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Identifier: sanfrancwat4192581930spri (find matches)
Title: San Francisco water
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Spring Valley Water Company (San Francisco, Calif.)
Subjects: Water-supply
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : Spring Valley Water Co.
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: California State Library Califa/LSTA Grant

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Lozoya water on its way to Madrid, a city about the same size as San Francisco. The Madrid WaterConduit—so the works are called—dates from the late fifties of the last century, like our water supply.This photograph was taken during construction, and records a time when hydraulic engineers wore frock coats and canes. January, 1927 SAN FRANCISCO WATER I San Francisco Water PUBLISHED BY Spring Valley Water Company San Francisco, California 425 Mason Street * Phone Prospect 7000 Edward F. ODay, Editor Vol. VI. January, 1927 No. 1 Traverse the desert, and then ye can tellWhat treasures exist in the deep cold well;Sink in despair on the red, parched earth,And then ye may reckon what water is worth. THE simple fact not to be forgottenabout water is that, no matter underwhat difficulties, it is always brought tothose that need it. Great cities—and SanFrancisco is one of them—may have beenplaced by their founders in situations notfriendly to easy water supply. But there wasa sound reas

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