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Publication Date
No published or copyright date listed on postcard.
Postmark Date
1911
Card Text (transcribed from postcard)
The modern and efficient water supply system of Richmond is owned and operated by the city. In this view is shown the New Pumphouse, completed in 1883, containing nine water pumps and an electric plant, the latter being installed in 1905. To the East of the pumphouse is the emergency steam plant and adjoining this are the four large centrifugal pumps, installed in 1909, and having capacity of 16 million gallons daily. The interesting mechanical features of the plant itself, as well as the diversified natural scenery surrounding it, render it an object of interest to numerous visitors.
Note
Beautiful and Historical Richmond, Va. Series No. 98;
Topical Subject
Historic buildings -- Virginia -- Richmond
Geographic Subject
Richmond (Va.) -- Postcards; Richmond (Va.) -- History -- 20th century; Richmond (Va.) -- Pictorial works
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Genre
postcards
Local Genre
postcard
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Collection
Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards
Source
William Shuman Collection of Richmond, Virginia Postcards, Accession Number 2004-09-12, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
postcard_435.jpg