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Water Bureau Newspaper Scrapbook, 1942-1952

Queen Lane Water Works (1894)

Torresdale Water Works (1907)

Belmont Works (1870)

Roxborough Works (1869)

The Water Works of the City of Philadelphia. The Story of their Development and Engineering Specifications.

Oak Lane Reservoir pipeline, 1904

The Water and Drainage History of Philadelphia: A seven-part course

Spring Garden Sewage Experiment Station, used to test water filtration methods

Outside Sprinkling Filters, Spring Garden Sewage Experiment Station, 1911

Black-and-white photograph showing the completed Upper Roxborough Filter system. Vaulted concrete ceiling with beds of filter sand.

Upper Roxborough Filter Beds Complete, 1903