Motion Picture Story Magazine (Aug 1911-Jan 1912)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Story Magazine
Date:
Aug 1911-Jan 1912
Publisher:
The Motion Picture Publishing Co.
Volume:
The Motion Picture Story Magazine (Aug 1911-Jan 1912)
Leaf #:
000728
Language:
English
Collection:
Early Cinema, Hollywood Studio System, and Fan Magazines
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
September 21, 2023
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76 THE MOTION PICTURE STORY MAGAZINE I 1 ^ SECTION OP CATSKILL AQUEDUCT AT BROWN STATION View reservoir an immense tunnel is being made, hundreds of feet below the street level. It will pass under the Harlem and East Rivers, and numerous shaft houses along the line, thru the city and suburbs, are the only indications of the extensive work now being carried on in penetrating the solid rock beneath New York. Before this gigantic undertaking is completed there will be a filtering plant installed near the Kensico reservoir. At both the Asho"kan and Kensico reservoirs immense aeration fountains will be built. The function of these fountains is to throw the water high into the air, where gases are given off and oxygen supplied. In the space of such an article as this it has been impossible to comment upon the construction of dams, dykes, sluice gates and valves, the removal of whole townships within the reservoirs' area, the almost insurmountable barriers overcome in making a pathway for the Catskill aqueduct and the host of experts who