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

Two views on the water supply, 1939

Rebirth of the Rivers: Water History Video 3

Photo of four men standing on the banks of the Schuylkill River on the last day of the Schuylkill Interceptor, December 20, 1956

Last gasp of the Schuylkill Interceptor, December 20, 1956

The Water Supply Problem of Philadelphia, 1899

Black-and-white line graph showing two jagged lines on a grid

Diagram Showing Decreased Amount of Dissolved Oxygen in Delaware River, 1913

Black-and-white image of a brick sewer outlet that drains into a creek with trees and a hill behind it

Thomas Run sewer outlet at Cobbs Creek

Water, Water Everywhere – Philadelphia Record, 1937-03-14

Black-and-white image of a refinery with smokestacks emitting smoke

A Day in the Ma’sh – Oil Refinery

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

Outhouse over Schuylkill near Pottstown

Outhouse over the Schuylkill near Pottstown

Pegg's Run

Pegg’s Run, Northern Liberties (Watson’s Annals)

Swimmers at Pier 126, Delaware River July 15, 1918

Swimmers at Pier 126, Delaware River, July 15, 1918