Subjects City Life

Old News: Two unusual underground rescues

Frankford borough map, 1845

Map of Frankford Borough, 1845

Sewer systems, City of Philadelphia, 1927 and 1929

Frankford Creek Watershed Historical Timeline

Frankford Creek Watershed

Northeast Philadelphia history, one page at a time: The Holmesburg Library Scrapbook Collection

Color image of a sheet of newsprint showing headlines

Holmesburg Scrapbooks, Book 5

Color image of a sheet of old newspaper displaying headlines and type

Holmesburg Scrapbooks, Book 4

Color image of a page of newsprint with several black-and-white images included

Holmesburg Scrapbooks, Book 3

Color image of an old sheet of newsprint

Holmesburg Scrapbooks, Book 2

Black-and-white image of many people wearing white on a bright day

Holmesburg Scrapbooks, Book 1

Black-and-white image shows black text on a white background

Holmesburg Scrapbooks, Introduction and Table of Contents