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.

Birch’s Views of Philadelphia, 1800

Thomas Mill Covered Bridge on the Wissahickon

Thomas Mill Covered Bridge over Wissahickon Creek (Picturesque America)

Centre Square Water Works, Frederick Graff, Sr. Plans, 1799

Benjamin Henry Latrobe, portrait by Filippo Costaggini, 1880

Centre Square Water Works, Latrobe Plans, 1799

Black-and-white photograph of a man in a hat standing in a brick trench

Grit Chamber, Essen, Germany

Black-and-white photo of heavy machinery

Sludge Presses for Grease Recovery, Bradford, England

Black-and-white image of a tray with three compartments and four small glass cylinders

Drain water from sludges obtained from sedimentation, septic and Emscher tanks

Black-and-white image of a refinery with smokestacks emitting smoke

A Day in the Ma’sh – Oil Refinery

Black and white photo of a low bridge over a creek

Bridge Street Draw, July 26, 1897

Color Diagram of Plan for the Collection, Purification and Disposal of the Sewage of the City of Philadelphia

State Street pipeline construction

State Street pipeline construction, 1904

Rudolph Hering

Rudolph Hering