Utilities Collection

Firehouse, Nevada City, Nevada County, California, USA
Firehouse, Nevada Hose Co. No. 1 (Nevada County Historical Museum), Nevada City, Nevada County, California, USA. Date: circa 1940s

Lamp post made from German torpedo, Gibraltar
Lamp post made from a German torpedo, at a Royal Navy camp in Gibraltar. Date: circa 1920s

Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association
Notice, Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association, Victoria House, Victoria Street, Westminster, London SW. Free supplies of water for man and beast in the streets of London. 1887

York Building Company water tower, The Strand, London
Water tower of the York Building Company, The Strand, London. early 18th century

People inspecting an early gasometer, London
People inspecting an early gasometer (gas container), London. At this time the streets were lit by gas. Date: 1842

The Water Tower, Croydon, Surrey Date: 1914

Anthony Horderns & Sons Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Anthony Hordern & Sons, Ltd, specialists in home decor, furniture and utilities. Image shows a room filled with Anthony Horderns furnishings. Date: circa 1922

The First Gaslight in Pall Mall, London Date: 1907

Pavilion of the Gas Company, Paris Exhibition of 1889
Pavilion of the Gas Company, Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889

Comic postcard, Workman nervous about horse Date: 20th century

Gas works retort house, Horseferry Road, Westminster, London
Men at work in the retort house of the gas works at Horseferry Road, Westminster, London. The retort house contained the retorts (vessels) in which coal was heated to generate the gas

Gas works, Horseferry Road, Westminster, London
Scene outside the gas works in Horseferry Road, Westminster, London, at a time when the streets were lit by gas. Date: 1842

Zoo and O Shaughnessy Dam, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Columbus Zoo and O Shaughnessy Dam, Columbus, Ohio, USA. Date: 1937

Cries of Paris - well cleaner

Ornate water towers, Dunkerque, France. Date: circa 1910s

Derby Reclamation Dam, Truckee River, Nevada, USA
Derby Reclamation Dam, Truckee River, near Derby, Nevada, USA. Date: circa 1908

Truckee River Dam, near Reno, Nevada, USA
Truckee River Dam, Truckee Carson Irrigation Project, near Reno, Nevada, USA. Date: circa 1908

The Peoples Gas Building, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Date: circa 1915

Chicago Main Waterworks, north side, Chicago, USA
Chicago Main Waterworks, north side, Chicago, Illinois, USA. circa 1907

Aguas Livres Aqueduct, Lisbon, Portugal
Aguas Livres (Free Waters) Aqueduct over the Alcantara valley, Lisbon, Portugal, built in the 18th century. Date: circa 1900

Pinto Dam, Arrucas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. Date: circa 1900s

Ghost River Dam, Bow River, Alberta, Canada
Ghost River Dam, Bow River, near Calgary, Alberta, Canada -- construction camp overview. Date: 1929

Dam at Big Bear Lake, California, USA. Date: circa 1920s

Postcard booklet, Morris Sheppard Lake and Dam, Texas, USA
Postcard booklet, aerial view of Morris Sheppard Lake and Dam near Mineral Wells, Texas, USA. Date: 1942

Daughter at Work Day Date: 1950

Proposed Metropolitan subway under London streets 1853
Proposed Metropolitan subway for sewage, gas and water supply. Date: 1853

Technological advances of Home Heating - from coal to gas
The Advantages offered by the advances in Home Heating systems, shifting from coal to gas - the housemaid sends the chimney sweep away as her new gas boiler makes no soot and saves work and worry

Bern, Switzerland - women in traditional Swiss costume
Bern, Switzerland - two women in the Bernese Oberland (Bernese Highlands), collecting water from a public fountain while wearing traditional Swiss style costume. circa 1910s

Reducing the Gas Bill
Comic illustration by Lawson Wood (1878-1957) showing a Scottish man blowing into his gas supply in an attempt to reduce bills watched by his son in a tartan kilt

Croton Dam, Westchester County, New York State, USA
Croton-on-Hudson, view from the top of the Croton Dam, Westchester County, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1908

Cries of London - Old Water Carrier
Cries of London - Any New-River water here - Old Water Carrier. 1827

Sweetwater Dam, near San Diego, California, USA. Showing the heaviest overflow in its history to that date. Date: circa 1900s

Community heating by G. H. Davis
Community heating: a system which keeps an entire town warm and abolishes household drudgery. A central power station provides a day

Temporary homes 1945
During World War Two many houses were bombed, there were a shortage of homes for people after the war so temporary homes where quickly built

San Roque Dam, Argentina, South America
San Roque Dam, on the artificial San Roque Lake (reservoir), Argentina, South America, with a railway track on the right. Date: circa 1910

Dam on River Cosquin, Argentina, South America
Dam on the River Cosquin, Argentina, South America. Date: circa 1920

Water well for irrigation, Shaduf, Egypt
Water well for irrigation, Shadoof (Shaduf), Egypt, North Africa. circa late 19th century

Camel-drawn water cart, Aden
Camel-drawn water cart, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1908

Kateri Bund Dam and Bridge, Karnataka, India. Date: circa 1910s

Dam and Lake, Bhimtal hill station, Uttarakhand, India. Date: circa 1910

Maraval Reservoir, Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies. Date: circa 1910

Happy Families Playing Cards - Mr Water the Turncock. late 19th century

Book of Trades, The Water Carrier. 1841

City Hall Park, Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
City Hall Park, with reservoir, Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA. Date: circa 1890s

Testing Candidates by William Heath Robinson
Testing candidates for the position of water diviner on the Metropolitan Water Board. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C. Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library Date: 1947

Londons secret reservoir by G. H. Davis
Very valuable in droughts: Londons secret reservoir. The water question: artesian wells that give immunity from droughts -- how Inveresk House and other large buildings get their own supply

Indian man with oxen and water well
An Indian man with a pair of oxen, operating a water well

Poster: Save More Fuel This Winter
Poster encouraging people to Save More Fuel This Winter as part of the War Effort. circa 1940s

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