Topics Water Supply

Fairmount Water Works: The Surprising History of an American Landmark

Laboratory Alkalinity test, ca. 1943

Making It Safe to Drink: Water History Video 2

Image shows three bottles of water, one clear, one dark and one with sediment floating in it.

Bottled vs. Tap in 1906

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

Black-and-white image of a table with numbers in columns

Bacteria in Delaware River, Torresdale Filters, 1913

Belmont Filters construction 1903

Belmont Filters construction, 1903

Finished Upper Roxborough filters, 1903

Finished Upper Roxborough filters, 1903