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Image shows three bottles of water, one clear, one dark and one with sediment floating in it.

Bottled vs. Tap in 1906

Oak Lane Reservoir pipeline, 1904

The Water and Drainage History of Philadelphia: A seven-part course

Black-and-white image of a table with numbers in columns

Bacteria in Delaware River, Torresdale Filters, 1913