Topics Philadelphia before 1800

Scenes on the Wissahickon

Scenes on the Wissahickon Creek (Picturesque America)

Second Bank of Pennsylvania, South Second Street, Philadelphia

A black-and-white image of a small ship with white sails on a river in front of a landscape of trees and the riverbank

The Shield passing the site of Philadelphia (Watson’s Annals)

Penn's Treaty with the Lenape

Penn’s Treaty with the Indians (Watson’s Annals)

Penn landing at Chester

Penn landing at Chester (Watson’s Annals)

Dock Creek and Blue Anchor Inn

Penn Landing at Blue Anchor, from Watson’s Annals

Delaware Caves

Caves and inhabitants on the Delaware River, Watson’s Annals