History of civic services in the city of New York Water supply No. 1 : The first public well was dug opposite the fort. [1936]
1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Art Project series on the history of civic services, showing water being drawn from a well outside a fort in "New Amsterdam" in 1658.

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https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/98518653/

Found this cool book about my home town of Albany, NY in the Library of Congress' online portal:

"The Albany Hand-Book (1881)"

https://www.loc.gov/item/01014815/

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