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Chicago Water Works
containing historical retrospect ... descriptions of the public buildings, churches

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Title
Chicago Water Works
Description
From text: "… it was not until Monday, March 25th, 1867, that the water was let into the tunnel to flow through the water pipes and hydrants of the city. On that day the new water works were formally inaugurated by the laying of the corner stone of the new tower, situated about half a block west of the old tower, and since completed to a total height of 130 feet, standing on a base of twenty-four feet square. Within this tower is an iron column three feet in internal diameter, to the top of which the water is forced from the tunnel by powerful pumping machinery, and is thence forced by its own pressure through the mains and to the tops of the highest buildings in the city."
Date
1869  
Type
Photograph  
File Name
chicagohandbookf00chic_raw_0017.jp2
Source Page
http://www.archive.org/stream/chicagohandbookf00chic#page/17/mode/1up
Link to the Full-Text
http://hdl.handle.net/10111/UIUCOCA:chicagohandbookf00chic
Subject
Waterworks  
Coverage-Spatial
Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.)  
Coverage-Temporal
1860-1869  
Publisher
  • University of Illinois at Chicago  
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Rights Description
Images in this collection were digitized through the University of Illinois Library's participation in the Open Content Alliance and may be used freely. Attribution to the University of Illinois is appreciated. High-resolution images can be downloaded from the Internet Archive at www.archive.org. For further information, contact dcc@library.uiuc.edu.
Book Title
  • containing historical retrospect ... descriptions of the public buildings, churches  
  • Chicago. A hand book for strangers & tourists to the city of Chicago  
Collection Title
Picture Chicago
Collection
Picture Chicago
TitleChicago Water Works
DescriptionFrom text: "… it was not until Monday, March 25th, 1867, that the water was let into the tunnel to flow through the water pipes and hydrants of the city. On that day the new water works were formally inaugurated by the laying of the corner stone of the new tower, situated about half a block west of the old tower, and since completed to a total height of 130 feet, standing on a base of twenty-four feet square. Within this tower is an iron column three feet in internal diameter, to the top of which the water is forced from the tunnel by powerful pumping machinery, and is thence forced by its own pressure through the mains and to the tops of the highest buildings in the city."
Date1869  
TypePhotograph  
File Namechicagohandbookf00chic_raw_0017.jp2
Source Pagehttp://www.archive.org/stream/chicagohandbookf00chic#page/17/mode/1up
Link to the Full-Texthttp://hdl.handle.net/10111/UIUCOCA:chicagohandbookf00chic
SubjectWaterworks  
Coverage-SpatialNear North Side (Chicago, Ill.)  
Coverage-Temporal1860-1869  
Publisher
  • University of Illinois at Chicago  
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Rights DescriptionImages in this collection were digitized through the University of Illinois Library's participation in the Open Content Alliance and may be used freely. Attribution to the University of Illinois is appreciated. High-resolution images can be downloaded from the Internet Archive at www.archive.org. For further information, contact dcc@library.uiuc.edu.
Book Title
  • containing historical retrospect ... descriptions of the public buildings, churches  
  • Chicago. A hand book for strangers & tourists to the city of Chicago  
Collection TitlePicture Chicago
CollectionPicture Chicago

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