Subjects Pumping Engines

Includes steam engines, water-powered wheels or turbines, and gas-fired and electric pumps, used to provide power that operates pumps.

Fairmount Water Works: The Surprising History of an American Landmark

Annual reports and other documents relating to Philadelphia’s water supply system, 1796-1992

Fairmount Water Powered Works Expansion (1859 to 1861)

Fairmount Water Turbine Wheels (1851)

Fairmount Water Powered Water Works (1822)

The Water Works of the City of Philadelphia. The Story of their Development and Engineering Specifications.