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Picture of John Trautwine, Jr.

Philadelphia Water Department chief engineer John Trautwine Jr., 1890s

Nine visiting nurses ready for work, ca. 1909

Nine visiting nurses ready for work, ca. 1909

Immigrant family, ca. 1900

Immigrant family, ca. 1900, nurse in black

Northern Liberties and Spring Garden Water Works

Northern Liberties and Spring Garden Water Works

Stand Pipe of Philadelphia Water Works

Water Works Standpipe, 1853

View of Fairmount Water Works, ca. 1827

Penn landing at Chester

Penn landing at Chester (Watson’s Annals)

City officials tour new interceptor sewer, 1953

Two black-and-white photographs of pipeline construction on State Road. Depicted are a group of people, trees, buildings, a fire hydrant and a grid of boards over the pipes.

State Road triple pipeline construction, 1904

Eleven men in a work gang plug leaks in a tunnel, the Torresdale Conduit

Torresdale Conduit work gang, 1906