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Explore the water supply and sanitary facilities of ancient Ostia, Italy

The basic components of a plumbing fixture include the water-supply pipes, a valve or faucet for controlling the flow of water, and a drainpipe to carry wastewater away. An air chamber may be added to the supply line to cushion the effects of water hammer. A trap in the drain line leaves a plug of water in the pipe to prevent unwanted sewer gases from entering the room via the drain.

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The Battle of New Orleans, by E. Percy Moran, c. 1910. Andrew Jackson, War of 1812.

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Young boys working in a thread spinning mill in Macon, Georgia, 1909. Boys are so small they have to climb onto the spinning frame to reach and fix broken threads and put back empty bobbins. Child labor. Industrial revolution

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.

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Explore the water supply and sanitary facilities of ancient Ostia, Italy

Explore the water supply and sanitary facilities of ancient Ostia, Italy

Learn about the water supply and sanitary facilities of ancient Ostia, Italy.

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The basic components of a plumbing fixture include the water-supply pipes, a valve or faucet for controlling the flow of water, and a drainpipe to carry wastewater away. An air chamber may be added to the supply line to cushion the effects of water hammer. A trap in the drain line leaves a plug of water in the pipe to prevent unwanted sewer gases from entering the room via the drain.

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