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TARJETA POSTAL. Fotografía estereoscópica. Del lado izquierdo se lee: "Keystone View Company Manufactures Copyright 1900, by a L. Singlev Made in U.S.A. Publishers". En el lado derecho se aprecia: "Meadville, Pa; St. Louis Mo; Portland, Ore. New York, N. Y., Toronto, Can; London, Eng." En la parte inferior de la tarjeta: " (10843)-Public Fountain, San Luis Potosí, México". Al reverso: "San Luis Potosí is unlike many other Mexican cities. The city goverment insist upon the strict enforment of a rigid ordinance which compels its citizens to keep the streets clean. Its pleasant to walk through these streets and plazas, with their palm trees, tropical flowers, fountains and pagodas. This massive fountain is brown granite. The water is brought froma the mountains by an aqueduct to this fountain and supplies the city with water, which is carried in barrels to the more wealthy families who pay a more pittance for this service". El estilo de la caja de agua es neoclásico, siendo inaugurado en 1835 como depósito del acueducto que surtía agua a la ciudad desde la cañada del lobo. Veáse: La Caja de agua de San Luis Potosí, en: www.wikimapia.org, (última consulta 17 de julio de 2009).