Philadelphia History

A wealth of old photographs digitized to preserve community history, http://www.phillyhistory.org allows you to search for photographs by keyword (place name) or address. See what your neighborhood looked like at the turn of the century, or explore city life. This is a work in progress, so new photographs are being added continuously.

From the website:

The Philadelphia City Archive is one of the country's largest municipal archives, with an estimated 2 million photographs that date from the late 1800's. These gorgeous pictures paint a stunning portrait of Philadelphia and its industry, architecture, culture and people.

Keywords: Philadelphia, history, industry, architecture, culture