Water Supply Collection

Water! Water! Everywhere; and not a Drop to Drink, 1849. Comment on the London water supply during the reappearance of cholera in 1848 and 1849

Mother and her daughter, Frederick Douglass housing project, Anacostia, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Anacostia, D.C. Frederick Douglass housing project. Mother and her daughter

St. Mary's National Schools and new drinking-fountain at Chatham, 1864. Creator: Unknown
St. Mary's National Schools and new drinking-fountain at Chatham, [in Kent], 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. R. Taylor

Tunis water-carriers, 1864. Creator: Joseph Austin Benwell
Tunis water-carriers, 1864. 'The group represented in our Engraving under this title is from a sketch by an artist who recently visited Tunis and thence went overland to Egypt

Progress of the Waterworks at Menilmontant for the supply of Paris, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Progress of the Waterworks at Menilmontant for the supply of Paris, 1864. The problems of pollution of the River Seine, and of '...water not being obtainable in the upper stories of Parisian

"The Meeting of Abraham's Servant with Rebekah at the Well", by W. Hilton, R.A..., 1864
"The Meeting of Abraham's Servant with Rebekah at the Well", by W. Hilton, R.A., in the National Gallery, South Kensington, 1864. Engraving of a painting

"Winter", drawn by A. Hunt, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson. "Winter", drawn by A. Hunt, 1864
"Winter", drawn by A. Hunt, 1864. 'The sun is sinking-in the wintry sky, And all the landscape lies enwrapp'd in snow; The day is dying, and to see it die Come youth and age

Water-tank in St. Giles's-in-the-Fields, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Water-tank in St. Giles's-in-the-Fields, [London], 1858. There are certain portions of London where the buildings are dilapidated and most of the inhabitants squalid...It should, however

Moorish Fountain, Algiers, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Moorish Fountain, Algiers, 1858. In all Mohammedan cities fountains are very numerous and picturesque, and often magnificent

Fountain in Small Square, Algiers, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Fountain in Small Square, Algiers, 1858. In all Mohammedan cities fountains are very numerous and picturesque, and often magnificent

Fire-Plug, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Fire-Plug [fire hydrant], 1858. A cry of fire has been raised. The water bailiff has promptly turned on the water, and from one of the fireplugs gushes a mass of water

The Accident at St. George's Hospital: the Cistern on the Roof, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Accident at St. George's Hospital: the Cistern on the Roof, 1876. One of the female patients...died yesterday week from the effects of the shock caused by this extraordinary accident...[she

American Sketches: Prison Life in Blackwell's Island, New York - outdoor work, 1876. Creator: Unknown
American Sketches: Prison Life in Blackwell's Island, New York - outdoor work, 1876. The outdoor employments assigned to most of the male convicts, who number above five hundred

Drinking-Fountain by Mr. J. Durham. A.R.A. in the exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Drinking-Fountain by Mr. J. Durham. A.R.A. in the exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1876. The bronze double drinking-fountain, designed by Mr. Joseph Durham...was originally intended by Mr

Sketches at Gibraltar, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Sketches at Gibraltar, 1876. Engraving from a sketch by...a valued correspondent and amateur artist, Major W. O. Carlile, R.A...Eggs; Chickens; Milkman; Water Carriers; Spanish Caleche; Spanish Women

Life on the Crozet Islands, from sketches supplied by Mr. Spencer Joslen, 1876. Creator: C.R
Life on the Crozet Islands, from sketches supplied by Mr. Spencer Joslen, 1876. Exterior of Hut; Knocking over Penguins; Bringing Water from the Spring; Interior of Hut...the emigrant-ship Strathmore

Improvements in Calcutta: The Dunkin Bustee, in Chowringhee, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Improvements in Calcutta: The Dunkin Bustee, in Chowringhee, 1860. Europeans in India. The Calcutta Municipality has commenced clearing the European, quarter of the town from its native inmates

Tyrolean Landscape. Study, c.1836. Creator: Louis Gurlitt
Tyrolean Landscape. Study, c.1836

Sketches in Madrid: the Water Supply of Madrid, 1876. Creator: C.R
Sketches in Madrid: the Water Supply of Madrid, 1876. British opinion being expressed as to the personal hygiene of foreigners....the ordinary aspects of life in Madrid...filling of casks by

The War in the Herzegovina: sketches by our special artist, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The War in the Herzegovina: sketches by our special artist, 1876....some ordinary incidents and habits of campaigning life during the irregular warfare of the past six months in those rugged

La Maniere de Petain; Le commandant en chef dans les cantonnements, 1917. Creator: Unknown
La Maniere de Petain; Le commandant en chef dans les cantonnements, 1917. First World War:.Petain, commander-in-chief of the cantonments

Street in Hamburg. Study in Architecture, 1870. Creator: Wilhelm von Hanno
Street in Hamburg. Study in Architecture, 1870

"The House on Fire on Christmas Eve", 1860. Creator: Unknown. "The House on Fire on Christmas Eve"
"The House on Fire on Christmas Eve", 1860. Illustration from a short story published in "Illustrated London News", 1860

New drinking-fountain at Scarborough, 1860. Creator: Unknown
New drinking-fountain at Scarborough, 1860. A drinking-fountain has recently been erected in Scarborough, near the gate which gives admission to the Castle Holms

New drinking-fountain in Bishopsgate, 1860. Creator: Unknown
New drinking-fountain in Bishopsgate, 1860. Inauguration of a public fountain in the ward of Bishopsgate in the City of London. The hoarding was immediately removed, and Mr

Allegory of the Catholic Church: Plenary Indulgences (Indulgences plénières), c.1790. Creator: Louis Jean Desprez
Allegory of the Catholic Church: Plenary Indulgences (Indulgences plenieres), c.1790. A monumental staircase, flanked by buildings, chapels carved from the rock, and an aqueduct leading to a church

Sketches from Madagascar - the Traveller's-tree (Urania speciosa), 1858. Creator: Josiah Wood Whymper
Sketches from Madagascar - the Traveller's-tree (Urania speciosa), 1858. The tree rises from the ground with a thick succulent stem...It sends out...long

Jan Blanken Jansz. Superintendent of Waterworks, 1820-1838. Creator: Jean Augustin Daiwaille
Jan Blanken Jansz. Superintendent of Waterworks, 1820-1838

Quarters for infantry at the camp of Chalons - from a drawing by M. Beaucé, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Quarters for infantry at the camp of Chalons, [France] - from a drawing by M. Beauce, 1860. It must not be supposed that the barracks here represented are for all the infantry

New drinking-fountain in Fleet Street, 1860. Creator: Unknown
New drinking-fountain in Fleet Street, [London], 1860. The interesting ceremony of opening a new drinking-fountain, erected at the expense of Sir James Duke, Bart. M.P

New drinking-fountain in Bishopsgate, 1860. Creator: Unknown
New drinking-fountain in Bishopsgate, 1860. Inauguration of a public fountain in the ward of Bishopsgate in the City of London. The hoarding was immediately removed, and Mr

Village street with church. Creator: Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen
Village street with church

Fountain to be erected in front of Holyrood Palace, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Fountain to be erected in front of Holyrood Palace, [in Edinburgh], 1858. The improvements which have been made in the neighbourhood of Holyrood by the late First Commissioner have been on rather an

Farmhouse near Helvoirt, 1814-1816. Creator: Pieter Barbiers
Farmhouse near Helvoirt, 1814-1816

The Aqua Claudia in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
The Aqua Claudia in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Scattered throughout the ancient city centre of Rome are the remains of the Aqua Claudia

A Fountain at Grottaferrata, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
A Fountain at Grottaferrata, c.1809-c.1812. Grottaferrata is located southeast of Rome, on the northern side of Lake Albano

Nero's Aqueduct in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
Nero's Aqueduct in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Knip seems here to have drawn a section of the aqueduct that even now is still known as the Aquadotto Neroniano, the ancient Aqua Neronis

A Part of an Aqueduct in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
A Part of an Aqueduct in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Knip identified many of the aqueducts he drew as the Aquaduc de Neron (Nero's Aquaduct)

Adam's Berg (Mulkirigala), Entrance to the Image Rooms Hewn into the Rocks, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Adam's Berg (Mulkirigala), Entrance to the Image Rooms Hewn into the Rocks, 1785. Buddhist shrine in Ceylon, (now Sri Lanka), near Mulgirigala

Pump in Ray-Street, Clerkenwell-Green, supplied from the Clerks Well, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Pump in Ray-Street, Clerkenwell-Green, supplied from the Clerks Well, [London], 1857. A relic of old Clerkenwell has just been removed...it is associated with, and is the representative of

The Waardpoort and the Oude Gracht in Utrecht, 1814. Creator: Jan Hendrik Verheyen
The Waardpoort and the Oude Gracht in Utrecht, 1814. Note water pump on right

Landscape with two men at a noticeboard near a water pump, c.1750-1808. Creator: Bartholomeus Barbiers
Landscape with two men at a noticeboard near a water pump, c.1750-1808

Water Works Park, Detroit, Mich. c1905. Creator: Unknown
Water Works Park, Detroit, Mich. c1905

Water works, Eden Park, Cincinnati, Ohio, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Water works, Eden Park, Cincinnati, Ohio, between 1900 and 1910

Imaginary Cityscape with Romanesque Church, 1793. Creator: Johannes Huibert Prins
Imaginary Cityscape with Romanesque Church, 1793

Susanna and the Elders, 1653. Creator: Jacob Jordaens
Susanna and the Elders, 1653

Woman Drawing Water from a Well, 1799. Creator: Jacobus Johannes Lauwers
Woman Drawing Water from a Well, 1799

Peasant Fair, c.1665. Creator: David Teniers II
Peasant Fair, c.1665. Other Title(s): St George's Day Kermis. Country folk talking, eating and drinking, dancing to the bagpipes, falling over drunk (bottom left)

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