Name/Title
CROTON DAMEntry/Object ID
L.2007.235Description
Page with photographs of the construction of the Croton Dam: along top of page is printed in red, "SUPPLEMENT TO THE MOUNT KISCO RECORDER, Friday, May 5, 1905. By Special Arrangement with Munn & Co., Editors and Proprietors of the Scientific American"; below are eight photographs arranged around a ninth, central photograph; the central photograph is captioned, "Difference of level between the water within the dam and the river at its toe is 120 feet. All the water seen in the river has passed out through the three four-foot blow-off pipes. I Looking Down the Croton Valley from the Crest of the Spillway."; the top left photograph is captioned, "Downstream View of Dam, Looking Southeast."; the top center photograph is captioned, "New Steel Highway Bridge and New Gatehouse at Old Croton Dam. Cross Marks Site of Submerged Dam."; top right photograph is captioned; "One billion gallons per day are passing through the dam. I Looking Northeast Through Spillway Gap."; right center photograph is captioned, "A Glimpse of the Reservoir Through the Spillway."; bottom right photograph is captioned; "Croton Lake at its Broadest Point; 20 Miles Long and Holding 30,000,000,000 Gallons."; bottom center photograph is captioned, "New Bridge Built to Carry the Highway Across an Arm of the Reservoir."; bottom left photograph is captioned, "The Uncompleted Southerly Portion of the Dam; Takes Place of Original Earth-and-Corewall Section."; center left photograph is captioned, "The finished crest marks the high-water level of the Reservoir. I The 1000-Foot Spillway, Viewed from the Lake."; recto is a page of text on left, the cover of the supplement on right; on top right is printed, "Scientific American I [Entered at the Post Office of New York, N. Y., as Second Class Matter. Copyright, 1905, By Munn & Co.] I Vol. XCII. - No. 15. ESTABLISHED 1845; NEW YORK, APRIL 15, 1905.; 8 CENTS A COPY $3.00 A YEAR."; below is a photograph of the Croton dam captioned, "The Masonry Dam is 206 Feet Broad at its Base; 297 Feet High from Base to Crest; Its Foundation Extends 130 Feet Below the Bed of the River; It Contains 850,000 Cubic Yards of Masonry; and It Impounds 30,000,000,000 Gallons of Water. CLOSING OF THE CROTON DAM AND FILLING OF THE CROTON LAKE. - [See page 302.]".Made/Created
Manufacturer
Munn & Company, Mount Kisco RecorderDate made
May 5, 1905Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
16-5/8 inWidth
23-1/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 16 5/8 x 23 1/8 in. (42.2 x 58.7 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Yellowed along edges; tears along top edge; crease in center; small loss, top center; writing in pencil on recto, top right and bottom left.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William DieboldNotes
Former ownerGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Diebold Box #33Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B9Note Type
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Library