Places Philadelphia

Dauphin and Sydenham car crash, Jan. 17, 1978

This Philadelphia street scene, with dogs facing off with pigs for a pile of tasty garbage, was captured by artist Augustus Kollner in 1844, but would have been very familiar to 18th-century Philadelphians.

“Town street scavengers from life,” Kollner, 1844

Congress Hall and New Theatre in Chestnut Street, Philadelphia

Arch Street, with the Second Presbyterian Church, 1800

Plan of the City of Philadelphia and Adjoining Districts, 1830

Plan of the City of Philadelphia and Adjoining Districts, 1830

Map of Philadelphia showing Population in year 1920

Map of Philadelphia showing Population in year 1920

Outline Map of the County and City of Philadelphia and Vicinity (wd000516)

Outline Map of the County and City of Philadelphia and Vicinity, 1883

Pegg's Run

Pegg’s Run, Northern Liberties (Watson’s Annals)

Two black-and-white photographs of pipeline construction on State Road. Depicted are a group of people, trees, buildings, a fire hydrant and a grid of boards over the pipes.

State Road triple pipeline construction, 1904