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Map Lovers’ Monday: The Ellet Map of Philadelphia County, 1843

Water Department Newsletters, 1959-1997

Water Bureau Newspaper Scrapbook, 1942-1952

Map Lovers’ Monday: Philadelphia in 1957, according to the Pennsy

Coal Depot, Richmond, on the Delaware (Picturesque America)

Map showing various routes of transportation in Philadelphia and surrounding area. Focused mainly on suburban Philadelphia areas.

Map Lovers’ Monday: 1896 Suburban Transportation Map

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

Dock Creek Sewer in 1849: A report on its condition made to City Councils

High Water: Flooding in Philadelphia

Image shows multicolored trees and a river cutting through them with two bridges visible

Watersheds: Learning to care for and protect our local water resources

Dauphin and Sydenham car crash, Jan. 17, 1978

Arch Street Ferry, Philadelphia

The City and Port of Philadelphia on the River Delaware from Kensington, 1800