Monday, September 10, 2012

Ice Caps on Sprinkling Filters (1911)

Ice caps in winter on sprinkling filters, sewage treatement
Langdon Pearse ."The Sewage Disposal Problem in the United States and Beyond." Journal of the Western Society of Engineers. 16 (September 1911).

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Daily Loss of Water (1917)

134 gallons per person represents the daily loss of water in Chicago [1917] through waste and leakage which is preventable.
The Water Works System of the City of Chicago: Report Prepared by the Chicago Bureau of the Loss of Efficiency. (Chicago 1917).

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Chicago Waterworks (1874)

Chicago waterworks
Everett Chamberlin. Chicago and its Suburbs. (Chicago: T.A. Hungerford & Company, 1874).

Friday, September 7, 2012

Lake Michigan House Move (1912)

Large two-story house moved on scows three miles along the shore of Lake Michigan
"Lake Michigan as Highway for House Moving." Popular Mechanics. 18 (August 1912).

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Crib and Intake (1929)

Model of a unit in Chicago's water supply system.
"How City Receives Its Water Shown by Models." Popular Mechanics. 21 (June 1929).

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Chicago Faucets (1930)

Chicago Faucets: A Symbol of Service, Catalog E.  (Chicago: The Chicago Faucet Company, 1930).

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

La Salle Street Tunnel (1888)

La Salle Street Tunnel
Chicago: an Instructive and Entertaining History, or A Wonderful City.  (Chicago: Rhodes and McClure, 1888).

Monday, September 3, 2012

Farragut Boat Club (1888)

Farragut Boat Club
The Chicago Clubs: Illustrated. (Chicago: Lanward Publishing Company, 1888).

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Chicago Tenement Alley (1901)

Chicago tenement alley
Robert Hunter. Tenement Conditions in Chicago: Report by the Investigating Committee of the City Homes Association. (Chicago: City Homes Association, 1901).

Saturday, September 1, 2012