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Pictorial Americana

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WATERWORKS

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Chicago Water Works Chicago Water Works. Lith. By Chicago Lithographing Co. In James W. Sheahan, Chicago Illustrated, 1866.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2561
Milwaukee Water Works. Engine house, water tower & reservoir. Milwaukee Water Works. Engine house, water tower & reservoir. Lith. By Am. Oleograph Co., 1873.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2552
Croton Water celebration, 1842. (Music Cover). Croton Water celebration, 1842. (Music Cover). Lith. Pub. By J. F. Atwill, 1842.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2474
View of the distributing reservoir, on Murray's Hill, city of New York. View of the distributing reservoir, on Murray's Hill, city of New York. Lith. By N. Currier, 1842.
Reproduction number: LC-USZC2-3139 (color film copy slide); LC-USZ62-2585
The water works in Center Square. The water works in Center Square. Engr. In William Birch & Son, The city of Philadelphia ... as it appeared in the year 1800, 1800.
Reproduction number: LC-USZC4-568 (color film copy transparency); LC-USZ62-3248
View of the dam and water works at Fairmount, Philadelphia. View of the dam and water works at Fairmount, Philadelphia. Engr. By R. Campbell, 1824, after T. Birch.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2587
Waterworks of Philadelphia on the Schuylkil. Waterworks of Philadelphia on the Schuylkil. Lith. In J. F. Fitzgerald De Ros, Personal narrative of travels in the United States and Canada in 1826, 1827.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2525
Fairmount Water Works Philadelphia. Fairmount Water Works Philadelphia. Lith. By Th. Kelly, 1874.
Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-2549

 

For additional images:
  • See the Thesaurus for Graphic Materials term "Waterworks" in the Prints & Photographs Online Catalog [view term (includes links to images)]
  • In addition, search on the names of particular waterworks or reservoirs in the Prints & Photographs Online Catalog.
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