New-york

1915 · 308235 — New York 1915. 87 silver prints the images measuring 3 x 4-1/2 to 4-1/2 x 6-1/2 inches mounted recto and verso on black sheets most of the prints with a caption in the negative. Oblong 4to. In a black "Snapshots" album. Some wear photos fine. 87 silver prints the images measuring 3 x 4-1/2 to 4-1/2 x 6-1/2 inches mounted recto and verso on black sheets most of the prints with a caption in the negative. Oblong 4to. The NYC watershed consists of 19 upstate reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes that cover 1900 square miles in the Catskill Mountains. The Ashokan Reservoir was finished in 1915.<br /> 1. Ulster & Delaware Railroad Station<br /> 2. Steam shovels<br /> 3. Town with workers uncaptioned<br /> 4. 3 uncaptioned shots of equipment<br /> 5. The Ashokan National Bank Building with an advertisement for the Oneonta Central New York Fair Sept. 1912 on side of building.<br /> 6. Traction Engine; Negro Camp House & View from the Main Office towards the Opera House<br /> 7. The Hospital and Nurse Cottage<br /> 8. Italian Camp View; Syphon & Machine and Millwright Shop<br /> 9. The Commissary<br /> 10. Beaver Hill Club House; Waste Channel & "Dig"<br /> 11. Browns Farm House<br /> 12. View from the Beaverkill Clubhouse towards Maindam; well driller & View from McCleelan Tower <br /> 13. Office of Winston and Co Contractors<br /> 14. Workers; Cable Tower & Italian Camp View<br /> 15. McClellan Memorial Tower and Reservator <br /> 16. Steam Shovel; Fire House & Parade on horseback<br /> 17. View from the Main Dam of Reservoir Site<br /> 18. View from Maindam seen from Esopos Creek; Blacksmith Shop & American Camp Street View<br /> 19. Railway tracks<br /> 20. Railroad Engine; Italian Camp View & View of Maindam<br /> 21. East Deich<br /> 22. Street View around Boardinghouse; Cornwal and Dam & Camp Scene<br /> 23. Main dam Towers and Railroad<br /> 24. American Camp Street View Workers in wagon & Train<br /> 25. West Deich<br /> 26. Bucyrus shovel; Ditch & View of Maindam<br /> 27. Compressor<br /> 28. Steam Shovel; Boardinghouse & American Camp View<br /> 29. Special Aequduct<br /> 30. Crusher; Police Station & Railroad<br /> 31. Screen Chamber<br /> 32. City Engineers Office; Railroad & Deich work<br /> 33. Well driller blast and steam shovel<br /> 34. Italian Camp House; Machinery of Cable Tower & Steam shovel at work<br /> 35. Pressure aqueduct lower gate chamber<br /> 36. Italian schoolhouse; Stump puller & Italian Camp View<br /> 37. Steam shovel<br /> 38. Post Office; Portal of water channel & large valves<br /> 39. View of main dam seen from Esopos Creek<br /> 40. The Keeper; Men in tunnel & Board of Water Supply Office<br /> 41. Upper Gate Chamber<br /> 42. American Camp House; View of Maindam; View towards Dam showing Mill Compressor and Crusher & View towards Crusher and Dam<br /> 43. View of Spillway<br /> 44. American Camp Street View; Bull Pen & Round House<br /> 45. Panoramic postcard of Ashokan Dams Browning Station NY torn in half. unknown