Drinking Water Collection

Nantucket fishing village in the 1800s
Pony cart hauling water in Siasconset village, Nantucket Island, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

The Kings Fountain in the Grand Pump Room, Bath, Somerset. 29th November 1964

An engraving depicting a water carrier from Mexico City, 19th century
5311188 An engraving depicting a water carrier from Mexico City, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1835); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Mungo Park, 19th century (engraving)
3733818 Mungo Park, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Mungo Park (1771-1806) a Scottish explorer of West Africa. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting an Egyptian water carrier with a skin bottle, 19th century
5311187 An engraving depicting an Egyptian water carrier with a skin bottle, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1851); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting an Egyptian water sellers with skin and ceramic bottles, 19th century
5311191 An engraving depicting an Egyptian water sellers with skin and ceramic bottles, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1851); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting an Egyptian water sellers with camels, 19th century
5311190 An engraving depicting an Egyptian water sellers with camels, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1851); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting women of Spakenburg, Holland, fetching a supply of water, 19th century
5311189 An engraving depicting women of Spakenburg, Holland, fetching a supply of water, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1889); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a Palace water cart, 19th century
5311186 An engraving depicting a Palace water cart, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1813); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Mungo Park
3733819 Mungo Park.; (add.info.: Portrait of Mungo Park (1771-1806) a Scottish explorer of West Africa. Dated 18th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

'Come youngster, another glass of grog before you go on deck', 1800-1901 (lithograph)
7337543 'Come youngster, another glass of grog before you go on deck', 1800-1901 (lithograph) by British School, (19th century); 20.4x24 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

An engraving depicting a hand-operated suction pump, similar to the majority of village pumps in the latter half of
5311593 An engraving depicting a hand-operated suction pump, similar to the majority of village pumps in the latter half of the nineteenth century

German Sanitary sign near Lodz, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German Sanitary sign near Lodz, between 1914 and c1915. A sign in German "Trinkwasser" (drinking water) next to a pump in Lodz, Poland during World War I.

Tunis water-carriers, 1864. Creator: Joseph Austin Benwell
Tunis water-carriers, 1864. 'The group represented in our Engraving under this title is from a sketch by an artist who recently visited Tunis and thence went overland to Egypt

Yamuna Ghat, early in the morning
Giovanni Cavalli

Foad Mirzaie

Resting at a Tavern. Creator: Jan van Goyen
Resting at a Tavern, Unknown date

Moorish Fountain, Algiers, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Moorish Fountain, Algiers, 1858. In all Mohammedan cities fountains are very numerous and picturesque, and often magnificent

American Sketches: Prison Life in Blackwell's Island, New York - outdoor work, 1876. Creator: Unknown
American Sketches: Prison Life in Blackwell's Island, New York - outdoor work, 1876. The outdoor employments assigned to most of the male convicts, who number above five hundred

Sketches in Madrid: the Water Supply of Madrid, 1876. Creator: C.R
Sketches in Madrid: the Water Supply of Madrid, 1876. British opinion being expressed as to the personal hygiene of foreigners....the ordinary aspects of life in Madrid...filling of casks by

Summer Landscape in Blekinge, 1877. Creator: Johan Edvard Bergh
Summer Landscape in Blekinge, 1877

The War in the Herzegovina: sketches by our special artist, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The War in the Herzegovina: sketches by our special artist, 1876....some ordinary incidents and habits of campaigning life during the irregular warfare of the past six months in those rugged

N. Lanine. Moscou. Eaux de fruits, 1889. Creator: Anonymous
N. Lanine. Moscou. Eaux de fruits, 1889. Private Collection

Sketches from Madagascar - the Traveller's-tree (Urania speciosa), 1858. Creator: Josiah Wood Whymper
Sketches from Madagascar - the Traveller's-tree (Urania speciosa), 1858. The tree rises from the ground with a thick succulent stem...It sends out...long

L'Eau du puits de Grenelle, 1841. Creator: Honore Daumier
L'Eau du puits de Grenelle, 1841. - Decidement cette eau chaude est tres mauvaise a boire'. - Oui, mais il y a beaucoup de petits insects dedans!'. Water from the Grenelle well

Approaching Spring, c. 1839. Creator: Johann Wilhelm Schirmer
Approaching Spring, c. 1839

Fountain to be erected in front of Holyrood Palace, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Fountain to be erected in front of Holyrood Palace, [in Edinburgh], 1858. The improvements which have been made in the neighbourhood of Holyrood by the late First Commissioner have been on rather an

Hans and Verene, plate five from Zehn Blätter zu Hebels Alemannischen Gedichten, 1820. Creator: Sophie Reinhard
Hans and Verene, plate five from Zehn Blatter zu Hebels Alemannischen Gedichten, 1820. Ten leaves of Hebel's Alemannic poems

"The Water-Cart" - painted by Troyon - from the London Exhibition of the French School of Fine Arts, 1856. Engraving of a painting. M

Eau Minérale des Abatilles, 1926. Creator: Cappiello, Leonetto (1875-1942)
Eau Minerale des Abatilles, 1926. Private Collection

Portrait of Shep Fields and Tex Beneke, Glen Island Casino, New York, N.Y. May 16, 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Shep Fields and Tex Beneke, Glen Island Casino, New York, N.Y. May 16, 1947

Madonna and Child at a Fountain, 1501. Creator: Master MZ
Madonna and Child at a Fountain, 1501

Madonna and Child at a Fountain, 1501. Creator: Master MZ
Madonna and Child at a Fountain, 1501

Portrait of Tony Pastor and Maria Kramer, Hotel Edison(?), New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Tony Pastor and Maria Kramer, Hotel Edison(?), New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Shep Fields and Tex Beneke, Glen Island Casino, New York, N.Y. May 16, 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Shep Fields and Tex Beneke, Glen Island Casino, New York, N.Y. May 16, 1947

A Hermit Leading his Horse to Water, 1840. Creator: Moritz von Schwind
A Hermit Leading his Horse to Water, 1840

Inauguration of the memorial statue to Mr. Herbert Ingram, M.P.…Boston, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Inauguration of the memorial statue to Mr. Herbert Ingram, M.P. in the Market-Place, Boston, [in Lincolnshire], 1862. View of the...ceremony of uncovering the Ingram Memorial Statue

The International Exhibition: "Chamois-Hunters Reposing" by A. De Meuron... 1862. Creator: W Thomas
The International Exhibition: "Chamois-Hunters Reposing" by A. De Meuron, from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862

Her Majesty's Visit to Germany, the market-place, Gotha... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Her Majesty's Visit to Germany, the market-place, Gotha - from a sketch by our special artist, 1862. Gotha, the capital of the duchy, is, alternately with Coburg

The Statue of Sir Hugh Myddelton at Islington-green, sculptured by the late John Thomas, 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson
The Statue of Sir Hugh Myddelton at Islington-green [in London], sculptured by the late John Thomas, 1862....a fine public monument...to the memory of the great engineer, who

The Soda Fountain, 1935. Artist: Glackens, William James (1870-1938)
The Soda Fountain, 1935. Found in the collection of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

A plastic container is filled with water from a tap in Kawangware district of Nairobi, Kenya April 18, 2018. Picture taken April 18, 2018. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

King James rescued from the New River, 1897. Creator: John Leech
King James rescued from the New River, 1897. King James I of England (1566-1625) granted a charter in 1604 for the design and construction of the New River

Still Life, 1612-1661. Creator: Pieter Claesz
Still Life, 1612-1661

The International Exhibition: Spencer's patent magnetic purifying-filter, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Spencer's patent magnetic purifying-filter, 1862. This filter has secured for its inventor, Mr

New drinking-fountain at Bowness, Windermere, 1862. Creator: Unknown
New drinking-fountain at Bowness, Windermere, 1862. We present our readers with an Engraving of a peculiar drinking-fountain presented to the visitors and inhabitants of Bowness, Windermere

Drinking water fountain at the Heilig Geist church in Kasern, Hinteres Ahrntal, South Tyrol, Italy

A child prepares to drink clean water from a tap in Kawangware district of Nairobi, Kenya April 18, 2018. Picture taken April 18, 2018. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi

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"Quenching Thirst Through Time: A Journey with Drinking Water" Step back in time to the quaint Nantucket fishing village of the 1800s, where locals relied on pristine drinking water sources to sustain their livelihoods. In 1935, artist William James Glackens captured a nostalgic scene at The Soda Fountain, reminding us of simpler times when sipping refreshing water was a cherished pastime. Travel across continents to Nairobi's Kawangware district, witnessing the humble act of filling a plastic container from a tap - an everyday ritual that brings clean water to countless lives. Immerse yourself in history as you observe a fisherman beside his canoe in a woodblock print from 1894. Amidst nature's beauty, he quenches his thirst with pure water sourced from rivers and lakes. Experience the serenity depicted in The Trough, an oil painting capturing animals gathering around for their share of life-sustaining hydration. Reminding us that all creatures rely on this essential resource. Journey further into ancient times through "The Fountain of Life, " where intricate frescoes depict individuals embarking on quests for rejuvenation and sustenance at majestic fountains throughout history. Witness King James' rescue from the New River in 1897 by John Leech's artistic prowess. Highlighting how access to safe drinking water has been crucial even for royalty throughout centuries. Marvel at the Heilig Geist church's drinking water fountain nestled within Italy's picturesque Kasern village. A symbol of community care and provision since ages past. Return to Nairobi once more as we witness children preparing to drink clean tap water - an invaluable gift bestowed upon them through advancements in sanitation and hygiene practices. Nature intertwines with humanity as Kathmandu reveals its secrets – watch as monkeys reflect upon themselves while delicately sipping from serene ponds; reminding us that all beings require hydration for survival and reflection alike.