Rivers & Creeks Delaware River

Black-and-white image of a body of water with trees and shoreline in the far distance

Delaware River at Arch Street from the New Jersey side, 1914

Black-and-white image showing sewer outlet, retaining walls and body of water

Cohocksink Sewer System outlet at Laurel Street

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

Bacteria in Delaware River, Torresdale Filters, 1913

Sewer Demand Taken to City Hall, 7/25/32

1779 Philadelphia map

1779 Revolutionary War-era map of Philadelphia and environs

International Exhibition situation plan, 1876

Centennial Exhibition situation plan, 1876

Color Diagram of Plan for the Collection, Purification and Disposal of the Sewage of the City of Philadelphia

69th St. Sewer and Culvert across Lansdowne

69th St. Sewer and Culvert across Lansdowne AVe.

Outhouse over Schuylkill near Pottstown

Outhouse over the Schuylkill near Pottstown

Sewage collection and disposal plan

Plan for the Collection, Purification and Disposal of the Sewage of the City of Philadelphia, 1912

Swimmers at Pier 126, Delaware River July 15, 1918

Swimmers at Pier 126, Delaware River, July 15, 1918

Photo of Allegheny Avenue Sewer, Pier 126, Delaware River, July 15, 1918

Allegheny Avenue Sewer at Pier 126, 1918