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| Title | Pumping Station No. 2 and Reservoir, Davenport Water Co. |
| Date Original | 1889 |
| Description | In this image a brick building, part of which is two stories high, is visible on the photographer's left. Two men dressed in overalls stand near a step, perhaps by the front entrance. A long tall fence appears to meet the building. In front of the fence stand eight boys and one man wearing a suit and hat. A dirt road is visible in the foreground and water in the background. There are also several homes visible in the background. |
| Location Depicted | Ripley between Fourteenth and Fifteenth Streets, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa |
| Subject | Davenport Water Company (Davenport, Iowa)
Pumping stations
Reservoirs
Waterworks
Men
Boys
Buildings
Davenport (Iowa)
Photographic prints
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| Notes | The original published image is labeled Pumping Station No. 2, and Reservoir, Davenport Water Co. The 1888-1889 Davenport city directory lists the address for this pumping station and reservoir as the west side of Ripley Street between Fourteenth and Fifteenth Streets. The Davenport Water Company lists James P. Donahue as secretary. According to an 1892 description of the plant by Donahue, Pumping Station Number 2 supplied all the water for the portion of Davenport lying above Sixth Street. In time of fire the pumps of this station could be changed to increase pressure to the lower city if necessary. The reservoir had a five million gallon capacity and was designed as a receiving basin for station number 2. It held sufficient water to give the pumping station one or two days rest, if ever required. |
| Ordering Information | Please contact Davenport Public Library at (563-326-7902) or specialcollections@davenportlibrary.com |
| Image Number | 2005-09 Part 5 Image 5 |
| Repository | Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center, Davenport Public Library, 321 Main Street, Davenport, Iowa 52801 |
| Repository Collection | Davenport, Picturesque and Descriptive |
| Object Description | 1 photographic print : b&w ; 11 x 14 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Digital image captured using a Microtek ScanMaker 9600XL with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a print photograph scanned at 8-bit grayscale 600ppi. |
| Date Digital | 2009-10-12 |
| Publisher | American Art Publishing Company |
| File Name | dpl2005-09.5-5 |
| CD Volume Name | DPLVolume147 |
| Original Database | This record is from the Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive, http://www.umvphotoarchive.org; a collaborative project of cultural heritage organizations in the Iowa-Illinois Mississippi River region. |
