Caption

Water works of the city of Hartford, Conn, Storage reservoir at West Hartford (no. 4). Depth, 20 feet. Capacity 600, 000, 000 gallons. Elevation, 27 feet above Connecticut river, photograph, page, Connecticut, c. 1883 - in or before 1884, photographer, North America, paper, albumen print, height 108 mm x width 180 mm, water course, A wide sepia-toned photograph showing a calm body of water extending toward a distant tree-lined shoreline, with tall grasses and reeds in the foreground along the near bank; on the right edge two seated figures wearing dark clothing and hats are partially visible among the grasses; the sky above the water is mostly clear and light in tone.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A77_219

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.9Mb (4.7Mb) / 14.2in x 9.5in / 4263 x 2863 (300dpi)

Keywords

Water works city Hartford Conn Storage reservoir West Hartford no 4 Depth 20 feet Capacity 600 000 000 gallons Elevation 27 feet Connecticut river photograph page Connecticut c 1883 - 1884 photographer North America paper albumen print height 108 mm x width 180 mm water course wide sepia-toned photograph showing calm body water extending distant tree-lined shoreline tall grasses reeds foreground near bank right edge two seated figures wearing dark clothing hats partially visible grasses sky water mostly clear light tone