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Water History: Making It Safe to Drink
Water History: Rebirth of the Rivers
Sandy Run Watershed and the Holmesburg Water Works
Roberts Mill, Wingohocking Creek, 1871
Hand-pumped fire engine, 1792
Fire equipment, late 18th century
Fairmount Park topographical map, showing East Park Reservoir, 1872
Fire Underwriters’ Map, 1949
Thomas Meehan, city councilman
Fairmount Water Works (Picturesque America)
PWD’s Jay Cruz with a striped bass
Wire Bridge at Fairmount, with canal lock and esplanade, 1873
Schuylkill Navigation lock at Fairmount, 1873
Schuylkill River at Rockland Landing (Picturesque America)
Wissahickon Pipe Aqueduct, Roxborough to Mt. Airy, 1868
Plan of Philadelphia, John Hills, 1796
Queen Lane Pumping Station, proposed design
Listening for leaks
Centre Square Water System, Drawings of Intake Basin
Centre Square Water Works, Frederick Graff, Sr. Plans, 1799
Centre Square Water Works, Latrobe Plans, 1799
Visionary planning report for Philadelphia region, 1928
The Water Supply Problem of Philadelphia, 1899
Pipeline being laid in Wissahickon Avenue
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