Reservoirs Collection

Water shortage and supply: Londons water stores, 1921
Seriously depleted by drought: Londons water stores in 1921 for seven million people, spread over 558 square miles.The Thames estuary is viewed looking east, towards the sea

VYRNWY RESERVOIR
The Vyrnwy reservoir and dam are planned to supply water to the people of Liverpool. Date: 1881

EXACT TIME, FRANCE 1880
The unification and distribution of time using pneumatic chronometers, France - reservoirs of compressed air. Date: 1880

Croton aqueduct at Yonkers
Old Croton aqueduct at Yonkers. The aqueduct was built 1837-42 to supply water to reservoirs in Manhatten, New York and remained in service until 1955. Date: 1845

Croton aqueduct title page
Title page of Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct by F B Tower of the Engineer Department, Wiley and Putnam, New York and London, 1845 Date: 1845

Croton aqueduct bridge
Old Croton aqueduct bridge. The aqueduct was built 1837-42 to supply water to reservoirs in Manhattan, New York and remained in service until 1955. Date: 1845

Croton aqueduct bridge for roadway
Old Croton aqueduct bridge for roadway. The aqueduct was built 1837-42 to supply water to reservoirs in Manhattan, New York and remained in service until 1955. Date: 1845

Section through Croton aqueduct
Section through old Croton aqueduct. The aqueduct was built 1837-42 to supply water to reservoirs in Manhattan, New York and remained in service until 1955. Date: 1845

Croton aqueduct at Sing Sing
Old Croton aqueduct at Sing Sing. The aqueduct was built 1837-42 to supply water to reservoirs in Manhattan, New York and remained in service until 1955. Date: 1845

View above Croton Dam. The Croton aqueduct was built 1837-42 to supply water to reservoirs in Manhatten, New York and remained in service until 1955. Date: 1845

Reservoir in Conakry, Guinea
Reservoir in Conakry, the capitol of Guinea (then French Guinea) on the west coast of Africa. Date: circa 1920

Switzerland - Grimsel Lake and Hospice
Coloured lantern slide of a view over Lake Grimsel. Grimselsee or Lake Grimsel is an artificial lake near Grimsel Pass in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. The dam was completed in 1932

Fighting oil fires by G. H. Davis
Fighting oil fires: smothering flames with a blanket of foam. Precautions against fire at oil reservoirs, and methods of extinguishing. Date: 1929

View of the Great Receiving Reservoir. Yorkville, City of New York. Date: 1842

View of the Distributing Reservoir, New York. On Murrays Hill, - City of New York. Date: 1842

Thruscross Reservoir
View showing the Thruscross Reservoir dam under construction, in the Washburn Valley, near Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. Date: completed 1966

Aldenham Reservoir
A reservoir full of water, Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1939

Egypt - Fresh Water Reservoirs - Port Said

Howden Reservoir
The huge, impressive barrage of Howden Reservoir, north north Derbyshire, built in 1912 to supply water to Derby, Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield

Craig-Y-Alt-Goch Dam and Reservoir, Elan Valley, Radnorshire, Wales, one of the reservoirs which which provides Birmingham, 80 miles away, with its water supply

New York Reservoir
South Gate House, New Reservoir, during construction showing the pipes which will carry water to the people of New York

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