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

This Philadelphia street scene, with dogs facing off with pigs for a pile of tasty garbage, was captured by artist Augustus Kollner in 1844, but would have been very familiar to 18th-century Philadelphians.

“Town street scavengers from life,” Kollner, 1844

Congress Hall and New Theatre in Chestnut Street, Philadelphia

High Street from Ninth Street, Philadelphia

High Street, with the First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, 1800

South East Corner of Third and Market Streets, Philadelphia, 1800

Arch Street, with the Second Presbyterian Church, 1800

New Plan of Philadelphia, John A. Paxton, 1811