Water Supply Collection (#11)

Gravesend Water Works in Kent. The pump room machinery. 1939

Gravesend Water Works in Kent. A worker in the control room. 1939

Gravesend Water Works in Kent. A well. 1939

Water trickling through bamboo pipe and spout into square basin, in front of bamboo garden fence

A metal watering can standing on dry soil behind a delicate purple flower, close up

Hydroculture pot with water supply

Africa, Botswana, Okavango Delta, Herd of African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) drinking at edge of waterhole, focus on background

Dew pond C017 / 7275
Dew pond on the South Downs, UK. Dew ponds are small round ponds traditionally made by digging a shallow concave pit and lining it with clay

Water shortage, conceptual artwork C014 / 1257
Water shortage. Conceptual artwork of water dripping in an hourglass onto a seedling in cracked mud, representing a water shortage or drought

Jacques-Constantin Perier C014 / 2083
Portrait of the French self-taught engineer and businessman Jacques-Constantin Perier (1742-1818). In 1777 he and his brother Charles-Augustus obtained the concession to supply water to the city of

Polyethylene pipe insulation SEM C014 / 2146
Polyethylene pipe insulation. Coloured scanning electron micrograph of polyethylene pipe insulation for climate control of water pipes

Water Meters
Examples of 19th century water meters. Thomas Duncan was Liverpools first water engineer and devised a water meter in 1842

Madagascan river scene C013 / 7033
Madagascan river scene. People on the banks of the Mandrare River, south-eastern Madagascar. The Mandrare is a key water resource in a part of Madagascar which is dry for a large part of the year

Water pipe and insulation material
Insulation material wrapped round a plastic water pipe

Paris water supplies, 19th century
Paris water supplies. Worker (top) operating a valve to control the supply of drinking water from a reservoir into the water supply system (bottom) under Montsouris, Paris, France

Cholera epidemic, 19th century
Cholera epidemic. Drinking water supplies being distributed during a cholera epidemic in Hamburg, Germany. Such epidemics were spread by infected water supplies

Global water supply, conceptual image
Global water supply. Conceptual artwork of the Earth inside a water droplet. This represents global water supplies and conservation of the Earths water resources

Drinking water supply, 19th century

Fire water supply tap on a cruise ship in Norway

Desalination plant main water pipe
Desalination plant. The main pipe connect this facility to the Israeli water supply. This facility turns salt water into drinking water using the Reverse Osmosis Process

Drought, conceptual image. Footprint in dried cracked mud, representing water shortages and drought

Roman Aquaduct
The Roman aquaduct of The Miracles (Los Milagros), Merida Spain. Thought to have been constructed in the 1st century AD, the aquaduct brought water from the Proserpina reservoir to the city 5

Enston waterworks, 18th century artwork. These waterworks are in Enston, Oxfordshire, England. This artwork is from the book The natural history of Oxford-Shire (1705)

Aqueduct of Segovia, Spain. This Roman aqueduct is 2000 years old, built around the 1st or 2nd centuries AD to supply water over a distance of around 30 kilometres to the town of Segovia

Mudracks appearing at Haweswater reservoir during a drought. Climate change is leading to severe drought conditions in
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Mudracks appearing at Haweswater reservoir during a drought. Climate change is leading to severe drought conditions in
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Even though Northern China is suffering its worst drought in 50 years, the rich can still afford to wash their
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Polluted water laggons in the Red Sea resort of Dahab in the Sinai Desert n Egypt
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Sprinlers watering a garden near Dahab in the Sinai Desert in Egypt
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Walkers in the Sierra Nevada mountains in Southern Spain
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A water treatment plant at Stocks Reservoir UK
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water dripping from a tap
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A house with a roofed designed to capture rainfall for drinking water on Lundy Island Devon UK
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California Gull - eating Alkali Flies along the shore of Mono Lake. California, USA
ROG-11934 California Gull - eating Alkali Flies along the shore of Mono Lake. California, USA. Larus californicus Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

California Gull - eating Alkali Flies, along the shore of Mono Lake California, USA
ROG-11933 California Gull - eating Alkali Flies, along the shore of Mono Lake California, USA Larus californicus Lake Mono is a saline, soda lake

Alkali Flies - related to Brine Flies. In Mono Lake, east side of Sierre Nevada near Lee Vining
ROG-11932 Alkali Flies - related to Brine Flies. In Mono Lake, east side of Sierre Nevada near Lee Vining, California, USA Ephydra hians Mono lake is a saline, soda lake

Mono Lake - at 6400 feet. Famous for its tufa pinnacles, threat from Los Angeles water supply, and its birds. Sunset
ROG-11908 Mono Lake - at 6400 feet. Tufa pinnacles at sunset. East side of Sierra Nevada, near Lee Vining, California, USA Mono Lake is a closed hydrological basin - water flows into it

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"Water Supply: A Lifeline for All" Red Angus cow and calf find solace in a Florida pond, quenching their thirst amidst the scorching sun. Harelaw Watering Place IOE01_00649_23: An oasis of refreshment in the heart of nature's embrace. Ryhope Pumping Station 28907_052: The beating heart that ensures clean water flows through our communities. In 1942, at Frederick Douglass housing project, Anacostia, D. C. , a mother and her daughter cherish every drop as they face adversity together. "Water. Water. Everywhere; and not a Drop to Drink": Reflecting on the haunting words from history's struggles with scarcity. Horse-drawn carts collect precious water at East Bay, Trevone, Padstow, Cornwall in 1911 - an era when resilience was key to survival. Laguna Miluni reveals its plight - contaminated by mine effluent and diminished by drought's relentless grip. A dried-up river bed echoes the harsh reality faced by communities nestled within Morocco's Anti Atlas mountains in April 2012. From 1996-2011, farmers witnessed their watering hole almost drying up during an unforgiving drought period - a testament to their unwavering spirit against all odds. Laguna Miluni stands as a reservoir sustained by glacial meltwater from Huayna Potosi peak - reminding us of nature's delicate balance we must protect. Scar House Reservoir 35144_042: Majestic yet functional; this reservoir serves as both guardian and provider for countless lives downstream. Broomy Hill water works EPW041228: Behind these unassuming walls lies the intricate machinery that keeps our taps flowing with life-sustaining liquid. In this vast tapestry woven with tales of water supply, we are reminded of its indispensable role in our existence.