| Record Group: | North Jersey District Water Supply Commission |
| Series: | Photographs of the Wanaque Waterworks Project, 1920-1923 |
| Accession #: | 1993.023 |
| Series #: | SZNOR001 |
| Guide Date: | 3/1993 |
| Volume: | 0.5 c.f. [approx. 150 photographs] |
Project History | Content Note
Images
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Item |
Date |
Caption |
Image |
| 90. | 24 February 1923 | "Downstream
previous embankment from north end of dam." |
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| 91. | 3 March 1923 | "Looking
at North Portal from center line of open cut." |
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| 92. | 3 March 1923 | "Runoff
after a thaw crossing the open cut aqueduct about Sta. 748 75. Five
feet of bank separate ditch from open cut excavation." |
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| 93. | 3 March 1923 | "Great
Notch Tunnel office and garage." |
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| 94. | 28 March 1923 | "Wanaque
Aqueduct, Great Notch Tunnel, North Portal cut." |
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| 95. | 28 March 1923 | "Wanaque
Aqueduct, Great Notch Tunnel, North Portal, breast of heading." |
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| 96. | 28 March 1923 | "Wanaque
Aqueduct, Great Notch Tunnel, North Portal from portal entrance." |
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| 97. | 17 May 1923 | "South
Portal cut down about 4 feet to surface of sandstone rock." |
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| 98. | 25 May 1923 | "Looking
south from Sta. 1 00 of base line of dam." |
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| 99. | 25 May 1923 | "Looking
north from left 140 ft. of Sta. 13 00 of base line of dam." |
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| 100. | 12 July 1923 | "Rock
cleared and ready for the placing of the invert of the upper stream
control conduit between Elev. 28.75 ft. and Elev. 46.5 ft." |
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| 101. | 12 July 1923 | "Slushing
impervious material excavated from the Line's river flats into place." |
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| 102. | 10 July 1923 | "Looking
south along cut and cover aqueduct from South Portal." |
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| 103. | 10 July 1923 | "Looking
north into South Portal, heading is in 110 feet all timbered. Starting
to take up bench, pumping 300 gallons per minute." |
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| 104. | 13 August 1923 | "Looking
into South Portal from center line of open cut. 6 inch centrifugal
pump installed on platform over portal keeps tunnel clear of water." |
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| 105. | 13 August 1923 | "Looking
north from Sta. 843 25 showing timbered portion of tunnel near South
Portal." |
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| 106. | 13 August 1923 | "Looking
south along center line of open cut aqueduct from Sta. 844 25. Hoar
mechanical shovel is working in aqueduct cut on right. Spoil bank
on the left." |
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| 107. | 13 August 1923 | "Excavating
open cut aqueduct with Hoar shovel loading into a 3 yd. side dump
car hauled by a 6 ton Whitcomb locomotive." |
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| 108. | 13 August 1923 | "Detail
of operation of Hoar shovel." |
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| 109. | 13 August 1923 | "Hoar
mechanical shovel showing operating levers and position for revolving." |
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| 110. | 13 August 1923 | "Open
cut aqueduct excavation operations in shallow cut." |
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| 111. | 11 September 1923 | "Looking
north from R-245 ft. of Sta. 12 35 of center line of dam. Crib section
of diverting dam under construction." |
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| 112. | 11 September 1923 | "Looking
southeast from R-370 ft. of Sta. 9 00 of center line of dam. The
upstream face of the stream control diverting dam spillway and sluiceway." |
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| 113. | 11 September 1923 | "Looking
east from R-180 ft. of Sta. 12 35 of center line of dam. Upper barrel
of stream control conduits completed to beginning of last curve." |
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| 114. | 11 September 1923 | "Looking
northwest from R-100 ft. of Sta. 12 62 of center line of dam. The
downstream side of the stream control diverting dam." |
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| 115. | 11 September 1923 | "Looking
southwest from L-90 ft. of Sta. 10 00 center line of dam." |
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| 116. | 15 August 1923 | "Wanaque
Dam stream control conduit downstream end." |
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| 117. | 15 August 1953 | "Wanaque
Dam stream control conduit upstream side of temporary diversion
dam." |
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| 118. | 15 August 1923 | "Wanaque
Dam south end looking north at aerator fill and downstream embankment." |
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| 119. | 15 August 1923 | "Wanaque
Dam stream control conduit downstream end of upper barrel." |
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| 120. | 15 August 1923 | "Wanaque
Dam south end looking north." |
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| 121. | 15 August 1923 | "Panorama
looking north from Trincheri Road of part of the upper basin." |
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| 122. | 15 August 1923 | "Panorama
from west to north of part of the upper basin north of Trincheri
Road, Board mountain in background. |
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| 123. | 6 October 1923 | "Panorama
from top of C. W. Sta. 10 72 of length of upper barrel of stream
control conduits constructed." |
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| 124. | 6 October 1923 | "Car
used in placing invert of the lower conduit for the first 90 feet." |
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| 125. | 8 October 1923 | "Outlet
of upper conduit before diverting river." |
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| 126. | 8 October 1923 | "Workmen
preparing to drop stop-planks in sluiceway to divert river." |
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| 127. | 8 October 1923 | "Panorama
of area west and north of diverting dam before closing the sluiceway." |
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| 128. | 8 October 1923 | "Sluiceway
of diverting dam immediately after the stop-planks had been dropped." |
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| 129. | 10 October 1923 | "River
bed west of corewall after diversion of river and unwatering." |
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| 130. | 8 October 1923 | "Intake
of upper conduit after the closing of sluiceway, water beginning
to enter 5:00 P.M." |
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| 131. | 10 October 1923 | "Looking
into upper conduit from outlet, dry weather flow." |
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| 132. | 22 October 1923 | "Panorama
of upper half of Wood Cliff Lake Reservoir owned by the Hackensack
Water Co. Water level 14 feet below normal." |
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| 133. | 22 October 1923 | "Wood
Cliff Lake Reservoir dam with water level 14 feet below normal." |
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| 134. | 22 October 1923 | "Panorama
of upper half of Oradell Reservoir owned by Hackensack Water Co.
at end of protracted drought." |
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| 135. | 22 October 1923 | "Oradell
dam at end of drought." |
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| 136. | 22 October 1923 | "Lower
half of Oradell Reservoir at end of drought." |
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| 137. | 22 October 1923 | "Panorama
of Clinton Reservoir from end of dam at end of protracted drought." |
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| 138. | 22 October 1923 | "West
shore line of Jersey City Reservoir at end of protracted drought." |
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| 139. | 22 October 1923 | "Panorama
of Jersey City Reservoir dam. Water 22 feet below normal." |
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| 140. | 22 October 1923 | "Looking
up the Rockaway River from highway bridge which crosses a section
of Jersey City Reservoir." |
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| 141. | 24 October 1923 | "Panorama
of area west and north of diverting dam after a 4 inch rainfall
(Oct. 22, 23, 24)." |
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| 142. | 24 October 1923 | "Panorama
of diverting dam and upper conduit intake after a 4 inch rainfall
(Oct. 22, 23, 24)." |
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| 143. | 24 October 1923 | "Spillway
of diverting dam with 10 inches of water on crest." |
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| 144. | 24 October 1923 | "Outlet
of upper conduit during flood, Oct. 24-25." |
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| 145. | 24 October 1923 | "Looking
into outlet of upper conduit during flood period." |
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| 146. | 24 October 1923 | "Laboratory,
still, drying rack and Sedgwick-raftes funnels." |
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| 147. | 24 October 1923 |
"Laboratory,
work in progress." |
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| 148. | 24 October 1923 | "Autoclave
and chemical supplies (laboratory)." |
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| 149. | 24 October 1923 | "Sample
table, sterilizer, drying oven, ice chest, incubators, balance hood
(laboratory)." |
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| 150. | 24 October 1923 | "Chemical
analysis bench with ammonia stills (laboratory)." |
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