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147 Varick Street and the Catskill Aqueduct
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The 1898 consolidation of all five boroughs as one unified City of New York brought the population from 2 million to 3.4 million people and intensified the need for more water. In 1905, the City established a Board of Water Supply to plan and build a new system of reservoirs and tunnels that would ensure access to clean water for the growing population. The next year, the Board started planning the Catskill Aqueduct and installed a laboratory at 147 Varick Street to test equipment and building materials, and to analyze water and soil samples. The Board also hired a photographer to document this monumental project, and put the photo lab here to print and store thousands of images.
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143-155 Varick Street
Board of Water Supply. Chemical department. Laboratory, 147 Varick Street, top floor. In 1906, the Board of Water Supply was beginning its work to plan the Catskill Aqueduct and installed a laboratory at 147 Varick Street for testing equipment and building materials, and analyzing water and soil samples. It also hired a photographer to document the monumental project, and put the photo lab on the second floor here. August 1906.
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Board of Water Supply. Basement testing laboratory at 147 Varick Street. In 1906, the Board of Water Supply was beginning its work to plan the Catskill Aqueduct and installed a laboratory at 147 Varick Street for testing equipment and building materials, and analyzing water and soil samples. August 1906.
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Board of Water Supply. First floor laboratory at 147 Varick Street. In 1906, the Board of Water Supply was beginning its work to plan the Catskill Aqueduct and installed a laboratory at 147 Varick Street for testing equipment and building materials, and analyzing water and soil samples. August 1906.
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Board of Water Supply. Second floor chemical laboratory at 147 Varick Street. In 1906, the Board of Water Supply was beginning its work to plan the Catskill Aqueduct and installed a laboratory at 147 Varick Street for testing equipment and building materials, and analyzing water and soil samples. It also hired a photographer to document the monumental project, and put the photo lab on the second floor here. August 13, 1907.
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Board of Water Supply. First floor testing laboratory, showing permeability apparatus, at 147 Varick Street. In 1906, the Board of Water Supply was beginning its work to plan the Catskill Aqueduct and installed a laboratory at 147 Varick Street for testing equipment and building materials, and analyzing water and soil samples. August 14, 1907.
143-155 Varick Street
Board of Water Supply. First floor testing laboratory at 147 Varick Street. In 1906, the Board of Water Supply was beginning its work to plan the Catskill Aqueduct and installed a laboratory at 147 Varick Street for testing equipment and building materials, and analyzing water and soil samples. August 13, 1907.
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Board of Water Supply. Cement testing apparatus in laboratory at 147 Varick Street. In 1906, the Board of Water Supply was beginning its work to plan the Catskill Aqueduct and installed a laboratory at 147 Varick Street for testing equipment and building materials, and analyzing water and soil samples. March 14, 1907.
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Board of Water Supply. Office on first floor of 147 Varick Street. In 1906, the Board of Water Supply was beginning its work to plan the Catskill Aqueduct and installed a laboratory at 147 Varick Street for testing equipment and building materials, and analyzing water and soil samples. March 14, 1907.
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Board of Water Supply. Testing equipment in basement laboratory at 147 Varick Street. In 1906, the Board of Water Supply was beginning its work to plan the Catskill Aqueduct and installed a laboratory at 147 Varick Street for testing equipment and building materials, and analyzing water and soil samples. March 14, 1907.
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Board of Water Supply. Second floor chemical laboratory at 147 Varick Street. In 1906, the Board of Water Supply was beginning its work to plan the Catskill Aqueduct and installed a laboratory at 147 Varick Street for testing equipment and building materials, and analyzing water and soil samples. It also hired a photographer to document the monumental project, and put the photo lab on the second floor here. March 14, 1907.
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Board of Water Supply. First floor laboratory showing beam and universal testing machines at 147 Varick Street, looking south. In 1906, the Board of Water Supply was beginning its work to plan the Catskill Aqueduct and installed a laboratory at 147 Varick Street for testing equipment and building materials, and analyzing water and soil samples. March 14, 1907.
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Board of Water Supply. 100,000 pounds. Testing machine for tensile, compressive and transverse tests in laboratory at 147 Varick Street. In 1906, the Board of Water Supply was beginning its work to plan the Catskill Aqueduct and installed a laboratory at 147 Varick Street for testing equipment and building materials, and analyzing water and soil samples. It also hired a photographer to document the monumental project, and put the photo lab on the second floor here. February 7, 1908.
143-155 Varick Street
Board of Water Supply. Basement testing laboratory at 147 Varick Street. In 1906, the Board of Water Supply was beginning its work to plan the Catskill Aqueduct and installed a laboratory at 147 Varick Street for testing equipment and building materials, and analyzing water and soil samples. August 20, 1909.
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Board of Water Supply. In 1906, the Board of Water Supply was beginning its work to plan the Catskill Aqueduct and installed a laboratory at 147 Varick Street for testing equipment and building materials, and analyzing water and soil samples. It also hired a photographer to document the monumental project, and put the photo lab on the second floor here. April 12, 1910.
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