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

Birch’s Views of Philadelphia, 1800

Thomas Mill Covered Bridge on the Wissahickon

Thomas Mill Covered Bridge over Wissahickon Creek (Picturesque America)

Black-and-white image of workers in a pit with a sewer opening behind them and text

Frankford Creek: Sad History of an Urban Stream title page

Image shows a black-and-white drawing of a creek with dotted lines indicating where changes will be made

“A Snake That Will Be Straightened Out,” map of Frankford Creek with proposed changes, 1949

Duplex Pumping Engine, Belmont Works

Duplex Pumping Engine, Belmont Works