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

Philadelphia harbor and rivers chart with points of interest

Map of Philadelphia Harbor, Delaware and Schuylkill, 1912

Black-and-white image of two young women hugging

Scenes on 44th Street Photo Album, 1914-1916

Black-and-white photo of industrial tank installation with smokestacks and factories in the background

Emscher Tank Installation at Essen Nord, Germany

Black-and-white photo of a man with a mustache and two girls in dresses and hats walking through an empty intersection.

Coming from West Philadelphia Station, April 18, 1914

Black-and-white photo of two young women standing in the street in front of a large house and many trees

Two young women at 44th and Spruce, April 18, 1914

Black-and-white photo of three women standing on a sidewalk in front of a row of houses.

Minetta, her sister, and an older woman, S. 44th St, April 30, 1916

Black-and-white photo of a young woman in a long dress standing next to a sign in front of a house.

Girl and “Sample House” sign, 313 S. 44th St., April 30, 1916

Black-and-white photo of a young woman wearing a large coat and black hat in front of a house with a yard.

Minetta Baker, southwest corner of 44th and Spruce, October 1917

Pumping stations after Philadelphia's incorporation, 1854

Main Pumping Stations for Philadelphia Drinking Water

Black-and-white photo of young woman in white coat in front of large house

Young woman in white coat, 320 S. 44th Street, April 1914

Black-and-white photo of two young men inside a possibly abandoned house

Two young men, April 19, 1914

Black-and-white photo of a man in a suit standing in front of two pillars

View from porch of 322 S. 44th, April 18, 1914.