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

A Brief History of Water in Northwest Philadelphia

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

Creek to Sewer: Water History Video 1

High Water: An Informal History of Flooding in Philadelphia

Old U. S. Navy Yard

Old U. S. Navy Yard

Birkinbine Schuylkill Hydrographical Survey 1861-66

Schuylkill River Hydrographical Survey 1861-66 by H. P. M. Birkinbine

Duplex Pumping Engine, Belmont Works

Duplex Pumping Engine, Belmont Works

Bird's eye view of Delaware River

Bird’s eye view of Delaware River and Philadelphia, about 1840

View from the Inclined Plane, near Philadelphia, 1838

View from the Inclined Plane near Philadelphia, 1838

Ornate black-and-white title page to the 1836 sheet music for The Fairmount Quadrilles

The Fairmount Quadrilles, 1836