Greater Philadelphia GeoHistory Network: New Resources http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/ New maps and resources from the Greater Philadelphia GeoHistory Network. en-us Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:30:11 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss WaltRiceJr@gmail.com Atlas of the 27th & 46th Wards of the City of Philadelphia (1909) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=EVS1909%2EPhilaWards27%5F46 Atlas of the 27th & 46th Wards of the City of Philadelphia (1909)
Elvino V. Smith
Source: Map Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia
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Atlas of the 27th & 46th Wards of the City of Philadelphia, Plate 1 ]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:51:00 GMT Atlas of the 24th, 34th, and 44th Wards of the City of Philadelphia (1911-1912) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=JLS1911%2EPhilaWards24%5F34%5F44 Atlas of the 24th, 34th, and 44th Wards of the City of Philadelphia (1911-1912)
J. L. Smith
Source: Athenaeum of Philadelphia
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Atlas of the 24th, 34th, and 44th Wards of the City of Philadelphia, Map Index ]]> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMT Atlas of the 40th Ward of the City of Philadelphia (1910) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=EVS1910%2EPhilaWard40 Atlas of the 40th Ward of the City of Philadelphia (1910)
Elvino V. Smith, C.E.
Source: Athenaeum of Philadelphia
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Atlas of the 40th Ward of the City of Philadelphia, Map Index ]]> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:00:00 GMT Atlas of the 6th, 9th, & 10th Wards of the City of Philadelphia (1921) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=EVS1921%2EPhilaWards6%5F9%5F10 Atlas of the 6th, 9th, & 10th Wards of the City of Philadelphia (1921)
Elvino V. Smith, C.E.
Source: Athenaeum of Philadelphia
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Atlas of the 6th, 9th, & 10th Wards of the City of Philadelphia, Map Index ]]> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:59:00 GMT Atlas of the 20th and 29th Wards of the City of Philadelphia (1907) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=EVS1907%2EPhilaWards20%5F29 Atlas of the 20th and 29th Wards of the City of Philadelphia (1907)
Elvino V. Smith, C.E.
Source: Athenaeum of Philadelphia
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Atlas of the 20th and 29th Wards of the City of Philadelphia, Map Index ]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:00:00 GMT Atlas of Philadelphia, Vol. 2, 19th Ward (1874) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=GHJ1874%2EPhilaWard19 Atlas of Philadelphia, Vol. 2, 19th Ward (1874)
G. H. Jones & Co.
Source: Athenaeum of Philadelphia
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Atlas of Philadelphia, Vol. 2, 19th Ward, Map Index ]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:30:00 GMT Atlas of Properties along the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore R.R., Baltimore & Ohio R.R., Phila. & West-Chester R.R., and part of Philada. & Reading R.R., Philadelphia to Chester and Elwyn Sta. (1889) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=JLS1889%2EBORR Atlas of Properties along the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore R.R., Baltimore & Ohio R.R., Phila. & West-Chester R.R., and part of Philada. & Reading R.R., Philadelphia to Chester and Elwyn Sta. (1889)
J. L. Smith
Source: Athenaeum of Philadelphia
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Atlas of Properties along the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore R.R., Baltimore & Ohio R.R., Phila. & West-Chester R.R., and part of Philada. & Reading R.R., Philadelphia to Chester and Elwyn Sta., Index ]]> Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:07:00 GMT Philadelphia and Camden. (1872) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1872%2D1 Philadelphia and Camden. (1872)

Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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This detailed map shows the location of the Centennial Exhibition, and many other features. 2008.001.0024

Philadelphia and Camden. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Map of water pipes now supplied from Fair Mount [Fairmount] Water Works (1853) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1853%2D1 Map of water pipes now supplied from Fair Mount [Fairmount] Water Works (1853)
Drawn by Frederick Graff, Engineer & Superintendent. Lith. by W. H. Rease, 17 S. 5th St., Phila.
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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Map shows the location and sizes of water distribution pipes from the Fairmount Water Works to Philadelphia and parts of Moyamensing and Southwark. Also noted are the location of each of the 1,015 fire hydrants in the system. Unlike other maps of the period, this one differentiates between streets that are built and those that “not yet laid.” 2008.001.0022

Map of water pipes now supplied from Fair Mount [Fairmount] Water Works, Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Hydrographical survey of the Schuylkill River from the Wire bridge at Fairmount to the Reading Rail Road Bridge at Schuylkill Falls. [1861 and 66] (1867) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1867%2D1 Hydrographical survey of the Schuylkill River from the Wire bridge at Fairmount to the Reading Rail Road Bridge at Schuylkill Falls. [1861 and 66] (1867)
Henry P. M. Birkinbine, Chief Engineer. J. M. Conklin (lithographer)
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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Besides showing fascinating details of the depth and width of the river, this map is one of the earliest topographical surveys of the section of the Schuylkill River valley through what became Fairmount Park. 2004.057.0057f

Hydrographical survey of the Schuylkill River from the Wire bridge at Fairmount to the Reading Rail Road Bridge at Schuylkill Falls. [1861 and 66], Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Proposed plan for supplying the City of Philadelphia with pure water from Flat Rock Dam, without interfering with the sewerage of the City, or the immense manufacturing interest located below said dam. (1868 (circa)) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1868%2D1 Proposed plan for supplying the City of Philadelphia with pure water from Flat Rock Dam, without interfering with the sewerage of the City, or the immense manufacturing interest located below said dam. (1868 (circa))

Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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Water supply plan which accompanied a petition from manufacturers in Manayunk along the Schuylkill River, who wanted to continue polluting the river with their factory wastes, and suggested an alternative water supply for the Philadelphia that would allow them to do this. The plan was not adopted, and the City continued, with varied success, to protect the water supply at Fairmount from manufacturing pollution. As with many old plans folded into the Water Department’s bound reports, this one was in pieces (with some parts missing) and needed major repairs before scanning. 2004.057.0063h

Proposed plan for supplying the City of Philadelphia with pure water from Flat Rock Dam, without interfering with the sewerage of the City, or the immense manufacturing interest located below said dam. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Showing the drives, rides and walks. Total area, 2,500 acres (1869) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1869%2D1 Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Showing the drives, rides and walks. Total area, 2,500 acres (1869)
James McGuigan, Lith.
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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The communication from Frederic Graff discussed the need for a new reservoir in Fairmount park, which is overlaid on the original park plan in blue. This eventually became the East Park Reservoir. This map was scanned in two pieces, and is missing the lower left corner. 2004.057.0063b

Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Showing the drives, rides and walks. Total area, 2,500 acres, Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Map of farms and lots embraced within the limits of Fairmount park as appropriated for public use by act of Assembly approved the 14th day of April A.D. 1868. (1870) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1870%2D1 Map of farms and lots embraced within the limits of Fairmount park as appropriated for public use by act of Assembly approved the 14th day of April A.D. 1868. (1870)
Edwd. D. Roberts, Surveyor and Reg. 4th Dist. Nov. 26, 1864.
Source: Private Collection of Adam Levine
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Three inset maps: 1. Lansdowne Land Company lots in the 24th Ward, 1868. 2. Lots of the Mifflin Land Association 20th Ward Philada. 3. Plan of ground appropriated for the preservation of the purity of water and an addition to Fairmount park under ordinance of the City of Philadelphia approved June 28, 1864.

Map of farms and lots embraced within the limits of Fairmount park as appropriated for public use by act of Assembly approved the 14th day of April A.D. 1868. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Fairmount Park 1869. Map showing the improvements on the west-side of the river from Girard Avenue to George’s Hill and Belmont, made from the 28th of April to the 1st of December. (1870) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1870%2D2 Fairmount Park 1869. Map showing the improvements on the west-side of the river from Girard Avenue to George’s Hill and Belmont, made from the 28th of April to the 1st of December. (1870)

Source: Private Collection of Adam Levine
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Fairmount Park 1869. Map showing the improvements on the west-side of the river from Girard Avenue to George’s Hill and Belmont, made from the 28th of April to the 1st of December., Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Map of the survey of Wissahickon Creek from its mouth to Paul’s Mill Road defining the boundaries of land appropriated by the Commissioners of Fairmount park for the protection of the purity of the water of said creek and the preservation of the beauty of its scenery. Declared to be a part of Fairmount park by act of General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania approved the 14th day of April A.D. 1868. (1870) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1870%2D3 Map of the survey of Wissahickon Creek from its mouth to Paul’s Mill Road defining the boundaries of land appropriated by the Commissioners of Fairmount park for the protection of the purity of the water of said creek and the preservation of the beauty of its scenery. Declared to be a part of Fairmount park by act of General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania approved the 14th day of April A.D. 1868. (1870)
Jno. C. Cresson Chief Engineer. Engraved by S. B. Linton.
Source: Private Collection of Adam Levine
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Map of the survey of Wissahickon Creek from its mouth to Paul’s Mill Road defining the boundaries of land appropriated by the Commissioners of Fairmount park for the protection of the purity of the water of said creek and the preservation of the beauty of its scenery. Declared to be a part of Fairmount park by act of General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania approved the 14th day of April A.D. 1868., Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Storage Reservoir. East Park. (1872) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1872%2D2 Storage Reservoir. East Park. (1872)

Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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This reservoir, first proposed in 1869, was not completed until 1889. 2004.057.0081

Storage Reservoir. East Park., Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Map of Philadelphia showing the location of the buildings for the International [Centennial] Exhibition, 1876, in Fairmount Park. (1875) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1875%2D1 Map of Philadelphia showing the location of the buildings for the International [Centennial] Exhibition, 1876, in Fairmount Park. (1875)

Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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This map is typical of the period, providing an exaggerated picture of the extent of development in the city at that time, showing many streets that existed only on paper. 2004.099.0368

Map of Philadelphia showing the location of the buildings for the International [Centennial] Exhibition, 1876, in Fairmount Park. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT The Girard Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia. Constructed by Messrs. Clarke, Reeves and Co., Engineers, Phoenixville Bridge Works, Philadelphia. (1875) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1875%2D2 The Girard Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia. Constructed by Messrs. Clarke, Reeves and Co., Engineers, Phoenixville Bridge Works, Philadelphia. (1875)

Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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The Girard Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia. Constructed by Messrs. Clarke, Reeves and Co., Engineers, Phoenixville Bridge Works, Philadelphia. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Map of the water courses at and near Philadelphia. (1875) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1875%2D3 Map of the water courses at and near Philadelphia. (1875)

Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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These streams were of interest to the Philadelphia Water Department as it searched for a purer water supply for the city. The green area on the map shows the Perkiomen Creek watershed, of special interest in this time period. Many alternative water supplies were examined by the city from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century, but the original system, which still draws water from the city’s two rivers, was never abandoned. 2004.057.0085

Map of the water courses at and near Philadelphia., Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Map showing the heart of [water] distribution of the City of Philadelphia. (1875) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1875%2D4 Map showing the heart of [water] distribution of the City of Philadelphia. (1875)

Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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Map showing the heart of [water] distribution of the City of Philadelphia., Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Map of the watershed of the Schuylkill river [showing geological formations]. (1875) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1875%2D5 Map of the watershed of the Schuylkill river [showing geological formations]. (1875)

Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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Map of the watershed of the Schuylkill river [showing geological formations]., Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Map of the Water Frontage of the Port of Philadelphia. (1876) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1876%2D1 Map of the Water Frontage of the Port of Philadelphia. (1876)

Source: Private Collection of Adam Levine
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Map of the Water Frontage of the Port of Philadelphia., Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Topographical map of Philadelphia showing proposed water distribution. To accompany report of Philadelphia Water Department (1878) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1878%2D1 Topographical map of Philadelphia showing proposed water distribution. To accompany report of Philadelphia Water Department (1878)
William H. McFadden, Chief Engineer. J. E. Codman, del.
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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Topographical map of Philadelphia showing proposed water distribution. To accompany report of Philadelphia Water Department, Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Map showing the line of the proposed aqueduct from the Perkiomen Creek to Philadelphia. (1879) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1879%2D1 Map showing the line of the proposed aqueduct from the Perkiomen Creek to Philadelphia. (1879)

Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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Map showing the line of the proposed aqueduct from the Perkiomen Creek to Philadelphia. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Future sewerage requirements of Philadelphia. (1880) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1880%2D1 Future sewerage requirements of Philadelphia. (1880)

Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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Future sewerage requirements of Philadelphia., Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Noll’s new official guide map of Philadelphia. (1890) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1890%2D1 Noll’s new official guide map of Philadelphia. (1890)
E. P. Noll & Co.
Source: Private Collection of Adam Levine
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This detailed map’s many features include topographical contour lines, factories, public institutions, railroads, creeks, and wharves.

Noll’s new official guide map of Philadelphia. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Map accompanying Appendix H, "Proposed system of water supply from Southern New Jersey," a plan of Joseph Wharton to supply Philadelphia with water from the rivers running through his land in the Pine Barrens. (1891) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1891%2D1 Map accompanying Appendix H, "Proposed system of water supply from Southern New Jersey," a plan of Joseph Wharton to supply Philadelphia with water from the rivers running through his land in the Pine Barrens. (1891)
J. L. Smith, Lith.
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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Map accompanying Appendix H, "Proposed system of water supply from Southern New Jersey," a plan of Joseph Wharton to supply Philadelphia with water from the rivers running through his land in the Pine Barrens., Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Official maps of the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. Approaches to the City of Philadelphia. No. 380: Philadelphia Water Front. Delaware River, Pennsylvania. (1891) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1891%2D3a Official maps of the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. Approaches to the City of Philadelphia. No. 380: Philadelphia Water Front. Delaware River, Pennsylvania. (1891)
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Surveys
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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Features such as shoals and lighthouses and etc. that, soundings across the river, marshland, etc… 2004.081.0001

Official maps of the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. Approaches to the City of Philadelphia. No. 380: Philadelphia Water Front. Delaware River, Pennsylvania., Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Official maps of the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. Approaches to the City of Philadelphia. No. 381: Philadelphia Water Front. Schuylkill River, Pennsylvania. (1891) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1891%2D3b Official maps of the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. Approaches to the City of Philadelphia. No. 381: Philadelphia Water Front. Schuylkill River, Pennsylvania. (1891)
Washington, D.C.: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Surveys
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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Features such as shoals and lighthouses and etc. that, soundings across the river, marshland, etc… 2004.081.0001

Official maps of the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. Approaches to the City of Philadelphia. No. 381: Philadelphia Water Front. Schuylkill River, Pennsylvania. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Map of Philadelphia, No. 2, showing districts of distribution arranged in accordance with the topography of the City, and the present and proposed reservoirs from which they are to be supplied. (1892) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1892%2D1 Map of Philadelphia, No. 2, showing districts of distribution arranged in accordance with the topography of the City, and the present and proposed reservoirs from which they are to be supplied. (1892)
Bureau of Water
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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Map of Philadelphia, No. 2, showing districts of distribution arranged in accordance with the topography of the City, and the present and proposed reservoirs from which they are to be supplied., Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT View showing P. & R. [Philadelphia & Reading] railroad tracks and present conditions upon Pennsylvania Avenue. (1893) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1893%2D1 View showing P. & R. [Philadelphia & Reading] railroad tracks and present conditions upon Pennsylvania Avenue. (1893)
Department of Public Works…. Packard del.
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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View showing P. & R. [Philadelphia & Reading] railroad tracks and present conditions upon Pennsylvania Avenue. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Sketch illustrating the plan for the depression of the P. & R. R.R. (Philadelphia & Reading Railroad) tracks on Pennsylvania Avenue west of Broad Street and the abolishment of grade crossings on all intersection streets. [Inset: “View showing east entrance to tunnel at 21st Street and roadway of Pennsylvania Avenue as it will appear after the tracks have been depressed.”] (1893) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1893%2D2 Sketch illustrating the plan for the depression of the P. & R. R.R. (Philadelphia & Reading Railroad) tracks on Pennsylvania Avenue west of Broad Street and the abolishment of grade crossings on all intersection streets. [Inset: “View showing east entrance to tunnel at 21st Street and roadway of Pennsylvania Avenue as it will appear after the tracks have been depressed.”] (1893)
Department of Public Works…Packard del.
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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Sketch illustrating the plan for the depression of the P. & R. R.R. (Philadelphia & Reading Railroad) tracks on Pennsylvania Avenue west of Broad Street and the abolishment of grade crossings on all intersection streets. [Inset: “View showing east entrance to tunnel at 21st Street and roadway of Pennsylvania Avenue as it will appear after the tracks have been depressed.”], Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT View of the proposed Falls Bridge over Schuylkill River. (1892) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1894%2D1 View of the proposed Falls Bridge over Schuylkill River. (1892)
Department of Public works, Bureau of Surveys,
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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View of the proposed Falls Bridge over Schuylkill River., Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Sketch illustrating proposed bridge over Schuylkill River at Gray’s Ferry Philadelphia. (1894) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1894%2D2 Sketch illustrating proposed bridge over Schuylkill River at Gray’s Ferry Philadelphia. (1894)
Department of Public Works. Bureau of Surveys.
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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Sketch illustrating proposed bridge over Schuylkill River at Gray’s Ferry Philadelphia. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Plan showing the abolishment of grade crossings at North Penn Junction near Fourth and Tioga St’s. 33rd Ward. (1894) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1894%2D3 Plan showing the abolishment of grade crossings at North Penn Junction near Fourth and Tioga St’s. 33rd Ward. (1894)

Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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2004.058.0025

Plan showing the abolishment of grade crossings at North Penn Junction near Fourth and Tioga St’s. 33rd Ward. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT General plan for the depression of the tracks of the Phila. & Reading R.R. on Pennsylvania Ave. & Noble St.. (1894) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1894%2D4 General plan for the depression of the tracks of the Phila. & Reading R.R. on Pennsylvania Ave. & Noble St.. (1894)
Department of Public Works, Bureau of Surveys, Philadelphia. H. Souder del.
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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General plan for the depression of the tracks of the Phila. & Reading R.R. on Pennsylvania Ave. & Noble St.., Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Triangulation of the City of Philadelphia. (1894) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1894%2D5 Triangulation of the City of Philadelphia. (1894)
Neville B. Craig, Topographer.
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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Triangulation of the City of Philadelphia., Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Main sewerage system of the City of Philadelphia. (1895) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1895%2D1 Main sewerage system of the City of Philadelphia. (1895)

Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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Main sewerage system of the City of Philadelphia., Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT New Map of Philadelphia and Vicinity. [Showing proposed public works projects.] (1907) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1907%2D1 New Map of Philadelphia and Vicinity. [Showing proposed public works projects.] (1907)

Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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2004.058.0049

New Map of Philadelphia and Vicinity. [Showing proposed public works projects.], Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. (1907) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1907%2D2 Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. (1907)

Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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2004.058.0049

Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia., Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. (1908) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1908%2D1 Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. (1908)

Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Sketch illustrating Pavilion Pier at the foot of Chestnut Street, Delaware river, Philadelphia. (1899) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1898%2D1 Sketch illustrating Pavilion Pier at the foot of Chestnut Street, Delaware river, Philadelphia. (1899)
Department of Public Works. Bureau of Surveys.
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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Sketch illustrating Pavilion Pier at the foot of Chestnut Street, Delaware river, Philadelphia. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Map of the Delaware River showing sites of dredging operations by the City of Philadelphia, for a channel 26 feet deep at mean low water, 1896-1899. (1900) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1899%2D1 Map of the Delaware River showing sites of dredging operations by the City of Philadelphia, for a channel 26 feet deep at mean low water, 1896-1899. (1900)
Department of Public Works, Bureau of Surveys
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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2004.058.0035

Map of the Delaware River showing sites of dredging operations by the City of Philadelphia, for a channel 26 feet deep at mean low water, 1896-1899., Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Map of the Schuylkill River showing dredging operations by the City of Philadelphia, 1895-1899. (1900) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1899%2D2 Map of the Schuylkill River showing dredging operations by the City of Philadelphia, 1895-1899. (1900)
Department of Public Works, Bureau of Surveys.
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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2004.058.0035

Map of the Schuylkill River showing dredging operations by the City of Philadelphia, 1895-1899. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. (1902) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1902%2D1 Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. (1902)
Department of Public Works. Bureau of Surveys.
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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2004.058.0041

Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Map of the Delaware River showing sites of dredging operations by the City of Philadelphia [and] Map of the Schuylkill River showing dredging operations by the City of Philadelphia. (1902) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1902%2D2 Map of the Delaware River showing sites of dredging operations by the City of Philadelphia [and] Map of the Schuylkill River showing dredging operations by the City of Philadelphia. (1902)

Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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2004.058.0041

Map of the Delaware River showing sites of dredging operations by the City of Philadelphia [and] Map of the Schuylkill River showing dredging operations by the City of Philadelphia., Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. (1903) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1903%2D1 Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. (1903)
Department of Public Works. Bureau of Surveys.
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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2004.058.0042

Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. (1904) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1904%2D1 Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. (1904)
Department of Public Works. Bureau of Surveys.
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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2004.058.0044

Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. (1905) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1905%2D1 Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. (1905)
Department of Public Works. Bureau of Surveys. W. B. Morrell [delineator].
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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2004.058.0045

Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Map of the Delaware River showing sites of the dredging for the proposed 30-foot channel by the City of Philadelphia. (1905) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1905%2D2 Map of the Delaware River showing sites of the dredging for the proposed 30-foot channel by the City of Philadelphia. (1905)

Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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2004.058.0045

Map of the Delaware River showing sites of the dredging for the proposed 30-foot channel by the City of Philadelphia., Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. (1906) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1906%2D1 Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. (1906)
Department of Public Works. Bureau of Surveys. W. B. Morrell [delineator].
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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2004.058.0046

Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Map of the Delaware River showing sites of the dredging for the proposed 30-foot channel by the City of Philadelphia. (1907) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1907%2D3 Map of the Delaware River showing sites of the dredging for the proposed 30-foot channel by the City of Philadelphia. (1907)

Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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2004.058.0049

Map of the Delaware River showing sites of the dredging for the proposed 30-foot channel by the City of Philadelphia. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Map of the Delaware River showing the 30’ channel dredges under City and State appropriation 1906-1908. (1908) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1908%2D2 Map of the Delaware River showing the 30’ channel dredges under City and State appropriation 1906-1908. (1908)

Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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2004.058.0050

Map of the Delaware River showing the 30’ channel dredges under City and State appropriation 1906-1908. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. (1909) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1909%2D1 Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. (1909)

Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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2004.058.0051

Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia., Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. (1910) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1910%2D1 Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. (1910)

Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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2004.058.0054

Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia., Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. (1911) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1911%2D1 Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. (1911)

Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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2004.058.0058

Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia., Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Philadelphia and vicinity showing suggested improvement of the street and park system. (1911) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1911%2D2 Philadelphia and vicinity showing suggested improvement of the street and park system. (1911)
Bureau of Surveys, General Plan Division
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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2004.058.0058

Philadelphia and vicinity showing suggested improvement of the street and park system. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Map of the central district of Philadelphia showing general system of main traffic streets and parkways. (1911) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1911%2D3 Map of the central district of Philadelphia showing general system of main traffic streets and parkways. (1911)
Bureau of Surveys, General Plan Division
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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2004.058.0054

Map of the central district of Philadelphia showing general system of main traffic streets and parkways. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. (1912) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1912%2D1 Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia. (1912)

Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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2004.058.0059

Main sewerage systems of the City of Philadelphia., Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT City of Philadelphia. Plan for the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage. (1914) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1914%2D1 City of Philadelphia. Plan for the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage. (1914)
Department of Public Works, Bureau of Surveys. J. W. Knight [del.]
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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2004.058.0065

City of Philadelphia. Plan for the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage., Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Water supply districts of the City of Philadelphia, Jan. 1, 1919. (1919) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1919%2D1 Water supply districts of the City of Philadelphia, Jan. 1, 1919. (1919)

Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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2004.057.0206

Water supply districts of the City of Philadelphia, Jan. 1, 1919. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Water supply intakes in relation to sewerage system outlets of the City of Philadelphia. (1920) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1920%2D1 Water supply intakes in relation to sewerage system outlets of the City of Philadelphia. (1920)
Department of Public Works, Bureau of Water.
Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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2004.057.0210.003

Water supply intakes in relation to sewerage system outlets of the City of Philadelphia. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Watersheds of the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers [with rainfall totals for numerous localities]. (1920) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PWD1920%2D2 Watersheds of the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers [with rainfall totals for numerous localities]. (1920)

Source: Philadelphia Water Department
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2004.057.0210.003

Watersheds of the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers [with rainfall totals for numerous localities]. , Map ]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT Hotels, Railroad Stations, and Transportation Lines serving Convention Hall (1936) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=PRT1936%2EConventionRoutes Hotels, Railroad Stations, and Transportation Lines serving Convention Hall (1936)
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co
Source: Private Collection of William Krispin
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Prepared for the 1936 Democratic National Convention held in Philadelphia. Verso is a type-written draft of the map brochure to be printed for delegates to the convetion.

Hotels, Railroad Stations, and Transportation Lines serving Convention Hall, Perspective Map ]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:10:00 GMT [Unknown Atlas] (1860) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=MIT1860%2EAtlas [Unknown Atlas] (1860)
S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr.
Source: Private Collection of William Krispin
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[Unknown Atlas], Map of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware ]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:05:00 GMT Map of Philadelphia (1911) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=GFC1911%2EPhila Map of Philadelphia (1911)
George F. Cram
Source: Private Collection of William Krispin
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From Cram's 1911 Atlas

Map of Philadelphia, Map ]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT Barnes Map of Philadelphia (1865) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=RLB1865%2EPhila Barnes Map of Philadelphia (1865)
R. L. Barnes
Source: Map Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia
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Barnes Map of Philadelphia, Map ]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:00:00 GMT City of Philadelphia (1913) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=JLS1913%2EPhilaRevised City of Philadelphia (1913)
J. L. Smith
Source: Map Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia
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City of Philadelphia, Map ]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT Atlas of the City of Philadelphia by Wards (1893) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=JES1893%2EPhila Atlas of the City of Philadelphia by Wards (1893)
Published by J. E. Shiedt, draughtsman
Source: Map Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia
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Atlas of the City of Philadelphia by Wards, Ward 5 ]]> Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT Street Atlas of Philadelphia by Wards (1895) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=KAU1895%2EPhilaStreetAtlas Street Atlas of Philadelphia by Wards (1895)
Charles D. Kaufmann, Publisher; Compiled and drawn by J. Edelmann
Source: Map Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia
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Street Atlas of Philadelphia by Wards, Ward 1 ]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT Map of Philadelphia and Environs (1893) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=BST1893%2EPhilaEnvirons Map of Philadelphia and Environs (1893)
G. Wm. Baist
Source: Map Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia
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Map of Philadelphia and Environs, Map ]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT Map of Philadelpia (1876) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=GMH1876%2EPhila Map of Philadelpia (1876)
G. M. Hopkins, C.E.
Source: Map Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia
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Map of Philadelpia, Map ]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT Scott's Map of the Consolidated City of Philadelphia (1856) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=JDS1856%2EPhila Scott's Map of the Consolidated City of Philadelphia (1856)
Scott & Moore
Source: Map Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia
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Scott's Map of the Consolidated City of Philadelphia, Map ]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT Perspective of Philadelphia in 1886 http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=BMF1886%2EPhila Perspective of Philadelphia in 1886
Burk & McFetridge, Phila., 1886
Source: Map Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia
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Perspective of Philadelphia in 1886, Perspective ]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT Atlas of the City of Philadelphia, 42nd Ward (1913) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=BRM1913%2EPhilaWard42 Atlas of the City of Philadelphia, 42nd Ward (1913)
Geo. W. and Walter S. Bromley, Civil Engineers
Source: Map Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia
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Atlas of the City of Philadelphia, 42nd Ward, Plate 13 ]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT Atlas of the City of Philadelphia by Wards (1892) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=JES1892%2EPhila Atlas of the City of Philadelphia by Wards (1892)
Published by J. E. Shiedt, draughtsman
Source: Map Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia
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Atlas of the City of Philadelphia by Wards, Index ]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT Maps of the Ward Boundaries of Philadelphia (1933) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=EVS1933%2EPhila Maps of the Ward Boundaries of Philadelphia (1933)
Published by Elvino V. Smith, Copyright by C. R. Rosenberger
Source: Map Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia
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Maps of the Ward Boundaries of Philadelphia, Ward 30 ]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT J. M. Brewer's Map of Philadelphia (1934) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=JMB1934%2EPhila J. M. Brewer's Map of Philadelphia (1934)
J. M. Brewer
Source: Map Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia
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This map of Philadelphia was created by J.M. Brewer in 1934. Brewer had a company called Property Services, Inc. that provided information about real estate conditions, presumably to local lenders, realtors, and appraisers. There are no records about the method Brewer used to collect the data other than the note at the bottom of the map legend: "All location ratings and racial concentration quotes are the opinion only of J.M. Brewer after careful investigation of the location." Brewer served at one time as chief appraiser in Philadelphia for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Met Life was among the biggest mortgage lenders in Philadelphia during the 1940s. Brewer also served as a map consultant to Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) and helped create the 1937 security map for Philadelphia. No doubt Brewer used this 1934 map and the data collected to create it in his work with HOLC. This map provides evidence that people outside of the federal government were making maps similar to the ones created by the HOLC even before HOLC began its City Survey in 1935.

J. M. Brewer's Map of Philadelphia, South Section ]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT Northern District of the City of Philadelphia (1901) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=BST1901%2EPhilaNorthernDist Northern District of the City of Philadelphia (1901)
G. Wm. Baist, Surveyor and Map Publisher
Source: Athenaeum of Philadelphia
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Northern District of the City of Philadelphia, Plan 3 ]]> Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT Atlas of Philadelphia: West Philadelphia (1916) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=BRM1916%2EWestPhila Atlas of Philadelphia: West Philadelphia (1916)
G. W. Bromley
Source: Athenaeum of Philadelphia
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Atlas of Philadelphia: West Philadelphia, Plate 23 ]]> Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT Philadelphia Street Map (1959) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=BSD1959%2EPhilaStreetMap Philadelphia Street Map (1959)
Bureau of Surveys and Design, Dept. of Streets
Source: Map Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia
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Philadelphia Street Map, Plate 9 ]]> Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT Baist's Map of Philadelphia and Environs (1889) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=BST1889%2EPhilaEnvirons Baist's Map of Philadelphia and Environs (1889)
G. Wm. Baist
Source: Map Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia
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Baist's Map of Philadelphia and Environs, Map ]]> Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT Philadelphia City Directory (1857) http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/index2.cfm?w=MCE1857 Philadelphia City Directory (1857)
A. McElroy
Source: Athenaeum of Philadelphia
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