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Historic resources from our archives - images, maps, documents, and more.

Two views on the water supply, 1939

Mill Creek Sewer drawing, cross-section, 1869

Archival Storytelling: Water History Video 4

Houses on an abutment, from The Waffle

The Waffle: Water History Video 6

Several people stand atop the Aramingo Sewer during construction, June 7, 1900

Creek to Sewer: Water History Video 1

High Water: An Informal History of Flooding in Philadelphia

Laboratory Alkalinity test, ca. 1943

Making It Safe to Drink: Water History Video 2

Rebirth of the Rivers: Water History Video 3

Repurposing Old Infrastructure: Water History Video 5

PWD Celebrates Black History Month

Ghosts of Water in Fairmount Park, Part II, with Adam Levine

Map Showing Districts, Boroughs & Townships Incorporated in Consolidation of Philadelphia in 1854

The Water Supply Problem of Philadelphia, 1899