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Early visions of Philadelphia’s airport

Color image of a grassy field with trees and buildings surrounding it and white lines drawn on the grass mimicking the path of a creek.

Drawing Dock Creek

Black-and-white image of a creek with people around it and a large building behind it

Dock Creek Sewer in 1849

High Water: Flooding in Philadelphia

Drainage and Sewerage Report, 1853

Oak Lane Reservoir pipeline, 1904

The Water and Drainage History of Philadelphia