes. John P. Welsh Engineering Corporation, contractor. Flatbush Avenue looking north. Installing water pipes along Brooklyn's bustling Flatbush Avenue. The excessive width of the trench at this location was due to filled ground caused by subway construction. November 2, 1929.

Board of Water Supply. Laying water distribution pipes. John P. Welsh Engineering Corporation, contractor. View on Flatbush Avenue looking south. The excessive width of the trench is due to refilled ground because of subway construction. The cables shown in left center are those of the Brooklyn Edison Company and also the three operated by the New York Rapid Transit Corporation which carry the telephone and power for the subway in Flatbush Avenue. November 6, 1929.

Board of Water Supply. Laying water distribution pipes. John P. Welsh Engineering Corporation, contractor. View taken near the corner of Sterling Place looking south on Flatbush Avenue. The excessive width of the trench at this location was due to filled ground caused by subway construction. November 2, 1929.