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Civil Engineering glass lantern slides

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 16-4-4480

Content Description

Collection consists of glass lantern slides, likely compiled as a teaching collection for Cornell's Civil Engineering classes. Many images are from central/upstate New York locations. Topics include: water filtration systems, diagrams and graphs, maps, septic tanks, imhoff tanks, sewage filtration beds, sewer construction, chlorine, and photographs of prominent civil engineers. Some of these topics include images and maps of cholera and typhoid infections.