Water History PHL

The History of Philadelphia's Watersheds and Sewers

  • A Look at Fairmount in 1848
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    A Look at Fairmount in 1848

    This series of seven daguerreotypes of the Fairmount Water Works and vicinity, created on May 22, 1848 by W. S. Porter, is probably the most detailed and the earliest photographic view of this area.