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

Dripps map of Frankford and vicinity, 1849

Coal Depot, Richmond, on the Delaware (Picturesque America)

Plan of Philadelphia, John Hills, May 30, 1796

Plan of Philadelphia, John Hills, 1796

Black and white photo of a man wearing a hat and standing on a bridge with his arm on a post

Two Frankford Creek Bridges, 1896-1899

William Penn’s treaty with the Indians when he founded the Province of Pennsylvania in North America. Painting by Benjamin West, 1771.

Treaty of Penn with Indians

Black-and-white image showing sewer outlet, retaining walls and body of water

Cohocksink Sewer System outlet at Laurel Street

Black and white photo of men on a wooden bridge outcropping

Bridge Street Draw, Cofferdam, ca 1896 [Detail]

Bridge Street Draw, southeast corner property, June 12, 1896

Black and white photo of a man checking his watch in front of a creek with construction around it

Bridge Street Draw looking north, ca. 1896

Bridge Street Draw. Southwest side of bridge. April 19, 1896. [Detail of people].

Bridge Street Draw. Southwest side of bridge. April 19, 1896. [Detail].

Bridge Street Draw, April 19, 1896. [Detail of men]