Time Periods 1980-1990

Norman Lofton inspects sewer at Ditman and Sheffield, 1987

Norman Lofton inspects sewer at Ditman and Sheffield, 1987

Sewer crawler Tom Cross, heading down the manhole at 26th and Grays Ferry, 1982

Joe Cerrone, Inspector, Industrial Waste Unit, PWD, enters storm drain to search for source of oil spill, 1989

Norman Lofton enters manhole at Ditman and Sheffield, 1987

Black and white photo of a worker with darker skin, wearing protective clothing, gloves, and a hard hat with the number 25 on the front, reaching up out of a sewer manhole, only head, shoulders, and left arm visible.

Sewer Inspections: Vintage Images

Pumping stations after Philadelphia's incorporation, 1854

Main Pumping Stations for Philadelphia Drinking Water