Topics Water Supply

Fairmount Park topographical map, showing East Park Reservoir, 1872

Fairmount Water Works (Picturesque America)

Wire Bridge at Fairmount

Schuylkill Navigation lock at Fairmount (Picturesque America)

Queen Lane Reservoir pumping station

Queen Lane Pumping Station, proposed design

Pumping stations after Philadelphia's incorporation, 1854

Main Pumping Stations for Philadelphia Drinking Water

Black-and-white image of workers in a pit with a sewer opening behind them and text

Frankford Creek: Sad History of an Urban Stream title page

International Exhibition situation plan, 1876

Centennial Exhibition situation plan, 1876

Outhouse over Schuylkill near Pottstown

Outhouse over the Schuylkill near Pottstown

Duplex Pumping Engine, Belmont Works

Duplex Pumping Engine, Belmont Works

Fairmount

Fairmount Water Works, about 1860

Engine House of the Belmont Works, R. Newell photo (2004.057.0074.001)

Engine House, Belmont Works

Diagram of Daily Pumpage for the year 1877 (2004.057.0487.001)

Diagram showing the daily pumpage for the year 1877