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Albany Water Works, 1835-1851
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0154
Abstract
This is a ten document collection comprised of eight pamphlets, a manuscript, and a detailed map regarding 19th century Albany, New York’s municipal water supply. The documents are dated from 1842 to 1850 but an earlier history of water supply for Albany is reflected within the documents.
Dates:
1842 - 1850
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
Copy of Engineers Private Journal [on] Harlem Bridge
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0142
Abstract
This journal appears to be a unique record
of daily on site observations and construction processes of the building of a second Harlem
River bridge at the site of Third Avenue, County of New York (Manhattan). It contains copied
documents such as the New York State Legislature’s document Chapter 774 dated April 17, 1857
authorizing the building of a new bridge at the site, as well as the design requirements for
the new bridge, removal of the previous bridge and the official appointment and...
Dates:
1857-1861
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
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