B. Tower, from Sing Sing, to his mother, Mrs. D. T. Tower. Waterville, NY, November 5, 1837 Mrs. Helen Tower Wilson General Improvement and Repairs of work on part of the ... Croton Aqueduct, 1847 Accounting sheets by division, signed by division supervisors (overseers), listing workers involved Ink on paper; each 6^4 x 15^4 Inches Courtesy of William Lee Frost William St. John Harper (1851-1910). Shutting off the Croton at the Central Park Reservoir Wood engraving from Harper's Weekly, November 12. 1881 Courtesy of William Lee Frost Checklist Repairing the BrokM PIpee, 5th Avemw at 6Sth Street Wood engraving (tinted) from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, December 22, 1860; 7 x 9 V2 inches Comeila Cotton Galiery Notice. Craton Aqueduct. Seaied Prapotais wiii be received .... for completing the embankment on the Weet side of tlie Aqueduct In Seth St, December 29, 1842 Broadside announcement to contractors Jervis Pubiic Ubraiy, Rome, NY Letter to John B. JervIs from John Ledyarde, December 18, 1837, re: recommendation of Dennis McCool for empioyment as a mason Jen/is Public Library, Rome, NY Letter, April 10, 1838: to John B. Jervis from H. Alien: "The object is, I believe, to make the men feel the want of work ..." Jervis Pubiic Library, Rome, NY High Bridge During Construction of the Large Main, Viewed from the West Gate House, fooking East, 1861 [2 versions]; High Bridge During Construction of the Large Main, Viewed from the NY side of Harlem River, looking East, 1861; High Bridge, Additional Work to Cover the Large Main, Viewed from the West End of the Bridge Looking East, 1862 From Photographic Vieic;! of the High Bridge and the Gate Houses of the Neu- Reservoir (belonged to third Chief Engineer Alfred Wingate Craven); 20 Ve X 28 V4 incties Collection of ESL Infomiation Sen/ices, Engineering Societies' Library, New York, NY Harlem River Bridge/lsometrical View of Boom Derrick No. 2, c.1839 Ink and watercolor on paper; 33 x 24 inches Jervis Public Library, Rome, NY, drawing #285 William Wade and William Croome, Panorama of the Hudson River fTom New Yoric to Waterfbrd New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1847 The Hudson River Museum of Westchester, Gift of Michael Papantonio, 1968 The Aqueduct and Surrounding Neighborhoods, Yonkers, c. 1890s Contemporary print from original glass plate negative The Hudson River Museum of Westchester SECTION 6: IMAGINING THE AQUEDUCT J. F. Atwili, publisher, New York, Croton Water Celebration (City Hall Park), 1842. In pencil: "Aster House — Park Theatre/Croton Water Celebration, 1842" Lithographed music title for "The Croton Ode"; SVtx 12V'' inches The J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York, 29.100.2036 The Croton Ode, October 14, 1842. "Written at the request of the Corporation of the City of New York by George P. Monis, Esq." Broadside poem; printed by Nesbitt; x 5^/8 Inches Museum of the City of New Yort<, Gift of Walter I. Aims, 40.94 Commemorative Ribbon, 1842. "Completion of the Croton Aqueduct Celebrated New York, Oct. 14, 1842" Ecru silk, printed; 7^/8 x 3^Vi6 inches Museum of the City of New York, Gift of Constance Kilbourn, 38.117 Comnmnorathre Medai, struck October 1842. "Croton Lake Resenrair, Available Capacity . . . 114 ft above tide ... Built be the City of New York ..." (front: Distributing Reservoir/reverse: section of Aqueduct) Silver; 2 (dia.) X V2 inches The J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York, 34.100.217 Commemorative Medal, struck October 1842 (same design as above) Base metal, red enamel paint; 2 (dia.) X V2 inches The J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York, 80.130.1 invitation to Join B. Jaivis flom Common CouncH, NYC, CeielMHtion of the Introduction of the Croton Water bito the City of New Yofli, 1842 Jen/is Public Libraty, Rome, NY F. Jones, Thomas Duaenbury, Plumber, 269 Water St New Peck Slip, N.Y. Croton Water Color lithograph advertisement; I6V16 x IIV4 inches The J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York, 29.100.2484a Alfred Hoffy (1790- ?), Bostwick's Bottled Soda Water, RHanutactory No. 105 Murray St. New York, 1843 Color lithograph advertisement; 15V4X 17^4 inches (image) The J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York, 29.100.2488 Croton Brewery, Pale & Amber Ale, No. 59 Christie St. New York, n.d. Colored lithograph; ISVs x 19V8 Inches The J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York, 29.100.2951 C. Bachman, New-York (Croton water fountain and view to tip of Manhattan), 1849 Lithograph of Sarony & Major; published by John Bachman, NY The Hudson River Museum of Westchester, 74.0.49 Sunday Excursion at High Bridge Wood engraving from Harper's Weekly, Aug. 22, 1885; 14 X 9 inches Courtesy of William Lee Frost J. Bomet, Croton [Distributing] Reservoir, 1850 Colored lithograph; published by J. Hoff; S'/s x 8^4 inches (ovoid image) The