![Lots and Alleys 7th and Noble Street Area: Franklin Street south of Buttonwood.](https://i0.wp.com/eraserhood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20161018094701-Lots-and-Alleys-7th-and-Noble-Street-Area.jpeg?resize=600%2C458)
The City of Philadelphia’s photo archive contains approximately 2 million photographic records that date from the late 1800’s. This web site has a subset of those photos. All archive photos may be searched by keyword and date. Archive photos which have been assigned a geographic location are also searchable by proximity to an Address, Intersection, Place Name, or Neighborhood.
Source: PhillyHistory – Detail View