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Description
Title
Water
Works
.
Description
Engraving
of
Water
Works
Tower
in
Louisville
,
Kentucky
.
Written
on
bottom
of
mounted
print
: "
R.G
.
Potter
Collection
;
Water
Works
; The
Louisville
Water
Co
. was
granted
a
charter
by
state
legislature
in
1854
as a
private
corp
.
Capital
of
1
million
dollars
/
Purchased
by the
city
in
1856
and
construction
began
in
Oct
.
1860
/
Water
was
distributed
through
the
26
miles
of
water
mains
.
Total
cost
of
above
scene
$328,892.61
includes
real
estate
,
river
work
,
pumping
sta
.
chimneys
,
pumping
engines
,
stand
pipe
and
coal
houses.
"
Subject
Louisville Water Company (Louisville, Ky.)
Pumping stations
Smokestacks
Engravings
Location Depicted
Brownsboro Zorn (Louisville, Ky.)
Louisville (Ky.)
Jefferson County (Ky.)
Object Type
Photographic prints
Source
8 x 5 in.; 8 x 10 in. b&w photographic print. Item Number ULPA P_00867 in the R. G. Potter Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/potter#conditions
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Collection
R. G. Potter Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/potter/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULPA
P_00867
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