Corvallis water works tower
- Title
- Corvallis water works tower
- LC Subject
- Water towers Buildings
- Description
- View from southwest looking across the intersection of Main (2nd street) and Adams streets. The tower had two tanks, 30,000-gallon capacity each, filled from the Willamette River by the windmill and two steam pumps below the tower. Highest tank was 70 feet above ground. Buildings on street level: Left, implement shed attached to the brick store building J. C. Avery built in the 1850's. It was later occupied by Robnett's Hardware. Between the trees: Chinese laundry with drying sheds behind. Site was later occupied by Old World Center. Behind the telephone pole: blacksmith shop or carriage storage; it was used for both purposes. Right: behind picket fence was a private dwelling. Photo was from the Tom Warren collection.
- Work Type
- photographic prints photographs
- Location
- Corvallis >> Benton County >> Oregon >> United States
- Date
- 1890
- Identifier
- MSS_Munford148
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Local Collection Name
- J. Kenneth Munford Collection, 1866-2000 (MSS Munford)
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/jpeg
- Set
- OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center Corvallis Historical Images
- Primary Set
- OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Modified
- 2011-07-19
- Submission Date
- 2006-12-14
