Interior view of the water works pumping station, Detroit, Michigan
Description:
Interior view of the water works pumping station. The expansion engines are shown. Brass railings along platform edge. Printed on front: "Interior view water works pumping station, Detroit, Mich." Printed on back: "The pumping station at Water Works Park is a sight well worth seeing. The ... machinery in connection with its ... pumps forces 103,000,000 gallons of water through the mains every twenty-four hours. This view shows the three Allis-Chalmers triple expansion engines. The fly wheels on each of the engines weigh more than forty tons each. 214B."