"Lake Purdy, Twelve Miles East of Birmingham, Ala."

"Lake Purdy, one of the largest impounding reservoirs in the South, holds 5,000,000,000 gallons of water. From this reservoir the Birmingham Water Works Company filters 48,000,000 gallons of water each day, of which approximately 30,500,000 gallons are consumed by Birmingham."

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collection Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
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"Lake Purdy, Twelve Miles East of Birmingham, Ala."
fulltopic Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Bodies of water; Dams; Lakes & ponds; Lake Purdy (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.); Shelby County (Ala.)
description "Lake Purdy, one of the largest impounding reservoirs in the South, holds 5,000,000,000 gallons of water. From this reservoir the Birmingham Water Works Company filters 48,000,000 gallons of water each day, of which approximately 30,500,000 gallons are consumed by Birmingham."
spelling Q0000108554Q108554"Lake Purdy, Twelve Miles East of Birmingham, Ala.""Lake Purdy, one of the largest impounding reservoirs in the South, holds 5,000,000,000 gallons of water. From this reservoir the Birmingham Water Works Company filters 48,000,000 gallons of water each day, of which approximately 30,500,000 gallons are consumed by Birmingham."1920-1929; 1930-1939; 1940-1949Bodies of water; Dams; Lakes & ponds; Lake Purdy (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.); Shelby County (Ala.)Still imagePostcardsAlabama. Department of Archives and HistoryAlabama Department of Archives and History postcard collectionLPP45, Box 8, #3091Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections. 600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/34792
title "Lake Purdy, Twelve Miles East of Birmingham, Ala."
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