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Croton Aqueduct workers, 1889

The Croton Aqueduct supplied fresh water to the growing city using a gravity based system. NYC Department of Environmental Protection photographs, NYC Municipal Archives.

Photo showing workers in front of a wooden house and surrounding a circular gasket used for building the tunnel. Some workers are shown sitting on top of it and several others stand inside of it.

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