Collections Philadelphia Water Department

Finished Upper Roxborough filters, 1903

Finished Upper Roxborough filters, 1903

Upper Roxborough filter beds

Upper Roxborough filter beds under construction, July 1902

A.C. Abbott, MD

A.C. Abbott, MD

Samuel H. Ashbridge, former Mayor of Philadelphia

Portrait of Samuel H. Ashbridge, Mayor

State Sen James P. McNichol, 1905-1916

State Sen. James P. McNichol

Rudolph Hering

Rudolph Hering

Picture of John Trautwine, Jr.

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

Outhouse over Schuylkill near Pottstown

Outhouse over the Schuylkill near Pottstown

Nine visiting nurses ready for work, ca. 1909

Nine visiting nurses ready for work, ca. 1909

Spring Garden water testing lab, 1901

Bureau of Water Spring Garden Testing Station, 1901

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