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Upper Falls of the Genesee, ca. 1761
This is one of the earliest known images of waterfalls in the vicinity of present-day Rochester, NY. Davies, a British Army officer, had trained to provide drawings for military. The drawing here was one of a series produced during the French and…
Lake Chautauqua
Birds-eye view maps were very popular during the last two decades of the 19th century. This high-end version almost certainly owes its existence to the popularity of the Chautauqua Institution, founded in 1874 and pictured in the lower left…
Bash Bish Falls
Located just across the New York state line in the Berkshires in Massachusetts, this 200-foot falls has its final spectacular stage splitting on either side of a large outcropping. It has been a tourist attraction since the 19th century. The…
Dover Plains, Dutchess County, New York
We look down upon the lush valley formed by Ten Mile River. Although there are a few indirect signs of human habitation, the overall effect is pastoral. Forests blend pleasingly with grassy pastures; flocks of sheep and cattle can be seen grazing…
New York City's Water Supply System
Contemporary map shows the three major water supply systems for New York City--the Croton, the Catskill, and the Delaware--along with their constituent reservoirs, aqueducts, and major City Tunnels. This item is in OpenValley to support the…
Autumn on the Delaware
We pause during a still moment, seemingly at dawn or dusk, as seven deer come to the Delaware River for water. Its placid surface and enclosure on all sides organizes the space; through a gap in the trees we behold mountains in the distance.…
American Railroad Scene
The subtitle to this Currier & Ives print says a lot: "lightning express trains leaving the junction." At this time, the town of Hornellsville (now known as Hornell) was the dinner stop for an overnight express train between Buffalo and New York…
East Delaware Aqueduct Building, Pepacton Reservoir
Entrance chamber building for the Delaware Aqueduct, a system that provides over half of New York City with its water.
Cannonsville Reservoir
Aerial photograph shows a portion of New York City's largest reservoir, located in Delaware County. It drains 455 square miles from the West Branch of the Delaware River, and feeds into the Delaware Aqueduct.
Profiles of Delaware and Catskill Aqueducts
Two diagrams show the supply lines ending in New York City's Tunnel No. 1 and No. 2. The Catskill Aqueduct begins at the Schoharie Reservoir; the Deleware Aqueduct (at the time) begins at the Neversink Reservoir. The approximately 160-mile length of…