Engineering – Subjects – Water History PHL

Subjects Engineering

The application of scientific principles to practical ends as the design, construction, and operation of efficient and economical structures, equipment, and systems; also the profession of or the work performed by an engineer. Good practices in the various subdivisions of this field, including civil, sanitary, and transportation engineering, are the foundation of any city's well-being and livability.

Subjects Engineering

Mill Creek Sewer under construction, 1883

Thomas Run sewer outlet during construction

Frankford Creek: Sad History of an Urban Stream title page

Bridge Street Draw. Southwest side of bridge. April 19, 1896. [Detail].

Bureau of Water, Cumberland, west of 13th Street, pipe line, 1907

State Street pipeline construction, 1904

Finished Upper Roxborough filters, 1903

Upper Roxborough filter beds under construction, July 1902

State Road triple pipeline construction, 1904