![Black-and-white photo of industrial tank installation with smokestacks and factories in the background](https://waterhistoryphl.org/wp-content/uploads/emscher-tank-essen-nord-germany.jpg?w=300)
![Black-and-white photo of industrial tank installation with smokestacks and factories in the background](https://waterhistoryphl.org/wp-content/uploads/emscher-tank-essen-nord-germany.jpg?w=300)
![Black-and-white photo of a man standing in a long trench](https://waterhistoryphl.org/wp-content/uploads/sludge-drying-beds-essen-nord.jpg?w=300)
Sludge Drying Beds, Essen Nord, Germany
![Black-and-white photograph of a man in a hat standing in a brick trench](https://waterhistoryphl.org/wp-content/uploads/grit-chamber-essen.jpg?w=300)
Grit Chamber, Essen, Germany
![Black-and-white image of two cylinders on a white surface](https://waterhistoryphl.org/wp-content/uploads/emscher-sludge-bubbles.jpg?w=300)
Effects of Expansion of Gas Bubbles in Enscher Sludge Shown in Right-Hand Cylinder
![Black-and-white photo of heavy machinery](https://waterhistoryphl.org/wp-content/uploads/sludge-presses-for-grease-recovery-bradford-england.jpg?w=300)
Sludge Presses for Grease Recovery, Bradford, England
![Black-and-white image of a tray with three compartments and four small glass cylinders](https://waterhistoryphl.org/wp-content/uploads/drain-water-from-sludges-emscher-tank.jpg?w=300)
Drain water from sludges obtained from sedimentation, septic and Emscher tanks
![Black-and-white image of a brick sewer outlet that drains into a creek with trees and a hill behind it](https://waterhistoryphl.org/wp-content/uploads/thomas-run-sewer-outlet-at-cobbs-creek.jpg?w=300)
Thomas Run sewer outlet at Cobbs Creek
![Black-and-white image showing a man standing in a large concrete half-pipe](https://waterhistoryphl.org/wp-content/uploads/thomas-run-sewer-outlet-under-construction.jpg?w=300)
Thomas Run sewer outlet during construction
![Black-and-white image of a body of water with trees and shoreline in the far distance](https://waterhistoryphl.org/wp-content/uploads/delaware-river-at-arch-st-from-NJ.jpg?w=300)
Delaware River at Arch Street from the New Jersey side, 1914
![Black-and-white image showing sewer outlet, retaining walls and body of water](https://waterhistoryphl.org/wp-content/uploads/cohocksink-sewer-system-outlet-at-laurel-street.jpg?w=300)
Cohocksink Sewer System outlet at Laurel Street
![The Pennypack Sewage Treatment Works in 1914](https://waterhistoryphl.org/wp-content/uploads/DR_PennypackWorks1914rpt119.jpg?w=300)