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Roxborough
Manayunk
Wissahickon
Historical
Society

Preserving & Promoting
Local History, Art, & Culture

Shawmont Station Oldest Passenger Train Station (2019)

Shawmont Station Oldest Passenger Train Station (2019)

Valley Green Along the Wissahickon

Valley Green Along the Wissahickon

1925 Levering School

1925 Levering School

Shawmont Station Oldest Passenger Train Station (2019)

Shawmont Station Oldest Passenger Train Station (2019)

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Images of Our Neighborhoods

2022 Yearbook

The following images were donated by members of the community,
visitors, former residents, and those who have roots in the area.

These images are now a part of the RMWHS digital image collection.

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The Blair Family Collection

Special thanks to the Blair Family for donating +30 images taken between 1890 and 1910. To see the full collection, visit the RMWHS Archive.

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Falls on Wissahickon Creek at Livezy's on Christmas Day 1898

Devil's Pool at Wissahickon Creek taken Christmas Day 1898

Spanish American War Vets parade up Roxborough Ave by Freeland Ave in 1898

Salvation Army on Roxborough Avenue

Unidentified house in Manayunk/Roxborough

Manayunk Trolley

Train Bridge over Wissahickon Falls

Blue Stone Bridge over Wissahickon Creek

Local House: 1906 & 2014

Thanks to Paul Ricker for snapping a new image of this 1906 photo of 566 Jamestown (before it was a twin) and sharing it with us. We've paired the 1906 image with a Google Maps image so you can see it as it stands today.

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