More photos of the recently uncovered Albany Rum Distillery in downtown Albany. Key:1, still house foundation; 2, fermentation vats, all vats; 3, base of still; 4, base of fireplace; 5, wooden water pipe, circa 1815; 6, later foundation, next to water pipe; 7, privy.

(38K) 383 x 528	18th century distillary as it appears in Diderot's Encyclopedia. The Albany distillery may have looked something like this.	(268K) 1600 x 1200	Overview of the site from the Clinton Ave. Overpass. Looking north east.
(280K) 1600 x 1200	Overview of the site from the Clinton Ave. Overpass. Looking north east.	(263K) 1600 x 1200	Overview of the site from the Clinton Ave. Overpass. Looking north.
(260K) 1600 x 1200	Overview of the site from the Clinton Ave. Overpass. Looking north east.	(249K) 1600 x 1200	Overview of the site from the Clinton Ave. Overpass. Looking north west. Notice the long wooden water pipe.
(255K) 1600 x 1200	Overview of the site from the Clinton Ave. Overpass. Looking west.

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Photos by Don Rittner