Photographs Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Waste weir, Hempstead Pond. Brooklyn Water Works |
Collection |
Early Brooklyn and Long Island photograph collection |
Photographer |
Brainerd, George B., 1845-1887 |
Image ID |
V1972.1.185 |
Date |
1878 ca. |
Description |
A view of the waste weir located on Hempstead Pond, Long Island, used as part of the Brooklyn Water Works system. A man can be seen standing on top. Waste Weir Hempstead Pond B'k'n W.W./G B Brainerd [handwritten on recto] |
Place Names |
Long Island (N.Y.) Nassau County (N.Y.) Hempstead (N.Y.) |
Subject Headings |
Waterworks Men Ponds Dams |
Personal and Corporate Names |
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.). Water Works |
Collection Finding Aid |
Early Brooklyn and Long Island photograph collection (ARC.201) |
Copyright |
Public Domain |
Genre |
Photographic prints |