(NEW JERSEY) Pair of photograph albums compiled by the North

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(NEW JERSEY.) Pair of photograph albums compiled by the North Jersey District Water Supply Commission. More than 700 photographs plus perhaps 100 more damaged, most 5 x 7 inches, a few smaller, some larger including a few panoramic views. 2 volumes. Oblong folio, original morocco gilt, worn; internally clean except for several pages toward the end of the earlier volume with adhesions from dampstaining. (JMR) Wanaque, NJ, 1920-28

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These two large albums document the creation of the Wanaque Reservoir in Passaic County, including the houses and landscape in the areas which were flooded, the construction of the dam, and the Commission's facilities in the town of Wanaque. with--2 volumes of illustrated printed reports from the North Jersey District Water Supply Commission, one covering 1916 to 1925, and the other covering the period through 1929.