View of the Great Dam, Holyoke, Mass. From South Hadley Falls. Length 1017 Ft., Height 30 Ft.

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• PUBLISHER: Published by Warren & Bowker, Room 9 Orrels Block, Holyoke, Mass.

• MEDIUM: Two stone lithograph

  DATE: c.1860

• EDITION SIZE: Oval, image size 11 3/8 x 18 1/2" (28.9 x 46.9 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: A view of the second dam built across the Connecticut River at Holyoke. The first dam was built in 1848 by the Hadley Falls Company. It was a timber dam filled with rubble and stone and at the time was the second longest in America. It did not last long, note even 24 hours. The dam pictured here was built in 1849 and lasted until it was replaced in 1900.

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• CONDITION: Good condition save for two repaired tears, outside of the image. One in the upper margin, the other in the lower margin.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Town Views - United States , Massachusetts