Water Celebration, Boston, October 25, 1848, Exercises at the Fountain ... III. Ode. By James Russell Lowell, Esq. To be sung by School Children.
[Boston]: 1848.
Price: $750.00
About the item
1p. letterpress small broadside or handbill, including the full text of James Russell Lowell's Ode in eight 6-line stanzas, beginning "My name is Water: I have sped...". 11 1/4 x 9 inches. Horizontal fold, moderate foxing, minor stain at lower right corner.
Item #321208
The water celebration on October 25, 1848 marked the completion of the aqueduct, dams, pipelines and gatehouses built from Lake Cochituate in Natick to the Brookline Reservoir to bring fresh water to Boston. A rare piece of ephemera from that important public health event.
