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Guide to the Seattle Water Department Watershed and Pipeline Aerial Photographs 1930-1989

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Title Guide to the Seattle Water Department Watershed and Pipeline Aerial Photographs 1930-1989
Subject Water utilities--Washington
(State)--Seattle; Watersheds--Washington (State); Pipelines--Washington (State); Water and Water Rights; Public Utilities; Seattle; Photographs
Description Aerial photographs of Seattle Watershed and Pipeline.; Historical Note; The Water Department was created in 1910 from the former Department of Lighting and Water Works. It managed the water supply for the city and most of King County. In 1997 the Water Department was abolished, and its functions were absorbed by Seattle Public Utilities.; Efforts to use Cedar River as a source of water for the City of Seattle were initiated in the 1890s by City Engineer R H Thomson. Water...
Publisher Seattle Municipal Archives
Date 1930/1989
Rights Records are open to the public.
Type Collection collection
Identifier http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv68755
Language eng
Format 1.0 cubic foot; 5 boxes
Coverage 1930-1989

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