Time Periods 1850-1900

Outhouse over Schuylkill near Pottstown

Outhouse over the Schuylkill near Pottstown

Belmont Works Engine House

Engine House of the Belmont Works

Philadelphia Water Department Fire Hydrant

Philadelphia Water Department Fire Hydrant

Diagram of Daily Pumpage for the year 1877 (2004.057.0487.001)

Diagram showing the daily pumpage for the year 1877

Sewage collection and disposal plan

Plan for the Collection, Purification and Disposal of the Sewage of the City of Philadelphia, 1912

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly, 1869, Schuylkill flood, 1869

Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, Schuylkill Flood 1869

Fountain and stand-pipe, 1875 (2004.007.0006)

Fairmount Water Works, with “Nymph and Bittern” fountain and standpipe, 1875

Baldwin Locomotive Works, 1884

Baldwin Locomotive Works