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[Cincinnati water works, the reservoir, Cincinnati, Ohio] – Historic Reproduction

[Cincinnati water works, the reservoir, Cincinnati, Ohio], [between 1900 and 1915] — historic photograph
[Cincinnati water works, the reservoir, Cincinnati, Ohio], [between 1900 and 1915]. Historic photograph from the Cincinnati collection.

(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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Cincinnati's reservoir was part of a municipal water system that grew with the city's population along the Ohio River, when reliable supplies of clean water were a pressing public concern. This 8 by 10 inch glass dry plate negative dates from roughly 1900 to 1915, when the Detroit Publishing Company sent photographers across the country to document cities, landscapes, and public works for promotional use. Its catalog number and the inscription on the negative help identify it within that large commercial collection. Look closely at the water surface, the embankments, and the surrounding grounds, which show how engineers shaped a working utility to fit into the landscape.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1915]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. G 5861" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 039033. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsReservoirs.United States--Ohio--Cincinnati.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 798 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-68736

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