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

Two views on the water supply, 1939

Mill Creek Sewer drawing, cross-section, 1869

Archival Storytelling: Water History Video 4

Several people stand atop the Aramingo Sewer during construction, June 7, 1900

Creek to Sewer: Water History Video 1

The Schuylkill Navigation: A Journey on the Historic Nineteenth Century Waterway

History of Water in Roxborough: A talk by Adam Levine

Repurposing Old Infrastructure: Water History Video 5

Sandy Run Watershed and the Holmesburg Water Works

PWD Celebrates Black History Month

Philadelphia harbor and rivers chart with points of interest

Map of Philadelphia Harbor, Delaware and Schuylkill, 1912

Birch’s Views of Philadelphia, 1800

Aqueduct carrying sewer over Creishem Creek, in the Wissahickon Valley, 1892

Cresheim Aqueduct

Colored ink drawing showing drainage areas and sewer inlets in Philaelphia in the early 19th century

Drainage area plan, early 19th century