Water
History
PHL
Show/Hide Menu
Items
Articles
Topics
About
Blog
Show/Hide Search
Search!
Items
Images, maps, documents, objects, whatever.
Birch’s Views of Philadelphia, 1800
PWD’s Joe Perillo holds an American shad near the Fairmount Fishway
Map Showing Districts, Boroughs & Townships Incorporated in Consolidation of Philadelphia in 1854
Treaty of Penn with Indians
Map of Henry Hudson’s Explorations in North America
Bill for Privy Cleaning, 1869
Congress Hall and New Theatre in Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
Library and Surgeon’s Hall in Fifth Street, Philadelphia, 1800
Bank of the United States, in Third Street, Philadelphia
“Another reservoir site chosen,” April 26, 1883
Portrait of Samuel H. Ashbridge, Mayor
State Sen. James P. McNichol
Philadelphia Water Department chief engineer John Trautwine Jr., 1890s
Philadelphia World’s Greatest Work Shop 1930
The Shield passing the site of Philadelphia (Watson’s Annals)
Penn’s Treaty with the Indians (Watson’s Annals)
Penn landing at Chester (Watson’s Annals)
Penn Landing at Blue Anchor, from Watson’s Annals
Caves and inhabitants on the Delaware River, Watson’s Annals
City officials tour new interceptor sewer, 1953