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Construction of Bronx Public Works
Photographs
(1893-1935)
Held by Special Collections, Linderman Library
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015
Call No.: SC Photo 0005
7 Boxes; 696 Photographs
3 linear feet
Abstract
The Borough of the Bronx of the City of New York is bound on the south and
southwest by the Harlem River, on the west by the Hudson River, on the north by
Westchester County and the east by the most westerly reaches of the Long Island
Sound and on the south by the East River. In 1898 the Bronx, formerly a part of
Westchester County, was incorporated into the City of New York. It is the only
New York City borough on the mainland. In 1848, a physical connection was
made between the island of Manhattan and the Bronx with the opening of the High
Bridge to carry an aqueduct from the Croton Reservoir and provide a reliable and
plentiful supply of water to Manhattan. Another connection was made in 1879
with the Washington Bridge opened as a pedestrian bridge. The dangerously
crowded and unsanitary conditions of the tenements in lower Manhattan pressed in
on the island population as New York developed as a commercial and shipping
| Title | Construction of Bronx Public Works Photographs, 1893-1935 |
| Identifier | BS087 |
| Title | Page 1 |
| Description | Finding Aid - Page 1 |
| Identifier | BS087 001 |
| Fulltext | Construction of Bronx Public Works Photographs (1893-1935) Held by Special Collections, Linderman Library Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015 Call No.: SC Photo 0005 7 Boxes; 696 Photographs 3 linear feet Abstract The Borough of the Bronx of the City of New York is bound on the south and southwest by the Harlem River, on the west by the Hudson River, on the north by Westchester County and the east by the most westerly reaches of the Long Island Sound and on the south by the East River. In 1898 the Bronx, formerly a part of Westchester County, was incorporated into the City of New York. It is the only New York City borough on the mainland. In 1848, a physical connection was made between the island of Manhattan and the Bronx with the opening of the High Bridge to carry an aqueduct from the Croton Reservoir and provide a reliable and plentiful supply of water to Manhattan. Another connection was made in 1879 with the Washington Bridge opened as a pedestrian bridge. The dangerously crowded and unsanitary conditions of the tenements in lower Manhattan pressed in on the island population as New York developed as a commercial and shipping |
