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Croton Dam In New York
View of the Croton Dam on the Hudson River, Croton, New York, twentieth century. (Photo by Frederic Lewis/Getty Images)

Tea-Water Pump
Several people, including a horseman, gather at Knapps Tea-Water Pump for a glass or jug of water, Greenwich Village, New York, New York, late 1700s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Windlass Well
Three people gather water at a windlass well, New York, New York, 1700s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Croton Stand Pipe
View of the Croton Stand Pipe, West 97th Street, New York, New York, January 1882. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Ruins Of Croton Aqueduct
Several people gather to look at the ruins of a disused portion of the Croton Aqueduct, 101st Street, New York, New York, January 1882. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Croton Reservoir
Horse-drawn carriages and a pedestrian travel past the Croton Reservoir at 5th to 6th avenues and 42nd to 41st streets, New York, New York, 1860. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Tea-Water Delivery
A man with a yoke over his neck (right) delivers water while others gather around a horse-drawn wagon loaded down with a large barrel to purchase water, late 1700s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Reservoir At Reade & Centre Streets
Pedestrians walk past the Reservoir at Reade & Centre streets, New York, New York, 1866. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

View Of Manhattan Reservoir
Pedestrians and carriages travel past the Manhattan Reservoir on Chambers Street near Centre Street, January 1882. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Getting Water At A Spring
A man and woman load water from a spring into a barrel mounted on a horse-drawn wagon, New York, New York, 1700s. Original caption reads New Yorks Primitive Source of Water-Supply--the Spring

Draw Well
A man operates a draw well while a women waits for a turn, New York, New York, 1700s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Pipe Chambers In Central Park Reservoir
View of the pipe chambers in the Central Park Reservoir, New York, New York, 1862. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Exterior View Of Central Park Reservoir
View of the Central Park Reservoir as several people walk nearby, New York, New York, 1862. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Balance-Pole Well
Two women operate a balance-pole well on a farm in order to fill their buckets with water, New York, New York, 1700s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

The Town Pump
Two women wait to get water at a communal town pump while a third pumps and a fourth walks away with a full jug balanced on her head, New York, New York, 1700s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Croton Lake And Water Works
Collage of images shows Croton Lake (at bottom), Croton, New York, January 1882. The lake supplies the water works, parts of which include (starting at center left and continuing clockwise)

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