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1850-1900
Thomas Mill Covered Bridge over Wissahickon Creek (Picturesque America)
Mill Creek Sewer under construction, 1883
A Day in the Ma’sh – Oil Refinery
Perkiomen Water Supply Surveys, 1866
Frankford Creek: Sad History of an Urban Stream title page
Wood truss drawbridge, Orthodox Street over Frankford Creek, rebuilt 1899
Bridge Street Draw, view through bridge, July 26, 1897
Bridge Street Draw, July 26, 1897
Bridge Street Draw looking north, ca. 1896
Bridge Street Draw. Southwest side of bridge. April 19, 1896. [Detail].
Bridge Street Draw, April 19, 1896. [Detail of men]
Bridge Street Draw. View of old draw removed, looking north. April 19, 1896. [Detail]
Bridge Street Draw. General view of old draw, ca 1896
“A Forty-Acre Water Basin,” The Times, June 14, 1883
“Another reservoir site chosen,” April 26, 1883
30th Street Sewer
Duplex Pumping Engine, Belmont Works
Engine House of the Belmont Works
Plan for the Collection, Purification and Disposal of the Sewage of the City of Philadelphia, 1912
McConnell Germ-Proof Filters ad (crop)
Jonval Turbines at New Mill House, 1870