Subjects Pipes

Oak Lane Reservoir pipeline, 1904

Oak Lane Reservoir pipeline, 1904

State Street pipeline construction

State Street pipeline construction, 1904

Philadelphia Standard Distribution Valve (20040570221083)

Philadelphia Standard Distribution Valve

Showing method of sinking the pipe on the bed of the River (2004.057.0074.006)

Showing the method of sinking the pipe on the bed of the river

Stand Pipe of Philadelphia Water Works

Water Works Standpipe, 1853

Six people and dozens of sandbags performing a load test on a concrete pipe, 1914

Pipe Test, 1914

Two black-and-white photographs of pipeline construction on State Road. Depicted are a group of people, trees, buildings, a fire hydrant and a grid of boards over the pipes.

State Road triple pipeline construction, 1904

Eleven men in a work gang plug leaks in a tunnel, the Torresdale Conduit

Torresdale Conduit work gang, 1906

Flashback Friday … the 13th!

A list of rules governing the sanitary maintenance of privy vaults in Philadelphia in 1915

Be Thankful You Don’t Live in Pre-Flush Philly