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Washington, D.C.: GPO Magazine. Very Good. Soft cover. pp709-722, plus eleven plates, drawings. Removed from ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1913. VG. In plastic report covers. A very interesting article about the massive project of reservoirs, shafts, and aqueducts that supplied the residents of New York City with 500 million gallons of fresh water daily. Wonder how many gallons they use today?.
Creating A Subterranean River and Supplying a Metropolis with Mountain Water by Walker, J. Bernard and A. Russell Bond - 1914
by Walker, J. Bernard and A. Russell Bond
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Creating A Subterranean River and Supplying a Metropolis with Mountain Water
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Extract from the Smithsonian Ann. Report for 1913., Without wraps with 11 b&w plates water supply Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 1914 9 x 6", pp. 709-722, Reprinted from Scientific American, Vol. 108, 1913. Has to do with supplying Greater New York with sufficient water for its, burgeoning population.
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- Keywords civil engineering drought water supply engineering water scarcity New York growth vs water population growth
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CREATING A SUBTERRANEAN RIVER AND SUPPLYING A METROPOLIS WITH MOUNTAIN WATER.
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Creating a Subterranean River and Supplying a Metropolis with Mountain Water. An original article from the Report of the Smithsonian Institution, 1913
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Smithsonian Institution, 1913. First Edition. Disbound. Very Good Condition. 14 pages, with figures, 11 plates. Note; this is an original article separated from the volume, not a reprint or copy. Size: Octavo (24 x 16 cms). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Smithsonian Institution; Inventory No: 239016..
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