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Identifier	Title	Surveyor	Date	Media / Size / Scale	Area / Map Features
RC-029-18	P. & R. Ry. Co. - Main Line - Philada. Div. Plan showing proposed extension of coal siding at J. & P. Baltz Brew. Co. across Thompson St., west of Thirty-first St., to be used as a delivery track. 29th Ward, Philada, Pa. [Ordinance July 28, 1910; approved Aug. 11, 1910]	Not named	1909	Blueprint 1 inch = 50 feet	Philadelphia and Reading Railway Railroad
RC-029-19	[No title. Philadelphia and Reading Railway Co. - Bethlehem Branch. Siding into Rex & Co., at American and York Sts. Note on plan says "Plan and Ordinance do not agree". Ordinance Nov. 28, 1905]	Not named	1905 ca	Blueprint	Philadelphia and Reading Railway Railroad
RC-029-20	Proposed extension of siding for the Haas Baking Co., 9t St. between Thomson & Girard Aves., Phila.	Not named	1901	Blueprint 1 inch = 50 feet	Philadelphia and Reading Railway Railroad
RC-029-21	Plan showing proposed siding for Delaware Freezing Co. on American St. below Willow St., Phila. Pa.	Not named	1909	Blueprint 1 inch = 50 feet	Philadelphia and Reading Railway Property lines and owners
RC-029-a	Draft of the Pennsylvania Avenue or Road [This eventually became the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. Three parts: 1. Plan. 2. Written description, and 3. Transcription of Indenture from Deed Book G.W.C., No. 74, page 332 etc. Morris Longstreth, Israel Painter, and John A. Gamble, Canal Commissioners of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road Company, Dec. 27, 1850]	Fox, Joseph	1834	Mounted	Pennsylvania Avenue / Reading Railroad from Fairmount to bridge crossing the Schuylkill River. Attached draft showing compass bearings, and five-page handwritten transcription of the deed.
RC-029-aa1	Plan of existing rail road tracks on 32nd St. from Thompson to Master St.	Carlile, William K.	1892	Paper	Philadelphia and Reading Railway Railroad
RC-029-aa2	Proposed siding to Theis' Brewery, Engelside	Not named	1892	Tracing	Philadelphia and Reading Railway Railroad
RC-029-b	Plan of Union Canal [Pennsylvania Avenue]	Fox, Joseph	1830 ca.	Mounted	Union Canal (Pennyslvania Ave., Reading Railroad) Shows route of Union Canal, which became in part the bed of Pennsylvania Avenue and the Reading Railroad.
RC-029-g	Plan showing proposed additional tracks along Pennsylvania Avenue between Fairmount Ave. and 33rd St., Phila. [Attachment: Memorandum from James H. Windrim, Director of Public Works, to George S. Webster, Chief Engineer, Bureau of Surveys, regarding "plan of tracks on Pennsylvania Avenue," dated Philadelphia, Dec. 12, 1893]	Not named	1893	Blueprint 1 inch = 50 feet	Philadelphia and Reading Railway Railroad
RC-029-h	Plan of track across Hamilton St. for Hoopes and Townsend	Bloch, Frits	1893	Blueprint 1 inch = 40 feet	Philadelphia and Reading Railway. Hamilton St. between 13th and Broad Sts. Railroad
RC-029-l	Plan showing a proposed siding for the Bergner & Engel Br'w'g Co. on 33rd St. Phila.	Not named	1894	Blueprint	Philadelphia and Reading Railway Railroad, siding into brewery
RC-029-m	P. & R. Ry. - Phila. Div. - Plan showing proposed siding for Phila. Warehousing & Cold Storage Co. at Front & Noble Sts., 11th Ward, Phila., Pa.	Not named	1909	Blueprint 1 inch = 50 feet	Philadelphia and Reading Railway Railroad
RC-029-n	[No title. From Railroad Plan Index (City Archives Record Group 90.14), p. 309: "Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. Plan showing proposed siding at 12th and Noble - Ordinance Nov. 16, 1908." Part of plan may be missing]	Not named	1908	Blueprint	Philadelphia and Reading Railway Railroad
RC-029-p	P. & R. Ry. - Phila. Div. - Plan showing proposed tracks crossing Willow & Darien Sts., 13th Ward, Phila., Pa.	Not named	1908	Blueprint 1 inch = 20 feet	Philadelphia and Reading Railway Railroad
RC-029-q	Phila. & Reading Ry. - Phila. Div. - Northern Liberties & Penn Township R.R. Plan showing location of siding at Ninth and Willow St., 13th Ward, City of Phila., for Wilson & Co.	Not named	1917	Blueprint 1 inch = 20 feet	Philadelphia and Reading Railway Railroad
RC-030-01	[No title. Plan showing route of railroad through Almshouse property on either side of the west approach to the South St. Bridge, now the site of the SEPTA University City railroad station]	Not named	1880 ca.	Blueprint 1 inch = 100 feet	West Philadelphia, vicinity of Spruce St. and Schuylkill River Railroad, Almshouse meadow, land and wharf
RC-030-02	[No title. Plan showing City of Philadelphia property on the north side of the west approach to the South Street Bridge.	Not named	1880 ca.	Blueprint	West Philadelphia, vicinity of Spruce St. and Schuylkill River Property lines and owners
RC-030-03	[No title: Property at intersection of Junction Railroad and Pennsylvania railroad, near the Almshouse Property along the Schuylkill River. Attachment: written description of metes and bounds of shaded property]	Not named	1880 ca.	Blueprint 1 inch = 100 feet	West Philadelphia, Schuylkill River front south of South Street Bridge Property lines and owners
RC-030-04	[No title. Plan showing route of railroad through Almshouse property on either side of the west approach to the South St. Bridge, now the site of the SEPTA University City railroad station]	Not named	1880 ca.	Blueprint 1 inch = 100 feet	West Philadelphia, vicinity of Spruce St. and Schuylkill River Railroad, property lines and acreage
RC-030-a	Plan and profile of Junction Railroad from Columbia Bridge to Haverford St. [Survey returned April 1862; approved by Board of Surveyors April 21, 1862]	Wilson, John A.	1862	Mounted 1 inch = 200 feet	Junction Railroad along Schuylkill River from Columbia Bridge to Haverford Ave. Bridge, Sanger Hall, railroad lines. "Theo S. Heizman, Del., [delineator] 1862"
RC-030-b	Plan and profile of Junction Railroad from Haverford St. to Gray's Ferry Bridge [Survey returned April 1862; approved by Board of Surveyors April 21, 1862]	Wilson, John A.	1862	Mounted 1 inch = 200 feet	Junction Railroad along Schuylkill River from Haverford Ave. to Gray's Ferry Bridge Bridges, building footprints, streams into Schuylkill River, Almshouse
RC-030-b revised	Revised plan of Junction Railroad from Haverford St. to Gray's Ferry, also of proposed location of Penna. R.R. from Spruce St. to Schuylkill River. [Survey returned Dec. 6, 1862; approved by Board of Surveyors Dec. 8, 1862]	Miller, James; Wilson, John A.	1862	Mounted 1 inch = 200 feet	Junction Railroad and Pennsylvania Railroad lines along Schuylkill River from Haverford Ave. to Gray's Ferry Bridge Bridges, building footprints, streams into Schuylkill River, railroad sidings and other buildings at Market St. On reverse: "Junction R.R. and Delaware Extension P.R.R."
RC-031-a	Plan of People's [Passenger] R.R. and Hestonville [Passenger} R.R. tracks. July 7, [18]81, taken by S. Smedley [Plan also includes unrelated title block relating to Green St. - indicating that this was a draft and not a final survey]	Smedley, Samuel L.	1881	Tracing	Street railway lines in vicinity of 25th St. and Callowhill Street Bridge. Street railway
RC-031-b	[No title. Four street railway lines converging on Callowhill Street Bridge over the Schuylkill River]	Roberts, Edward D.	1881	Mounted	Race and Vine Street, Callowhill Street, Spruce and Pine Street, and Arch Street streetcar lines, along Callowhill Street from 25th and Hamilton Sts. to the Callowhill Street Bridge Street Railway
RC-031-c	Wm. Wharton Jr. & Co. Limited, Philadelphia, Pa. October 1st, '86, Drawing #1476, mcd. [Approved by Board of Surveyors, October 4, 1886]	Not named	1886	Blueprint	Street railway lines from 24th Street to Callowhill Street bridge Street Railway
RC-032-a	Plan and profile of the Germantown Passenger Railway on Eighth Street from Columbia Avenue to Susquehanna Avenue [Approved by Board of Surveyors Nov. 20, 1882]	Albertson, William	1882	Mounted 1 inch = 100 feet	Germantown Passenger Railway Co. Street Railway
RC-032-b	Plan and profile of the extension of the Germantown Passenger Railway, on Susquehanna Ave., Twenty-second and Norris Sts., City of Philadelphia [Approved by Board of Surveyors April 3, 1882]	Hibberd, Josiah	1882	Mounted	Germantown Passenger Railway Co. Street Railway
RC-032-c	Plan and profile of the extension of the Germantown Passenger Railway on [numerous streets] [Approved by Board of Surveyors Sept. 18, 1882]	Not named	1882	Mounted	Germantown Passenger Railway Co. Street Railway
RC-034-a	Map of Balto. & Phila. R.R. from Cobb [Cobb's] Creek to Chester Br. of Reading R.R., Philadelphia, Pa.	Not named	1885	Tracing 1 inch = 400 feet	Baltimore and Philadelphia Railroad between Cobb's Creek and the Schuylkill River Line of railroad, building footprints, other railroads, existing and proposed streets, Mt. Moriah Cemetery
RC-034-b	Plan of the wharf lines of the River Schuylkill from Gray's Ferry Road to Mifflin Street, showing the site of the Bridg [Bridge] to be built by the Schuylkill E.S. R.R. Co. January 30th, 1884	Daly, Thomas; Jones, William H.	1884	Tracing 1 inch = 100 feet	Schuylkill River, both banks, between 53rd St. and Mifflin St. and Gray's Ferry Ave. Gray's Ferry Bridge, wharves, rocks, stream entering Schuylkill River at 50th St., low water line
RC-034-d	Profile of the Schuylkill River East Side RR submitted to [?] Nov. 14, 1884. [On reverse: "Unfinished profile…"]	Not named	1884	Paper	Schuylkill River East Side Railroad Railroad
RC-034-e	Plan showing location of Schuylkill River East Side R.R. between Chestnut St. and Pennsylvania Ave. [Ordinance July 3, 1885, section 16; survey returned Aug. 14, 1885. RC-34-h is companion to this plan]	Daly, Thomas	1885	Tracing 1 inch = 100 feet	Schuylkill River East Side Railroad between Chestnut St. and Pennsylvania Ave. Wharves, Fairmount Reservoir, other railroad lines
RC-034-f	Proposed lines of Schuylkill River East Side R.R. to avoid a grade crossing of the P.W. and B. R.R. [Note on reverse: "Decr. 10, 1884. Rec'd from Wm. H. Brown, Chief Eng P.R.R. by request. This plan was submitted to the court in the injunction suit of the P.R.R. vs. the Sch. River E. Side RR in crossing Grays Ferry at grade. Saml. L. Smedley." ]	Not named	1884	Blueprint 1 inch = 200 feet	Schuylkill River East Side Railroad Railroad
RC-034-h	Plan showing location of Schuylkill River East Side R.R. between Chestnut St. and Chester Br. Of P & R. R.R. [Ordinance July 3, 1885, section 16; survey returned Aug. 14, 1885. RC-34-e is companion to this plan]	Daly, Thomas	1885	Tracing 1 inch = 100 feet	Schuylkill River East Side Railroad between Chestnut St. and 53rd St. Wharves, streams entering Schuylkill River, other railroad lines
RC-035-01	Plan of proposed extension of the West Phil'a. Pass. Railway in the Twenty-seventh Ward, Phil'a. [Survey returned March 8, 1885]	Jones, William H.	1885	Tracing 1 inch = 100 feet	West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Co. Street Railway
RC-035-02	Plan showing proposed line of the Elmwood and Fairmount Park Pass'r. R.W. CO. on 52nd St. from Market St. to Baltimore Av., 27th Ward, Phila. [Approved by Board of Surveyors May 22nd 1893]	Jones, William H.	1893	Blueprint 1 inch = 100 feet	Elmwood and Fairmount Park Passenger Railway Street Railway
RC-035-03	Plan of proposed extension of the West Phil'a. Pass. Railway on Forty-second Street Baltimore Avenue to Woodland Avenue, and on Chester Avenue from 42nd St. to Woodland Avenue. Twenty-seventh Ward, Phil'a. [Date stamp: March 19, 1885; no approval noted. See RC-035-c for approved version of plan]	Jones, William H.	1885	Mounted 1 inch = 100 feet	West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Co. Street Railway
RC-035-a	Plan for extension of tracks of the West Phila. Passenger Railway on [various streets] [Survey returned Dec. 15, 1883; approved by Board of Surveyors April 21, 1884]	Johnson, Joseph	1883	Mounted 1 inch = 100 feet	West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Co. Street Railway
RC-035-b	Plan of proposed extension of tracks of the West-Phila. Passr. Railway Company on [various streets] [Approved by Board of Surveyors March 16, 1885]	Johnson, Joseph; Jones, William H.	1885	Mounted 1 inch = 100 feet	West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Co. Street Railway
RC-035-c	Plan of proposed extension of the West Phil'a. Pass. Railway on Forty-second St. from Spruce St. to Woodland Ave., Chester Ave. from 42nd St. to Woodland Ave., Forty-first St. from Chester Ave. to Spruce St., in the Twenty-seventh Ward, Phil'a. [Survey returned May 23, 1885; approved by Board of Surveyors June 1, 1885]	Jones, William H.	1885	Mounted 1 inch = 100 feet	West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Co. Street Railway
RC-035-c tracing	Plan of proposed extension of the West Phil'a. Pass. Railway on Forty-second St. from Spruce St. to Woodland Ave., Chester Ave. from 42nd St. to Woodland Ave., Forty-first St. from Chester Ave. to Spruce St., in the Twenty-seventh Ward, Phil'a. [Survey returned May 23, 1885; approved by Board of Surveyors June 1, 1885]	Jones, William H.	1885	Tracing	West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Co. Street Railway
RC-035-d	Plan of extension of tracks of the West Phila. Passr. Railway Co. on [numerous streets] [Survey returned Jan. 2, 1885; approved by Board of Surveyors June 1, 1885]	Johnson, Joseph	1885	Mounted	West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Co. Street Railway
RC-035-e	Plan of proposed extension of tracks of the West Phila. Passenger Railway Co. on Brown Street from 40th St. to Lancaster Ave., 24th Ward [Survey returned March 9, 1885; approved by Board of Surveyors June 1, 1885]	Johnson, Joseph	1885	Mounted	West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Co. Street Railway
RC-035-f	Plan of proposed extension of tracks of the West-Phila. Passenger Railway Company on Wyoming and 40th Streets between Baring and Haverford Streets, in the Twenty-fourth Ward [Survey returned and approved by Board of Surveyors March 1, 1886]	Johnson, Joseph	1886	Mounted	West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Co. Street Railway
RC-035-g	Plan of the proposed extension of the tracks of the West Philadelphia Passenger R.W. Company on 46th and 47th Streets from Chester Avenue to Woodland Avenue in the 27th Ward, Philadelphia [Survey returned April 29, 1889; approved by Board of Surveyors July 1, 1889]	Jones, William H.	1889	Blueprint	West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Co. Street Railway
RC-035-h	Plan of the extension of the tracks of the West Phila. Passenger Railway Co. on Chester Avenue from 42nd to 47th Streets in the 27th Ward, Philadelphia [Survey returned June 29, 1889; approved by Board of Surveyors July 1, 1889]	Jones, William H.	1889	Blueprint 1 inch = 100 feet	West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Co. Street Railway
RC-035-i	Plan of the extension of the double track of the West Philad'a. Passenger Railway Company on Baltimore Avenue from 42nd to 60th St., 27th Ward Philad'a. [ Survey returned June 19, 1890 and approved by Board of Surveyors June 23, 1890]	Jones, William H.	1890	Blueprint 1 inch = 100 feet	West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Co. Street Railway
RC-035-k	Plan of route of West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Co. on 52nd St. from Elm Ave. to Market St. Sheet No. 1 [Approved by Board of Surveyors Feb. 20, 1893]	Johnson, Joseph	1893	Blueprint 1 inch = 100 feet	West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Co. Street Railway
RC-035-k2	Plan of route of West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Co. on 52nd St. from Elm Ave. to Market St. Sheet No. 2 [Approved by Board of Surveyors Feb. 20, 1893]	Johnson, Joseph	1893	Blueprint 1 inch = 100 feet	West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Co. Street Railway
RC-035-L	Plan showing location of the proposed extension of double tracks of the West Phila. Pass'r R'way Co. on 52nd St. from Market St. to Balto. Av., 27th Ward, Phila. [Approved by Board of Surveyors Feb. 20, 1893]	Jones, William H.	1893	Blueprint 1 inch = 100 feet	West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Co. Street Railway

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