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![Mill Creek Sewer under construction. Several men standing beside a giant partially constructed sewer pipe.](https://waterhistoryphl.org/wp-content/uploads/Mill-Creek-Sewer_20040920079_300dpi.jpg?w=300)
Mill Creek Sewer under construction, 1883
![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 workers in a pit with a sewer opening behind them and text](https://waterhistoryphl.org/wp-content/uploads/Frankford-Creek-sad-history-snip.jpg?w=300)
Frankford Creek: Sad History of an Urban Stream title page
![Black and white photo of several men in the foreground, some wearing hats, and a few others standing behind them on a wooden bridge](https://waterhistoryphl.org/wp-content/uploads/20040330125.jpg?w=300)
Bridge Street, intermediate pier, ca. 1896 [Detail]
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Bridge Street Draw, intermediate pier, ca. 1896 [detail]
![Black and white photo shows several workmen on a wooden structure](https://waterhistoryphl.org/wp-content/uploads/20040330123.jpg?w=300)
Bridge Street Draw, intermediate pier, ca. 1896
![Black and white photo of two men facing the camera and several facing away while standing and sitting on a board](https://waterhistoryphl.org/wp-content/uploads/20040330120.jpg?w=300)
Bridge Street Draw, construction of piers, ca. 1896
![Black and white photo of men on a wooden bridge outcropping](https://waterhistoryphl.org/wp-content/uploads/20040330118.jpg?w=300)
Bridge Street Draw, Cofferdam, ca 1896 [Detail]
![Black and white photo of a man checking his watch in front of a creek with construction around it](https://waterhistoryphl.org/wp-content/uploads/20040330116.jpg?w=300)
Bridge Street Draw, looking north, ca. 1896
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Bridge Street Draw, Cofferdam, ca. 1896
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