Subjects Water Supply

Pipes, distribution mains, transmission mains, filtration plants, pumping stations, and all other appurtenances, either above or underground, that relate to providing drinking water to homes and businesses. In tandem with sewer systems, properly-designed water supply systems are what make densely-populated urban areas possible.

Oak Lane Reservoir pipeline, 1904

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

Mill Creek Sewer under construction. Several men standing beside a giant partially constructed sewer pipe.

The Water and Drainage History of Philadelphia, Part 7

Cumberland Street pipeline, 1907

Bureau of Water, Cumberland, west of 13th Street, pipe line, 1907

State Street pipeline construction

State Street pipeline construction, 1904

Belmont Filters construction 1903

Belmont Filters construction, 1903

Finished Upper Roxborough filters, 1903

Finished Upper Roxborough filters, 1903

Upper Roxborough filter beds

Upper Roxborough filter beds under construction, July 1902

Laying the Main (2004.057.0074.007)

Commencement of laying the main on the East side of the River, 1871

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