Faces & Places of Yesterday

Entrance to the Washington Water Works

Jul 24, 2013

What an amazing photograph from the 1860s. This shows the entrance to the Washington Water Works near Great Falls.

Entrance to Washington Water Works, Great Falls, Potomac River - Photograph shows two men standing in a small flat boat near the spillway. — Entrance to Washington Water Works, Great Falls, Potomac River – Photograph shows two men standing in a small flat boat near the spillway.

Source: Library of Congress