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Schuylkill River from below the South Street Bridge, 1873

Fairmount Water Works (Picturesque America)

Chestnut Street Bridge, on the Schuylkill River (Picturesque America)

Photo of four men standing on the banks of the Schuylkill River on the last day of the Schuylkill Interceptor, December 20, 1956

Last gasp of the Schuylkill Interceptor, December 20, 1956

Schuylkill River from below the South Street Bridge, 1873

Plan of Philadelphia, John Hills, May 30, 1796

Plan of Philadelphia, John Hills, 1796

Wingohocking Sewer across Penn St.

Wingohocking Sewer across Penn St.

Black and white photo of a man wearing a hat and standing on a bridge with his arm on a post

Two Frankford Creek Bridges, 1896-1899

Centre Square Water Works, Drawings of Intake Basin

Centre Square Water Works, Frederick Graff, Sr. Plans, 1799

Benjamin Henry Latrobe, portrait by Filippo Costaggini, 1880

Centre Square Water Works, Latrobe Plans, 1799

Dauphin and Sydenham car crash, Jan. 17, 1978