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

Thomas Mill Covered Bridge over Wissahickon Creek (Picturesque America)

Newspaper Clipping Scrapbooks of Frederic Graff Jr.,Chief Engineer of the Philadelphia Water Department: Part 1, 1854-1857

Newspaper Clipping Scrapbooks of Frederick Graff Jr., Chief Engineer of the Philadelphia Water Department. Part 2: 1858-1871

The Sad History of Frankford Creek

Fairmount Water Works, W.H. Bartlett, 1839

Fairmount Water Works from the forebay, 1833

Fourth of July, Centre Square, ca. 1812

Centre Square Engine House, ca. 1807

Frankford Creek: Sad History of an Urban Stream title page

Bridge Street Draw, April 19, 1896. [Detail of men]

“A Snake That Will Be Straightened Out,” map of Frankford Creek with proposed changes, 1949