Topics Water Supply

A black-and-white image showing several figures standing on the shore, with a boat, several other figures and a building in the background

The Water and Drainage History of Philadelphia, Part 2

William Penn balks at drinking the "mixed drink" offered him: Schuylkill water, mixed with pollution from the upstream sources named. Editorial cartoon by Fred Morgan, Philadelphia Inquirer, April 6, 1899. One of a series of cartoons drawn by Morgan protesting the state of the city's drinking water and trying to encourage the passage of legislation authorizing the construction of a water filtration system.

Half a Century of Clean Water

International Exhibition situation plan, 1876

Centennial Exhibition situation plan, 1876

Rudolph Hering

Rudolph Hering

Duplex Pumping Engine, Belmont Works

Duplex Pumping Engine, Belmont Works

Diagram of the Philadelphia Water Department's wastewater treatment process

Wastewater Treatment Process diagram

A list of rules governing the sanitary maintenance of privy vaults in Philadelphia in 1915

Be Thankful You Don’t Live in Pre-Flush Philly