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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

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

Creek to Sewer: Water History Video 1

Repurposing Old Infrastructure: Water History Video 5

PWD Celebrates Black History Month

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

The Water Supply Problem of Philadelphia, 1899

Philadelphia Underground, Jan. 29, 1961

“Philadelphia Underground,” Jan. 29, 1961

Standard Philadelphia (B) Hydrant (2004.057.022.1075)

Standard Philadelphia (B) Hydrant

Drawing in blue ink on beige paper depicting reservoir, dam and standpipe heights

Diagram showing heights of reservoirs, dams, standpipes &c, 1894

Sewage collection and disposal plan

Plan for the Collection, Purification and Disposal of the Sewage of the City of Philadelphia, 1912

1914 map showing the plan for the collection and treatment of sewage in Philadelphia.

Plan for the Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Sewage, 1914