Sujet
White Water Tower, St Louis, Missouri, USA, 1911. Artist: Unknown
Légende
White Water Tower, St Louis, Missouri, USA, 1911. Vintage postcard. The tower, which stands on is an example of a standpipe tower, built not to store water but to control surges in pressure in the water supply system. A 154 foot high Corinthian column, it was designed by architect George Barnett in 1871. The tower was taken out of service in 1912 as a new electric pumping system reduced the fluctuations in pressure in the water system, but local residents have resisted several attempts to have it demolished. The White Tower is one of three standpipe towers that survive in St Louis.
Curt Teich Postcard Archives
Date
2010
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Curt Teich Postcard Archives
Notre référence
HRM19D83_277
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
40,0Mo (2,7Mo) / 25,1cm x 40,0cm / 2960 x 4726 (300dpi)