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Title
Old Water Wheel, Lakeville NY
Description
Postcard shows view of a decrepit water wheel, almost certainly located at the outlet of Conesus Lake where it becomes Conesus Creek. If so, then the photograph shows remnants of what had been a broom-handle factory operated by L.P. West, then upgraded by Henry Spencer during the 1880s to include manufacture of pumps, ladders, and farm gates. Spencer also added steam power so as to continue operations during times of low water flow. But by 1895 or 1896 the business had faded away but not, as the photo suggests, interest in its picturesque water wheel.
Publisher
F. M. Acker, Lakeville NY
Date
1913-07-30?
Contributor
Cooper, Ken
Source
Courtesy of Ken Cooper
Format
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jpeg, 522 KB
jpeg, 522 KB
Type
Postcard
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Postcard
Physical Dimensions
3.5 x 5 in.