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Water tower and pumphouse

Water, the Source of Life

Chicago Water Works

Water Tower

  • Water tower and pumphouse
    Image | 1875 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "Chicago Water Works."
  • Water, the Source of Life
    Image | 1942-1957 | College of Fine and Applied Arts: Teaching CollectionBetween 1942 and 1957.
  • Chicago Water Works
    Image | 1869 | Picture ChicagoFrom 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...
  • Water Tower
    Image | 1906 | Picture ChicagoCaption: "The Water Tower[.] The North Water Works are situated on Chicago Avenue near the lake shore. Here a stone tower, one hundred and sixty feet high, receives water from the lake forced by four engines having a pumping capacity of ninety-nine million gallons daily. The water is conveyed to the tower through a brick tunnel five feet in diameter which extends two miles o...
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