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

Two views on the water supply, 1939

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

Creek to Sewer: Water History Video 1

History of Water in Roxborough: A talk by Adam Levine

Sandy Run Watershed and the Holmesburg Water Works

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

Cresheim Aqueduct

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

Wingohocking Sewer across Penn St.

Wingohocking Sewer across Penn St.

History of Belfield (1934)

The Water Supply Problem of Philadelphia, 1899

Dauphin and Sydenham car crash, Jan. 17, 1978

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

International Exhibition situation plan, 1876

Centennial Exhibition situation plan, 1876