Augusta (Ga.) Power Pumps. Driven by Geyelin-Jonval Turbines – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Augusta (Ga.) Power Pumps. Driven by Geyelin-Jonval Turbines, preserved in this antique engraving. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Augusta (Ga.) Power Pumps. Driven by Geyelin-Jonval Turbines
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Augusta, Georgia, is the setting here: this wood engraving shows a set of power pumps driven by Geyelin-Jonval turbines, the water-driven machinery that moved water for the city's supply. The engraving appeared in the sixth edition of *Water and Gas Works*, published in 1901, on page 104. Augusta had long relied on water power from the Savannah River, channeled through a canal that also served its mills, so the turbines fit a period when hydraulic engineering was still the main way to lift and move water. The record's details come from an old caption card and have not been independently verified.
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1901 |
| Subjects | Illus. in: Water and Gas Works..., 6th ed., 1901, p. 104. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ga.--A-; Pumps; Hydraulic machinery; Geogr.; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,241 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-137898 |
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