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Philadelphia from Belmont, West Park (Picturesque America)

Gritty and the Phanatic in Ida’s Floodwaters

Fourth of July in Centre Square, John Lewis Krimmel, ca. 1812. The wooden statue in the fountain, “Allegory of the Schuylkill River (Water Nymph and Bittern)”, was carved in 1809 by Philadelphia sculptor William Rush.

Fourth of July, Centre Square, ca. 1812

Centre Square Engine House, location of one of two steam engines used in the city’s original water system. Engraving by Birch.

Centre Square Engine House, ca. 1807

State House Garden, Philadelphia, 1800

New Market, in South Second Street, Philadelphia, 1800

PWD's Joe Perillo with a large striped bass

Joe Perillo with a large Schuylkill striper in 2015