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State Sen James P. McNichol, 1905-1916

State Sen. James P. McNichol

Picture of John Trautwine, Jr.

Philadelphia Water Department chief engineer John Trautwine Jr., 1890s

Nine visiting nurses ready for work, ca. 1909

Nine visiting nurses ready for work, ca. 1909

Immigrant family, ca. 1900

Immigrant family, ca. 1900, nurse in black

Fairmount, bird's eye view from Lemon Hill (detail)

Fairmount Park, bird’s eye view from Lemon Hill, detail

Old Rosin the Beau for the Falcon Barge, J.C. Beckell (2008.001.0047)

Old Rosin the Beau, title page, 1838

New Mill House at Fairmount (2008.001.0046)

New Mill House at Fairmount

Black-and-white newspaper ad advertising "Delightfully Romantic Schuylkill Excursions"

Schuylkill steamship excursions ad, 1852

View of Fairmount Water Works, ca. 1827

Devereaux Street Sewer on the cover of Philadelphia magazine, 1911

Devereaux Street Sewer, Philadelphia magazine, 1911

Henry Disston's Keystone Saw Works was located along the Delaware riverfront in Tacony. The black-and-white lithograph shows the factory's many smokestacks emitting smoke into the atmosphere.

Keystone Saw Works