Water Supply Collection (#2)

Farmhouse near Helvoirt, 1814-1816. Creator: Pieter Barbiers
Farmhouse near Helvoirt, 1814-1816

The Aqua Claudia in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
The Aqua Claudia in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Scattered throughout the ancient city centre of Rome are the remains of the Aqua Claudia

A Fountain at Grottaferrata, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
A Fountain at Grottaferrata, c.1809-c.1812. Grottaferrata is located southeast of Rome, on the northern side of Lake Albano

Nero's Aqueduct in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
Nero's Aqueduct in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Knip seems here to have drawn a section of the aqueduct that even now is still known as the Aquadotto Neroniano, the ancient Aqua Neronis

A Part of an Aqueduct in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
A Part of an Aqueduct in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Knip identified many of the aqueducts he drew as the Aquaduc de Neron (Nero's Aquaduct)

Adam's Berg (Mulkirigala), Entrance to the Image Rooms Hewn into the Rocks, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Adam's Berg (Mulkirigala), Entrance to the Image Rooms Hewn into the Rocks, 1785. Buddhist shrine in Ceylon, (now Sri Lanka), near Mulgirigala

Pump in Ray-Street, Clerkenwell-Green, supplied from the Clerks Well, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Pump in Ray-Street, Clerkenwell-Green, supplied from the Clerks Well, [London], 1857. A relic of old Clerkenwell has just been removed...it is associated with, and is the representative of

The Waardpoort and the Oude Gracht in Utrecht, 1814. Creator: Jan Hendrik Verheyen
The Waardpoort and the Oude Gracht in Utrecht, 1814. Note water pump on right

Landscape with two men at a noticeboard near a water pump, c.1750-1808. Creator: Bartholomeus Barbiers
Landscape with two men at a noticeboard near a water pump, c.1750-1808

Water Works Park, Detroit, Mich. c1905. Creator: Unknown
Water Works Park, Detroit, Mich. c1905

Water works, Eden Park, Cincinnati, Ohio, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Water works, Eden Park, Cincinnati, Ohio, between 1900 and 1910

Imaginary Cityscape with Romanesque Church, 1793. Creator: Johannes Huibert Prins
Imaginary Cityscape with Romanesque Church, 1793

Susanna and the Elders, 1653. Creator: Jacob Jordaens
Susanna and the Elders, 1653

Woman Drawing Water from a Well, 1799. Creator: Jacobus Johannes Lauwers
Woman Drawing Water from a Well, 1799

Peasant Fair, c.1665. Creator: David Teniers II
Peasant Fair, c.1665. Other Title(s): St George's Day Kermis. Country folk talking, eating and drinking, dancing to the bagpipes, falling over drunk (bottom left)

"The Water-Cart" - painted by Troyon - from the London Exhibition of the French School of Fine Arts, 1856. Engraving of a painting. M

Commencement of the Reservoir, in the Valley of Vehar, Island of Salsette, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Commencement of the Reservoir, in the Valley of Vehar, Island of Salsette, [India], 1856. The town...of Bombay, the population of which is estimated at about half a million

Tower from the lake, Water Works Park, Detroit, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown
Tower from the lake, Water Works Park, Detroit, ca 1900

Water Works Park, between 1880 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
Water Works Park, between 1880 and 1901

Paterson, N.J. from Water Works Park, between 1900 and 1906. Creator: Unknown
Paterson, N.J. from Water Works Park, between 1900 and 1906

The Rear Courtyard of Charlottenborg Palace, 1828. Creator: Frederik Hansen Sodring
The Rear Courtyard of Charlottenborg Palace, 1828

Kitchen by Lamplight, 1817. Creator: Adriaan Meulemans
Kitchen by Lamplight, 1817

Water works and plaza, Harrisburg, Pa. between 1900 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Water works and plaza, Harrisburg, Pa. between 1900 and 1920

Travel views of Morocco, 1904. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Morocco, 1904

Travel views of Morocco, 1904. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Morocco, 1904

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Child playing with water

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Roosevelt Dam, Arizona - Salt River Project of Bureau of Reclamation, Dedication Scene, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Roosevelt Dam, Arizona - Salt River Project of Bureau of Reclamation, Dedication Scene, 1912. Dam named after President Theodore Roosevelt, serving mainly for irrigation, water supply

Hydraulic Excavation, Miraflores - Monitors in Oberation [sic], December 21, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Hydraulic Excavation, Miraflores - Monitors in Operation, December 21, 1910. Locks on the Panama Canal

Un puits a bascule (khotara) ou "cigogne"; Afrique du nord, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Un puits a bascule (khotara) ou "cigogne"; Afrique du nord, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Un puits a traction animals, l'outre (delou) est tiree par un chameau; Afrique du nord, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Women collecting water

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Young girl collecting water

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Communal water supply

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Communal water supply

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Children at a communal water supply used for washing clothes

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Communal water supply

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Communal water supply

Marchands ambulants à Tivoli, 09/1866. Creator: Auguste Dutuit
Marchands ambulants a Tivoli, 09/1866. Street vendors at Tivoli. Market stall selling lengths of cloth, outside a drugstore

Field Water Keg, c. 1940. Creator: John Price
Field Water Keg, c. 1940

Billingsgate New Market, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Billingsgate New Market [in London], 1854. The New Market is covered with semicircular roofs of galvanised corrugated iron

The Highgate Model Yacht Club, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Highgate Model Yacht Club, 1854. Sailing model boats in London: Within a year the Highgate youths produced twenty miniature vessels

Well, Center County, Oklahoma, belonging to tenant farmer, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Well, Center County, Oklahoma, belonging to tenant farmer

New cabins at Hill House, Mississippi, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
New cabins at Hill House, Mississippi

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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.