City Tunnel No. 2, New York

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Title

City Tunnel No. 2, New York

Description

Photograph shows workers constructing New York City&#039;s second major water tunnel, which originates at the Hillview Reservoir in Yonkers, passes under the East River to Astoria, Queens, then continues south through Brookyn--a distance of 20 miles. <br /> <br /> The original caption to this photograph reads: &quot;City Tunnel No. 2, 17 feet in diameter, during construction, showing the concrete lining, with the arch still to be placed in the foreground.&quot;

Publisher

New York Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity

Date

1929-1936

Contributor

Cooper, Ken

Source

Water Supply of the City of New York (New York Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, 1952): 40.

Courtesy Internet Archive

Format

jpeg, 1.1 MB

Type

Still image

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Photograph

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