Craven County Digital History Exhibit

New Bern, The City Watering Cart

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Title: New Bern, The City Watering Cart

Creator: Reed, William Garrison

Subject: New Bern (N.C.)
                Pollock Street (New Bern, N.C.)  
                Transportation--North Carolina--New Bern
               Streets--North Carolina--New Bern--Pollock Street

Description: The image depicts a horse-drawn watering cart, used to dampen the dirt streets.

Date: October 1884

Type: Image

Format: 7-13/16x6 inches (199x150 mm)

Identifier: XXV.27

Source: Donated by William Garrison Reed, 1926.

Relation: One image from a collection of 48 /digital2/reed/images/ in a photo album.

Coverage: New Bern (N.C.)

Rights: Permission to use this photograph must be obtained from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library, 400 Johnson Street, New Bern, NC 28560. Must cite as: William Garrison Reed Photo Album, New Bern-Craven County Public Library.

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Images scanned and text prepared by Victor T. Jones, Jr.

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