History of civic services in the city of New York Water supply No. 1 (S) The first publ – Historic Poster Reproduction
(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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Step back in time with History of civic services in the city of New York Water supply No. 1 (S) The first publ, a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The poster's title, "Water supply No. 1," points to one of the earliest municipal arrangements in what became New York City, when the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam relied on wells and nearby springs for drinking water. Before the English took the colony in 1664, that scarcity shaped where people settled and how the town was run. This silkscreen belongs to a Works Progress Administration series that retold the city's civic history for the public, and its National Park Service sponsorship reflects how Depression-era federal art projects promoted local history. The record dates the print to 1699, which does not match the mid-1600s subjects it lists, so the exact year is worth checking against other sources.
| Created / published | 1699 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 277 · United States. National Park Service sponsor. |
| Subjects | History--New York (State)--New York--1650-1660. Forts & fortifications--Dutch--New York (State)--New York--1650-1660. Settlements--New York (State)--New York--1650-1660. Municipal services--New York (State)--New York--1650-1660. Water supply--New York (State)--New York--1650-1660. New York (N.Y.)--1650-1660. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,973 × 3,000 px · prints to 7 × 10 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 612_History_of_civic_servic_1699 |
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